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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.14K people in South Dakota with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all South Dakota cities and places, Sioux Falls city had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (2.49K), followed by Rapid City city (580), and Aberdeen city (516).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Sioux Falls city	2489
2	Rapid City city	580
3	Aberdeen city	516
4	Brookings city	283
5	Madison city	189
6	Watertown city	185
7	Harrisburg city	181
8	Yankton city	175
9	Vermillion city	138
10	Brandon city	116
11	Ashland Heights CDP	108
12	Mitchell city	104
13	Pierre city	103
14	Blackhawk CDP	91
15	Winner city	80
16	Spearfish city	75
17	Huron city	71
18	Dakota Dunes CDP	57
19	Lead city	53
19	Sturgis city	53
20	Beresford city	52
20	Box Elder city	52
21	Richland CDP	45
22	Freeman city	43
22	Lennox city	43
22	Volga city	43
23	Buffalo town	39
23	Rapid Valley CDP	39
24	Milbank city	35
24	Sisseton city	35
25	Renner Corner CDP	33
26	Roscoe city	32
27	Shindler CDP	27
28	Alcester city	25
29	Mina CDP	24
30	Fairview town	22
30	Naples town	22
30	Redfield city	22
30	Wall town	22
31	Chamberlain city	20
32	Ashton city	19
32	Tea city	19
32	Worthing city	19
33	Arlington city	18
33	Groton city	18
33	Lake Madison CDP	18
33	Roslyn town	18
34	Lake Norden city	17
35	Bryant city	15
35	Clark city	15
35	Wonderland Homes CDP	15
36	Colonial Pine Hills CDP	14
37	Brant Lake city	13
37	Clear Lake city	13
37	Hermosa town	13
37	Miller city	13
37	Scotland city	13
38	Trent town	12
38	Webster city	12
39	Aurora town	11
39	Britton city	11
39	Carthage city	11
39	Faulkton city	11
39	Parkston city	11
39	Waubay city	11
40	Lake Poinsett CDP	10
41	Bristol city	9
41	Chancellor town	9
41	Hurley city	9
42	Eden town	8
42	Gayville town	8
42	Salem city	8
42	South Shore town	8
43	Burke city	7
43	Centerville city	7
43	Crooks city	7
43	Garretson city	7
43	Hill City city	7
43	Langford town	7
43	Toronto town	7
44	Ethan town	6
44	Philip city	6
45	Claremont town	5
45	Elk Point city	5
45	Flandreau city	5
45	Hartford city	5
45	Marty CDP	5
45	Menno city	5
45	Mount Vernon city	5
45	Pollock town	5
45	Ward town	5
46	Belle Fourche city	4
46	Castlewood city	4
46	De Smet city	4
46	Elkton city	4
46	Mellette city	4
46	Newell city	4
46	Timber Lake city	4
46	Viborg city	4
46	Vivian CDP	4
47	Eagle Butte city	3
47	Gettysburg city	3
47	Jefferson city	3
47	Lemmon city	3
47	Marion city	3
47	Tyndall city	3
47	Volin town	3
48	Bruce city	2
48	Cresbard town	2
48	Deadwood city	2
48	Dupree city	2
48	Florence town	2
48	Harrold town	2
48	Hayti town	2
48	Ipswich city	2
48	La Bolt town	2
48	Lake Andes city	2
48	McLaughlin city	2
48	Olivet town	2
48	Pierpont town	2
48	Plankinton city	2
48	Spencer city	2
48	Wagner city	2
48	Wessington Springs city	2
49	Badger town	1
49	Bonesteel city	1
49	Bowdle city	1
49	Frankfort city	1
49	Hazel town	1
49	Irene city	1
49	Iroquois city	1
49	Letcher town	1
49	Martin city	1
49	Oldham city	1
49	Pickstown town	1
49	Pringle town	1
49	Sinai town	1
49	Springfield city	1
49	Whitewood city	1
49	Woonsocket city	1