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Largest Scotch-Irish population, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 17 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 58.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Rapid City, SDSD80,589851−34%

02▼1Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748799−27%

03▲4Spearfish, SDSD14,154293+72%

04▲2Vermillion, SDSD11,720180−44%

05Mitchell, SDSD15,756137+25%

06▼3Brookings, SDSD25,355104−70%

07▲3Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79192−74%

08▲1Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97564−79%

09▲2Huron, SDSD14,60758+57%

10Box Elder, SDSD13,93654−82%

11▼7Watertown, SDSD23,73654−83%

12Aberdeen, SDSD27,96141−82%

13▲4Madison, SDSD6,06537–

14▲2Harrisburg, SDSD10,40520−61%

15▼7Pierre, SDSD13,84814−93%

16▼1Sturgis, SDSD6,92211−91%

17▼4Yankton, SDSD15,81610−91%

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