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Largest German population, South Dakota cities · 2020

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are German ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 19 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 19 is 4,237.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74862,138−2%

02Rapid City, SDSD80,58922,282−10%

03Aberdeen, SDSD27,96112,639−6%

04Brookings, SDSD25,35510,030−2%

05Watertown, SDSD23,7369,461−17%

06Mitchell, SDSD15,7565,653−25%

07Yankton, SDSD15,8165,619−18%

08Pierre, SDSD13,8485,003−11%

09Huron, SDSD14,6074,448−14%

10Brandon, SDSD11,3064,237+4%

11Spearfish, SDSD14,1544,169−15%

12Vermillion, SDSD11,7204,030−14%

13Box Elder, SDSD13,9362,859+15%

14Madison, SDSD6,0652,697−17%

15Rapid Valley, SDSD6,9752,677−23%

16Harrisburg, SDSD10,4052,356+35%

17Tea, SDSD8,0192,320+27%

18Sturgis, SDSD6,9222,170−25%

19Belle Fourche, SDSD5,7911,338−40%

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