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

Beadle County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 66 counties in 2022, at 12%. Miner County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for South Dakota was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12Beadle County
Median1.266 counties
South Dakota3.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Beadle CountyBeadle County: 12 %12Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 7.5 %7.5Sully CountySully County: 5.6 %5.6Brown CountyBrown County: 5.4 %5.4Brookings CountyBrookings County: 5.3 %5.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.9 %4.9Grant CountyGrant County: 4.2 %4.2Aurora CountyAurora County: 4.2 %4.2Clay CountyClay County: 3.9 %3.9Todd CountyTodd County: 3.6 %3.6Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 3.6 %3.6Moody CountyMoody County: 3.6 %3.6Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 3.3 %3.3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.2 %3.2Yankton CountyYankton County: 2.6 %2.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2.6 %2.6Union CountyUnion County: 2.5 %2.5Pennington CountyPennington County: 2.2 %2.2Custer CountyCuster County: 2 %2Clark CountyClark County: 2 %2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2 %2Fall River CountyFall River County: 1.9 %1.9Codington CountyCodington County: 1.9 %1.9Davison CountyDavison County: 1.8 %1.8Meade CountyMeade County: 1.7 %1.7Lake CountyLake County: 1.7 %1.7Hand CountyHand County: 1.6 %1.6Turner CountyTurner County: 1.6 %1.6Campbell CountyCampbell County: 1.5 %1.5Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 1.4 %1.4Perkins CountyPerkins County: 1.4 %1.4Bennett CountyBennett County: 1.3 %1.3Sanborn CountySanborn County: 1.2 %1.2Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 1.2 %1.2Walworth CountyWalworth County: 1.1 %1.1Harding CountyHarding County: 1.1 %1.1Brule CountyBrule County: 1.1 %1.1McCook CountyMcCook County: 1 %1Gregory CountyGregory County: 1 %1Tripp CountyTripp County: 1 %1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Beadle County12-0.2 pts
2Minnehaha County7.5+0.1 pts
3Sully County5.6+4.8 pts
4Brown County5.4+0.1 pts
5Brookings County5.3-0.1 pts
6Lincoln County4.9+0.1 pts
7Grant County4.2-0.5 pts
8Aurora County4.2+0.4 pts
9Clay County3.9+0.4 pts
10Todd County3.6+0.6 pts
11Hamlin County3.6-0.1 pts
12Moody County3.6+1.3 pts
13Jerauld County3.3+0.1 pts
14Marshall County3.2-0.8 pts
15Yankton County2.6+0.4 pts
16Lawrence County2.6-0.1 pts
17Union County2.5+0.4 pts
18Pennington County2.2-0.3 pts
19Custer County2+0.5 pts
20Clark County2+0.7 pts
21Douglas County2+1 pts
22Fall River County1.9-0.1 pts
23Codington County1.9-0.2 pts
24Davison County1.8-0.1 pts
25Meade County1.7-0.6 pts
26Lake County1.7+0.1 pts
27Hand County1.6-0.2 pts
28Turner County1.6+0.3 pts
29Campbell County1.5+0.5 pts
30Hutchinson County1.4+0.5 pts
31Perkins County1.4+0.3 pts
32Bennett County1.3+0.2 pts
33Sanborn County1.2-0.1 pts
34Edmunds County1.2-0.5 pts
35Walworth County1.1+0.1 pts
36Harding County1.1-0.3 pts
37Brule County1.1-0.4 pts
38McCook County1-0.4 pts
39Gregory County1+0.9 pts
39Tripp County1-0.1 pts
41McPherson County1-0 pts
41Ziebach County10 pts
43Deuel County0.9-0.6 pts
44Lyman County0.9+0.4 pts
44Potter County0.9-2 pts
46Hughes County0.9+0.4 pts
47Faulk County0.8+0.3 pts
47Hanson County0.8+0.6 pts
49Charles Mix County0.8-0 pts
50Jackson County0.8+0.1 pts
51Bon Homme County0.8-0.1 pts
51Day County0.8+0.1 pts
53Spink County0.8-0.1 pts
54Butte County0.6-0.5 pts
55Haakon County0.6+0.1 pts
55Stanley County0.60 pts
57Kingsbury County0.5-0.1 pts
58Dewey County0.5-0.6 pts
59Roberts County0.4-0.2 pts
60Jones County0.3-0.4 pts
61Corson County0.20 pts
62Oglala Lakota County0.1-0 pts
63Buffalo County00 pts
63Hyde County00 pts
63Mellette County00 pts
63Miner County0-0.7 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Miner County, with 0% in 2022.

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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