Counties in South Dakota by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Beadle County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 66 counties in 2024, at 12.1%. Mellette County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.1Beadle County
Median1.766 counties
South Dakota4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Beadle CountyBeadle County: 12.1 %12.1Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 7.6 %7.6Grant CountyGrant County: 6.5 %6.5Brookings CountyBrookings County: 6.2 %6.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.9 %4.9Sully CountySully County: 4.8 %4.8Jones CountyJones County: 4.7 %4.7Aurora CountyAurora County: 4.7 %4.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 4.6 %4.6Brown CountyBrown County: 4.3 %4.3Moody CountyMoody County: 4.1 %4.1Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 3.9 %3.9Clay CountyClay County: 3.8 %3.8Lake CountyLake County: 3.7 %3.7Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 3.4 %3.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.1 %3.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3 %3Yankton CountyYankton County: 2.9 %2.9Fall River CountyFall River County: 2.7 %2.7Clark CountyClark County: 2.7 %2.7Custer CountyCuster County: 2.7 %2.7Pennington CountyPennington County: 2.5 %2.5Todd CountyTodd County: 2.5 %2.5Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 2.3 %2.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2 %2Union CountyUnion County: 2 %2Davison CountyDavison County: 2 %2Turner CountyTurner County: 2 %2Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 1.9 %1.9Day CountyDay County: 1.8 %1.8Tripp CountyTripp County: 1.7 %1.7Sanborn CountySanborn County: 1.7 %1.7Meade CountyMeade County: 1.7 %1.7Bennett CountyBennett County: 1.6 %1.6McCook CountyMcCook County: 1.6 %1.6Deuel CountyDeuel County: 1.5 %1.5Stanley CountyStanley County: 1.4 %1.4Brule CountyBrule County: 1.4 %1.4Potter CountyPotter County: 1.3 %1.3Butte CountyButte County: 1.3 %1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Beadle County12.1-0.5 pts
2Minnehaha County7.6-0.4 pts
3Grant County6.5+0.5 pts
4Brookings County6.2+0.5 pts
5Lincoln County4.9+0.5 pts
6Sully County4.8+0.5 pts
7Jones County4.7+1.3 pts
8Aurora County4.7-0.3 pts
9Campbell County4.6+2 pts
10Brown County4.3+0.7 pts
11Moody County4.1+0.3 pts
12Hamlin County3.9-0 pts
13Clay County3.8-1.1 pts
14Lake County3.7+1 pts
15Jerauld County3.4+0.1 pts
16Marshall County3.1+0.9 pts
17Douglas County3+1 pts
18Yankton County2.9-0.2 pts
19Fall River County2.7+0.9 pts
20Clark County2.7+0.3 pts
21Custer County2.7+0.6 pts
22Pennington County2.5+0.2 pts
22Todd County2.5-0.9 pts
24Edmunds County2.3+0.8 pts
25Lawrence County2-0.3 pts
26Union County2-0.4 pts
27Davison County2-0.1 pts
28Turner County2-0.1 pts
29Hutchinson County1.9+0.8 pts
30Day County1.8+1.1 pts
31Tripp County1.7+0.2 pts
32Sanborn County1.7-0.3 pts
33Meade County1.7-0.1 pts
34Bennett County1.6+0.3 pts
35McCook County1.6+0.7 pts
36Deuel County1.5+0.2 pts
37Stanley County1.4+0.5 pts
38Brule County1.4+0.1 pts
39Potter County1.3+0.3 pts
40Butte County1.3+0.3 pts
41Perkins County1.3-0 pts
42Codington County1.3+0.1 pts
43Hanson County1.2+0.1 pts
44Roberts County1.2+0.4 pts
45Hughes County1.1+0.1 pts
46Gregory County1.1+0.6 pts
47Spink County1.1-0.1 pts
48Harding County1-0.7 pts
49Kingsbury County1+0.3 pts
50Hand County0.9-0.2 pts
51Charles Mix County0.8-0 pts
52Bon Homme County0.8+0.1 pts
53Faulk County0.7+0.3 pts
54Lyman County0.6-0.3 pts
55Dewey County0.40 pts
55Hyde County0.4+0.3 pts
57Walworth County0.4-0.2 pts
58Ziebach County0.4-0 pts
59McPherson County0.3-0.4 pts
60Oglala Lakota County0.20 pts
61Miner County0.10 pts
62Buffalo County00 pts
62Corson County0-0.1 pts
62Haakon County00 pts
62Jackson County0-0.3 pts
62Mellette County00 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Beadle County, with 12.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Mellette County, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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