Rapid City Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
119,016 (85.60%) out of the total population of 139,040 reported first ancestry.
| Rapid City Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 407 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 2,058 | 1.48%, see rank | 2.18% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 2,146 | 1.54%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 3,182 | 2.29%, see rank | 4.76% | 1.40% |
| English | 11,637 | 8.37%, see rank | 5.90% | 8.02% |
| French | 4,875 | 3.51%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.34% |
| German | 50,863 | 36.58%, see rank | 40.25% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 189 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 205 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 18,452 | 13.27%, see rank | 10.86% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,333 | 2.40%, see rank | 1.34% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 14,002 | 10.07%, see rank | 13.86% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 2,685 | 1.93%, see rank | 1.58% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 349 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,688 | 1.21%, see rank | 1.31% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,327 | 0.95%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 2,352 | 1.69%, see rank | 1.17% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 245 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 4,462 | 3.21%, see rank | 3.40% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 364 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 347 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,804 | 4.17%, see rank | 3.84% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 1,089 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
111,908 (88.33%) out of the total population of 126,696 reported first ancestry.
| Rapid City Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 288 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 2,341 | 1.85%, see rank | 2.30% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 1,964 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.23% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 3,755 | 2.96%, see rank | 4.82% | 1.51% |
| English | 11,879 | 9.38%, see rank | 6.53% | 8.53% |
| French | 5,044 | 3.98%, see rank | 3.20% | 3.54% |
| German | 47,258 | 37.30%, see rank | 41.94% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 291 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 175 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 17,861 | 14.10%, see rank | 11.11% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 3,332 | 2.63%, see rank | 1.33% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 13,370 | 10.55%, see rank | 14.03% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 2,454 | 1.94%, see rank | 1.50% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 353 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 1,872 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.52% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,532 | 1.21%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 2,363 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 162 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 4,313 | 3.40%, see rank | 3.67% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 343 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 170 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,306 | 4.19%, see rank | 3.63% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 1,260 | 0.99%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
111,846 (90.87%) out of the total population of 123,078 reported first ancestry.
| Rapid City Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 139 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,169 | 1.76%, see rank | 2.33% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 1,830 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.35% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 4,188 | 3.40%, see rank | 4.78% | 1.63% |
| English | 12,811 | 10.41%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.02% |
| French | 5,625 | 4.57%, see rank | 3.42% | 3.77% |
| German | 47,697 | 38.75%, see rank | 43.77% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 281 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 239 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 17,892 | 14.54%, see rank | 11.13% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,916 | 2.37%, see rank | 1.26% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 14,108 | 11.46%, see rank | 14.93% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 2,815 | 2.29%, see rank | 1.61% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 203 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 1,758 | 1.43%, see rank | 1.63% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,627 | 2.13%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 2,864 | 2.33%, see rank | 1.29% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 92 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 4,552 | 3.70%, see rank | 3.82% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 322 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 183 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| American | 5,229 | 4.25%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 765 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.49% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
110,385 (91.21%) out of the total population of 121,029 reported first ancestry.
| Rapid City Area | % of the Total Population | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Arab | 150 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 2,040 | 1.69%, see rank | 2.27% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 1,805 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.39% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 4,658 | 3.85%, see rank | 5.03% | 1.68% |
| English | 13,243 | 10.94%, see rank | 7.35% | 9.29% |
| French | 5,727 | 4.73%, see rank | 3.47% | 3.90% |
| German | 48,359 | 39.96%, see rank | 44.52% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 274 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 275 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 17,520 | 14.48%, see rank | 11.41% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,601 | 2.15%, see rank | 1.27% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 13,764 | 11.37%, see rank | 15.19% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 2,976 | 2.46%, see rank | 1.60% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 198 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 1,835 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.68% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,727 | 2.25%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,936 | 2.43%, see rank | 1.30% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 144 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 4,350 | 3.59%, see rank | 3.80% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 334 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 200 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| American | 4,680 | 3.87%, see rank | 3.48% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 778 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.65% |
* 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.