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Highest Swedish population share, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 19 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 19 is 2.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Watertown, SD, up 14 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲1Tea, SDSD8,0194.4%+2.4 pts

02▲2Spearfish, SDSD14,1544.0%+0.1 pts

03▲14Watertown, SDSD23,7363.5%0.0 pts

04▲10Madison, SDSD6,0653.4%−0.5 pts

05▼4Belle Fourche, SDSD5,7913.2%+0.7 pts

06▼3Vermillion, SDSD11,7203.2%−1.4 pts

07▼1Pierre, SDSD13,8483.1%−1.1 pts

08▲7Harrisburg, SDSD10,4053.1%−1.1 pts

09▲1Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7482.9%−0.7 pts

10▼1Rapid City, SDSD80,5892.7%−1.1 pts

11▲1Brandon, SDSD11,3062.5%−0.9 pts

12▼1Huron, SDSD14,6072.2%−2.0 pts

13▲5Mitchell, SDSD15,7562.2%−0.9 pts

14▲2Aberdeen, SDSD27,9612.2%−2.1 pts

15▼2Rapid Valley, SDSD6,9752.0%+0.2 pts

16▼8Sturgis, SDSD6,9221.7%−3.2 pts

17▼10Yankton, SDSD15,8161.5%−3.0 pts

18▼13Brookings, SDSD25,3551.5%−4.1 pts

19Box Elder, SDSD13,9361.0%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES