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Highest French population share, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 1.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mellette County, SD, up 48 places to #17.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Union County, SDSD17,4024.5%−1.8 pts

02▲4Jackson County, SDSD2,6664.5%+1.5 pts

03▼1McCook County, SDSD5,9643.8%+2.5 pts

04Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.7%−1.1 pts

05▲3Davison County, SDSD20,0692.6%−0.2 pts

06▲1Custer County, SDSD9,4312.5%−1.1 pts

07▲20Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.4%−0.2 pts

08▲47Harding County, SDSD1,3312.4%+1.2 pts

09▲3Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.3%0.0 pts

10▲37Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.3%+0.1 pts

11▲2Brown County, SDSD37,5612.2%−0.3 pts

12▼1Spink County, SDSD6,1552.2%−3.1 pts

13▲30Sanborn County, SDSD2,3882.2%−0.1 pts

14▲7Clay County, SDSD15,0312.1%−0.9 pts

15▲22Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.1%−0.5 pts

16▲6Potter County, SDSD2,3772.0%−1.7 pts

17▲48Mellette County, SDSD2,1372.0%−3.0 pts

18▲36Grant County, SDSD7,5341.9%−0.2 pts

19▲15Day County, SDSD5,4841.9%−0.7 pts

20▼3Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.9%−2.1 pts

21▼1Clark County, SDSD4,0311.8%−0.1 pts

22▲13Meade County, SDSD30,7111.8%−1.5 pts

23▼13Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.7%−1.6 pts

24▲16Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.7%+0.6 pts

25▲25Codington County, SDSD29,5621.6%−1.4 pts

26▲26McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.6%+1.4 pts

27▼4Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.6%−0.7 pts

28▲1Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%−1.8 pts

29▲22Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.5%−1.1 pts

30▲34Todd County, SDSD8,8631.4%+0.2 pts

31▲11Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451.4%−1.1 pts

32▲25Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.4%−1.2 pts

33▲16Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.3%−0.4 pts

34▼8Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.3%−3.5 pts

35▼3Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.3%−0.4 pts

36▼18Sully County, SDSD1,4791.3%−6.4 pts

37▼9Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.3%−1.4 pts

38▲8Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3%−0.4 pts

39▼14Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.2%−1.9 pts

40▼2Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.2%−2.2 pts

41▼27Jones County, SDSD9131.2%−4.5 pts

42▼26Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3381.2%–

43▼28Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.1%−1.8 pts

44▲12Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.1%−0.1 pts

45▲16Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.0%−1.3 pts

46▼7Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.0%−2.2 pts

47▼16Turner County, SDSD9,3141.0%−1.6 pts

48▼12Moody County, SDSD6,6320.9%−2.7 pts

49▼40Butte County, SDSD10,8560.9%−5.4 pts

50▼2Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.9%−0.5 pts

51▼10Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.8%−0.6 pts

52▼49Lake County, SDSD10,9930.8%−1.7 pts

53▲9Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.8%−1.8 pts

54▲4Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.7%−3.3 pts

55▼22Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.7%−0.9 pts

56▼11Brule County, SDSD5,2780.6%−1.9 pts

57▼13Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.6%−2.3 pts

58▼34Hand County, SDSD3,1210.6%−2.4 pts

59▲4Corson County, SDSD3,7810.6%−1.0 pts

60▼7Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.6%−0.8 pts

61▼42Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.5%−2.4 pts

62▼32Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.5%−0.5 pts

63▼58Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.4%−9.4 pts

64▼4Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.3%−3.1 pts

65▼6Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.2%−1.5 pts

66Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.2%−1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES