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Highest Subsaharan African population share, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 14 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 0.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Vermillion, SD, up 9 places to #4.

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Highest Subsaharan African population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2010
01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7483.2%+1.5 pts
02Tea, SDSD8,0191.6%+1.3 pts
03▲3Sturgis, SDSD6,9221.2%–
04▲9Vermillion, SDSD11,7201.0%+0.9 pts
05Rapid Valley, SDSD6,9751.0%–
06▼3Brookings, SDSD25,3551.0%+0.3 pts
07▼3Brandon, SDSD11,3060.9%–
08▼6Aberdeen, SDSD27,9610.4%+0.1 pts
09Harrisburg, SDSD10,4050.3%–
10▲5Pierre, SDSD13,8480.2%0.0 pts
11▼3Watertown, SDSD23,7360.2%–
12▼3Rapid City, SDSD80,5890.2%0.0 pts
13▲1Mitchell, SDSD15,7560.1%−0.2 pts
14Yankton, SDSD15,8160.1%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES