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Highest French population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Mariposa County, CACA16,9184.7%–

02Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603.3%–

03Nevada County, CACA101,9113.0%–

04Lake County, CACA67,7723.0%–

05Mono County, CACA12,5052.9%–

06Marin County, CACA253,6942.9%–

07El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.8%–

08Sonoma County, CACA486,4442.8%–

09Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.8%–

10Amador County, CACA41,8762.7%–

11Siskiyou County, CACA42,0132.6%–

12Butte County, CACA209,2112.6%–

13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672.5%–

14Del Norte County, CACA26,4102.5%–

15Placer County, CACA442,0812.5%–

16Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.5%–

17Shasta County, CACA181,6482.4%–

18Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522.2%–

19San Francisco County, CACA826,0792.1%–

20Lassen County, CACA28,1172.0%–

21Plumas County, CACA18,5832.0%–

22Napa County, CACA132,9491.9%–

23Modoc County, CACA8,4261.9%–

24Ventura County, CACA830,8511.8%–

25San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481.8%–

26Mendocino County, CACA88,1221.7%–

27San Mateo County, CACA743,5681.7%–

28Sierra County, CACA3,0981.6%–

29Solano County, CACA455,3761.6%–

30Tehama County, CACA64,6651.6%–

31Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.5%–

32Yolo County, CACA224,4101.5%–

33Inyo County, CACA18,1581.5%–

34Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0651.5%–

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.4%–

36Yuba County, CACA88,6911.4%–

37San Benito County, CACA70,0821.4%–

38Orange County, CACA3,149,5071.4%–

39Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.3%–

40Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.2%–

41Monterey County, CACA433,7291.2%–

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161.2%–

43Trinity County, CACA15,7201.1%–

44Sutter County, CACA98,7871.1%–

45Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191.1%–

46Madera County, CACA167,9271.1%–

47Colusa County, CACA21,8361.1%–

48Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341.0%–

49Kern County, CACA927,0681.0%–

50Glenn County, CACA28,1410.9%–

51San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.9%–

52San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.9%–

53Kings County, CACA154,3270.9%–

54Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.8%–

55Merced County, CACA297,2600.8%–

56Tulare County, CACA485,1460.6%–

57Imperial County, CACA181,4110.3%–

58Alpine County, CACA1,0430.2%–

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