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Highest Swiss population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swiss ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swiss residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 50 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 50 is 0.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS SHAREVS 2010

01Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.2%+1.7 pts

02Harding County, SDSD1,3311.6%+0.7 pts

03Lake County, SDSD10,9931.3%−0.4 pts

04Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.1%+1.0 pts

05Sanborn County, SDSD2,3881.0%+0.3 pts

06Union County, SDSD17,4021.0%+0.7 pts

07Turner County, SDSD9,3140.9%+0.1 pts

08Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.9%–

09Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.9%+0.4 pts

10Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.8%+0.3 pts

11Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.8%–

12Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.8%–

13Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.8%+0.2 pts

14Butte County, SDSD10,8560.7%+0.3 pts

15Jones County, SDSD9130.7%+0.2 pts

16Hand County, SDSD3,1210.6%+0.1 pts

17Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.5%−0.1 pts

18Spink County, SDSD6,1550.5%−1.2 pts

19Brule County, SDSD5,2780.4%−0.3 pts

20Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.4%+0.2 pts

21Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.4%+0.3 pts

22Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.4%+0.1 pts

23Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.4%−1.6 pts

24Custer County, SDSD9,4310.4%−0.7 pts

25Clark County, SDSD4,0310.4%−0.1 pts

26Davison County, SDSD20,0690.4%+0.1 pts

27Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.3%−0.2 pts

28Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.3%−0.1 pts

29Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.3%+0.1 pts

30Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%+0.1 pts

31Clay County, SDSD15,0310.2%−0.2 pts

32Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.2%0.0 pts

33Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.2%+0.2 pts

34Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.2%−0.1 pts

35Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%−0.1 pts

36McCook County, SDSD5,9640.2%+0.1 pts

37Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.2%−0.5 pts

38Miner County, SDSD2,2810.2%−0.1 pts

39McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.2%−0.3 pts

40Moody County, SDSD6,6320.2%−1.3 pts

41Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.2%−0.2 pts

42Sully County, SDSD1,4790.2%−0.5 pts

43Meade County, SDSD30,7110.1%−0.1 pts

44Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.1%−1.0 pts

45Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.1%−0.4 pts

46Day County, SDSD5,4840.1%−0.1 pts

47Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.1%−0.2 pts

48Codington County, SDSD29,5620.1%−0.1 pts

49Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−0.1 pts

50Grant County, SDSD7,5340.0%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS