Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (1.24% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Box Elder city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (5.30%), followed by Brandon city (1.90%), and Rapid City city (1.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Box Elder city
Brandon city
Rapid City city
Spearfish city
Huron city
Vermillion city
Pierre city
Brookings city
Sioux Falls city
Aberdeen city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Box Elder city 5.30
2 Brandon city 1.90
3 Rapid City city 1.81
4 Spearfish city 1.66
5 Huron city 1.36
6 Vermillion city 1.27
7 Pierre city 1.20
8 Brookings city 1.13
9 Sioux Falls city 1.09
10 Aberdeen city 0.71
11 Mitchell city 0.70
12 Yankton city 0.66
13 Watertown city 0.22