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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 (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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010
01Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%+1.1 pts
02Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%+0.0 pts
03Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.2%–
04Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.2%+1.1 pts
05Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.0%+0.4 pts
06Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.8%–
07Davison County, SDSD20,0690.8%+0.4 pts
08Butte County, SDSD10,8560.7%−0.9 pts
09Brule County, SDSD5,2780.7%+0.6 pts
10Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.6%+0.3 pts
11Clay County, SDSD15,0310.6%+0.1 pts
12Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.6%+0.4 pts
13Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.5%+0.4 pts
14Harding County, SDSD1,3310.5%−0.6 pts
15Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.5%–
16Day County, SDSD5,4840.5%+0.3 pts
17Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%+0.2 pts
18Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.4%−0.1 pts
19Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.4%−0.2 pts
20Miner County, SDSD2,2810.3%+0.1 pts
21Meade County, SDSD30,7110.3%−1.4 pts
22McCook County, SDSD5,9640.3%−0.8 pts
23Union County, SDSD17,4020.3%−1.1 pts
24Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.3%−0.2 pts
25Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.3%−0.1 pts
26Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.3%−0.5 pts
27Moody County, SDSD6,6320.3%−0.1 pts
28Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.3%+0.1 pts
29Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.3%−0.4 pts
30Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%−0.2 pts
31Lake County, SDSD10,9930.2%−0.1 pts
32Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.2%−0.1 pts
33Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%−0.2 pts
34Turner County, SDSD9,3140.2%−0.3 pts
35Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.2%−0.3 pts
36Spink County, SDSD6,1550.2%−0.8 pts
37Brown County, SDSD37,5610.2%−0.2 pts
38Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.2%+0.0 pts
39Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.2%−0.3 pts
40McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.2%+0.1 pts
41Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.2%−0.4 pts
42Potter County, SDSD2,3770.2%+0.1 pts
43Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%+0.0 pts
44Custer County, SDSD9,4310.1%−0.9 pts
45Clark County, SDSD4,0310.1%−0.1 pts
46Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.1%−0.6 pts
47Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%+0.0 pts
48Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.1%−0.2 pts
49Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.1%−0.1 pts
50Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.1%−0.5 pts
51Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.0%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES