RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest French population share, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Clinton County, NYNY78,13818.6%−6.3 pts

02Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.4%−4.6 pts

03Essex County, NYNY36,43814.1%−6.8 pts

04Lewis County, NYNY26,47910.7%−2.8 pts

05Washington County, NYNY59,3539.6%−4.9 pts

06St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4889.5%−6.9 pts

07Warren County, NYNY65,0209.3%−3.6 pts

08Jefferson County, NYNY111,5408.1%−3.2 pts

09Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.9%−1.8 pts

10Hamilton County, NYNY5,0067.6%−3.1 pts

11Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5106.8%−3.4 pts

12Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.0%−4.2 pts

13Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.6%+0.5 pts

14Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.1%−0.8 pts

15Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.8%−2.1 pts

16Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.6%−2.5 pts

17Columbia County, NYNY60,1684.4%−0.7 pts

18Onondaga County, NYNY466,5843.9%−1.6 pts

19Albany County, NYNY321,2253.9%−2.6 pts

20Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%−1.2 pts

21Oneida County, NYNY226,3923.7%−2.0 pts

22Otsego County, NYNY60,5893.5%−1.4 pts

23Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.5%−1.3 pts

24Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.5%−1.4 pts

25Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.4%−1.1 pts

26Chenango County, NYNY45,7153.3%−1.1 pts

27Delaware County, NYNY44,3053.2%−1.5 pts

28Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243.1%−0.6 pts

29Seneca County, NYNY32,8833.1%−1.1 pts

30Madison County, NYNY67,1203.0%−3.2 pts

31Ulster County, NYNY183,3302.9%−1.0 pts

32Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.9%−1.4 pts

33Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472.8%−0.3 pts

34Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.8%−1.6 pts

35Allegany County, NYNY46,8002.7%−1.2 pts

36Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.6%−0.9 pts

37Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.5%+0.1 pts

38Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.4%−0.7 pts

39Steuben County, NYNY91,8552.4%−1.4 pts

40Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.4%−1.7 pts

41Orleans County, NYNY39,8252.4%−2.5 pts

42Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3902.3%−0.6 pts

43Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.3%−1.5 pts

44Erie County, NYNY946,7412.3%−0.4 pts

45Broome County, NYNY195,7362.3%−1.2 pts

46Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.2%−0.9 pts

47Greene County, NYNY47,2382.2%−1.4 pts

48Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.2%−1.7 pts

49Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862.0%−0.7 pts

50Yates County, NYNY24,5472.0%−1.1 pts

51Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081.9%−1.4 pts

52New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.8%−0.2 pts

53Orange County, NYNY417,6691.3%−0.5 pts

54Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.3%−1.2 pts

55Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0901.2%−0.5 pts

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431.1%−0.5 pts

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.8%−0.3 pts

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.8%−0.3 pts

59Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.7%+0.2 pts

60Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.5%−0.3 pts

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.4%−0.1 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.3%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS