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South Dakota Historical First Ancestry Data

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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.