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Highest French population share, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 65 is 2.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS –

01Bennett County, SDSD3,3079.9%–

02Sully County, SDSD1,4797.7%–

03Butte County, SDSD10,8566.3%–

04Union County, SDSD17,4026.3%–

05Jones County, SDSD9135.7%–

06Spink County, SDSD6,1555.3%–

07Mellette County, SDSD2,1375.0%–

08Fall River County, SDSD7,4674.8%–

09Dewey County, SDSD5,4194.1%–

10Lawrence County, SDSD29,4593.9%–

11Pennington County, SDSD116,7923.8%–

12Potter County, SDSD2,3773.7%–

13Custer County, SDSD9,4313.6%–

14Moody County, SDSD6,6323.6%–

15Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.4%–

16Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.4%–

17Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.3%–

18Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.3%–

19Faulk County, SDSD2,1783.2%–

20Meade County, SDSD30,7113.2%–

21Gregory County, SDSD4,0373.2%–

22Clay County, SDSD15,0313.1%–

23Codington County, SDSD29,5623.0%–

24Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.0%–

25Hand County, SDSD3,1213.0%–

26Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.0%–

27Hughes County, SDSD17,5702.9%–

28Hyde County, SDSD1,1912.9%–

29Davison County, SDSD20,0692.8%–

30Brookings County, SDSD37,6352.7%–

31Lyman County, SDSD3,6942.6%–

32Yankton County, SDSD23,6352.6%–

33Day County, SDSD5,4842.6%–

34Jerauld County, SDSD1,6542.6%–

35Brule County, SDSD5,2782.5%–

36Turner County, SDSD9,3142.5%–

37Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2442.5%–

38Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.5%–

39Lincoln County, SDSD77,1452.5%–

40Brown County, SDSD37,5612.5%–

41Lake County, SDSD10,9932.5%–

42Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.3%–

43Sanborn County, SDSD2,3882.3%–

44Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6912.2%–

45Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2842.2%–

46Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.2%–

47Grant County, SDSD7,5342.1%–

48Clark County, SDSD4,0311.9%–

49Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891.8%–

50Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.7%–

51Hanson County, SDSD3,4561.7%–

52Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.7%–

53Corson County, SDSD3,7811.7%–

54Miner County, SDSD2,2811.7%–

55Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.6%–

56Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.4%–

57Aurora County, SDSD2,8011.4%–

58Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.3%–

59McCook County, SDSD5,9641.3%–

60Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.2%–

61Todd County, SDSD8,8631.2%–

62Harding County, SDSD1,3311.1%–

63Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031.1%–

64Stanley County, SDSD3,0181.0%–

65McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.2%–

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