Brookings, South Dakota — Nationalities & Ancestry
Nationalities & Ancestry
Breakdown of the population of Brookings, South Dakota by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Nationalities & Ancestry
| # | Ancestry | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | German | 9986 | 45.88% |
| 2. | Norwegian | 4664 | 21.43% |
| 3. | Irish | 2762 | 12.69% |
| 4. | English | 1365 | 6.27% |
| 5. | Dutch | 1001 | 4.60% |
| 6. | Swedish | 980 | 4.50% |
| 7. | European | 545 | 2.50% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 512 | 2.35% |
| 9. | Danish | 445 | 2.04% |
| 10. | Polish | 429 | 1.97% |
| 11. | Finnish | 413 | 1.90% |
| 12. | Czech | 390 | 1.79% |
| 13. | Scotch-Irish | 326 | 1.50% |
| 14. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 319 | 1.47% |
| 15. | Scottish | 291 | 1.34% |
| 16. | Mexican | 280 | 1.29% |
| 17. | Asian Indian | 200 | 0.92% |
| 18. | Sioux | 196 | 0.90% |
| 19. | French Canadian | 142 | 0.65% |
| 20. | Italian | 141 | 0.65% |
| 21. | Scandinavian | 136 | 0.62% |
| 22. | Welsh | 112 | 0.51% |
| 23. | Korean | 110 | 0.51% |
| 24. | Belgian | 99 | 0.45% |
| 25. | Austrian | 92 | 0.42% |
| 26. | British | 66 | 0.30% |
| 27. | Spaniard | 55 | 0.25% |
| 28. | Portuguese | 54 | 0.25% |
| 29. | Lebanese | 50 | 0.23% |
| 30. | Russian | 49 | 0.23% |
| 31. | Somalian | 38 | 0.17% |
| 32. | Luxemburger | 34 | 0.16% |
| 33. | Native Hawaiian | 32 | 0.15% |
| 34. | Swiss | 29 | 0.13% |
| 35. | Hungarian | 27 | 0.12% |
| 36. | Greek | 27 | 0.12% |
| 37. | Eastern European | 26 | 0.12% |
| 38. | Slovak | 24 | 0.11% |
| 39. | Syrian | 23 | 0.11% |
| 40. | Vietnamese | 17 | 0.08% |
| 41. | Icelander | 15 | 0.07% |
| 42. | Puerto Rican | 15 | 0.07% |
| 43. | Croatian | 14 | 0.06% |
| 44. | Brazilian | 13 | 0.06% |
| 45. | Lithuanian | 11 | 0.05% |
| 46. | Filipino | 11 | 0.05% |
| 47. | Czechoslovakian | 9 | 0.04% |
| 48. | Pennsylvania German | 8 | 0.04% |
| 49. | Ethiopian | 8 | 0.04% |
| 50. | Celtic | 7 | 0.03% |
| 51. | Kenyan | 6 | 0.03% |
| 52. | Estonian | 6 | 0.03% |
| 53. | Chippewa | 6 | 0.03% |
| 54. | Japanese | 5 | 0.02% |