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 2023, at 12.6%. Mellette County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.6Beadle County
Median1.366 counties
South Dakota3.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Beadle CountyBeadle County: 12.6 %12.6Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County: 8 %8Grant CountyGrant County: 6 %6Brookings CountyBrookings County: 5.7 %5.7Aurora CountyAurora County: 5 %5Clay CountyClay County: 4.9 %4.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.4 %4.4Sully CountySully County: 4.3 %4.3Hamlin CountyHamlin County: 4 %4Moody CountyMoody County: 3.8 %3.8Brown CountyBrown County: 3.6 %3.6Jones CountyJones County: 3.4 %3.4Todd CountyTodd County: 3.4 %3.4Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 3.3 %3.3Yankton CountyYankton County: 3.1 %3.1Lake CountyLake County: 2.6 %2.6Campbell CountyCampbell County: 2.6 %2.6Clark CountyClark County: 2.4 %2.4Union CountyUnion County: 2.4 %2.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2.3 %2.3Pennington CountyPennington County: 2.2 %2.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.2 %2.2Turner CountyTurner County: 2.1 %2.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 2.1 %2.1Custer CountyCuster County: 2.1 %2.1Davison CountyDavison County: 2 %2Sanborn CountySanborn County: 2 %2Meade CountyMeade County: 1.8 %1.8Fall River CountyFall River County: 1.7 %1.7Harding CountyHarding County: 1.7 %1.7Tripp CountyTripp County: 1.5 %1.5Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 1.5 %1.5Bennett CountyBennett County: 1.4 %1.4Perkins CountyPerkins County: 1.3 %1.3Deuel CountyDeuel County: 1.3 %1.3Brule CountyBrule County: 1.3 %1.3Codington CountyCodington County: 1.2 %1.2Spink CountySpink County: 1.2 %1.2Hanson CountyHanson County: 1.2 %1.2Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Beadle County12.6+0.6 pts
2Minnehaha County8+0.5 pts
3Grant County6+1.8 pts
4Brookings County5.7+0.3 pts
5Aurora County5+0.8 pts
6Clay County4.9+1 pts
7Lincoln County4.4-0.4 pts
8Sully County4.3-1.4 pts
9Hamlin County4+0.4 pts
10Moody County3.8+0.2 pts
11Brown County3.6-1.8 pts
12Jones County3.4+3.1 pts
13Todd County3.4-0.2 pts
14Jerauld County3.30 pts
15Yankton County3.1+0.5 pts
16Lake County2.6+0.9 pts
17Campbell County2.6+1.1 pts
18Clark County2.4+0.4 pts
19Union County2.4-0.1 pts
20Lawrence County2.3-0.2 pts
21Pennington County2.20 pts
22Marshall County2.2-1 pts
23Turner County2.1+0.6 pts
24Douglas County2.1+0.1 pts
25Custer County2.10 pts
26Davison County2+0.2 pts
27Sanborn County2+0.8 pts
28Meade County1.8+0.1 pts
29Fall River County1.7-0.2 pts
30Harding County1.7+0.5 pts
31Tripp County1.5+0.5 pts
32Edmunds County1.5+0.3 pts
33Bennett County1.4+0.1 pts
34Perkins County1.3-0 pts
35Deuel County1.3+0.4 pts
36Brule County1.3+0.2 pts
37Codington County1.2-0.6 pts
38Spink County1.2+0.4 pts
39Hanson County1.2+0.3 pts
40Hutchinson County1.1-0.3 pts
41Hand County1.1-0.5 pts
42Hughes County1.1+0.2 pts
43Butte County1.1+0.4 pts
44Potter County1+0.1 pts
45Stanley County0.9+0.4 pts
46Charles Mix County0.9+0.1 pts
46Lyman County0.9-0 pts
48McCook County0.8-0.2 pts
49Roberts County0.8+0.3 pts
50McPherson County0.7-0.3 pts
51Kingsbury County0.7+0.2 pts
52Bon Homme County0.6-0.1 pts
53Day County0.6-0.2 pts
53Walworth County0.6-0.5 pts
55Gregory County0.5-0.5 pts
56Ziebach County0.4-0.6 pts
57Dewey County0.4-0.1 pts
58Faulk County0.3-0.5 pts
59Jackson County0.3-0.5 pts
60Oglala Lakota County0.20 pts
61Hyde County0.2+0.1 pts
62Miner County0.1+0.1 pts
63Corson County0.1-0.1 pts
64Buffalo County00 pts
64Haakon County0-0.6 pts
64Mellette 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Beadle County, with 12.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mellette County, with 0% in 2023.

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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