French Americans
About 6,412,949 US residents are of French ancestry, 1.9% of the population · down 13.0% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest French populations
Highest French share
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Where French Americans earn the most
| New Jersey | $120,461 | 53.2% | 5.8% | 71.5% | 81,404 |
| Maryland | $110,839 | 60.2% | 4.6% | 73.1% | 69,269 |
| Virginia | $104,267 | 56.7% | 6.9% | 71.2% | 124,212 |
| California | $103,014 | 49.5% | 9.0% | 63.0% | 481,323 |
| Colorado | $101,329 | 50.1% | 5.7% | 66.4% | 123,837 |
| Illinois | $98,250 | 49.0% | 5.4% | 75.6% | 171,149 |
| Rhode Island | $98,148 | 34.1% | 6.1% | 72.9% | 75,606 |
| Texas | $98,052 | 49.3% | 6.9% | 69.4% | 416,681 |
| Georgia | $96,678 | 51.5% | 6.2% | 78.4% | 118,468 |
| Washington | $95,706 | 44.4% | 9.5% | 65.3% | 174,417 |
| Massachusetts | $95,543 | 39.9% | 7.5% | 67.5% | 313,947 |
| New Hampshire | $95,032 | 30.4% | 5.8% | 74.3% | 139,668 |
| North Carolina | $93,549 | 52.0% | 7.0% | 74.8% | 153,022 |
| Connecticut | $91,821 | 35.7% | 7.1% | 74.9% | 130,747 |
| Pennsylvania | $90,247 | 44.3% | 6.0% | 75.0% | 158,983 |
| Minnesota | $88,482 | 40.5% | 6.4% | 75.9% | 145,242 |
| New York | $87,791 | 46.6% | 9.1% | 63.9% | 303,795 |
| Oregon | $85,116 | 43.2% | 11.9% | 69.6% | 104,065 |
| South Carolina | $84,694 | 44.6% | 7.0% | 77.5% | 82,757 |
| Tennessee | $84,023 | 40.6% | 8.1% | 70.9% | 97,953 |
| Arizona | $83,893 | 41.9% | 9.1% | 71.0% | 125,859 |
| Florida | $82,914 | 39.9% | 7.7% | 77.0% | 379,890 |
| Wisconsin | $80,287 | 37.4% | 8.0% | 72.0% | 139,024 |
| Louisiana | $77,450 | 35.9% | 10.7% | 80.9% | 420,110 |
| Missouri | $77,150 | 39.8% | 7.9% | 73.2% | 129,404 |
| Michigan | $76,184 | 35.8% | 8.3% | 81.1% | 282,926 |
| Ohio | $74,127 | 40.6% | 9.0% | 73.3% | 186,108 |
| Maine | $73,633 | 32.1% | 9.7% | 71.1% | 147,438 |
| Indiana | $73,397 | 37.2% | 8.1% | 76.2% | 101,962 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
French Americans across metro areas
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
French Americans across cities
| San Francisco | $157,679 | 79.6% | 6.6% | 34.8% | 18,472 |
| Washington | $148,726 | 92.4% | 7.3% | 42.6% | 11,166 |
| Arlington | $141,438 | 84.3% | 3.0% | 47.6% | 5,943 |
| San Jose | $141,395 | 57.1% | 5.3% | 60.6% | 11,585 |
| The Woodlands | $131,212 | 58.4% | 4.5% | 72.0% | 6,213 |
| Prairieville | $123,926 | 41.3% | 2.6% | 98.4% | 5,564 |
| Oakland | $120,227 | 71.1% | 6.9% | 47.0% | 6,320 |
| New York | $110,577 | 72.8% | 9.0% | 31.4% | 68,494 |
| Seattle | $110,003 | 68.5% | 7.4% | 50.7% | 21,470 |
| Boston | $109,382 | 75.4% | 8.6% | 38.0% | 11,780 |
| Anchorage | $108,816 | 46.0% | 4.0% | 73.6% | 6,776 |
| Atlanta | $107,691 | 81.4% | 4.7% | 56.3% | 8,934 |
| San Diego | $102,147 | 60.1% | 6.4% | 51.5% | 23,648 |
| Chicago | $101,358 | 70.7% | 6.7% | 46.1% | 25,630 |
| Chandler | $101,152 | 47.9% | 2.3% | 70.7% | 6,264 |
| Raleigh | $99,019 | 66.4% | 10.7% | 65.9% | 8,058 |
| Dallas | $95,024 | 65.6% | 6.2% | 44.0% | 16,240 |
| Gilbert | $93,439 | 49.8% | 3.3% | 82.3% | 5,502 |
| Denver | $92,618 | 66.4% | 9.2% | 50.0% | 15,103 |
| Houston | $92,374 | 59.3% | 9.8% | 54.2% | 33,233 |
| Charlotte | $92,151 | 63.7% | 5.1% | 61.6% | 11,492 |
| Long Beach | $91,176 | 48.9% | 8.6% | 49.1% | 5,761 |
| Plano | $91,008 | 62.9% | 2.5% | 67.6% | 4,933 |
| Los Angeles | $89,169 | 57.1% | 10.5% | 41.9% | 43,168 |
| Virginia Beach | $89,151 | 41.0% | 2.7% | 74.5% | 10,170 |
| Austin | $88,258 | 68.4% | 7.5% | 45.2% | 22,657 |
| Warwick | $85,644 | 24.2% | 4.3% | 79.1% | 7,349 |
| Scottsdale | $84,646 | 51.8% | 3.1% | 61.9% | 6,508 |
| Bristol | $82,645 | 18.7% | 9.7% | 66.6% | 7,843 |
| Baltimore | $81,371 | 68.0% | 7.2% | 55.9% | 5,276 |
| Attleboro | $80,694 | 22.8% | 7.1% | 71.5% | 5,301 |
| Kenner | $80,483 | 36.2% | 6.3% | 81.4% | 5,955 |
| Santa Rosa | $80,176 | 47.1% | 2.6% | 58.8% | 4,941 |
| Henderson | $79,033 | 31.9% | 6.7% | 62.3% | 5,843 |
| Minneapolis | $78,218 | 59.4% | 9.1% | 60.1% | 11,349 |
| Philadelphia | $77,772 | 58.2% | 11.5% | 58.6% | 12,110 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $77,725 | 61.1% | 5.7% | 60.1% | 11,224 |
| Portland | $77,093 | 57.3% | 13.4% | 54.7% | 17,956 |
| Fort Worth | $75,398 | 41.6% | 8.2% | 60.1% | 12,263 |
| Haverhill | $74,804 | 21.6% | 11.5% | 67.6% | 6,165 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $74,250 | 50.6% | 5.2% | 60.0% | 13,808 |
| Nashua | $74,013 | 28.7% | 7.7% | 55.6% | 9,773 |
| Lafayette | $73,365 | 55.9% | 8.9% | 71.4% | 19,798 |
| Madison | $73,264 | 58.4% | 12.0% | 44.8% | 6,396 |
| Aurora | $72,939 | 39.0% | 12.8% | 71.8% | 6,449 |
| St. Louis | $71,728 | 56.9% | 13.1% | 63.8% | 6,949 |
| Las Vegas | $71,709 | 29.2% | 9.7% | 65.2% | 9,956 |
| New Orleans | $71,699 | 64.0% | 11.1% | 60.4% | 20,021 |
| Tampa | $71,604 | 55.5% | 12.1% | 61.6% | 6,802 |
| Baton Rouge | $71,250 | 54.5% | 15.2% | 67.8% | 14,733 |
| Fort Wayne | $71,224 | 32.7% | 5.0% | 75.5% | 7,173 |
| Sacramento | $70,657 | 45.1% | 10.7% | 48.1% | 7,647 |
| Mesa | $70,489 | 27.5% | 8.6% | 70.8% | 9,446 |
| Jacksonville | $70,424 | 46.7% | 6.5% | 71.3% | 12,436 |
| Concord | $70,313 | 24.4% | 7.9% | 50.5% | 5,159 |
| Shreveport | $70,313 | 43.5% | 14.3% | 75.4% | 4,925 |
| Kansas City | $70,057 | 45.1% | 7.2% | 61.6% | 8,667 |
| Phoenix | $69,460 | 41.6% | 7.4% | 61.4% | 24,797 |
| Mobile | $69,427 | 55.4% | 8.1% | 63.8% | 4,885 |
| Boise City | $69,224 | 52.1% | 12.4% | 59.3% | 5,103 |
| Metairie | $68,789 | 44.4% | 7.4% | 79.0% | 20,193 |
| Wichita | $68,125 | 41.3% | 12.1% | 55.1% | 7,834 |
| Tacoma | $67,826 | 30.4% | 12.2% | 58.7% | 5,153 |
| Columbus | $67,589 | 50.0% | 10.0% | 50.1% | 11,767 |
| San Antonio | $67,283 | 48.0% | 9.1% | 53.5% | 19,555 |
| Vancouver | $67,276 | 36.1% | 13.2% | 47.7% | 5,322 |
| St. Paul | $67,135 | 45.6% | 8.3% | 55.5% | 8,004 |
| Arlington | $66,794 | 30.3% | 8.3% | 73.6% | 5,090 |
| Fresno | $66,776 | 41.7% | 11.3% | 61.5% | 5,014 |
| St. Petersburg | $66,152 | 40.7% | 10.5% | 65.2% | 7,076 |
| Omaha | $66,037 | 46.0% | 11.9% | 56.9% | 9,437 |
| Memphis | $65,943 | 51.4% | 9.2% | 58.6% | 4,987 |
| Pawtucket | $65,551 | 13.7% | 10.6% | 53.0% | 6,077 |
| Fort Collins | $65,204 | 63.5% | 16.1% | 51.5% | 5,368 |
| Lewiston | $65,054 | 16.8% | 14.2% | 54.8% | 6,895 |
| Milwaukee | $65,000 | 41.9% | 9.3% | 53.5% | 7,150 |
| Oklahoma City | $64,552 | 45.3% | 10.6% | 54.9% | 8,928 |
| Colorado Springs | $64,094 | 40.9% | 9.1% | 63.9% | 13,049 |
| Spokane | $63,579 | 37.5% | 9.5% | 57.4% | 7,490 |
| Tulsa | $63,413 | 45.5% | 11.0% | 61.3% | 7,793 |
| Albuquerque | $63,346 | 49.7% | 11.2% | 64.1% | 10,205 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $62,429 | 39.2% | 7.0% | 67.7% | 10,842 |
| Springfield | $62,198 | 18.7% | 10.4% | 70.9% | 7,488 |
| Lincoln | $61,625 | 42.1% | 7.0% | 66.3% | 5,330 |
| Manchester | $60,842 | 22.6% | 13.3% | 45.5% | 13,062 |
| Lake Charles | $60,800 | 41.0% | 10.7% | 70.8% | 6,984 |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county | $60,208 | 57.1% | 10.6% | 59.8% | 5,204 |
| Reno | $59,223 | 36.0% | 11.3% | 48.2% | 6,318 |
| Lowell | $59,153 | 22.0% | 19.4% | 51.2% | 6,512 |
| Portland | $59,017 | 49.7% | 14.3% | 41.2% | 5,242 |
| Worcester | $57,449 | 26.8% | 15.6% | 50.5% | 11,549 |
| Chicopee | $57,220 | 20.0% | 8.9% | 68.9% | 8,530 |
| New Bedford | $55,352 | 18.4% | 11.8% | 45.4% | 7,316 |
| Providence | $54,213 | 42.5% | 15.4% | 43.2% | 5,543 |
| Houma | $54,067 | 29.4% | 16.0% | 74.4% | 7,118 |
| Eugene | $52,154 | 44.6% | 18.8% | 44.9% | 6,196 |
| Toledo | $51,860 | 23.3% | 15.3% | 67.3% | 8,700 |
| Fall River | $50,581 | 14.9% | 19.8% | 42.2% | 8,307 |
| Tucson | $50,337 | 40.1% | 17.6% | 57.0% | 9,778 |
| Woonsocket | $47,856 | 15.9% | 12.4% | 42.4% | 5,443 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
Frequently asked
About 6,412,949 US residents are of French ancestry, roughly 1.9% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest French population of any US city, with about 69,715 residents of French ancestry.
California leads all states with about 528,836 residents of French ancestry.
French Americans have a median household income of about $87,615, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024