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 2023, at 32.7%. Stanley County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 6.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.7Todd County
Median4.766 counties
South Dakota6.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 6.2 %Beadle County: 18.1 %Bennett County: 11.7 %Bon Homme County: 6.1 %Brookings County: 8.1 %Brown County: 6.3 %Brule County: 4 %Buffalo County: 1.6 %Butte County: 1.9 %Campbell County: 5.7 %Charles Mix County: 6.8 %Clark County: 7.4 %Clay County: 5.6 %Codington County: 3.1 %Corson County: 12.7 %Custer County: 4.3 %Davison County: 3.4 %Day County: 2 %Deuel County: 4.9 %Dewey County: 7.8 %Douglas County: 2.5 %Edmunds County: 5 %Fall River County: 3.4 %Faulk County: 5.1 %Grant County: 10.4 %Gregory County: 1.5 %Haakon County: 1.3 %Hamlin County: 6.1 %Hand County: 3.8 %Hanson County: 5.8 %Harding County: 3.4 %Hughes County: 3.7 %Hutchinson County: 5.8 %Hyde County: 1 %Jackson County: 6.5 %Jerauld County: 4.2 %Jones County: 4.7 %Kingsbury County: 2.2 %Lake County: 3.7 %Lawrence County: 4.7 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lyman County: 4.1 %McCook County: 3.8 %McPherson County: 16.6 %Marshall County: 4.6 %Meade County: 3.5 %Mellette County: 14.2 %Miner County: 1.3 %Minnehaha County: 10.2 %Moody County: 7.3 %Oglala Lakota County: 13.8 %Pennington County: 3.7 %Perkins County: 1.1 %Potter County: 2.1 %Roberts County: 3.1 %Sanborn County: 3.5 %Spink County: 5.1 %Stanley County: 0.7 %Sully County: 5.3 %Todd County: 32.7 %Tripp County: 4.2 %Turner County: 3.8 %Union County: 3.9 %Walworth County: 2.9 %Yankton County: 5.5 %Ziebach County: 15.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Todd County: 32.7 %Todd County32.7Beadle County: 18.1 %Beadle County18.1McPherson County: 16.6 %McPherson County16.6Ziebach County: 15.7 %Ziebach County15.7Mellette County: 14.2 %Mellette County14.2Oglala Lakota County: 13.8 %Oglala Lakota County13.8Corson County: 12.7 %Corson County12.7Bennett County: 11.7 %Bennett County11.7Grant County: 10.4 %Grant County10.4Minnehaha County: 10.2 %Minnehaha County10.2Brookings County: 8.1 %Brookings County8.1Dewey County: 7.8 %Dewey County7.8Clark County: 7.4 %Clark County7.4Moody County: 7.3 %Moody County7.3Charles Mix County: 6.8 %Charles Mix County6.8Jackson County: 6.5 %Jackson County6.5Brown County: 6.3 %Brown County6.3Aurora County: 6.2 %Aurora County6.2Hamlin County: 6.1 %Hamlin County6.1Bon Homme County: 6.1 %Bon Homme County6.1Hutchinson County: 5.8 %Hutchinson County5.8Hanson County: 5.8 %Hanson County5.8Campbell County: 5.7 %Campbell County5.7Clay County: 5.6 %Clay County5.6Yankton County: 5.5 %Yankton County5.5Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Sully County: 5.3 %Sully County5.3Faulk County: 5.1 %Faulk County5.1Spink County: 5.1 %Spink County5.1Edmunds County: 5 %Edmunds County5Deuel County: 4.9 %Deuel County4.9Jones County: 4.7 %Jones County4.7Lawrence County: 4.7 %Lawrence County4.7Marshall County: 4.6 %Marshall County4.6Custer County: 4.3 %Custer County4.3Tripp County: 4.2 %Tripp County4.2Jerauld County: 4.2 %Jerauld County4.2Lyman County: 4.1 %Lyman County4.1Brule County: 4 %Brule County4Union County: 3.9 %Union County3.9Todd County: 32.7 %Todd County32.7Beadle County: 18.1 %Beadle County18.1McPherson County: 16.6 %McPherson County16.6Ziebach County: 15.7 %Ziebach County15.7Mellette County: 14.2 %Mellette County14.2Oglala Lakota County: 13.8 %Oglala Lakota County13.8Corson County: 12.7 %Corson County12.7Bennett County: 11.7 %Bennett County11.7Grant County: 10.4 %Grant County10.4Minnehaha County: 10.2 %Minnehaha County10.2Brookings County: 8.1 %Brookings County8.1Dewey County: 7.8 %Dewey County7.8Clark County: 7.4 %Clark County7.4Moody County: 7.3 %Moody County7.3Charles Mix County: 6.8 %Charles Mix County6.8Jackson County: 6.5 %Jackson County6.5Brown County: 6.3 %Brown County6.3Aurora County: 6.2 %Aurora County6.2Hamlin County: 6.1 %Hamlin County6.1Bon Homme County: 6.1 %Bon Homme County6.1Hutchinson County: 5.8 %Hutchinson County5.8Hanson County: 5.8 %Hanson County5.8Campbell County: 5.7 %Campbell County5.7Clay County: 5.6 %Clay County5.6Yankton County: 5.5 %Yankton County5.5Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Sully County: 5.3 %Sully County5.3Faulk County: 5.1 %Faulk County5.1Spink County: 5.1 %Spink County5.1Edmunds County: 5 %Edmunds County5Deuel County: 4.9 %Deuel County4.9Jones County: 4.7 %Jones County4.7Lawrence County: 4.7 %Lawrence County4.7Marshall County: 4.6 %Marshall County4.6Custer County: 4.3 %Custer County4.3Tripp County: 4.2 %Tripp County4.2Jerauld County: 4.2 %Jerauld County4.2Lyman County: 4.1 %Lyman County4.1Brule County: 4 %Brule County4Union County: 3.9 %Union County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Todd County32.7+6.1 pts
2Beadle County18.1+2.3 pts
3McPherson County16.6+2 pts
4Ziebach County15.7-0.2 pts
5Mellette County14.2+2.5 pts
6Oglala Lakota County13.8-3.2 pts
7Corson County12.7-0.5 pts
8Bennett County11.7+0.3 pts
9Grant County10.4+1.2 pts
10Minnehaha County10.2+0.8 pts
11Brookings County8.1+0.5 pts
12Dewey County7.8-3.5 pts
13Clark County7.4+0.8 pts
14Moody County7.3+0.9 pts
15Charles Mix County6.8+1 pts
16Jackson County6.5-3.8 pts
17Brown County6.3-1.5 pts
18Aurora County6.2-0.8 pts
19Hamlin County6.1+1 pts
20Bon Homme County6.1-0.3 pts
21Hutchinson County5.8-1.1 pts
22Hanson County5.8+1.6 pts
23Campbell County5.7+0.8 pts
24Clay County5.6+1.1 pts
25Yankton County5.5+0.8 pts
26Lincoln County5.3-0.6 pts
27Sully County5.3-1.9 pts
28Faulk County5.1-0.9 pts
29Spink County5.1-1.9 pts
30Edmunds County5+1.3 pts
31Deuel County4.9+2.3 pts
32Jones County4.7-0.5 pts
33Lawrence County4.7+0.7 pts
34Marshall County4.6-1.5 pts
35Custer County4.3-0.2 pts
36Tripp County4.2+0.3 pts
37Jerauld County4.2-0.4 pts
38Lyman County4.1+0.3 pts
39Brule County4-1.5 pts
40Union County3.9-0.2 pts
41Hand County3.8-0.8 pts
42Turner County3.8+0.4 pts
43McCook County3.8-0.8 pts
44Hughes County3.7-0.3 pts
45Lake County3.7+1.4 pts
45Pennington County3.7-0.4 pts
47Sanborn County3.5-0 pts
48Meade County3.5+0.1 pts
49Fall River County3.4-0.1 pts
50Harding County3.4+0.5 pts
51Davison County3.4-0.1 pts
52Codington County3.1+0.5 pts
53Roberts County3.1+0.3 pts
54Walworth County2.9-0.4 pts
55Douglas County2.5+0.1 pts
56Kingsbury County2.2+0.2 pts
57Potter County2.1+0.7 pts
58Day County2-0 pts
59Butte County1.9+0.3 pts
60Buffalo County1.6-4.6 pts
61Gregory County1.5-0.1 pts
62Haakon County1.3-0.7 pts
63Miner County1.3-3.3 pts
64Perkins County1.1-0.1 pts
65Hyde County1+0.1 pts
66Stanley County0.7-0.3 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Todd County, with 32.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Stanley County, with 0.7% in 2023.

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