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Largest French Canadian population, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 17 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 58. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Huron, SD, up 9 places to #2.

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Largest French Canadian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748408−54%
02▲9Huron, SDSD14,607292+579%
03▼1Rapid City, SDSD80,589184−54%
04▲1Spearfish, SDSD14,154153+38%
05▼1Brookings, SDSD25,355133+16%
06Watertown, SDSD23,736130+113%
07▲7Mitchell, SDSD15,756109+42%
08▲4Tea, SDSD8,01977+2467%
09▲6Vermillion, SDSD11,72058−12%
10▼2Aberdeen, SDSD27,96152−19%
11▲5Pierre, SDSD13,84852+11%
12▲5Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79137−69%
13▼6Yankton, SDSD15,81637−56%
14▼1Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97527−64%
15▲3Madison, SDSD6,06525−22%
16▼13Box Elder, SDSD13,93624−56%
17▼8Sturgis, SDSD6,9225−93%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES