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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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000

01Union County, SDSD17,4024.5%–

02Jackson County, SDSD2,6664.5%–

03McCook County, SDSD5,9643.8%–

04Pennington County, SDSD116,7922.7%–

05Davison County, SDSD20,0692.6%–

06Custer County, SDSD9,4312.5%–

07Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.4%–

08Harding County, SDSD1,3312.4%–

09Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.3%–

10Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.3%–

11Brown County, SDSD37,5612.2%–

12Spink County, SDSD6,1552.2%–

13Sanborn County, SDSD2,3882.2%–

14Clay County, SDSD15,0312.1%–

15Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.1%–

16Potter County, SDSD2,3772.0%–

17Mellette County, SDSD2,1372.0%–

18Grant County, SDSD7,5341.9%–

19Day County, SDSD5,4841.9%–

20Lawrence County, SDSD29,4591.9%–

21Clark County, SDSD4,0311.8%–

22Meade County, SDSD30,7111.8%–

23Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.7%–

24Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.7%–

25Codington County, SDSD29,5621.6%–

26McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.6%–

27Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.6%–

28Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5%–

29Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.5%–

30Todd County, SDSD8,8631.4%–

31Lincoln County, SDSD77,1451.4%–

32Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.4%–

33Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.3%–

34Fall River County, SDSD7,4671.3%–

35Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.3%–

36Sully County, SDSD1,4791.3%–

37Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.3%–

38Miner County, SDSD2,2811.3%–

39Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.2%–

40Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.2%–

41Jones County, SDSD9131.2%–

42Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3381.2%–

43Hughes County, SDSD17,5701.1%–

44Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.1%–

45Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.0%–

46Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.0%–

47Turner County, SDSD9,3141.0%–

48Moody County, SDSD6,6320.9%–

49Butte County, SDSD10,8560.9%–

50Roberts County, SDSD10,2550.9%–

51Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.8%–

52Lake County, SDSD10,9930.8%–

53Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.8%–

54Dewey County, SDSD5,4190.7%–

55Douglas County, SDSD2,8880.7%–

56Brule County, SDSD5,2780.6%–

57Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.6%–

58Hand County, SDSD3,1210.6%–

59Corson County, SDSD3,7810.6%–

60Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.6%–

61Hyde County, SDSD1,1910.5%–

62Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.5%–

63Bennett County, SDSD3,3070.4%–

64Marshall County, SDSD4,4260.3%–

65Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.2%–

66Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.2%–

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