RANKING · 2024 ACS · 55 SHOWN OF 55

Highest Welsh population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 55 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edmunds County, SD, up 49 places to #7.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.9%+2.9 pts

02▲6Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.8%+0.6 pts

03▲4Lake County, SDSD10,9931.2%+0.6 pts

04▲15Miner County, SDSD2,2811.0%−0.3 pts

05▼2Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.9%+0.2 pts

06▲18Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.9%–

07▲49Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.8%−1.2 pts

08▲7Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.8%+0.2 pts

09▲18Clay County, SDSD15,0310.8%+0.2 pts

10▲24Day County, SDSD5,4840.7%+0.5 pts

11Lawrence County, SDSD29,4590.6%−1.1 pts

12▲4Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.6%+0.3 pts

13▲19Custer County, SDSD9,4310.6%−0.7 pts

14▼8Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.6%+0.2 pts

15▼2Meade County, SDSD30,7110.5%−0.1 pts

16▼4Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.5%−0.6 pts

17▲25Union County, SDSD17,4020.5%−0.2 pts

18▲10Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.4%−0.2 pts

19▲3Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.4%+0.1 pts

20Spink County, SDSD6,1550.4%+0.1 pts

21▲14Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.4%0.0 pts

22▲1Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.4%−0.1 pts

23▼5Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.4%−0.1 pts

24▼19Potter County, SDSD2,3770.4%+0.3 pts

25▲16McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%−0.3 pts

26▼24Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.3%0.0 pts

27▲13Hand County, SDSD3,1210.3%−0.1 pts

28▲8Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.3%–

29▼3Codington County, SDSD29,5620.3%0.0 pts

30▼1Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.3%−1.3 pts

31▼17Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%–

32▲1Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.3%0.0 pts

33Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.2%–

34▲15Todd County, SDSD8,8630.2%–

35▲12Brule County, SDSD5,2780.2%+0.1 pts

36▼11Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.2%−0.5 pts

37▼33Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.2%−0.1 pts

38Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.2%−0.4 pts

39▼9Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%−0.4 pts

40▼3Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.2%–

41▲5Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.2%−0.3 pts

42▲18Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.2%0.0 pts

43▲1Davison County, SDSD20,0690.2%−0.2 pts

44▲13Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%–

45▲3Moody County, SDSD6,6320.1%−0.2 pts

46▼7Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.1%−0.2 pts

47▲7Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%–

48▼39Butte County, SDSD10,8560.1%−0.1 pts

49▼6Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.1%−0.2 pts

50Turner County, SDSD9,3140.1%−0.3 pts

51▲7Grant County, SDSD7,5340.1%0.0 pts

52▼21Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.1%0.0 pts

53▼1Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.1%−1.4 pts

54McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.0%−0.2 pts

55▲4Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.0%–

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