Which county has the highest french share?

Rolette County, North Dakota ranks #1 with 23.8% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by french share?

Rolette County, North Dakota, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, Aroostook County, Maine.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,120 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is french share measured?

Share of all residents who are French ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 3,120

Highest French population share, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

3001Atkinson County, GAGA8,4540.4%+0.1 pts

3002Sunflower County, MSMS22,8930.4%−0.1 pts

3003Kleberg County, TXTX30,3150.4%−0.9 pts

3004Northampton County, NCNC16,4910.4%−1.1 pts

3005Marshall County, WVWV29,1590.4%−1.4 pts

3006Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.4%−0.3 pts

3007Oneida County, IDID5,0850.4%−0.3 pts

3008Washington County, NCNC10,6380.4%−1.0 pts

3009Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9530.4%−0.7 pts

3010Hertford County, NCNC19,0150.4%−0.6 pts

3011Grainger County, TNTN25,7390.4%−0.7 pts

3012Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5490.4%−0.1 pts

3013Castro County, TXTX7,2950.4%−0.2 pts

3014Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6170.4%+0.1 pts

3015Early County, GAGA10,4550.4%−1.5 pts

3016Leflore County, MSMS25,6860.4%+0.1 pts

3017Cochran County, TXTX2,5460.3%−0.2 pts

3018Heard County, GAGA12,1490.3%−1.8 pts

3019Webster County, GAGA2,3690.3%−0.2 pts

3020Marion County, SCSC28,2420.3%−0.6 pts

3021Schley County, GAGA4,5930.3%+0.2 pts

3022Fleming County, KYKY15,7870.3%−0.9 pts

3023Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8770.3%−1.8 pts

3024Houston County, TNTN8,4790.3%−1.1 pts

3025Irwin County, GAGA9,0200.3%−0.8 pts

3026Corson County, SDSD3,7810.3%−1.3 pts

3027Harmon County, OKOK2,3270.3%−0.6 pts

3028Carter County, KYKY26,1490.3%−0.9 pts

3029Gaines County, TXTX23,9560.3%−1.9 pts

3030Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6500.3%−1.0 pts

3031Richmond County, NCNC42,0410.3%−0.9 pts

3032Nevada County, ARAR7,9420.3%−0.6 pts

3033Wayne County, GAGA32,4810.3%−1.6 pts

3034Lake County, TNTN6,2490.3%−1.3 pts

3035Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.3%−0.2 pts

3036Fayette County, ALAL15,8720.3%−0.5 pts

3037Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.3%−0.4 pts

3038Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.3%+0.1 pts

3039Colquitt County, GAGA47,4380.3%−0.4 pts

3040Sharkey County, MSMS3,0970.3%−1.6 pts

3041Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2190.3%+0.1 pts

3042Loup County, NENE5700.3%−1.1 pts

3043Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5830.3%−1.5 pts

3044Jenkins County, GAGA8,8430.3%−1.3 pts

3045Wilcox County, ALAL9,6660.3%+0.0 pts

3046Knott County, KYKY13,3210.3%−0.5 pts

3047Yoakum County, TXTX7,4380.3%−0.8 pts

3048Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.3%−0.1 pts

3049Anson County, NCNC21,7580.3%−0.5 pts

3050Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.3%−0.5 pts

3051Bertie County, NCNC17,0860.3%−0.6 pts

3052North Slope, AKAK10,5820.3%−0.4 pts

3053McKinley County, NMNM68,1190.3%+0.0 pts

3054Alpine County, CACA1,0430.3%−3.5 pts

3055Telfair County, GAGA11,1950.3%−0.4 pts

3056Val Verde County, TXTX47,8350.3%−0.5 pts

3057Kemper County, MSMS8,6000.3%−1.9 pts

3058Wilcox County, GAGA8,7970.3%−0.3 pts

3059Todd County, SDSD8,8630.3%−0.9 pts

3060Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5370.3%−0.9 pts

3061Bacon County, GAGA11,0700.3%−1.0 pts

3062Owsley County, KYKY3,9320.2%−4.4 pts

3063Macon County, TNTN27,6630.2%−0.7 pts

3064Knox County, KYKY29,5320.2%−0.7 pts

3065Mingo County, WVWV21,4550.2%−0.4 pts

3066La Salle County, TXTX6,5170.2%−2.2 pts

3067Lamar County, ALAL13,5870.2%−0.5 pts

3068Robeson County, NCNC119,9410.2%−0.2 pts

3069Newton County, MSMS20,9600.2%−2.1 pts

3070Robertson County, KYKY2,3250.2%+0.1 pts

3071Perry County, ALAL7,4250.2%−0.5 pts

3072Morton County, KSKS2,4700.2%−1.6 pts

3073Claiborne County, MSMS8,0580.2%−0.1 pts

3074Dooly County, GAGA11,1560.2%+0.0 pts

3075Smith County, MSMS13,9910.2%−0.5 pts

3076Twiggs County, GAGA7,5970.2%+0.1 pts

3077Clay County, KYKY19,4650.2%+0.0 pts

3078Wayne County, KYKY19,5970.2%−0.3 pts

3079Warren County, GAGA5,2690.2%−0.2 pts

3080Grant County, WVWV11,0410.2%−1.7 pts

3081Choctaw County, MSMS8,0480.2%−0.7 pts

3082Echols County, GAGA3,6850.2%–

3083Lafayette County, ARAR5,8880.2%−1.7 pts

3084Lee County, ARAR8,0290.2%−1.8 pts

3085Jones County, GAGA29,1710.2%−1.1 pts

3086Webb County, TXTX281,2240.2%−0.2 pts

3087McCreary County, KYKY17,1240.2%−1.1 pts

3088Magoffin County, KYKY11,1100.2%−0.3 pts

3089Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.2%+0.1 pts

3090Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570.2%−0.0 pts

3091Yakutat, AKAK6720.2%−0.1 pts

3092Reeves County, TXTX12,1380.2%+0.1 pts

3093Calhoun County, MSMS12,6430.2%−1.2 pts

3094Seminole County, GAGA9,1620.2%−0.3 pts

3095Borden County, TXTX5670.2%−0.7 pts

3096Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.1%−4.8 pts

3097Baylor County, TXTX3,4720.1%−2.2 pts

3098Jackson County, KYKY13,3250.1%−0.4 pts

3099Ward County, TXTX11,1250.1%−1.4 pts

3100Dimmit County, TXTX8,0240.1%−1.7 pts

3101Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.1%−1.7 pts

3102Franklin County, ALAL32,4490.1%−0.4 pts

3103Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7300.1%−0.3 pts

3104Cumberland County, KYKY5,9920.1%−1.8 pts

3105Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.1%−0.1 pts

3106Powell County, KYKY12,8120.1%−0.3 pts

3107Desha County, ARAR9,9840.1%−1.5 pts

3108Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.1%−0.7 pts

3109Wayne County, UTUT2,5870.1%−1.2 pts

3110Prairie County, ARAR7,9230.1%−1.4 pts

3111Starr County, TXTX66,3190.1%−0.1 pts

3112Greene County, ALAL7,0670.1%−0.5 pts

3113Shackelford County, TXTX3,1970.1%−1.9 pts

3114Wheeler County, GAGA7,5700.1%−1.1 pts

3115Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9320.0%–

3116Stewart County, GAGA4,6310.0%−0.3 pts

3117Woodruff County, ARAR5,7100.0%−1.0 pts

3118Holmes County, MSMS15,4650.0%−0.5 pts

3119Sutton County, TXTX3,2030.0%−1.0 pts

3120Randolph County, GAGA6,1560.0%−0.5 pts

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