Ancestry in Buffalo County, South Dakota (County)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Buffalo County
Buffalo County
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%CountOther1GermanUnclassified2EnglishCzechFrenchIrishDanishAmericanNorwegianScotch-IrishDutch84.795322%18.776864%84.795322%84.8%1,7407.115010%38.827906%7.115010%7.1%1463.606238%14.161315%3.606238%3.6%741.705653%5.637454%1.705653%1.7%351.559454%2.007736%1.559454%1.6%321.461988%2.335328%1.461988%1.5%301.364522%10.713606%1.364522%1.4%281.218324%1.841003%1.218324%1.2%251.120858%3.830291%1.120858%1.1%230.828460%13.781552%0.828460%0.8%170.828460%0.484808%0.828460%0.8%170.682261%4.561499%0.682261%0.7%14
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Buffalo County
Buffalo County
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Mexican100.000000%64.816528%100.000000%100.0%331.608%1.61%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Buffalo County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
3%13%23%33%42%52%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.1%6.2%8.3%10.4%

Czech Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.4%15.2%19.0%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.2%9.6%12.0%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.30%0.59%0.89%1.18%1.48%

Danish Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Danish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.2%9.6%12.0%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.8%9.7%14.5%19.3%24.2%

Norwegian Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.5%10.7%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.7%7.5%11.2%14.9%18.7%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0%7%14%22%29%36%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

West Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.11%0.16%0.21%0.27%

Barbadian Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting ' Barbadian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.05%0.11%0.16%0.21%0.27%

Welsh Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.000%0.032%0.063%0.095%0.127%0.159%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.39%1.75%
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Ancestry by Place in Buffalo County

There are 2 places in Buffalo County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Buffalo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo County.

German Ancestry by Place#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Buffalo County, selected places in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Buffalo County
0%20%40%Count#Gann ValleySouth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuffalo CountyBuffaloFort Thompson57.142857%57.142857%57.1%8138.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M7.115010%7.115010%7.1%1460.151172%0.151172%0.2%22
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Buffalo County

There are 4 county subdivisions in Buffalo County. This section compares all 4 of those to each other, Buffalo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo County.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Buffalo County, selected county subdivisions in Buffalo County, and entities that contain Buffalo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Elvira TownshipElviraNorth BuffaloSoutheast BuffaloSE BuffaloSouth DakotaWest North CentralMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuffalo CountyBuffaloCrow Creek52.000000%52.000000%52.0%13146.666667%46.666667%46.7%35244.827586%44.827586%44.8%26338.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M7.115010%7.115010%7.1%1463.801478%3.801478%3.8%724
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 4 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in South Dakota

There are 66 counties in South Dakota. This section compares Buffalo County to the 50 most populous counties in South Dakota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 2,961.

German Ancestry by County#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Buffalo County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Buffalo County
0%20%40%60%Count#Edmunds CountyEdmundsHutchinson CountyHutchinsonMcCook CountyMcCookWalworth CountyWalworthBrown CountyBrownGrant CountyGrantHanson CountyHansonTurner CountyTurnerHand CountyHandGregory CountyGregoryDeuel CountyDeuelSpink CountySpinkDouglas CountyDouglasCodington CountyCodingtonClark CountyClarkBon Homme CountyBon HommeYankton CountyYanktonPerkins CountyPerkinsLake CountyLakeDavison CountyDavisonDay CountyDayLincoln CountyLincolnMoody CountyMoodyBeadle CountyBeadleBrookings CountyBrookingsButte CountyButteKingsbury CountyKingsburyClay CountyClayStanley CountyStanleyLawrence CountyLawrenceSouth DakotaBrule CountyBruleUnion CountyUnionMarshall CountyMarshallMinnehaha CountyMinnehahaMeade CountyMeadeHughes CountyHughesCuster CountyCusterHamlin CountyHamlinPennington CountyPenningtonFall River CountyFall RiverTripp CountyTrippWest North CentralRoberts CountyRobertsLyman CountyLymanMidwestCharles Mix CountyCharles MixCorson CountyCorsonJackson CountyJacksonBennett CountyBennettDewey CountyDeweyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuffalo CountyBuffaloTodd CountyToddOglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota61.975000%61.975000%62.0%2,479161.178414%61.178414%61.2%4,444254.665242%54.665242%54.7%3,070352.943301%52.943301%52.9%2,932452.654176%52.654176%52.7%20,23520.2k551.785962%51.785962%51.8%3,726651.415929%51.415929%51.4%1,743750.947038%50.947038%50.9%4,223850.860767%50.860767%50.9%1,684949.727294%49.727294%49.7%2,0971049.222557%49.222557%49.2%2,1211148.891268%48.891268%48.9%3,1971247.517730%47.517730%47.5%1,4071346.890913%46.890913%46.9%13,07613.1k1445.287167%45.287167%45.3%1,6481544.236538%44.236538%44.2%3,0971643.494194%43.494194%43.5%9,8511743.126863%43.126863%43.1%1,3021842.624280%42.624280%42.6%5,2561942.266949%42.266949%42.3%8,3792041.875447%41.875447%41.9%2,3402141.762005%41.762005%41.8%21,46421.5k2241.706749%41.706749%41.7%2,6882341.343982%41.343982%41.3%7,5062441.166442%41.166442%41.2%13,76413.8k2541.127776%41.127776%41.1%4,2232640.887574%40.887574%40.9%2,0732740.779813%40.779813%40.8%5,7212840.114710%40.114710%40.1%1,1892939.679794%39.679794%39.7%9,8643038.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k38.422440%38.422440%38.4%2,0413138.343889%38.343889%38.3%5,6913237.697660%37.697660%37.7%1,7883337.360862%37.360862%37.4%68,00268.0k3437.317437%37.317437%37.3%10,01610.0k3536.505309%36.505309%36.5%6,3953635.349828%35.349828%35.3%2,9863734.795663%34.795663%34.8%2,0863834.567280%34.567280%34.6%37,09037.1k3933.663078%33.663078%33.7%2,3144031.214612%31.214612%31.2%1,7094130.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M30.279775%30.279775%30.3%3,1174228.871595%28.871595%28.9%1,1134326.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M25.622507%25.622507%25.6%2,3774421.366906%21.366906%21.4%8914519.522644%19.522644%19.5%6384616.806967%16.806967%16.8%5794715.074310%15.074310%15.1%8524814.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M7.115010%7.115010%7.1%1464.671125%4.671125%4.7%468492.818481%2.818481%2.8%40250
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Buffalo County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buffalo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

German Ancestry by County#83

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Buffalo County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buffalo County
0%10%20%30%Count#South DakotaWest North CentralMidwestHennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKing CountyKingSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaMaricopa CountyMaricopaTravis CountyTravisWake CountyWakeFairfax CountyFairfaxSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSacramento CountySacramentoSan Diego CountySan DiegoTarrant CountyTarrantWayne CountyWayneCook CountyCookHillsborough CountyHillsboroughClark CountyClarkContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBuffalo CountyBuffaloAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHarris CountyHarrisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesQueens CountyQueensKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBronx CountyBronx38.827906%38.827906%38.8%330,448330k30.983523%30.983523%31.0%6,501,5456.50M26.178390%26.178390%26.2%17,716,61317.7M26.064758%26.064758%26.1%315,192315k125.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k225.790158%25.790158%25.8%258,046258k324.734902%24.734902%24.7%236,294236k421.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k517.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.120075%16.120075%16.1%202,905203k714.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k814.637048%14.637048%14.6%219,282219k914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.181263%14.181263%14.2%142,286142k1013.818032%13.818032%13.8%564,957565k1111.701952%11.701952%11.7%134,359134k1211.632064%11.632064%11.6%116,155116k1311.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1410.865999%10.865999%10.9%118,713119k1510.800139%10.800139%10.8%109,273109k1610.639965%10.639965%10.6%157,397157k1710.454405%10.454405%10.5%340,119340k1810.266137%10.266137%10.3%199,936200k1910.112000%10.112000%10.1%178,739179k2010.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k219.977182%9.977182%10.0%132,004132k229.854875%9.854875%9.9%204,011204k239.568789%9.568789%9.6%106,015106k249.185620%9.185620%9.2%287,713288k259.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k269.046279%9.046279%9.0%122,740123k278.978800%8.978800%9.0%84,54684.5k288.831123%8.831123%8.8%164,144164k298.739045%8.739045%8.7%122,238122k308.484000%8.484000%8.5%197,159197k317.963346%7.963346%8.0%100,024100k327.909278%7.909278%7.9%76,17976.2k337.604922%7.604922%7.6%160,217160k347.115010%7.115010%7.1%1467.059731%7.059731%7.1%113,324113k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.884761%6.884761%6.9%305,288305k376.697732%6.697732%6.7%126,256126k386.664885%6.664885%6.7%64,59864.6k396.551145%6.551145%6.6%65,29965.3k406.446055%6.446055%6.4%101,049101k416.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k426.223374%6.223374%6.2%115,990116k436.148495%6.148495%6.1%154,515155k445.261707%5.261707%5.3%51,93351.9k454.654338%4.654338%4.7%468,094468k462.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k472.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k481.880748%1.880748%1.9%50,11150.1k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Buffalo County. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Townships:
Elvira
Unincorporated Places:
Fort Thompson, Gann Valley
Unorganized Territories:
Crow Creek, North Buffalo, Southeast Buffalo
ZIP Codes:
57325, 57339, 57341, 57355, 57370
Unified School Districts:
Chamberlain 07-1, Kimball 07-2, Miller 29-4, Wessington Springs 36-2
Congressional District:
SD-At Large
State Senate District:
SD-26
State House District:
SD-26B
Neighboring Counties:
Brule, Hand, Hyde, Jerauld, Lyman
Nearby Counties:
Aurora, Douglas, Gregory, Hughes, Tripp