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Highest Swiss population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swiss ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swiss residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 46 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hutchinson County, SD, up 28 places to #9.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS SHAREVS 2010

01▲4Sanborn County, SDSD2,3882.1%+1.3 pts

02▲22Custer County, SDSD9,4311.3%+0.3 pts

03▼2Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.1%+0.6 pts

04▲23Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.7%+0.2 pts

05▲2Turner County, SDSD9,3140.7%−0.1 pts

06▲3Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.7%+0.2 pts

07Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.7%–

08Todd County, SDSD8,8630.6%+0.3 pts

09▲28Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.6%−0.2 pts

10Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.5%+0.2 pts

11▼3Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.5%–

12▲21Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.5%+0.5 pts

13Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%0.0 pts

14▲4Spink County, SDSD6,1550.5%−1.2 pts

15▲20Brown County, SDSD37,5610.5%+0.1 pts

16▲1Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.4%−0.2 pts

17▼2Jones County, SDSD9130.4%−0.1 pts

18▼15Lake County, SDSD10,9930.4%−1.3 pts

19▼13Union County, SDSD17,4020.4%+0.1 pts

20▲2Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.3%+0.1 pts

21▲22Meade County, SDSD30,7110.3%+0.2 pts

22▲3Clark County, SDSD4,0310.3%−0.2 pts

23▲7Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.3%+0.2 pts

24▲4Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%0.0 pts

25Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.3%+0.2 pts

26▼10Hand County, SDSD3,1210.3%−0.2 pts

27▼7Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.3%0.0 pts

28▼16Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.3%–

29▼25Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.2%+0.1 pts

30▲14Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.2%−0.9 pts

31▲7Miner County, SDSD2,2810.2%0.0 pts

32▼11Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.2%+0.1 pts

33▲9Sully County, SDSD1,4790.2%−0.5 pts

34▲14Codington County, SDSD29,5620.2%0.0 pts

35▼6Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.2%0.0 pts

36▲5Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.2%−0.2 pts

37Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%−0.7 pts

38▼12Davison County, SDSD20,0690.2%−0.1 pts

39▼7Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.1%−0.2 pts

40▼30Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.1%−0.4 pts

41▼1Moody County, SDSD6,6320.1%−1.4 pts

42▼31Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.1%–

43▼24Brule County, SDSD5,2780.1%−0.7 pts

44▲6Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%−0.6 pts

45▼14Clay County, SDSD15,0310.0%−0.4 pts

46▼32Butte County, SDSD10,8560.0%−0.4 pts

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