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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.1%–

02Jones County, SDSD9132.1%–

03Bennett County, SDSD3,3071.7%–

04Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.6%–

05Clark County, SDSD4,0311.5%–

06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.5%–

07Butte County, SDSD10,8561.4%–

08Moody County, SDSD6,6321.3%–

09Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.1%–

10Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.1%–

11Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.1%–

12Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.0%–

13Pennington County, SDSD116,7921.0%–

14Clay County, SDSD15,0310.9%–

15Davison County, SDSD20,0690.9%–

16Hand County, SDSD3,1210.8%–

17Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.6%–

18Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.6%–

19Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.5%–

20Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.5%–

21Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.5%–

22Custer County, SDSD9,4310.5%–

23Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.5%–

24Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.5%–

25Meade County, SDSD30,7110.5%–

26Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%–

27Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.4%–

28Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.4%–

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.4%–

30Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.4%–

31Day County, SDSD5,4840.4%–

32Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.4%–

33Union County, SDSD17,4020.4%–

34Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.4%–

35Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%–

36Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%–

37Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.3%–

38Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.3%–

39Lake County, SDSD10,9930.3%–

40Brown County, SDSD37,5610.3%–

41Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.3%–

42McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%–

43Turner County, SDSD9,3140.3%–

44Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.3%–

45Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.3%–

46Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%–

47Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.2%–

48Potter County, SDSD2,3770.2%–

49Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%–

50Sully County, SDSD1,4790.2%–

51Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.2%–

52Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.1%–

53Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.1%–

54Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%–

55Brule County, SDSD5,2780.1%–

56Spink County, SDSD6,1550.1%–

57McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.1%–

58Corson County, SDSD3,7810.1%–

59Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%–

60Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.1%–

61Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.0%–

62Todd County, SDSD8,8630.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES