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 (2023 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 2000

01Clinton County, NYNY78,13818.6%–

02Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.4%–

03Essex County, NYNY36,43814.1%–

04Lewis County, NYNY26,47910.7%–

05Washington County, NYNY59,3539.6%–

06St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4889.5%–

07Warren County, NYNY65,0209.3%–

08Jefferson County, NYNY111,5408.1%–

09Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.9%–

10Hamilton County, NYNY5,0067.6%–

11Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5106.8%–

12Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.0%–

13Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765.6%–

14Schenectady County, NYNY162,5815.1%–

15Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.8%–

16Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.6%–

17Columbia County, NYNY60,1684.4%–

18Onondaga County, NYNY466,5843.9%–

19Albany County, NYNY321,2253.9%–

20Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.8%–

21Oneida County, NYNY226,3923.7%–

22Otsego County, NYNY60,5893.5%–

23Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.5%–

24Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.5%–

25Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.4%–

26Chenango County, NYNY45,7153.3%–

27Delaware County, NYNY44,3053.2%–

28Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243.1%–

29Seneca County, NYNY32,8833.1%–

30Madison County, NYNY67,1203.0%–

31Ulster County, NYNY183,3302.9%–

32Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.9%–

33Tompkins County, NYNY104,0472.8%–

34Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.8%–

35Allegany County, NYNY46,8002.7%–

36Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.6%–

37Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.5%–

38Monroe County, NYNY750,5062.4%–

39Steuben County, NYNY91,8552.4%–

40Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.4%–

41Orleans County, NYNY39,8252.4%–

42Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3902.3%–

43Wyoming County, NYNY39,7412.3%–

44Erie County, NYNY946,7412.3%–

45Broome County, NYNY195,7362.3%–

46Chemung County, NYNY80,4152.2%–

47Greene County, NYNY47,2382.2%–

48Cortland County, NYNY45,8502.2%–

49Sullivan County, NYNY80,5862.0%–

50Yates County, NYNY24,5472.0%–

51Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081.9%–

52New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.8%–

53Orange County, NYNY417,6691.3%–

54Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.3%–

55Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0901.2%–

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431.1%–

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.8%–

58Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.8%–

59Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.7%–

60Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.5%–

61Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.4%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.3%–

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