RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest French Canadian population share, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.0%–

02Franklin County, NYNY46,5006.5%–

03St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4886.3%–

04Essex County, NYNY36,4383.8%–

05Lewis County, NYNY26,4793.1%–

06Washington County, NYNY59,3533.0%–

07Jefferson County, NYNY111,5403.0%–

08Oswego County, NYNY118,5692.9%–

09Warren County, NYNY65,0202.9%–

10Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5102.6%–

11Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.6%–

12Hamilton County, NYNY5,0062.2%–

13Oneida County, NYNY226,3921.8%–

14Columbia County, NYNY60,1681.8%–

15Albany County, NYNY321,2251.8%–

16Herkimer County, NYNY59,2191.6%–

17Madison County, NYNY67,1201.6%–

18Onondaga County, NYNY466,5841.6%–

19Wayne County, NYNY91,2501.5%–

20Cayuga County, NYNY74,3651.5%–

21Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.5%–

22Montgomery County, NYNY50,0461.5%–

23Schenectady County, NYNY162,5811.4%–

24Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.4%–

25Ontario County, NYNY113,1301.2%–

26Tompkins County, NYNY104,0471.1%–

27Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.0%–

28Niagara County, NYNY208,9121.0%–

29Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411.0%–

30Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.0%–

31Greene County, NYNY47,2380.9%–

32Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.9%–

33Livingston County, NYNY61,4380.9%–

34Seneca County, NYNY32,8830.8%–

35Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.8%–

36Yates County, NYNY24,5470.7%–

37Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.7%–

38Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.7%–

39Genesee County, NYNY58,4160.7%–

40Steuben County, NYNY91,8550.7%–

41Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.7%–

42Erie County, NYNY946,7410.6%–

43Chemung County, NYNY80,4150.6%–

44Otsego County, NYNY60,5890.6%–

45Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3900.6%–

46Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.6%–

47Schuyler County, NYNY16,9240.5%–

48Sullivan County, NYNY80,5860.5%–

49Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.5%–

50Broome County, NYNY195,7360.4%–

51Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1260.4%–

52Orange County, NYNY417,6690.4%–

53Putnam County, NYNY99,0280.3%–

54Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.3%–

55Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.3%–

56New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.2%–

57Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.2%–

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.2%–

59Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.2%–

60Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.1%–

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.1%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES