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Highest French Canadian population share, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 56 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 56 is 0.4%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS –

01Meade County, SDSD30,7111.7%–

02Butte County, SDSD10,8561.7%–

03Union County, SDSD17,4021.4%–

04Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.4%–

05McCook County, SDSD5,9641.1%–

06Harding County, SDSD1,3311.1%–

07Spink County, SDSD6,1551.1%–

08Custer County, SDSD9,4311.0%–

09Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.9%–

10Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.8%–

11Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.7%–

12Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.7%–

13Hand County, SDSD3,1210.6%–

14Clay County, SDSD15,0310.6%–

15Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.6%–

16Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.6%–

17Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.6%–

18Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.6%–

19Tripp County, SDSD5,7080.6%–

20Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.5%–

21Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.5%–

22Turner County, SDSD9,3140.5%–

23Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%–

24Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.5%–

25Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.5%–

26Sully County, SDSD1,4790.5%–

27Davison County, SDSD20,0690.4%–

28Grant County, SDSD7,5340.4%–

29Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.4%–

30Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.4%–

31Lake County, SDSD10,9930.4%–

32Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.4%–

33Brown County, SDSD37,5610.4%–

34Moody County, SDSD6,6320.4%–

35Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.3%–

36Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.3%–

37Miner County, SDSD2,2810.3%–

38Codington County, SDSD29,5620.3%–

39Clark County, SDSD4,0310.2%–

40Corson County, SDSD3,7810.2%–

41Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.2%–

42Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.2%–

43Day County, SDSD5,4840.2%–

44Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.2%–

45Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.1%–

46Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.1%–

47Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.1%–

48Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.1%–

49Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.1%–

50McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.1%–

51Brule County, SDSD5,2780.1%–

52Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.1%–

53Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.1%–

54Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%–

55Potter County, SDSD2,3770.1%–

56Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS