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Highest French population share, US states

US states 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. Maine leads at 11.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3.8%, against an all-states median of 1.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4991.9%–

01Maine, MEME1,387,81711.4%−6.2 pts

02New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810.5%−6.0 pts

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,9619.6%−5.5 pts

04Vermont, VTVT647,1068.6%−6.8 pts

05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8017.3%−5.1 pts

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564.7%−3.7 pts

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.9%−2.4 pts

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.0%−2.1 pts

09Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.6%−1.5 pts

10Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.5%−1.6 pts

11Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.4%−1.4 pts

12Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.4%−1.2 pts

13North Dakota, NDND784,8412.4%−1.8 pts

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1162.3%−1.5 pts

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.2%−1.1 pts

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.2%−1.6 pts

17Wyoming, WYWY582,3972.1%−1.3 pts

18Idaho, IDID1,934,2622.0%−1.1 pts

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.9%−1.4 pts

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381.8%−1.1 pts

21South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.8%−1.1 pts

22Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.7%−1.2 pts

23Florida, FLFL22,416,0771.7%−1.0 pts

24Alaska, AKAK735,7061.7%−1.8 pts

25Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071.7%−1.1 pts

26District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941.6%+0.0 pts

27Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.6%−0.8 pts

28New York, NYNY19,852,3661.6%−1.0 pts

29Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.6%−1.0 pts

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.5%−1.1 pts

31Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.5%−0.6 pts

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.5%−0.5 pts

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.5%−1.2 pts

34Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.5%−0.9 pts

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.4%−0.7 pts

36Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701.4%−0.7 pts

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.4%−1.0 pts

38Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981.4%−0.7 pts

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.4%−0.9 pts

40North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.4%−0.5 pts

41Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.4%−0.5 pts

42California, CACA39,287,3771.3%−0.8 pts

43Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.3%−0.6 pts

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.3%−0.6 pts

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911.2%−1.0 pts

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.2%−0.7 pts

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.2%−0.5 pts

48Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.2%−0.7 pts

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.1%−0.6 pts

50Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.1%−0.5 pts

51New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8090.9%−0.5 pts

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french share?

Maine ranks #1 with 11.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by french share?

Maine, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Vermont, Rhode Island.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is french share measured?

Share of all residents who are French ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).