Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.97K people in South Dakota with European ancestry. Among all South Dakota cities and places, Sioux Falls city had the highest population with European ancestry (2.06K), followed by Rapid City city (1.34K), and Box Elder city (611).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with European ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Dakota.

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

Sioux Falls city

Rapid City city

Box Elder city

Belle Fourche city

Brookings city

Harrisburg city

Brandon city

Aberdeen city

Spearfish city

Huron city

Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Population with European Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Sioux Falls city	2062
2	Rapid City city	1338
3	Box Elder city	611
4	Belle Fourche city	397
5	Brookings city	264
5	Harrisburg city	264
6	Brandon city	204
7	Aberdeen city	203
8	Spearfish city	200
9	Huron city	191
10	Pierre city	169
11	Vermillion city	146
12	Platte city	133
13	Mitchell city	109
14	Parkston city	103
15	Yankton city	101
16	Dakota Dunes CDP	91
17	Deadwood city	86
18	Summerset city	77
18	Tea city	77
19	Cow Creek CDP	65
20	Wonderland Homes CDP	53
21	Watertown city	50
22	Fort Pierre city	47
22	Garretson city	47
23	New Underwood city	42
24	Crook City CDP	41
24	Milbank city	41
25	Rapid Valley CDP	38
26	Baltic city	36
26	Sturgis city	36
27	Hartford city	34
27	Hot Springs city	34
28	Britton city	33
28	Parker city	33
29	Tyndall city	29
29	Winner city	29
30	Custer city	28
30	Kadoka city	28
31	Hayti town	27
32	Johnson Siding CDP	26
33	Hill City city	25
33	Richland CDP	25
34	Lennox city	23
35	Volga city	22
36	Centerville city	21
36	Miller city	21
36	Salem city	21
37	Martin city	20
37	Montrose city	20
38	North Sioux City city	19
39	Blackhawk CDP	18
39	Oacoma town	18
40	Colonial Pine Hills CDP	17
40	Lead city	17
40	Murdo city	17
41	Armour city	15
41	Toronto town	15
42	Bridgewater city	14
42	Gregory city	14
42	Mission city	14
42	Piedmont city	14
43	Alcester city	13
43	Kranzburg town	13
44	Chamberlain city	12
44	Philip city	12
44	Ramona town	12
44	Tripp city	12
44	Wagner city	12
45	Boulder Canyon CDP	11
45	Newell city	11
46	Nunda town	10
46	Webster city	10
47	Bradley town	9
47	Crooks city	9
47	Egan city	9
47	Iroquois city	9
47	Lake Madison CDP	9
47	Redfield city	9
47	Willow Lake city	9
48	Highmore city	8
48	Madison city	8
48	New Effington town	8
48	Sinai town	8
48	Vivian CDP	8
48	Wessington Springs city	8
49	Castlewood city	7
49	Dell Rapids city	7
49	Fort Thompson CDP	7
49	Geddes city	7
49	Smithwick CDP	7
49	Woonsocket city	7
50	Arlington city	6
50	Fairburn town	6
50	Groton city	6
50	Pukwana town	6
50	Whitewood city	6
51	Fairfax town	5
51	Flandreau city	5
51	Keystone town	5
51	Mellette city	5
51	Wall town	5
51	Warner town	5
52	Davis town	4
52	Estelline city	4
52	Humboldt town	4
52	Hurley city	4
52	Lake Norden city	4
52	Nisland town	4
52	St. Lawrence town	4
52	Valley Springs city	4
52	Worthing city	4
53	Alpena town	3
53	Aurora town	3
53	Bushnell town	3
53	Dupree city	3
53	Elkton city	3
53	Enemy Swim CDP	3
53	Faulkton city	3
53	Frederick town	3
53	Leola city	3
53	Menno city	3
53	Sisseton city	3
53	Springfield city	3
53	Tulare town	3
54	Claire City town	2
54	Hudson town	2
54	Lake Andes city	2
54	Plankinton city	2
54	Scotland city	2
54	Selby city	2
54	Tabor town	2
54	Viborg city	2
54	Wessington city	2
54	Westport town	2
55	Artesian town	1
55	Carthage city	1
55	Chancellor town	1
55	Corsica city	1
55	Garden City town	1
55	Harrold town	1
55	Herreid city	1
55	Letcher town	1
55	White Lake city	1