Counties in South Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home

Beadle County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 66 counties in 2021, at 6.7%. Jones County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.7Beadle County
Median1.266 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 5.3 %Beadle County: 6.7 %Bennett County: 0.2 %Bon Homme County: 2.6 %Brookings County: 2.2 %Brown County: 2.2 %Brule County: 0.6 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 1.6 %Campbell County: 1.4 %Charles Mix County: 0.5 %Clark County: 3 %Clay County: 1 %Codington County: 1.3 %Corson County: 0.5 %Custer County: 1.5 %Davison County: 2.2 %Day County: 0.6 %Deuel County: 2.4 %Dewey County: 1 %Douglas County: 1.7 %Edmunds County: 0.7 %Fall River County: 0.9 %Faulk County: 1.9 %Grant County: 4.7 %Gregory County: 0.2 %Haakon County: 0.5 %Hamlin County: 4.6 %Hand County: 2 %Hanson County: 0.1 %Harding County: 0 %Hughes County: 0.6 %Hutchinson County: 1.8 %Hyde County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 0 %Jerauld County: 2.3 %Jones County: 0 %Kingsbury County: 0.9 %Lake County: 1.5 %Lawrence County: 2 %Lincoln County: 1.5 %Lyman County: 0.4 %McCook County: 2.1 %McPherson County: 0.8 %Marshall County: 4.1 %Meade County: 1.7 %Mellette County: 0.3 %Miner County: 0.9 %Minnehaha County: 3.5 %Moody County: 2.1 %Oglala Lakota County: 0.5 %Pennington County: 1.6 %Perkins County: 0 %Potter County: 0.5 %Roberts County: 2 %Sanborn County: 2.7 %Spink County: 1.8 %Stanley County: 0.3 %Sully County: 0.8 %Todd County: 1.1 %Tripp County: 0.8 %Turner County: 1.1 %Union County: 1.9 %Walworth County: 1 %Yankton County: 3.3 %Ziebach County: 0 %
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  • 2.3 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Beadle County: 6.7 %Beadle County6.7Aurora County: 5.3 %Aurora County5.3Grant County: 4.7 %Grant County4.7Hamlin County: 4.6 %Hamlin County4.6Marshall County: 4.1 %Marshall County4.1Minnehaha County: 3.5 %Minnehaha County3.5Yankton County: 3.3 %Yankton County3.3Clark County: 3 %Clark County3Sanborn County: 2.7 %Sanborn County2.7Bon Homme County: 2.6 %Bon Homme County2.6Deuel County: 2.4 %Deuel County2.4Jerauld County: 2.3 %Jerauld County2.3Brown County: 2.2 %Brown County2.2Davison County: 2.2 %Davison County2.2Brookings County: 2.2 %Brookings County2.2McCook County: 2.1 %McCook County2.1Moody County: 2.1 %Moody County2.1Hand County: 2 %Hand County2Lawrence County: 2 %Lawrence County2Roberts County: 2 %Roberts County2Faulk County: 1.9 %Faulk County1.9Union County: 1.9 %Union County1.9Spink County: 1.8 %Spink County1.8Hutchinson County: 1.8 %Hutchinson County1.8Meade County: 1.7 %Meade County1.7Douglas County: 1.7 %Douglas County1.7Pennington County: 1.6 %Pennington County1.6Butte County: 1.6 %Butte County1.6Custer County: 1.5 %Custer County1.5Lake County: 1.5 %Lake County1.5Lincoln County: 1.5 %Lincoln County1.5Campbell County: 1.4 %Campbell County1.4Codington County: 1.3 %Codington County1.3Todd County: 1.1 %Todd County1.1Turner County: 1.1 %Turner County1.1Walworth County: 1 %Walworth County1Dewey County: 1 %Dewey County1Clay County: 1 %Clay County1Kingsbury County: 0.9 %Kingsbury County0.9Fall River County: 0.9 %Fall River County0.9Beadle County: 6.7 %Beadle County6.7Aurora County: 5.3 %Aurora County5.3Grant County: 4.7 %Grant County4.7Hamlin County: 4.6 %Hamlin County4.6Marshall County: 4.1 %Marshall County4.1Minnehaha County: 3.5 %Minnehaha County3.5Yankton County: 3.3 %Yankton County3.3Clark County: 3 %Clark County3Sanborn County: 2.7 %Sanborn County2.7Bon Homme County: 2.6 %Bon Homme County2.6Deuel County: 2.4 %Deuel County2.4Jerauld County: 2.3 %Jerauld County2.3Brown County: 2.2 %Brown County2.2Davison County: 2.2 %Davison County2.2Brookings County: 2.2 %Brookings County2.2McCook County: 2.1 %McCook County2.1Moody County: 2.1 %Moody County2.1Hand County: 2 %Hand County2Lawrence County: 2 %Lawrence County2Roberts County: 2 %Roberts County2Faulk County: 1.9 %Faulk County1.9Union County: 1.9 %Union County1.9Spink County: 1.8 %Spink County1.8Hutchinson County: 1.8 %Hutchinson County1.8Meade County: 1.7 %Meade County1.7Douglas County: 1.7 %Douglas County1.7Pennington County: 1.6 %Pennington County1.6Butte County: 1.6 %Butte County1.6Custer County: 1.5 %Custer County1.5Lake County: 1.5 %Lake County1.5Lincoln County: 1.5 %Lincoln County1.5Campbell County: 1.4 %Campbell County1.4Codington County: 1.3 %Codington County1.3Todd County: 1.1 %Todd County1.1Turner County: 1.1 %Turner County1.1Walworth County: 1 %Walworth County1Dewey County: 1 %Dewey County1Clay County: 1 %Clay County1Kingsbury County: 0.9 %Kingsbury County0.9Fall River County: 0.9 %Fall River County0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in South Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2021. 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in South Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in South Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Beadle County, with 6.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Jones County, with 0% in 2021.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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