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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 (2023 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Tripp County, SDSD5,7081.9%–

02Meade County, SDSD30,7111.4%–

03Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.2%–

04Day County, SDSD5,4841.0%–

05Gregory County, SDSD4,0370.9%–

06Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.9%–

07Union County, SDSD17,4020.9%–

08Hand County, SDSD3,1210.8%–

09Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.7%–

10Moody County, SDSD6,6320.7%–

11Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.6%–

12McCook County, SDSD5,9640.6%–

13Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.6%–

14Sully County, SDSD1,4790.5%–

15Codington County, SDSD29,5620.5%–

16Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.5%–

17Yankton County, SDSD23,6350.5%–

18Potter County, SDSD2,3770.5%–

19Jones County, SDSD9130.5%–

20Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.4%–

21Davison County, SDSD20,0690.4%–

22Brookings County, SDSD37,6350.4%–

23Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3030.4%–

24Brown County, SDSD37,5610.4%–

25Pennington County, SDSD116,7920.4%–

26Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.4%–

27Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.4%–

28Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.3%–

29Harding County, SDSD1,3310.3%–

30Custer County, SDSD9,4310.3%–

31Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6910.3%–

32Clay County, SDSD15,0310.3%–

33Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.3%–

34Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.3%–

35Grant County, SDSD7,5340.3%–

36McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.3%–

37Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.3%–

38Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.2%–

39Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.2%–

40Butte County, SDSD10,8560.2%–

41Beadle County, SDSD19,6240.2%–

42Lincoln County, SDSD77,1450.2%–

43Lake County, SDSD10,9930.2%–

44Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.2%–

45Deuel County, SDSD4,4080.1%–

46Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.1%–

47Spink County, SDSD6,1550.1%–

48Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%–

49Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.1%–

50Walworth County, SDSD5,2170.1%–

51Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.1%–

52Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.1%–

53Brule County, SDSD5,2780.1%–

54Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%–

55Miner County, SDSD2,2810.0%–

56Turner County, SDSD9,3140.0%–

57Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.0%–

58Clark County, SDSD4,0310.0%–

59Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.0%–

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