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Highest French Canadian population share, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 59 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010
01Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9%+1.4 pts
02Meade County, SDSD30,7111.4%−0.3 pts
03Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.2%−0.2 pts
04Day County, SDSD5,4841.0%+0.8 pts
05Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.9%+0.6 pts
06Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.9%+0.4 pts
07Union County, SDSD17,4020.9%−0.5 pts
08Hand County, SDSD3,1210.8%+0.1 pts
09Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.7%+0.0 pts
10Moody County, SDSD6,6320.7%+0.4 pts
11Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.6%+0.1 pts
12McCook County, SDSD5,9640.6%−0.5 pts
13Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.6%–
14Sully County, SDSD1,4790.5%+0.1 pts
15Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%+0.3 pts
16Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.5%+0.2 pts
17Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%+0.0 pts
18Potter County, SDSD2,3770.5%+0.4 pts
19Jones County, SDSD9130.5%–
20Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.4%+0.3 pts
21Davison County, SDSD20,0690.4%−0.0 pts
22Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.4%−0.1 pts
23Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.4%+0.2 pts
24Brown County, SDSD37,5610.4%+0.0 pts
25Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.4%−0.3 pts
26Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.4%+0.3 pts
27Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.4%+0.2 pts
28Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.3%−0.2 pts
29Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%−0.8 pts
30Custer County, SDSD9,4310.3%−0.7 pts
31Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.3%−0.3 pts
32Clay County, SDSD15,0310.3%−0.3 pts
33Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.3%–
34Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%+0.1 pts
35Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%−0.2 pts
36McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%+0.1 pts
37Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.3%−0.5 pts
38Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.2%+0.2 pts
39Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%+0.1 pts
40Butte County, SDSD10,8560.2%−1.4 pts
41Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.2%−0.2 pts
42Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%−0.2 pts
43Lake County, SDSD10,9930.2%−0.2 pts
44Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.2%−0.3 pts
45Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.1%−0.2 pts
46Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.1%–
47Spink County, SDSD6,1550.1%−1.0 pts
48Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%–
49Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.1%−0.1 pts
50Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.1%−0.4 pts
51Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%−0.0 pts
52Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.1%−0.5 pts
53Brule County, SDSD5,2780.1%−0.1 pts
54Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−0.2 pts
55Miner County, SDSD2,2810.0%−0.2 pts
56Turner County, SDSD9,3140.0%−0.5 pts
57Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.0%−0.9 pts
58Clark County, SDSD4,0310.0%−0.2 pts
59Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.0%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS