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Highest Scottish population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2000

01Custer County, SDSD9,4313.6%–

02Perkins County, SDSD2,8532.7%–

03Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.6%–

04Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.4%–

05Brule County, SDSD5,2782.2%–

06Davison County, SDSD20,0692.0%–

07Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.9%–

08Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.9%–

09Meade County, SDSD30,7111.6%–

10Clay County, SDSD15,0311.5%–

11Butte County, SDSD10,8561.4%–

12Union County, SDSD17,4021.4%–

13Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.4%–

14Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.3%–

15Grant County, SDSD7,5341.2%–

16Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.1%–

17Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.0%–

18Harding County, SDSD1,3311.0%–

19Moody County, SDSD6,6321.0%–

20Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.0%–

21Brown County, SDSD37,5611.0%–

22Jackson County, SDSD2,6661.0%–

23Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.0%–

24Clark County, SDSD4,0311.0%–

25Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.9%–

26Sully County, SDSD1,4790.9%–

27Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.9%–

28Hand County, SDSD3,1210.9%–

29Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.9%–

30Lake County, SDSD10,9930.8%–

31Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.8%–

32Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.7%–

33McCook County, SDSD5,9640.7%–

34Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.7%–

35Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.7%–

36Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.6%–

37Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.6%–

38Turner County, SDSD9,3140.6%–

39Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.6%–

40Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.5%–

41McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.5%–

42Potter County, SDSD2,3770.5%–

43Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.5%–

44Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%–

45Spink County, SDSD6,1550.5%–

46Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.4%–

47Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.4%–

48Corson County, SDSD3,7810.4%–

49Day County, SDSD5,4840.3%–

50Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.3%–

51Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%–

52Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.3%–

53Jones County, SDSD9130.3%–

54Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%–

55Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.2%–

56Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%–

57Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.2%–

58Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.2%–

59Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%–

60Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%–

61Miner County, SDSD2,2810.1%–

62Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%–

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