Counties in South Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home

Todd County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 66 counties in 2022, at 26.6%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 6.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.6Todd County
Lowest0.9Hyde County
Median4.666 counties
South Dakota6.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 7 %Beadle County: 15.8 %Bennett County: 11.5 %Bon Homme County: 6.4 %Brookings County: 7.6 %Brown County: 7.8 %Brule County: 5.5 %Buffalo County: 6.2 %Butte County: 1.6 %Campbell County: 5 %Charles Mix County: 5.7 %Clark County: 6.6 %Clay County: 4.5 %Codington County: 2.6 %Corson County: 13.2 %Custer County: 4.4 %Davison County: 3.5 %Day County: 2 %Deuel County: 2.6 %Dewey County: 11.3 %Douglas County: 2.4 %Edmunds County: 3.6 %Fall River County: 3.5 %Faulk County: 6 %Grant County: 9.2 %Gregory County: 1.6 %Haakon County: 2 %Hamlin County: 5.2 %Hand County: 4.6 %Hanson County: 4.2 %Harding County: 2.9 %Hughes County: 4 %Hutchinson County: 6.9 %Hyde County: 0.9 %Jackson County: 10.3 %Jerauld County: 4.6 %Jones County: 5.2 %Kingsbury County: 2 %Lake County: 2.3 %Lawrence County: 4 %Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lyman County: 3.8 %McCook County: 4.5 %McPherson County: 14.5 %Marshall County: 6.2 %Meade County: 3.4 %Mellette County: 11.7 %Miner County: 4.5 %Minnehaha County: 9.4 %Moody County: 6.4 %Oglala Lakota County: 16.9 %Pennington County: 4 %Perkins County: 1.2 %Potter County: 1.3 %Roberts County: 2.7 %Sanborn County: 3.5 %Spink County: 7 %Stanley County: 1 %Sully County: 7.2 %Todd County: 26.6 %Tripp County: 3.9 %Turner County: 3.4 %Union County: 4.1 %Walworth County: 3.3 %Yankton County: 4.8 %Ziebach County: 15.9 %
  • Under 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 9.2
  • 9.2 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Todd County: 26.6 %Todd County26.6Oglala Lakota County: 16.9 %Oglala Lakota County16.9Ziebach County: 15.9 %Ziebach County15.9Beadle County: 15.8 %Beadle County15.8McPherson County: 14.5 %McPherson County14.5Corson County: 13.2 %Corson County13.2Mellette County: 11.7 %Mellette County11.7Bennett County: 11.5 %Bennett County11.5Dewey County: 11.3 %Dewey County11.3Jackson County: 10.3 %Jackson County10.3Minnehaha County: 9.4 %Minnehaha County9.4Grant County: 9.2 %Grant County9.2Brown County: 7.8 %Brown County7.8Brookings County: 7.6 %Brookings County7.6Sully County: 7.2 %Sully County7.2Aurora County: 7 %Aurora County7Spink County: 7 %Spink County7Hutchinson County: 6.9 %Hutchinson County6.9Clark County: 6.6 %Clark County6.6Bon Homme County: 6.4 %Bon Homme County6.4Moody County: 6.4 %Moody County6.4Buffalo County: 6.2 %Buffalo County6.2Marshall County: 6.2 %Marshall County6.2Faulk County: 6 %Faulk County6Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lincoln County5.9Charles Mix County: 5.7 %Charles Mix County5.7Brule County: 5.5 %Brule County5.5Jones County: 5.2 %Jones County5.2Hamlin County: 5.2 %Hamlin County5.2Campbell County: 5 %Campbell County5Yankton County: 4.8 %Yankton County4.8Hand County: 4.6 %Hand County4.6Jerauld County: 4.6 %Jerauld County4.6Miner County: 4.5 %Miner County4.5Clay County: 4.5 %Clay County4.5McCook County: 4.5 %McCook County4.5Custer County: 4.4 %Custer County4.4Hanson County: 4.2 %Hanson County4.2Union County: 4.1 %Union County4.1Pennington County: 4 %Pennington County4Todd County: 26.6 %Todd County26.6Oglala Lakota County: 16.9 %Oglala Lakota County16.9Ziebach County: 15.9 %Ziebach County15.9Beadle County: 15.8 %Beadle County15.8McPherson County: 14.5 %McPherson County14.5Corson County: 13.2 %Corson County13.2Mellette County: 11.7 %Mellette County11.7Bennett County: 11.5 %Bennett County11.5Dewey County: 11.3 %Dewey County11.3Jackson County: 10.3 %Jackson County10.3Minnehaha County: 9.4 %Minnehaha County9.4Grant County: 9.2 %Grant County9.2Brown County: 7.8 %Brown County7.8Brookings County: 7.6 %Brookings County7.6Sully County: 7.2 %Sully County7.2Aurora County: 7 %Aurora County7Spink County: 7 %Spink County7Hutchinson County: 6.9 %Hutchinson County6.9Clark County: 6.6 %Clark County6.6Bon Homme County: 6.4 %Bon Homme County6.4Moody County: 6.4 %Moody County6.4Buffalo County: 6.2 %Buffalo County6.2Marshall County: 6.2 %Marshall County6.2Faulk County: 6 %Faulk County6Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lincoln County5.9Charles Mix County: 5.7 %Charles Mix County5.7Brule County: 5.5 %Brule County5.5Jones County: 5.2 %Jones County5.2Hamlin County: 5.2 %Hamlin County5.2Campbell County: 5 %Campbell County5Yankton County: 4.8 %Yankton County4.8Hand County: 4.6 %Hand County4.6Jerauld County: 4.6 %Jerauld County4.6Miner County: 4.5 %Miner County4.5Clay County: 4.5 %Clay County4.5McCook County: 4.5 %McCook County4.5Custer County: 4.4 %Custer County4.4Hanson County: 4.2 %Hanson County4.2Union County: 4.1 %Union County4.1Pennington County: 4 %Pennington County4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Todd County26.6+11.6 pts
2Oglala Lakota County16.9-3.7 pts
3Ziebach County15.9-0.9 pts
4Beadle County15.8+0.8 pts
5McPherson County14.5+6.9 pts
6Corson County13.2-0.6 pts
7Mellette County11.7+6.4 pts
8Bennett County11.5-4.9 pts
9Dewey County11.3-1.3 pts
10Jackson County10.3+0.2 pts
11Minnehaha County9.4+0.1 pts
12Grant County9.2-0.3 pts
13Brown County7.80 pts
14Brookings County7.6+0.4 pts
15Sully County7.2+4.3 pts
16Aurora County7+0.9 pts
17Spink County70 pts
18Hutchinson County6.9+1.1 pts
19Clark County6.6+2.8 pts
20Bon Homme County6.4-0.3 pts
21Moody County6.4-2.1 pts
22Buffalo County6.2-0.8 pts
23Marshall County6.2+0.8 pts
24Faulk County6+1.3 pts
25Lincoln County5.9+0.4 pts
26Charles Mix County5.7-0.1 pts
27Brule County5.5+0.5 pts
28Jones County5.2-0.8 pts
29Hamlin County5.2-0.4 pts
30Campbell County5+1.4 pts
31Yankton County4.8-0.2 pts
32Hand County4.6+1.2 pts
33Jerauld County4.6+0.6 pts
34Miner County4.5+0.4 pts
35Clay County4.5-0.1 pts
35McCook County4.5-0 pts
37Custer County4.4+0.9 pts
38Hanson County4.2+0.8 pts
39Union County4.1+0.1 pts
40Pennington County4-0.2 pts
41Lawrence County4+0.1 pts
42Hughes County4+1.1 pts
43Tripp County3.9+0.2 pts
44Lyman County3.8-1.3 pts
45Edmunds County3.6+1.1 pts
46Sanborn County3.5-0.4 pts
47Fall River County3.5+0.6 pts
48Davison County3.5+0.3 pts
49Turner County3.4+0.9 pts
50Meade County3.4-0.9 pts
51Walworth County3.30 pts
52Harding County2.9-2.1 pts
53Roberts County2.7-1.2 pts
54Codington County2.6-0.6 pts
54Deuel County2.60 pts
56Douglas County2.4+0.2 pts
57Lake County2.3-0.5 pts
58Kingsbury County2+0.4 pts
59Day County2+0.8 pts
60Haakon County2+0.5 pts
61Butte County1.6-0.5 pts
62Gregory County1.6+0.2 pts
63Potter County1.3-1.2 pts
64Perkins County1.2+0.1 pts
65Stanley County10 pts
66Hyde County0.9+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in South Dakota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Todd County, with 26.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hyde County, with 0.9% in 2022.

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