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Largest French Canadian population, South Dakota cities · 2020

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 18 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748532−40%

02Rapid City, SDSD80,589402+1%

03Box Elder, SDSD13,936155+182%

04Brookings, SDSD25,355142+23%

05Spearfish, SDSD14,154119+7%

06Watertown, SDSD23,736114+87%

07Yankton, SDSD15,816100+19%

08Aberdeen, SDSD27,96198+53%

09Sturgis, SDSD6,92270+1%

10Brandon, SDSD11,30655−26%

11Huron, SDSD14,60741−5%

12Tea, SDSD8,01940+1233%

13Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97532−57%

14Mitchell, SDSD15,75630−61%

15Vermillion, SDSD11,72028−58%

16Pierre, SDSD13,84827−43%

17Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79116−86%

18Madison, SDSD6,06515−53%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS