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Highest French Canadian population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%–

02Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%–

03Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.2%–

04Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.2%–

05Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.0%–

06Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.8%–

07Davison County, SDSD20,0690.8%–

08Butte County, SDSD10,8560.7%–

09Brule County, SDSD5,2780.7%–

10Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.6%–

11Clay County, SDSD15,0310.6%–

12Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.6%–

13Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.5%–

14Harding County, SDSD1,3310.5%–

15Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.5%–

16Day County, SDSD5,4840.5%–

17Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%–

18Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.4%–

19Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.4%–

20Miner County, SDSD2,2810.3%–

21Meade County, SDSD30,7110.3%–

22McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%–

23Union County, SDSD17,4020.3%–

24Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.3%–

25Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.3%–

26Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.3%–

27Moody County, SDSD6,6320.3%–

28Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%–

29Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.3%–

30Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%–

31Lake County, SDSD10,9930.2%–

32Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%–

33Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%–

34Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%–

35Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%–

36Spink County, SDSD6,1550.2%–

37Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%–

38Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.2%–

39Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.2%–

40McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.2%–

41Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.2%–

42Potter County, SDSD2,3770.2%–

43Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%–

44Custer County, SDSD9,4310.1%–

45Clark County, SDSD4,0310.1%–

46Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.1%–

47Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%–

48Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.1%–

49Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.1%–

50Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.1%–

51Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES