South Dakota Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
733,349 (87.86%) out of the total population of 834,708 reported first ancestry.
South Dakota | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,637 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.56% |
Czech | 18,188 | 2.18%, see rank | 0.47% |
Danish | 16,890 | 2.02%, see rank | 0.42% |
Dutch | 39,720 | 4.76%, see rank | 1.40% |
English | 49,245 | 5.90%, see rank | 8.02% |
French | 24,641 | 2.95%, see rank | 3.34% |
German | 335,957 | 40.25%, see rank | 15.03% |
Greek | 1,084 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.41% |
Hungarian | 1,115 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.46% |
Irish | 90,660 | 10.86%, see rank | 10.80% |
Italian | 11,202 | 1.34%, see rank | 5.52% |
Norwegian | 115,664 | 13.86%, see rank | 1.42% |
Polish | 13,152 | 1.58%, see rank | 3.01% |
Portuguese | 661 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.44% |
Russian | 10,916 | 1.31%, see rank | 0.92% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,852 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.99% |
Scottish | 9,802 | 1.17%, see rank | 1.72% |
Subsaharan African | 4,883 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.95% |
Swedish | 28,379 | 3.40%, see rank | 1.27% |
Swiss | 3,248 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.30% |
Ukrainian | 1,417 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 32,065 | 3.84%, see rank | 7.12% |
Welsh | 4,303 | 0.52%, see rank | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
732,703 (89.81%) out of the total population of 815,871 reported first ancestry.
South Dakota | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,688 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.53% |
Czech | 18,805 | 2.30%, see rank | 0.50% |
Danish | 18,174 | 2.23%, see rank | 0.45% |
Dutch | 39,314 | 4.82%, see rank | 1.51% |
English | 53,292 | 6.53%, see rank | 8.53% |
French | 26,100 | 3.20%, see rank | 3.54% |
German | 342,183 | 41.94%, see rank | 15.79% |
Greek | 1,153 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.42% |
Hungarian | 1,208 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.48% |
Irish | 90,665 | 11.11%, see rank | 11.36% |
Italian | 10,843 | 1.33%, see rank | 5.66% |
Norwegian | 114,491 | 14.03%, see rank | 1.46% |
Polish | 12,227 | 1.50%, see rank | 3.13% |
Portuguese | 758 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.46% |
Russian | 12,427 | 1.52%, see rank | 0.97% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,689 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.07% |
Scottish | 9,962 | 1.22%, see rank | 1.81% |
Subsaharan African | 4,477 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.93% |
Swedish | 29,924 | 3.67%, see rank | 1.34% |
Swiss | 2,818 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.31% |
Ukrainian | 1,329 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 29,596 | 3.63%, see rank | 6.72% |
Welsh | 4,669 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
729,643 (91.27%) out of the total population of 799,462 reported first ancestry.
South Dakota | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,380 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 18,595 | 2.33%, see rank | 0.53% |
Danish | 18,778 | 2.35%, see rank | 0.48% |
Dutch | 38,184 | 4.78%, see rank | 1.63% |
English | 57,334 | 7.17%, see rank | 9.02% |
French | 27,324 | 3.42%, see rank | 3.77% |
German | 349,897 | 43.77%, see rank | 16.51% |
Greek | 1,025 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.44% |
Hungarian | 1,303 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.51% |
Irish | 88,995 | 11.13%, see rank | 11.76% |
Italian | 10,084 | 1.26%, see rank | 5.78% |
Norwegian | 119,341 | 14.93%, see rank | 1.51% |
Polish | 12,884 | 1.61%, see rank | 3.24% |
Portuguese | 585 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.47% |
Russian | 13,055 | 1.63%, see rank | 1.01% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,400 | 1.18%, see rank | 1.72% |
Scottish | 10,344 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.92% |
Subsaharan African | 3,380 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.91% |
Swedish | 30,517 | 3.82%, see rank | 1.41% |
Swiss | 2,925 | 0.37%, see rank | 0.33% |
Ukrainian | 1,186 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.31% |
American | 27,843 | 3.48%, see rank | 6.28% |
Welsh | 3,937 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
731,643 (91.86%) out of the total population of 796,513 reported first ancestry.
South Dakota | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,387 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.50% |
Czech | 18,057 | 2.27%, see rank | 0.54% |
Danish | 19,008 | 2.39%, see rank | 0.49% |
Dutch | 40,097 | 5.03%, see rank | 1.68% |
English | 58,556 | 7.35%, see rank | 9.29% |
French | 27,667 | 3.47%, see rank | 3.90% |
German | 354,628 | 44.52%, see rank | 16.89% |
Greek | 1,032 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.45% |
Hungarian | 1,247 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.52% |
Irish | 90,857 | 11.41%, see rank | 12.01% |
Italian | 10,132 | 1.27%, see rank | 5.91% |
Norwegian | 120,986 | 15.19%, see rank | 1.55% |
Polish | 12,735 | 1.60%, see rank | 3.32% |
Portuguese | 521 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.48% |
Russian | 13,350 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.04% |
Scotch-Irish | 9,906 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.77% |
Scottish | 10,342 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.97% |
Subsaharan African | 3,061 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.88% |
Swedish | 30,284 | 3.80%, see rank | 1.45% |
Swiss | 3,051 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.34% |
Ukrainian | 996 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% |
American | 27,710 | 3.48%, see rank | 6.43% |
Welsh | 3,667 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.65% |
US Census 2000 data
626,982 (83.06%) out of the total population of 754,844 reported first ancestry.
South Dakota | % of the Total Population | U.S. | |
Arab | 1,046 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.36% |
Czech | 10,101 | 1.34%, see rank | 0.27% |
Danish | 11,204 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.30% |
Dutch | 22,275 | 2.95%, see rank | 0.91% |
English | 28,982 | 3.84%, see rank | 5.91% |
French | 13,193 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.39% |
German | 243,833 | 32.30%, see rank | 10.81% |
Greek | 553 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.34% |
Hungarian | 519 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.32% |
Irish | 39,972 | 5.30%, see rank | 6.85% |
Italian | 5,406 | 0.72%, see rank | 4.59% |
Norwegian | 84,825 | 11.24%, see rank | 1.15% |
Polish | 6,742 | 0.89%, see rank | 2.24% |
Portuguese | 250 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.33% |
Russian | 2,431 | 0.32%, see rank | 0.68% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,857 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.17% |
Scottish | 4,351 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.12% |
Subsaharan African | 1,688 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.61% |
Swedish | 15,766 | 2.09%, see rank | 0.87% |
Swiss | 1,416 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% |
Ukrainian | 741 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.24% |
American | 29,181 | 3.87%, see rank | 7.33% |
Welsh | 1,541 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.31% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.