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Highest Scottish population share, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 63 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 0.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS –

01Fall River County, SDSD7,4673.7%–

02Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.3%–

03Meade County, SDSD30,7112.8%–

04Moody County, SDSD6,6322.7%–

05Hand County, SDSD3,1212.6%–

06Union County, SDSD17,4022.2%–

07Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.2%–

08Harding County, SDSD1,3312.2%–

09Lawrence County, SDSD29,4592.2%–

10Custer County, SDSD9,4312.1%–

11Jones County, SDSD9132.0%–

12Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.0%–

13Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.8%–

14McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.8%–

15Lake County, SDSD10,9931.6%–

16Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.5%–

17Clay County, SDSD15,0311.4%–

18Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451.4%–

19Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.4%–

20Butte County, SDSD10,8561.4%–

21Yankton County, SDSD23,6351.4%–

22Brule County, SDSD5,2781.3%–

23Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.3%–

24Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.2%–

25Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.1%–

26Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.1%–

27Turner County, SDSD9,3141.1%–

28Brown County, SDSD37,5611.1%–

29Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.0%–

30Davison County, SDSD20,0691.0%–

31McCook County, SDSD5,9641.0%–

32Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.9%–

33Spink County, SDSD6,1550.9%–

34Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.9%–

35Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.9%–

36Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.9%–

37Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.8%–

38Sully County, SDSD1,4790.8%–

39Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.8%–

40Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.8%–

41Clark County, SDSD4,0310.8%–

42Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.7%–

43Miner County, SDSD2,2810.7%–

44Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.6%–

45Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%–

46Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.5%–

47Grant County, SDSD7,5340.5%–

48Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.5%–

49Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.4%–

50Todd County, SDSD8,8630.4%–

51Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.4%–

52Day County, SDSD5,4840.4%–

53Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.4%–

54Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.4%–

55Potter County, SDSD2,3770.3%–

56Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.3%–

57Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.3%–

58Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.3%–

59Corson County, SDSD3,7810.1%–

60Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.1%–

61Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%–

62Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.1%–

63Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS