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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 905

Highest French Canadian population share, US metro areas · 2020

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 19.5%. 905 metro areas qualify in total. New Hampshire carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Lewiston, MEME116,48719.5%
02Opelousas, LALA80,76518.7%
03Laconia, NHNH65,14710.4%
04Manchester, NHNH433,4159.9%
05Burlington, VTVT227,8039.6%
06Lake Charles, LALA244,6559.0%
07Concord, NHNH158,0788.7%
08Escanaba, MIMI36,5828.5%
09Augusta, MEME129,0678.1%
10Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1388.0%
11Barre, VTVT59,6527.8%
12Portland, MEME577,6357.7%
13Lafayette, LALA423,7587.7%
14Keene, NHNH78,2697.5%
15Houma, LALA199,6687.2%
16Greenfield, MAMA70,6986.9%
17Massena, NYNY105,4886.3%
18Lebanon, NHNH224,5006.2%
19Worcester, MAMA888,5026.1%
20Bangor, MEME157,9676.1%
21Amherst, MAMA164,0655.7%
22Brattleboro, VTVT45,2045.5%
23Springfield, MAMA464,3385.3%
24Rutland, VTVT59,6535.1%
25Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5755.1%
26Providence, RIRI1,708,1614.9%
27Marinette, WIWI65,5154.5%
28Bennington, VTVT36,6304.5%
29Marquette, MIMI68,0644.2%
30Pittsfield, MAMA128,2243.6%
31New Iberia, LALA66,8463.6%
32Alpena, MIMI28,8533.5%
33Barnstable, MAMA233,5393.2%
34Boston, MAMA5,034,2213.1%
35Bay City, MIMI102,1233.0%
36Watertown, NYNY111,5403.0%
37Glens Falls, NYNY124,3732.9%
38Morgan City, LALA46,5522.8%
39Houghton, MIMI40,0282.7%
40Midland, MIMI83,7542.5%
41Traverse City, MIMI156,9722.4%
42Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4042.3%
43Cadillac, MIMI49,7192.2%
44Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2192.2%
45Albany, NYNY915,8352.1%
46Monroe, MIMI156,0042.1%
47Green Bay, WIWI336,7562.0%
48Rice Lake, WIWI46,4842.0%
49Flint, MIMI401,0932.0%
50Petoskey, MIMI33,7752.0%
51Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.9%
52Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0811.9%
53Syracuse, NYNY652,2731.8%
54Hudson, NYNY60,1681.8%
55Brainerd, MNMN100,5621.8%
56Utica, NYNY285,6111.8%
57Manitowoc, WIWI81,7101.7%
58Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.7%
59Duluth, MNMN281,2191.7%
60Sparta, WIWI46,5721.7%
61Ludington, MIMI29,0401.7%
62Baton Rouge, LALA888,6991.7%
63Fairbanks, AKAK93,9721.6%
64Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6911.6%
65Sandpoint, IDID54,4201.6%
66Auburn, NYNY74,3651.5%
67Saginaw, MIMI187,6881.5%
68Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131.5%
69Muskegon, MIMI177,9011.5%
70Slidell, LALA279,1081.5%
71Shawano, WIWI45,7591.5%
72Owosso, MIMI67,6811.5%
73Amsterdam, NYNY50,0461.5%
74Stevens Point, WIWI71,9431.4%
75Kankakee, ILIL105,5251.4%
76Eau Claire, WIWI176,6471.4%
77Wausau, WIWI139,4321.4%
78Williston, NDND41,7671.4%
79Gloversville, NYNY52,2161.4%
80Grand Forks, NDND105,0461.3%
81Big Rapids, MIMI42,3201.3%
82Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541.3%
83Longview, WAWA114,8851.3%
84Adrian, MIMI97,7791.3%
85Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6661.3%
86Jackson, MIMI159,5521.3%
87Sebastian, FLFL172,7991.2%
88DeRidder, LALA36,6731.2%
89Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121.2%
90Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.2%
91Lansing, MIMI479,7221.2%
92Hays, KSKS29,0751.2%
93Spearfish, SDSD29,4591.2%
94Alexandria, LALA147,9521.2%
95Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441.1%
96Pullman, WAWA48,5121.1%
97Appleton, WIWI249,8761.1%
98Battle Creek, MIMI133,4081.1%
99Ithaca, NYNY104,0471.1%
100Sonora, CACA53,1601.1%
101Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1181.1%
102Shelton, WAWA71,1651.1%
103Grants Pass, OROR87,8671.1%
104Hammond, LALA141,3461.1%
105Truckee, CACA101,9111.1%
106Bremerton, WAWA283,3741.0%
107Lewiston, IDID65,4501.0%
108Rochester, NYNY1,056,1491.0%
109Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0601.0%
110Faribault, MNMN69,9391.0%
111Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951.0%
112North Port, FLFL948,1581.0%
113Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4971.0%
114New Orleans, LALA970,8491.0%
115Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071.0%
116Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2141.0%
117Spokane, WAWA608,0120.9%
118Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.9%
119Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.9%
120Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.9%
121Price, UTUT20,6800.9%
122Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.9%
123Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.9%
124Alma, MIMI41,1900.9%
125Cortland, NYNY45,8500.9%
126Bismarck, NDND139,7500.9%
127Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.9%
128The Dalles, OROR26,3100.9%
129Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.9%
130Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.9%
131Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.9%
132Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.9%
133Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.8%
134Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.8%
135Fargo, NDND269,5280.8%
136Missoula, MTMT128,6980.8%
137Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.8%
138Bend, OROR266,3760.8%
139Wahpeton, NDND23,0190.8%
140St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.8%
141Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.8%
142The Villages, FLFL157,7720.8%
143Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.8%
144Racine, WIWI198,9190.8%
145Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.8%
146North Platte, NENE33,9720.8%
147Deltona, FLFL746,9330.8%
148Salina, KSKS59,1210.8%
149Lacey, WAWA304,2610.8%
150Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.8%
151Newport, OROR50,6360.8%
152Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.8%
153Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.8%
154Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.8%
155Ocala, FLFL442,6600.7%
156Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.7%
157Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.7%
158Bishop, CACA18,1580.7%
159Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.7%
160Evanston, WYWY23,4150.7%
161Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.7%
162Eugene, OROR381,5840.7%
163New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.7%
164Dickinson, NDND39,1420.7%
165Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.7%
166Naples, FLFL417,1310.7%
167Boulder, COCO328,5600.7%
168Fremont, OHOH58,6550.7%
169Billings, MTMT193,6030.7%
170Holland, MIMI123,1880.7%
171Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.7%
172Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.7%
173Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.7%
174Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.7%
175Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.7%
176Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.7%
177Batavia, NYNY58,4160.7%
178Helena, MTMT97,1530.7%
179Corning, NYNY91,8550.7%
180Portland, OROR2,542,2820.7%
181Albany, OROR132,8430.7%
182Edwards, COCO54,2910.7%
183Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.7%
184Kingston, NYNY183,3300.7%
185Durango, COCO56,8980.7%
186Payson, AZAZ53,8010.7%
187Minot, NDND75,6940.7%
188Picayune, MSMS59,3630.7%
189Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.7%
190Sebring, FLFL111,1220.7%
191Crestview, FLFL315,0980.7%
192Winchester, VAVA152,3320.7%
193Easton, MDMD38,2380.7%
194Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.7%
195Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.6%
196Warren, PAPA37,0380.6%
197Panama City, FLFL231,1740.6%
198Eureka, CACA131,6470.6%
199Elmira, NYNY80,4150.6%
200Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.6%
201Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.6%
202Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.6%
203Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.6%
204Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.6%
205Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.6%
206Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.6%
207Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.6%
208Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.6%
209Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.6%
210Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.6%
211La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.6%
212Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.6%
213Brevard, NCNC34,2110.6%
214Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.6%
215Centralia, WAWA88,0620.6%
216Salem, OROR445,8140.6%
217Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.6%
218Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.6%
219Athens, TNTN71,5900.6%
220Toledo, OHOH599,3760.6%
221La Grande, OROR25,9000.6%
222Hillsdale, MIMI45,7380.6%
223Olean, NYNY75,3900.6%
224Hermiston, OROR93,7210.6%
225Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.6%
226Roseburg, OROR111,9510.6%
227Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.6%
228Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.6%
229Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.6%
230Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.6%
231Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.6%
232Hood River, OROR23,7200.6%
233Medford, OROR221,7950.6%
234Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.6%
235Austin, MNMN40,9710.6%
236Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.6%
237Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.6%
238Cody, WYWY31,1710.6%
239Yakima, WAWA259,1850.5%
240Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.5%
241Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.5%
242Watertown, SDSD29,5620.5%
243Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.5%
244Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.5%
245Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.5%
246Ottawa, KSKS26,2990.5%
247Branson, MOMO57,0010.5%
248Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.5%
249Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.5%
250Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.5%
251Rochester, MNMN231,1840.5%
252Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.5%
253Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.5%
254Pocatello, IDID91,5910.5%
255Durham, NCNC625,4850.5%
256Elk City, OKOK22,1590.5%
257Palatka, FLFL77,7340.5%
258New Bern, NCNC127,3580.5%
259Monticello, ININ25,1640.5%
260Reno, NVNV578,7340.5%
261Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.5%
262Winchester, TNTN45,5790.5%
263Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.5%
264Madison, WIWI709,6850.5%
265Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.5%
266Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.5%
267Watertown, WIWI86,5050.5%
268Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.5%
269Winona, MNMN50,5230.5%
270Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.5%
271Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.5%
272Charleston, SCSC889,2630.5%
273Mountain Home, ARAR42,9820.5%
274Key West, FLFL80,4060.5%
275Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.5%
276Marietta, OHOH58,3890.5%
277Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.5%
278Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.5%
279Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.5%
280Denver, COCO3,092,0370.5%
281Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.5%
282Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
283Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.5%
284Yankton, SDSD23,6350.5%
285Wooster, OHOH116,7580.5%
286Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.5%
287Ruston, LALA48,3600.5%
288Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.5%
289Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.5%
290Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.5%
291Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.5%
292Monticello, NYNY80,5860.5%
293Savannah, GAGA438,3140.5%
294Carson, NVNV58,5710.5%
295Lake City, FLFL74,0940.5%
296Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.5%
297Mankato, MNMN104,9070.5%
298Willmar, MNMN44,7200.5%
299Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.5%
300Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.4%
301Napa, CACA132,9490.4%
302Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.4%
303Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.4%
304Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.4%
305Redding, CACA181,6480.4%
306Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.4%
307Corvallis, OROR97,7280.4%
308Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.4%
309Dover, DEDE194,7860.4%
310Crossville, TNTN66,3000.4%
311Hastings, NENE40,5770.4%
312Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.4%
313San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.4%
314Spencer, IAIA16,2020.4%
315Cañon City, COCO50,0390.4%
316Casper, WYWY80,5260.4%
317Charleston, ILIL46,6070.4%
318Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.4%
319Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.4%
320Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.4%
321Brookings, SDSD37,6350.4%
322Seaford, DEDE277,1400.4%
323Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.4%
324Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.4%
325Shreveport, LALA383,4740.4%
326Asheville, NCNC422,3450.4%
327Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.4%
328Rifle, COCO80,0990.4%
329Bradford, PAPA38,9840.4%
330Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.4%
331Dixon, ILIL32,9140.4%
332Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.4%
333Niles, MIMI152,4440.4%
334Auburn, ALAL208,0130.4%
335Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.4%
336Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.4%
337Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.4%
338Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.4%
339Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.4%
340Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.4%
341Astoria, OROR40,9260.4%
342Marshall, MNMN25,6840.4%
343Macomb, ILIL25,9160.4%
344Athens, OHOH63,1970.4%
345Kearney, NENE57,9620.4%
346Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.4%
347Hilo, HIHI210,0430.4%
348Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.4%
349Emporia, KSKS34,8380.4%
350Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.4%
351Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.4%
352Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.4%
353Laramie, WYWY38,5580.4%
354Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.4%
355Platteville, WIWI52,4460.4%
356Jamestown, NDND21,4140.4%
357Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.4%
358Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.4%
359Othello, WAWA21,4880.4%
360Wabash, ININ30,7130.4%
361Liberal, KSKS21,0730.4%
362Natchez, MSMS54,7220.4%
363Moscow, IDID41,8420.4%
364Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.4%
365Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.4%
366Rockford, ILIL337,2420.4%
367Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.4%
368Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.4%
369Minden, LALA34,9480.4%
370Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.4%
371Janesville, WIWI166,4720.4%
372Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.4%
373Warsaw, ININ80,8920.4%
374Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.4%
375Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.4%
376Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.4%
377Erie, PAPA265,8320.4%
378Boone, NCNC54,7860.4%
379Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.3%
380Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.3%
381Kennett, MOMO26,8550.3%
382Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.3%
383Burlington, IAIA44,0610.3%
384Lawton, OKOK127,5900.3%
385Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.3%
386Pueblo, COCO169,2770.3%
387Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.3%
388Elkhart, ININ208,7740.3%
389Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.3%
390Waycross, GAGA57,6700.3%
391Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.3%
392Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.3%
393Riverton, WYWY39,4640.3%
394Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.3%
395Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.3%
396St. George, UTUT213,6700.3%
397Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.3%
398Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.3%
399San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.3%
400Oxnard, CACA830,8510.3%
401Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.3%
402Ontario, OROR60,0850.3%
403Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.3%
404Heber, UTUT81,6550.3%
405Elko, NVNV56,6820.3%
406Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.3%
407Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.3%
408Fremont, NENE38,0570.3%
409Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.3%
410Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.3%
411Sanford, NCNC70,2580.3%
412College Station, TXTX287,4760.3%
413South Bend, ININ324,5380.3%
414State College, PAPA157,3930.3%
415Chico, CACA209,2110.3%
416Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.3%
417Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.3%
418Vallejo, CACA455,3760.3%
419Abilene, TXTX185,4290.3%
420Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.3%
421Lincoln, NENE352,0810.3%
422Killeen, TXTX511,4970.3%
423Silver City, NMNM27,2520.3%
424Topeka, KSKS233,0520.3%
425Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.3%
426Granbury, TXTX70,5010.3%
427Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.3%
428Quincy, ILIL74,1460.3%
429Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.3%
430Burlington, NCNC186,1770.3%
431McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.3%
432Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.3%
433Daphne, ALAL267,7610.3%
434Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.3%
435Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.3%
436Clinton, IAIA46,0020.3%
437Newport, TNTN37,8890.3%
438Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.3%
439Madison, ININ33,2790.3%
440Champaign, ILIL239,9790.3%
441Angola, ININ34,7990.3%
442Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.3%
443Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.3%
444Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.3%
445Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.3%
446Findlay, OHOH75,0340.3%
447Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.3%
448Michigan City, ININ111,2940.3%
449Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.3%
450Canton, ILIL32,9010.3%
451Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.3%
452Augusta, GAGA641,2310.3%
453Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.3%
454Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.3%
455Laurel, MSMS82,2810.3%
456Lafayette, ININ228,4680.3%
457Brookings, OROR22,6210.3%
458Sherman, TXTX153,6130.3%
459Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.3%
460Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.3%
461Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.3%
462Susanville, CACA28,1170.3%
463Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.3%
464Columbus, NENE46,5830.3%
465Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.3%
466Sayre, PAPA59,6000.3%
467Freeport, ILIL43,2200.3%
468St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.3%
469El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.3%
470Meadville, PAPA81,7920.3%
471San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.3%
472Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.3%
473Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.3%
474Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.3%
475Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.3%
476Searcy, ARAR80,0850.3%
477Clearlake, CACA67,7720.3%
478Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.3%
479Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.3%
480Moberly, MOMO24,5130.3%
481Decatur, ININ36,6500.3%
482Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.3%
483Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.3%
484St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.3%
485Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.3%
486Springfield, OHOH135,3400.3%
487Ogden, UTUT672,7840.3%
488Wichita, KSKS663,8090.3%
489Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.3%
490Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.3%
491Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.3%
492Woodward, OKOK19,8270.3%
493Columbia, SCSC879,9180.3%
494Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.3%
495Monroe, LALA222,3900.3%
496Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.3%
497Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.3%
498Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%
499Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.2%
500Ames, IAIA128,0900.2%
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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 19.5% (2020 American Community Survey).

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

Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Opelousas, LA, Laconia, NH, Manchester-Nashua, NH, Burlington-South Burlington, VT.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

905 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).