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Highest French Canadian population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Lewiston-Auburn, ME leads at 12.3%. 911 metro areas qualify in total. New Hampshire carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Lewiston, MEME116,48712.3%
02Manchester, NHNH433,4158.2%
03Putnam, CTCT98,0968.2%
04Barre, VTVT59,6528.0%
05Burlington, VTVT227,8037.7%
06Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1387.7%
07Augusta, MEME129,0677.6%
08Laconia, NHNH65,1477.4%
09Opelousas, LALA80,7657.2%
10Concord, NHNH158,0786.6%
11Keene, NHNH78,2696.2%
12Greenfield, MAMA70,6986.2%
13Portland, MEME577,6356.1%
14Escanaba, MIMI36,5825.9%
15Lebanon, NHNH224,5005.6%
16Lafayette, LALA423,7585.2%
17Massena, NYNY105,4885.2%
18Amherst, MAMA164,0655.1%
19Worcester, MAMA888,5025.0%
20Bangor, MEME157,9674.7%
21Brattleboro, VTVT45,2044.4%
22Rutland, VTVT59,6534.4%
23Lake Charles, LALA244,6554.3%
24Houma, LALA199,6684.3%
25Springfield, MAMA464,3384.1%
26Bennington, VTVT36,6304.0%
27Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.7%
28Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5753.7%
29Norwich, CTCT284,0153.6%
30Pittsfield, MAMA128,2243.2%
31Alpena, MIMI28,8533.2%
32Marinette, WIWI65,5153.1%
33Marquette, MIMI68,0643.0%
34Glens Falls, NYNY124,3733.0%
35Torrington, CTCT114,6902.8%
36Hartford, CTCT1,171,4262.7%
37New Iberia, LALA66,8462.7%
38Barnstable, MAMA233,5392.6%
39Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.5%
40Bay City, MIMI102,1232.5%
41Morgan City, LALA46,5522.3%
42Watertown, NYNY111,5402.3%
43Waterbury, CTCT463,3492.2%
44Hudson, NYNY60,1682.1%
45Midland, MIMI83,7542.1%
46Fairbanks, AKAK93,9722.0%
47Traverse City, MIMI156,9722.0%
48Houghton, MIMI40,0281.8%
49Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.8%
50Monroe, MIMI156,0041.8%
51Albany, NYNY915,8351.7%
52DeRidder, LALA36,6731.7%
53Flint, MIMI401,0931.6%
54Petoskey, MIMI33,7751.5%
55Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811.5%
56Huron, SDSD19,6241.5%
57Gloversville, NYNY52,2161.5%
58Shawano, WIWI45,7591.5%
59Cadillac, MIMI49,7191.5%
60Slidell, LALA279,1081.5%
61Pampa, TXTX21,7861.4%
62Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4041.4%
63Spearfish, SDSD29,4591.4%
64New Haven, CTCT578,7411.4%
65Saginaw, MIMI187,6881.4%
66Syracuse, NYNY652,2731.4%
67Green Bay, WIWI336,7561.3%
68Baton Rouge, LALA888,6991.3%
69Duluth, MNMN281,2191.3%
70Rice Lake, WIWI46,4841.3%
71Ludington, MIMI29,0401.2%
72Amsterdam, NYNY50,0461.2%
73Manitowoc, WIWI81,7101.2%
74Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.2%
75Owosso, MIMI67,6811.2%
76Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6911.2%
77Kankakee, ILIL105,5251.2%
78Williston, NDND41,7671.2%
79Utica, NYNY285,6111.1%
80Port Angeles, WAWA78,2021.1%
81Grand Forks, NDND105,0461.1%
82Wausau, WIWI139,4321.1%
83Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131.1%
84Big Rapids, MIMI42,3201.1%
85Muskegon, MIMI177,9011.1%
86Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6661.1%
87Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.1%
88Albert Lea, MNMN30,4401.0%
89Brainerd, MNMN100,5621.0%
90Brookings, OROR22,6211.0%
91Appleton, WIWI249,8761.0%
92Lansing, MIMI479,7221.0%
93Eau Claire, WIWI176,6471.0%
94Coldwater, MIMI45,9931.0%
95Sparta, WIWI46,5720.9%
96Picayune, MSMS59,3630.9%
97Faribault, MNMN69,9390.9%
98Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.9%
99Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.9%
100Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.9%
101Hood River, OROR23,7200.9%
102Price, UTUT20,6800.9%
103North Port, FLFL948,1580.9%
104Newport, OROR50,6360.9%
105Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.9%
106The Dalles, OROR26,3100.9%
107Lewiston, IDID65,4500.9%
108Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.9%
109Hailey, IDID32,4360.9%
110Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.9%
111Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.8%
112Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.8%
113New Orleans, LALA970,8490.8%
114Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.8%
115Truckee, CACA101,9110.8%
116Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.8%
117Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.8%
118Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.8%
119Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.8%
120Cortland, NYNY45,8500.8%
121Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.8%
122Jackson, MIMI159,5520.7%
123Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.7%
124The Villages, FLFL157,7720.7%
125Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.7%
126Hammond, LALA141,3460.7%
127Pullman, WAWA48,5120.7%
128Rifle, COCO80,0990.7%
129Salina, KSKS59,1210.7%
130Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.7%
131Naples, FLFL417,1310.7%
132Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.7%
133Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.7%
134Alma, MIMI41,1900.7%
135Auburn, NYNY74,3650.7%
136Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.7%
137Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.7%
138Eugene, OROR381,5840.7%
139Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.7%
140Ocala, FLFL442,6600.7%
141Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.7%
142Alexandria, LALA147,9520.7%
143Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.7%
144Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.7%
145Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.7%
146Astoria, OROR40,9260.7%
147Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.7%
148Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.7%
149Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.7%
150Shelton, WAWA71,1650.7%
151Dickinson, NDND39,1420.6%
152Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.6%
153Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.6%
154Spokane, WAWA608,0120.6%
155Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.6%
156Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.6%
157Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.6%
158Helena, MTMT97,1530.6%
159Adrian, MIMI97,7790.6%
160Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4970.6%
161Wooster, OHOH116,7580.6%
162Ruston, LALA48,3600.6%
163Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.6%
164Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.6%
165Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.6%
166Longview, WAWA114,8850.6%
167Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.6%
168Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.6%
169Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.6%
170Deltona, FLFL746,9330.6%
171Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.6%
172Bend, OROR266,3760.6%
173Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.6%
174Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.6%
175Winchester, VAVA152,3320.6%
176Racine, WIWI198,9190.6%
177Holland, MIMI123,1880.6%
178Key West, FLFL80,4060.6%
179Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.6%
180Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.6%
181Fargo, NDND269,5280.6%
182Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.6%
183Marietta, OHOH58,3890.6%
184Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.6%
185Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.6%
186Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.5%
187Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.5%
188Payson, AZAZ53,8010.5%
189Durango, COCO56,8980.5%
190Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.5%
191Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.5%
192Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.5%
193Monticello, NYNY80,5860.5%
194Toledo, OHOH599,3760.5%
195St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.5%
196Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.5%
197Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.5%
198Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.5%
199Boulder, COCO328,5600.5%
200Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.5%
201Jackson, WYWY36,5870.5%
202Centralia, WAWA88,0620.5%
203Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.5%
204Bismarck, NDND139,7500.5%
205Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.5%
206Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.5%
207Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.5%
208Shreveport, LALA383,4740.5%
209Lacey, WAWA304,2610.5%
210Athens, TNTN71,5900.5%
211Mankato, MNMN104,9070.5%
212Billings, MTMT193,6030.5%
213Crestview, FLFL315,0980.5%
214Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.5%
215Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.5%
216Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.5%
217St. George, UTUT213,6700.5%
218Olean, NYNY75,3900.5%
219Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.5%
220Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.5%
221Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.5%
222Watertown, SDSD29,5620.5%
223Sebring, FLFL111,1220.5%
224Crossville, TNTN66,3000.5%
225Albany, OROR132,8430.5%
226Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.5%
227Elmira, NYNY80,4150.5%
228Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.5%
229Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.5%
230Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.5%
231St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.5%
232Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
233Corning, NYNY91,8550.5%
234Corvallis, OROR97,7280.5%
235Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.5%
236Portland, OROR2,542,2820.5%
237Columbus, ININ85,7290.5%
238Mountain Home, ARAR42,9820.5%
239Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.5%
240Minot, NDND75,6940.5%
241Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.5%
242Taos, NMNM34,5640.4%
243Madison, WIWI709,6850.4%
244Brookings, SDSD37,6350.4%
245Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.4%
246Salem, OROR445,8140.4%
247Batavia, NYNY58,4160.4%
248Kingston, NYNY183,3300.4%
249Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.4%
250Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.4%
251Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.4%
252Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.4%
253Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.4%
254Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.4%
255Casper, WYWY80,5260.4%
256Pierre, SDSD20,5880.4%
257Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.4%
258Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.4%
259Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.4%
260Rochester, MNMN231,1840.4%
261Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.4%
262Watertown, WIWI86,5050.4%
263Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.4%
264Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.4%
265Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.4%
266Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.4%
267Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.4%
268Moscow, IDID41,8420.4%
269Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.4%
270Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.4%
271Seneca, SCSC83,7750.4%
272Charleston, ILIL46,6070.4%
273Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.4%
274Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.4%
275Monticello, ININ25,1640.4%
276Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.4%
277Janesville, WIWI166,4720.4%
278Norfolk, NENE49,2280.4%
279Heber, UTUT81,6550.4%
280Dover, DEDE194,7860.4%
281Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.4%
282Charleston, SCSC889,2630.4%
283Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.4%
284Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.4%
285Yakima, WAWA259,1850.4%
286Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.4%
287Daphne, ALAL267,7610.4%
288Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.4%
289Champaign, ILIL239,9790.4%
290Roseburg, OROR111,9510.4%
291Seaford, DEDE277,1400.4%
292Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.4%
293Asheville, NCNC422,3450.4%
294La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.4%
295Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.4%
296Redding, CACA181,6480.4%
297Sonora, CACA53,1600.4%
298Sanford, NCNC70,2580.4%
299Greeley, COCO378,4260.4%
300Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.4%
301Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.4%
302Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.4%
303Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.4%
304Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.4%
305Platteville, WIWI52,4460.4%
306Medford, OROR221,7950.4%
307Reno, NVNV578,7340.4%
308Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.4%
309Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.4%
310Paris, TNTN32,8960.4%
311Denver, COCO3,092,0370.4%
312Durham, NCNC625,4850.4%
313Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.4%
314Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.4%
315Napa, CACA132,9490.4%
316Auburn, ALAL208,0130.4%
317Missoula, MTMT128,6980.4%
318Granbury, TXTX70,5010.4%
319Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.4%
320Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.4%
321Niles, MIMI152,4440.4%
322Decatur, ININ36,6500.4%
323Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.3%
324Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.3%
325Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.3%
326Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.3%
327Winona, MNMN50,5230.3%
328Boone, NCNC54,7860.3%
329Dixon, ILIL32,9140.3%
330Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.3%
331Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.3%
332Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.3%
333Bradford, PAPA38,9840.3%
334Macomb, ILIL25,9160.3%
335Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.3%
336McPherson, KSKS30,0640.3%
337Laramie, WYWY38,5580.3%
338Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.3%
339Rockford, ILIL337,2420.3%
340Henderson, NCNC42,6380.3%
341Fayetteville, TNTN36,8530.3%
342Wabash, ININ30,7130.3%
343Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.3%
344Eureka, CACA131,6470.3%
345Monroe, LALA222,3900.3%
346Lake City, FLFL74,0940.3%
347Americus, GAGA33,3940.3%
348Minden, LALA34,9480.3%
349Savannah, GAGA438,3140.3%
350Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.3%
351Lafayette, ININ228,4680.3%
352Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.3%
353Chico, CACA209,2110.3%
354Branson, MOMO57,0010.3%
355Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.3%
356Liberal, KSKS21,0730.3%
357Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.3%
358Marshall, MNMN25,6840.3%
359Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.3%
360Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.3%
361Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.3%
362South Bend, ININ324,5380.3%
363Sayre, PAPA59,6000.3%
364Marion, ININ66,5240.3%
365Brevard, NCNC34,2110.3%
366Effingham, ILIL44,7270.3%
367Rolla, MOMO45,2470.3%
368Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.3%
369Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.3%
370Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.3%
371Cody, WYWY31,1710.3%
372Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.3%
373Staunton, VAVA129,6920.3%
374Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.3%
375Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.3%
376Somerset, KYKY67,3840.3%
377Panama City, FLFL231,1740.3%
378Abilene, TXTX185,4290.3%
379Burlington, NCNC186,1770.3%
380Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.3%
381Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.3%
382Riverton, WYWY39,4640.3%
383Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.3%
384Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.3%
385Carson, NVNV58,5710.3%
386Edwards, COCO54,2910.3%
387San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.3%
388West Plains, MOMO40,7980.3%
389Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.3%
390New Bern, NCNC127,3580.3%
391Wilson, NCNC81,1500.3%
392Lexington, KYKY535,1740.3%
393Yuba City, CACA187,4780.3%
394Bucyrus, OHOH41,8960.3%
395Warren, PAPA37,0380.3%
396Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.3%
397Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.3%
398Natchez, MSMS54,7220.3%
399Franklin, KYKY20,7880.3%
400San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.3%
401Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.3%
402Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.3%
403Oxnard, CACA830,8510.3%
404Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.3%
405Willmar, MNMN44,7200.3%
406Harrison, ARAR45,6540.3%
407Montrose, COCO44,5910.3%
408Brenham, TXTX38,2880.3%
409Shelby, NCNC103,3250.3%
410Gillette, WYWY48,1450.3%
411Pocatello, IDID91,5910.3%
412Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.3%
413Austin, MNMN40,9710.3%
414Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.3%
415Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.3%
416Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.3%
417Washington, ININ34,2090.3%
418Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.3%
419Paducah, KYKY102,2590.3%
420Lawton, OKOK127,5900.3%
421Killeen, TXTX511,4970.3%
422Vallejo, CACA455,3760.3%
423Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.3%
424Springfield, MOMO500,6940.3%
425Marion, NCNC45,1980.3%
426Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.3%
427St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.3%
428Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.3%
429Athens, OHOH63,1970.3%
430Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.3%
431Easton, MDMD38,2380.3%
432Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.3%
433Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.3%
434Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.3%
435Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.3%
436Fremont, NENE38,0570.3%
437College Station, TXTX287,4760.3%
438Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.3%
439Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.3%
440Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.3%
441McComb, MSMS52,6400.3%
442Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.3%
443Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.3%
444Beatrice, NENE21,7110.2%
445Hermiston, OROR93,7210.2%
446Elk City, OKOK22,1590.2%
447Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.2%
448Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.2%
449Longview, TXTX297,3150.2%
450Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.2%
451Jamestown, NDND21,4140.2%
452La Grande, OROR25,9000.2%
453Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.2%
454Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.2%
455Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.2%
456Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.2%
457Urbana, OHOH38,8200.2%
458Zapata, TXTX13,7530.2%
459Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.2%
460Davenport, IAIA380,4520.2%
461New Castle, ININ49,1370.2%
462Columbus, NENE46,5830.2%
463Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.2%
464Warsaw, ININ80,8920.2%
465Augusta, GAGA641,2310.2%
466Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.2%
467Decatur, ALAL160,3260.2%
468Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%
469Russellville, ARAR84,9320.2%
470Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.2%
471Akron, OHOH701,7800.2%
472Lincoln, NENE352,0810.2%
473Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.2%
474Washington, NCNC44,6700.2%
475Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.2%
476Columbia, SCSC879,9180.2%
477Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.2%
478Enid, OKOK61,7790.2%
479Hilo, HIHI210,0430.2%
480Wichita, KSKS663,8090.2%
481Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.2%
482Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.2%
483Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.2%
484Columbus, GAGA324,8300.2%
485Erie, PAPA265,8320.2%
486Mobile, ALAL411,6580.2%
487Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.2%
488Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%
489Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.2%
490Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.2%
491Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.2%
492Fallon, NVNV25,8510.2%
493Elko, NVNV56,6820.2%
494Altoona, PAPA119,5410.2%
495Reading, PAPA440,0720.2%
496Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.2%
497Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.2%
498Pueblo, COCO169,2770.2%
499Hickory, NCNC376,8900.2%
500San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.2%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest french canadian share?

Lewiston-Auburn, ME ranks #1 with 12.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by french canadian share?

Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Manchester-Nashua, NH, Putnam, CT, Barre, VT, Burlington-South Burlington, VT.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

911 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is french canadian share measured?

Share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).