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Largest Scottish population, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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 18 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 18 is 170. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mitchell, SD, up 7 places to #3.

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Largest Scottish population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Rapid City, SDSD80,5892,275+61%
02Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7481,669−7%
03▲7Mitchell, SDSD15,756389+143%
04▼1Aberdeen, SDSD27,961325+2%
05▲1Brandon, SDSD11,306254+123%
06▲2Vermillion, SDSD11,720187+7%
07▲2Box Elder, SDSD13,936182−51%
08▼3Brookings, SDSD25,355177−37%
09▼5Spearfish, SDSD14,154170+15%
10▲6Yankton, SDSD15,816166+9%
11▲7Tea, SDSD8,019158+229%
12▼5Watertown, SDSD23,736123−3%
13▲1Pierre, SDSD13,84882−56%
14▲1Huron, SDSD14,60772+3%
15▲2Madison, SDSD6,06567−39%
16▼4Sturgis, SDSD6,92237−90%
17▼4Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79136−51%
18▼7Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97524−76%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES