Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 159.50K people in South Dakota with Other Groups ancestry (18.09% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Huron city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (29.03%), followed by Box Elder city (24.01%), and Rapid City city (21.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Huron city
Box Elder city
Rapid City city
Pierre city
Aberdeen city
Sioux Falls city
Brookings city
Spearfish city
Mitchell city
Vermillion city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Huron city 29.03
2 Box Elder city 24.01
3 Rapid City city 21.91
4 Pierre city 16.71
5 Aberdeen city 15.93
6 Sioux Falls city 15.70
7 Brookings city 12.93
8 Spearfish city 12.50
9 Mitchell city 11.66
10 Vermillion city 11.24
11 Watertown city 11.12
12 Yankton city 10.94
13 Brandon city 6.78