RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.7%−0.5 pts

02Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.3%−0.0 pts

03Nevada County, CACA101,9113.0%−1.3 pts

04Lake County, CACA67,7723.0%−2.0 pts

05Mono County, CACA12,5052.9%−1.1 pts

06Marin County, CACA253,6942.9%−1.1 pts

07El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.8%−1.4 pts

08Sonoma County, CACA486,4442.8%−1.0 pts

09Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.8%−1.5 pts

10Amador County, CACA41,8762.7%−2.5 pts

11Siskiyou County, CACA42,0132.6%−1.8 pts

12Butte County, CACA209,2112.6%−1.5 pts

13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672.5%−1.0 pts

14Del Norte County, CACA26,4102.5%−0.6 pts

15Placer County, CACA442,0812.5%−1.3 pts

16Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.5%−3.2 pts

17Shasta County, CACA181,6482.4%−1.6 pts

18Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.2%−1.6 pts

19San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.1%−0.2 pts

20Lassen County, CACA28,1172.0%−0.9 pts

21Plumas County, CACA18,5832.0%−2.9 pts

22Napa County, CACA132,9491.9%−1.9 pts

23Modoc County, CACA8,4261.9%−1.9 pts

24Ventura County, CACA830,8511.8%−0.8 pts

25San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.8%−0.9 pts

26Mendocino County, CACA88,1221.7%−2.4 pts

27San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.7%−0.7 pts

28Sierra County, CACA3,0981.6%−3.9 pts

29Solano County, CACA455,3761.6%−0.4 pts

30Tehama County, CACA64,6651.6%−1.7 pts

31Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.5%−1.1 pts

32Yolo County, CACA224,4101.5%−0.7 pts

33Inyo County, CACA18,1581.5%−3.7 pts

34Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.5%−1.4 pts

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.4%−1.1 pts

36Yuba County, CACA88,6911.4%−1.9 pts

37San Benito County, CACA70,0821.4%−0.8 pts

38Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.4%−0.9 pts

39Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.3%−0.6 pts

40Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.2%−0.8 pts

41Monterey County, CACA433,7291.2%−0.7 pts

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.2%−1.2 pts

43Trinity County, CACA15,7201.1%−4.4 pts

44Sutter County, CACA98,7871.1%−1.3 pts

45Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.1%−0.9 pts

46Madera County, CACA167,9271.1%−0.5 pts

47Colusa County, CACA21,8361.1%−1.3 pts

48Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341.0%−0.3 pts

49Kern County, CACA927,0681.0%−0.8 pts

50Glenn County, CACA28,1410.9%−1.1 pts

51San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.9%−1.1 pts

52San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.9%−1.1 pts

53Kings County, CACA154,3270.9%−0.5 pts

54Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.8%−0.7 pts

55Merced County, CACA297,2600.8%−0.5 pts

56Tulare County, CACA485,1460.6%−0.4 pts

57Imperial County, CACA181,4110.3%−0.7 pts

58Alpine County, CACA1,0430.2%−3.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES