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Largest Swiss population, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss 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 14 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 23. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Watertown, SD, up 13 places to #3.

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Largest Swiss population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS 2010
01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748609+64%
02Rapid City, SDSD80,589344+79%
03▲13Watertown, SDSD23,73650+92%
04▲1Mitchell, SDSD15,75634−21%
05▲9Huron, SDSD14,60732−82%
06▲2Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97528+155%
07▼3Yankton, SDSD15,81623−68%
08▲2Pierre, SDSD13,84822−35%
09▲4Aberdeen, SDSD27,96118−71%
10▼4Madison, SDSD6,06517−62%
11▼8Spearfish, SDSD14,15417−62%
12Sturgis, SDSD6,92216+23%
13▼2Brandon, SDSD11,30611–
14▼7Brookings, SDSD25,3555−88%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES