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Highest French population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 1.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mono County, CA, up 23 places to #5.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Highest French population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010
01▲3Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.7%−0.5 pts
02▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.3%0.0 pts
03▲7Nevada County, CACA101,9113.0%−1.3 pts
04▲18Lake County, CACA67,7723.0%−2.0 pts
05▲23Mono County, CACA12,5052.9%−1.1 pts
06▲3Marin County, CACA253,6942.9%−1.1 pts
07▼4El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.8%−1.4 pts
08▲3Sonoma County, CACA486,4442.8%−1.0 pts
09▲4Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.8%−1.5 pts
10▲7Amador County, CACA41,8762.7%−2.5 pts
11▼6Siskiyou County, CACA42,0132.6%−1.8 pts
12Butte County, CACA209,2112.6%−1.5 pts
13▼6San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672.5%−1.0 pts
14▼6Del Norte County, CACA26,4102.5%−0.6 pts
15▲1Placer County, CACA442,0812.5%−1.3 pts
16▼14Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.5%−3.2 pts
17▼3Shasta County, CACA181,6482.4%−1.6 pts
18▲7Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.2%−1.6 pts
19▲7San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.1%−0.2 pts
20▲1Lassen County, CACA28,1172.0%−0.9 pts
21▲9Plumas County, CACA18,5832.0%−2.9 pts
22▲1Napa County, CACA132,9491.9%−1.9 pts
23▲16Modoc County, CACA8,4261.9%−1.9 pts
24▲11Ventura County, CACA830,8511.8%−0.8 pts
25▲7San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.8%−0.9 pts
26▼2Mendocino County, CACA88,1221.7%−2.4 pts
27▲6San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.7%−0.7 pts
28▼8Sierra County, CACA3,0981.6%−3.9 pts
29▲9Solano County, CACA455,3761.6%−0.4 pts
30▼24Tehama County, CACA64,6651.6%−1.7 pts
31▼2Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.5%−1.1 pts
32▲8Yolo County, CACA224,4101.5%−0.7 pts
33▼15Inyo County, CACA18,1581.5%−3.7 pts
34▼7Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.5%−1.4 pts
35▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.4%−1.1 pts
36▼17Yuba County, CACA88,6911.4%−1.9 pts
37▼1San Benito County, CACA70,0821.4%−0.8 pts
38▼1Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.4%−0.9 pts
39▲4Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.3%−0.6 pts
40▲4Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.2%−0.8 pts
41▲8Monterey County, CACA433,7291.2%−0.7 pts
42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.2%−1.2 pts
43▼28Trinity County, CACA15,7201.1%−4.4 pts
44▼13Sutter County, CACA98,7871.1%−1.3 pts
45▲2Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.1%−0.9 pts
46▲4Madera County, CACA167,9271.1%−0.5 pts
47▼2Colusa County, CACA21,8361.1%−1.3 pts
48▲4Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341.0%−0.3 pts
49▼1Kern County, CACA927,0681.0%−0.8 pts
50▲3Glenn County, CACA28,1410.9%−1.1 pts
51▼5San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.9%−1.1 pts
52▼11San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.9%−1.1 pts
53▲1Kings County, CACA154,3270.9%−0.5 pts
54▼3Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.8%−0.7 pts
55Merced County, CACA297,2600.8%−0.5 pts
56▲1Tulare County, CACA485,1460.6%−0.4 pts
57▼1Imperial County, CACA181,4110.3%−0.7 pts
58Alpine County, CACA1,0430.2%−3.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES