RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 57 SHOWN OF 57

Highest French Canadian population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 57 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 57 is 0.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Mono County, CACA12,5051.7%+1.6 pts

02Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601.1%+0.7 pts

03Nevada County, CACA101,9111.1%+0.3 pts

04Inyo County, CACA18,1580.7%+0.4 pts

05El Dorado County, CACA192,3230.7%−0.2 pts

06Amador County, CACA41,8760.6%−1.1 pts

07Humboldt County, CACA131,6470.6%−0.1 pts

08Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8520.5%−0.1 pts

09Sierra County, CACA3,0980.5%−0.5 pts

10Placer County, CACA442,0810.5%+0.1 pts

11Mariposa County, CACA16,9180.5%+0.3 pts

12Sonoma County, CACA486,4440.5%+0.1 pts

13Marin County, CACA253,6940.5%0.0 pts

14Napa County, CACA132,9490.4%+0.2 pts

15Shasta County, CACA181,6480.4%−0.3 pts

16San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3670.4%−0.2 pts

17Siskiyou County, CACA42,0130.4%−0.9 pts

18San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.3%0.0 pts

19Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.3%0.0 pts

20San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.3%−0.1 pts

21Ventura County, CACA830,8510.3%−0.1 pts

22Butte County, CACA209,2110.3%−0.3 pts

23Solano County, CACA455,3760.3%−0.1 pts

24Plumas County, CACA18,5830.3%−0.3 pts

25Yolo County, CACA224,4100.3%−0.1 pts

26Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.3%−0.2 pts

27Lassen County, CACA28,1170.3%0.0 pts

28Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.3%0.0 pts

29Glenn County, CACA28,1410.3%−0.2 pts

30Colusa County, CACA21,8360.3%0.0 pts

31San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.3%−0.1 pts

32Lake County, CACA67,7720.3%−0.2 pts

33Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.3%−0.1 pts

34Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.3%−0.1 pts

35Calaveras County, CACA46,6050.2%−0.2 pts

36San Mateo County, CACA743,5680.2%0.0 pts

37Sutter County, CACA98,7870.2%0.0 pts

38Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.2%0.0 pts

39Tehama County, CACA64,6650.2%−0.2 pts

40Modoc County, CACA8,4260.2%0.0 pts

41San Benito County, CACA70,0820.2%0.0 pts

42Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.2%−0.1 pts

43Stanislaus County, CACA557,7190.2%0.0 pts

44Yuba County, CACA88,6910.2%−0.2 pts

45San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.2%0.0 pts

46Kern County, CACA927,0680.2%−0.1 pts

47Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.2%0.0 pts

48Mendocino County, CACA88,1220.2%−0.4 pts

49Madera County, CACA167,9270.2%−0.1 pts

50Monterey County, CACA433,7290.2%−0.2 pts

51Del Norte County, CACA26,4100.1%−0.5 pts

52Merced County, CACA297,2600.1%0.0 pts

53Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.1%−0.1 pts

54Imperial County, CACA181,4110.1%0.0 pts

55Tulare County, CACA485,1460.1%0.0 pts

56Trinity County, CACA15,7200.1%−0.2 pts

57Kings County, CACA154,3270.1%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS