Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.56K people in South Dakota with French Canadian ancestry. Among all South Dakota cities and places, Sioux Falls city had the highest population with French Canadian ancestry (498), followed by Rapid City city (317), and Box Elder city (250).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with French Canadian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in South Dakota.

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Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Sioux Falls city

Rapid City city

Box Elder city

Spearfish city

Huron city

Brookings city

Watertown city

Aberdeen city

Mitchell city

Belle Fourche city

Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Sioux Falls city	498
2	Rapid City city	317
3	Box Elder city	250
4	Spearfish city	189
5	Huron city	176
6	Brookings city	132
7	Watertown city	99
8	Aberdeen city	78
8	Mitchell city	78
9	Belle Fourche city	71
10	Brandon city	66
11	Sturgis city	65
12	Fort Pierre city	51
13	Summerset city	46
14	Jefferson city	45
14	Rapid Valley CDP	45
15	Yankton city	41
16	Vermillion city	35
17	Winner city	34
18	Platte city	28
19	Tea city	26
20	Burke city	25
21	Castlewood city	23
22	Pierre city	22
23	Burbank CDP	20
24	Blackhawk CDP	18
24	Colman city	18
24	Madison city	18
25	North Sioux City city	17
26	Miller city	16
26	Parkston city	16
26	Webster city	16
27	North Spearfish CDP	15
28	Woonsocket city	14
29	Dakota Dunes CDP	13
30	Custer city	12
30	Grenville town	12
30	Murdo city	12
31	Lennox city	11
31	Pine Lakes Addition CDP	11
31	Wall town	11
32	Britton city	10
32	Deadwood city	10
32	Elk Point city	10
32	Flandreau city	10
32	Presho city	10
32	Springfield city	10
33	Canistota city	9
33	Ipswich city	9
34	Arlington city	8
35	Egan city	7
35	Lake Norden city	7
35	Mobridge city	7
36	Big Stone City city	6
36	De Smet city	6
36	Hartford city	6
36	Oacoma town	6
36	Worthing city	6
37	Astoria town	5
37	Eureka city	5
37	Philip city	5
38	Buffalo town	4
38	Clark city	4
38	Garretson city	4
38	Pollock town	4
38	Sisseton city	4
38	Warner town	4
39	Baltic city	3
39	Brant Lake city	3
39	Conde city	3
39	Doland city	3
39	Ethan town	3
39	Gayville town	3
39	Groton city	3
39	Lemmon city	3
39	Leola city	3
39	Valley Springs city	3
39	Wallace town	3
39	Waubay city	3
39	Whitewood city	3
40	Alcester city	2
40	Aurora town	2
40	Canton city	2
40	Colton city	2
40	Corsica city	2
40	Elkton city	2
40	Emery city	2
40	Gary city	2
40	Hazel town	2
40	Henry town	2
40	Highmore city	2
40	Humboldt town	2
40	Iroquois city	2
40	Isabel town	2
40	Lebanon town	2
40	Lesterville town	2
40	Menno city	2
40	Onida city	2
40	Plankinton city	2
40	Sherman town	2
40	Trent town	2
40	Tulare town	2
40	Yale town	2
41	Beresford city	1
41	Hermosa town	1
41	Hosmer city	1
41	Hot Springs city	1
41	Irene city	1
41	Montrose city	1
41	Mound City town	1
41	New Effington town	1
41	Wakonda town	1
41	White Lake city	1