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Largest French population, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 18 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 18 is 249. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Box Elder, SD, up 8 places to #8.

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Largest French population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010
01Sioux Falls, SDSD213,7483,320+6%
02Rapid City, SDSD80,5892,204−13%
03Aberdeen, SDSD27,961603−9%
04▲3Yankton, SDSD15,816419+47%
05▲6Watertown, SDSD23,736354−40%
06▼2Mitchell, SDSD15,756310−32%
07▼2Brookings, SDSD25,355270−42%
08▲8Box Elder, SDSD13,936259−11%
09▲1Huron, SDSD14,607249−33%
10▼1Spearfish, SDSD14,154199−51%
11▲1Vermillion, SDSD11,720176−45%
12▲5Sturgis, SDSD6,922165−18%
13▼7Pierre, SDSD13,848163−63%
14▲5Harrisburg, SDSD10,405117−7%
15▼2Brandon, SDSD11,30684−79%
16▼2Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79178−82%
17▼2Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97537−94%
18▼10Madison, SDSD6,06534−79%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES