Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
In 2021, the United States Census Bureau estimated that there were 305,215 German-Americans living within South Dakota, making up 34.1% of the state’s population.1 Despite being the largest ethnic demographic in South Dakota, German culture impacts the state’s culture very little. For the most part, the only things that remain are some ethnic foods and the Lutheran/Catholic religion. The two World Wars caused voluntary efforts to suppress the German identity and resulted in legislature that successfully completed the effort. This German suppression also occurred in the state of South Dakota, despite still being heavily populated with proud German-Americans.
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 2024
Recommended Citation
Winberg, Katelyn, "The Loss of German Culture in the German-Dominated South Dakota" (2024). Schultz-Werth Award Papers. 62.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/schultz-werth/62
