RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 65 SHOWN OF 65

Highest Swedish population share, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Swedish Americans: full group profile →

South DakotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDLargest American population Highest American population share Largest Arab population Highest Arab population share Largest Egyptian population Highest Egyptian population share

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS –

01Perkins County, SDSD2,8538.4%–

02McCook County, SDSD5,9647.4%–

03Union County, SDSD17,4026.8%–

04Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.8%–

05Grant County, SDSD7,5346.7%–

06Miner County, SDSD2,2815.7%–

07Clark County, SDSD4,0315.4%–

08Clay County, SDSD15,0315.4%–

09Jerauld County, SDSD1,6545.3%–

10Bennett County, SDSD3,3075.1%–

11Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.0%–

12Brookings County, SDSD37,6354.9%–

13Lake County, SDSD10,9934.9%–

14Deuel County, SDSD4,4084.8%–

15Day County, SDSD5,4844.6%–

16Sanborn County, SDSD2,3884.6%–

17Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2844.3%–

18Yankton County, SDSD23,6354.3%–

19Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.3%–

20Tripp County, SDSD5,7084.2%–

21Hughes County, SDSD17,5704.2%–

22Roberts County, SDSD10,2554.1%–

23Faulk County, SDSD2,1784.1%–

24Fall River County, SDSD7,4674.0%–

25Brown County, SDSD37,5614.0%–

26Edmunds County, SDSD4,0224.0%–

27Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.9%–

28Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.9%–

29Harding County, SDSD1,3313.9%–

30Hand County, SDSD3,1213.9%–

31Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.8%–

32Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.8%–

33Pennington County, SDSD116,7923.8%–

34Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593.8%–

35Butte County, SDSD10,8563.7%–

36Sully County, SDSD1,4793.7%–

37Davison County, SDSD20,0693.6%–

38Brule County, SDSD5,2783.6%–

39Custer County, SDSD9,4313.6%–

40Codington County, SDSD29,5623.6%–

41Gregory County, SDSD4,0373.6%–

42Potter County, SDSD2,3773.5%–

43Meade County, SDSD30,7113.5%–

44Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.2%–

45Jones County, SDSD9133.2%–

46Turner County, SDSD9,3143.0%–

47Spink County, SDSD6,1553.0%–

48Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.9%–

49Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.8%–

50Moody County, SDSD6,6322.8%–

51Mellette County, SDSD2,1372.4%–

52Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.3%–

53Lyman County, SDSD3,6942.1%–

54Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.0%–

55Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.8%–

56Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.6%–

57McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.4%–

58Corson County, SDSD3,7811.3%–

59Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.3%–

60Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.0%–

61Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.9%–

62Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.8%–

63Todd County, SDSD8,8630.8%–

64Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.7%–

65Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.7%–

SHOWING 1–65 OF 65

Download CSV (full list, 65 rows)

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS