Counties in South Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home

Beadle County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 66 counties in 2022, at 6.6%. Mellette County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for South Dakota was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.6Beadle County
Median1.366 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 6.2 %Beadle County: 6.6 %Bennett County: 0.3 %Bon Homme County: 2.4 %Brookings County: 2.7 %Brown County: 2.5 %Brule County: 1.1 %Buffalo County: 0 %Butte County: 1.2 %Campbell County: 1.5 %Charles Mix County: 0.5 %Clark County: 2.4 %Clay County: 0.6 %Codington County: 1 %Corson County: 0.5 %Custer County: 1.4 %Davison County: 2.3 %Day County: 0.6 %Deuel County: 2.1 %Dewey County: 0.2 %Douglas County: 1.8 %Edmunds County: 1.4 %Fall River County: 1.6 %Faulk County: 0.8 %Grant County: 4.3 %Gregory County: 0.4 %Haakon County: 0.1 %Hamlin County: 4.3 %Hand County: 1.7 %Hanson County: 0.4 %Harding County: 0.4 %Hughes County: 1.4 %Hutchinson County: 2 %Hyde County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 0 %Jerauld County: 2.6 %Jones County: 0 %Kingsbury County: 0.7 %Lake County: 1.4 %Lawrence County: 2.2 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lyman County: 1.3 %McCook County: 1.9 %McPherson County: 0.8 %Marshall County: 3.1 %Meade County: 1.6 %Mellette County: 0 %Miner County: 0.5 %Minnehaha County: 3.6 %Moody County: 3 %Oglala Lakota County: 0.6 %Pennington County: 1.3 %Perkins County: 0.1 %Potter County: 0.2 %Roberts County: 0.3 %Sanborn County: 2.5 %Spink County: 1.9 %Stanley County: 0.6 %Sully County: 0.9 %Todd County: 0.8 %Tripp County: 0.8 %Turner County: 1.3 %Union County: 1.9 %Walworth County: 2 %Yankton County: 3 %Ziebach County: 0.2 %
  • Under 0.3
  • 0.3 to 0.6
  • 0.6 to 1.3
  • 1.3 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.5
  • 2.5 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

