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Highest Scottish population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

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 64 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2000

01Sully County, SDSD1,4794.6%–

02Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.5%–

03Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.7%–

04Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.4%–

05Lawrence County, SDSD29,4592.4%–

06Custer County, SDSD9,4312.3%–

07Meade County, SDSD30,7112.3%–

08Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.2%–

09Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.2%–

10Fall River County, SDSD7,4672.0%–

11Stanley County, SDSD3,0182.0%–

12Jones County, SDSD9131.9%–

13Clay County, SDSD15,0311.8%–

14Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.7%–

15Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.7%–

16Butte County, SDSD10,8561.7%–

17Brown County, SDSD37,5611.6%–

18Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.4%–

19Hand County, SDSD3,1211.3%–

20Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.3%–

21Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.3%–

22Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.3%–

23Moody County, SDSD6,6321.3%–

24Harding County, SDSD1,3311.3%–

25Davison County, SDSD20,0691.1%–

26Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.1%–

27Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.1%–

28Lake County, SDSD10,9931.0%–

29Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.0%–

30Codington County, SDSD29,5621.0%–

31Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.0%–

32Union County, SDSD17,4020.9%–

33Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.8%–

34Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.8%–

35Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.8%–

36Spink County, SDSD6,1550.7%–

37Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.7%–

38Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.7%–

39Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.6%–

40Todd County, SDSD8,8630.6%–

41McCook County, SDSD5,9640.6%–

42Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.5%–

43Day County, SDSD5,4840.5%–

44Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.5%–

45Turner County, SDSD9,3140.5%–

46Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.5%–

47Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.5%–

48Clark County, SDSD4,0310.5%–

49Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.4%–

50Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.4%–

51Brule County, SDSD5,2780.4%–

52Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.4%–

53Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%–

54Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%–

55McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–

56Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.3%–

57Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%–

58Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%–

59Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.1%–

60Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.1%–

61Miner County, SDSD2,2810.1%–

62Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3380.1%–

63Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%–

64Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.0%–

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