Ranking of South Dakota Counties 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 counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population with French Canadian ancestry (554), followed by Pennington County (404), and Meade County (400).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Meade County
Lawrence County
Beadle County
Codington County
Lincoln County
Brookings County
Davison County
Brown County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Minnehaha County 554
2 Pennington County 404
3 Meade County 400
4 Lawrence County 387
5 Beadle County 178
6 Codington County 143
7 Lincoln County 140
8 Brookings County 138
9 Davison County 134
10 Brown County 113
11 Tripp County 88
11 Union County 88
12 Butte County 82
13 Clay County 57
14 Day County 55
15 Stanley County 51
16 Yankton County 49
17 Moody County 37
18 Charles Mix County 32
18 Hamlin County 32
19 Gregory County 29
20 Lake County 26
21 Kingsbury County 24
22 Hughes County 22
23 Hutchinson County 21
24 Marshall County 19
24 Roberts County 19
25 Bon Homme County 18
26 Hand County 16
26 Lyman County 16
26 Walworth County 16
27 Sanborn County 14
28 Custer County 13
29 Jones County 12
29 McCook County 12
30 Jackson County 11
31 Deuel County 10
31 Edmunds County 10
32 Douglas County 8
32 Fall River County 8
32 McPherson County 8
32 Potter County 8
32 Spink County 8
33 Grant County 6
33 Sully County 6
34 Campbell County 5
34 Faulk County 5
34 Haakon County 5
35 Clark County 4
35 Harding County 4
36 Aurora County 3
36 Hyde County 3
36 Perkins County 3
37 Brule County 2
37 Dewey County 2
37 Hanson County 2