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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 13.60K people in South Dakota with Polish ancestry (1.54% of South Dakota population). Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Brandon city had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (3.00%), followed by Box Elder city (2.40%), and Pierre city (2.39%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Brandon city
Box Elder city
Pierre city
Spearfish city
Aberdeen city
Yankton city
Brookings city
Rapid City city
Watertown city
Sioux Falls city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brandon city 3.00
2 Box Elder city 2.40
3 Pierre city 2.39
3 Spearfish city 2.39
4 Aberdeen city 2.31
5 Yankton city 2.26
6 Brookings city 1.81
7 Rapid City city 1.64
8 Watertown city 1.52
9 Sioux Falls city 1.49
10 Vermillion city 1.18
11 Mitchell city 0.97
12 Huron city 0.59