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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 2023 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 2000

01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,748532–

02Rapid City, SDSD80,589402–

03Box Elder, SDSD13,936155–

04Brookings, SDSD25,355142–

05Spearfish, SDSD14,154119–

06Watertown, SDSD23,736114–

07Yankton, SDSD15,816100–

08Aberdeen, SDSD27,96198–

09Sturgis, SDSD6,92270–

10Brandon, SDSD11,30655–

11Huron, SDSD14,60741–

12Tea, SDSD8,01940–

13Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97532–

14Mitchell, SDSD15,75630–

15Vermillion, SDSD11,72028–

16Pierre, SDSD13,84827–

17Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79116–

18Madison, SDSD6,06515–

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