Beadle County: 6.6 %Beadle County6.6Aurora County: 6.2 %Aurora County6.2Hamlin County: 4.3 %Hamlin County4.3Grant County: 4.3 %Grant County4.3Minnehaha County: 3.6 %Minnehaha County3.6Marshall County: 3.1 %Marshall County3.1Yankton County: 3 %Yankton County3Moody County: 3 %Moody County3Brookings County: 2.7 %Brookings County2.7Jerauld County: 2.6 %Jerauld County2.6Brown County: 2.5 %Brown County2.5Sanborn County: 2.5 %Sanborn County2.5Clark County: 2.4 %Clark County2.4Bon Homme County: 2.4 %Bon Homme County2.4Davison County: 2.3 %Davison County2.3Lawrence County: 2.2 %Lawrence County2.2Deuel County: 2.1 %Deuel County2.1Walworth County: 2 %Walworth County2Hutchinson County: 2 %Hutchinson County2Union County: 1.9 %Union County1.9Spink County: 1.9 %Spink County1.9McCook County: 1.9 %McCook County1.9Douglas County: 1.8 %Douglas County1.8Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Hand County: 1.7 %Hand County1.7Fall River County: 1.6 %Fall River County1.6Meade County: 1.6 %Meade County1.6Campbell County: 1.5 %Campbell County1.5Edmunds County: 1.4 %Edmunds County1.4Custer County: 1.4 %Custer County1.4Hughes County: 1.4 %Hughes County1.4Lake County: 1.4 %Lake County1.4Pennington County: 1.3 %Pennington County1.3Lyman County: 1.3 %Lyman County1.3Turner County: 1.3 %Turner County1.3Butte County: 1.2 %Butte County1.2Brule County: 1.1 %Brule County1.1Codington County: 1 %Codington County1Sully County: 0.9 %Sully County0.9Faulk County: 0.8 %Faulk County0.8Beadle County: 6.6 %Beadle County6.6Aurora County: 6.2 %Aurora County6.2Hamlin County: 4.3 %Hamlin County4.3Grant County: 4.3 %Grant County4.3Minnehaha County: 3.6 %Minnehaha County3.6Marshall County: 3.1 %Marshall County3.1Yankton County: 3 %Yankton County3Moody County: 3 %Moody County3Brookings County: 2.7 %Brookings County2.7Jerauld County: 2.6 %Jerauld County2.6Brown County: 2.5 %Brown County2.5Sanborn County: 2.5 %Sanborn County2.5Clark County: 2.4 %Clark County2.4Bon Homme County: 2.4 %Bon Homme County2.4Davison County: 2.3 %Davison County2.3Lawrence County: 2.2 %Lawrence County2.2Deuel County: 2.1 %Deuel County2.1Walworth County: 2 %Walworth County2Hutchinson County: 2 %Hutchinson County2Union County: 1.9 %Union County1.9Spink County: 1.9 %Spink County1.9McCook County: 1.9 %McCook County1.9Douglas County: 1.8 %Douglas County1.8Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Hand County: 1.7 %Hand County1.7Fall River County: 1.6 %Fall River County1.6Meade County: 1.6 %Meade County1.6Campbell County: 1.5 %Campbell County1.5Edmunds County: 1.4 %Edmunds County1.4Custer County: 1.4 %Custer County1.4Hughes County: 1.4 %Hughes County1.4Lake County: 1.4 %Lake County1.4Pennington County: 1.3 %Pennington County1.3Lyman County: 1.3 %Lyman County1.3Turner County: 1.3 %Turner County1.3Butte County: 1.2 %Butte County1.2Brule County: 1.1 %Brule County1.1Codington County: 1 %Codington County1Sully County: 0.9 %Sully County0.9Faulk County: 0.8 %Faulk County0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Beadle County6.6-0.1 pts
2Aurora County6.2+0.9 pts
3Hamlin County4.3-0.3 pts
4Grant County4.3-0.4 pts
5Minnehaha County3.6+0.1 pts
6Marshall County3.1-1 pts
7Yankton County3-0.3 pts
8Moody County3+0.9 pts
9Brookings County2.7+0.5 pts
10Jerauld County2.6+0.3 pts
11Brown County2.5+0.2 pts
12Sanborn County2.5-0.2 pts
13Clark County2.4-0.6 pts
14Bon Homme County2.4-0.3 pts
15Davison County2.3+0.1 pts
16Lawrence County2.2+0.1 pts
17Deuel County2.1-0.3 pts
18Walworth County2+1 pts
19Hutchinson County2+0.2 pts
20Union County1.90 pts
21Spink County1.9+0.1 pts
22McCook County1.9-0.2 pts
23Douglas County1.8+0.1 pts
24Lincoln County1.7+0.2 pts
25Hand County1.7-0.4 pts
26Fall River County1.6+0.7 pts
26Meade County1.6-0.1 pts
28Campbell County1.5+0.1 pts
29Edmunds County1.4+0.7 pts
30Custer County1.4-0.1 pts
31Hughes County1.4+0.8 pts
32Lake County1.4-0.2 pts
33Pennington County1.3-0.3 pts
34Lyman County1.3+0.9 pts
35Turner County1.3+0.2 pts
36Butte County1.2-0.4 pts
37Brule County1.1+0.5 pts
38Codington County1-0.3 pts
39Sully County0.9+0.1 pts
40Faulk County0.8-1 pts
41McPherson County0.8-0 pts
41Tripp County0.8+0.1 pts
43Todd County0.8-0.4 pts
44Kingsbury County0.7-0.2 pts
45Oglala Lakota County0.6+0.1 pts
46Clay County0.6-0.4 pts
47Hyde County0.60 pts
48Day County0.6-0 pts
48Stanley County0.6+0.3 pts
50Corson County0.5+0.1 pts
51Charles Mix County0.5+0.1 pts
52Miner County0.5-0.4 pts
53Gregory County0.4+0.2 pts
54Harding County0.4+0.4 pts
55Hanson County0.4+0.3 pts
56Roberts County0.3-1.7 pts
57Bennett County0.30 pts
58Dewey County0.2-0.8 pts
59Ziebach County0.2+0.2 pts
60Potter County0.2-0.3 pts
61Haakon County0.1-0.3 pts
62Perkins County0.10 pts
63Jackson County00 pts
64Buffalo County00 pts
64Jones County00 pts
64Mellette County0-0.3 pts

Other periods

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/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 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, 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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Beadle County, with 6.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Mellette County, with 0% in 2022.

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