RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest French Canadian population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 51 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 51 is 0.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Brule County, SD, up 44 places to #9.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲40Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%+1.1 pts

02▲1Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%0.0 pts

03▲43Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.2%–

04Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.2%+1.1 pts

05▲23Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.0%+0.4 pts

06▲27Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.8%–

07▲14Davison County, SDSD20,0690.8%+0.4 pts

08▲32Butte County, SDSD10,8560.7%−0.9 pts

09▲44Brule County, SDSD5,2780.7%+0.6 pts

10▼5Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.6%+0.3 pts

11▲21Clay County, SDSD15,0310.6%+0.1 pts

12▲37Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.6%+0.4 pts

13▲7Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.5%+0.4 pts

14▲15Harding County, SDSD1,3310.5%−0.6 pts

15Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.5%–

16▼12Day County, SDSD5,4840.5%+0.3 pts

17▼2Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%+0.2 pts

18▲4Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.4%−0.1 pts

19▼8Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.4%−0.2 pts

20▲35Miner County, SDSD2,2810.3%+0.1 pts

21▼19Meade County, SDSD30,7110.3%−1.4 pts

22▼10McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%−0.8 pts

23▼16Union County, SDSD17,4020.3%−1.1 pts

24▲26Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.3%−0.2 pts

25▲19Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.3%−0.1 pts

26▲11Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.3%−0.5 pts

27▼17Moody County, SDSD6,6320.3%−0.1 pts

28Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%+0.1 pts

29▼4Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.3%−0.4 pts

30▲5Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%−0.2 pts

31▲12Lake County, SDSD10,9930.2%−0.1 pts

32▼16Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%−0.1 pts

33▲9Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%−0.2 pts

34▲22Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%−0.3 pts

35▼29Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%−0.3 pts

36▲11Spink County, SDSD6,1550.2%−0.8 pts

37▼13Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%−0.2 pts

38▼4Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.2%0.0 pts

39▼22Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.2%−0.3 pts

40▼4McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.2%+0.1 pts

41▼10Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.2%−0.4 pts

42▼24Potter County, SDSD2,3770.2%+0.1 pts

43▼4Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%0.0 pts

44▼14Custer County, SDSD9,4310.1%−0.9 pts

45▲13Clark County, SDSD4,0310.1%−0.1 pts

46▼37Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.1%−0.6 pts

47▲4Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%0.0 pts

48▼3Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.1%−0.2 pts

49▼22Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.1%−0.1 pts

50▼49Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.1%−0.5 pts

51▲1Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES