RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest French population share, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French residents as a percentage of total population. Maine leads at 17.5%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6.2%, against an all-states median of 2.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS –

USUnited States308,745,5383.0%–

01Maine, MEME1,387,81717.5%–

02New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816.5%–

03Vermont, VTVT647,10615.5%–

04Louisiana, LALA4,611,96115.1%–

05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80112.4%–

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568.4%–

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086.4%–

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.1%–

09North Dakota, NDND784,8414.2%–

10Montana, MTMT1,116,8754.1%–

11Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.1%–

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.8%–

13Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.8%–

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%–

15Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.7%–

16Alaska, AKAK735,7063.5%–

17Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.4%–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.4%–

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973.3%–

20Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.1%–

21Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.9%–

22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.9%–

23South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.9%–

24Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.7%–

25Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.7%–

26Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.7%–

27New York, NYNY19,852,3662.6%–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122.6%–

29Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.6%–

30Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.5%–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.4%–

32Texas, TXTX30,188,4242.4%–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912.3%–

34Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912.2%–

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.1%–

36Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.1%–

37Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982.1%–

38Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.1%–

39California, CACA39,287,3772.1%–

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252.0%–

41Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.9%–

42Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.9%–

43Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.9%–

44Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.9%–

45North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.8%–

46Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.8%–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.7%–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.7%–

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941.6%–

50Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.6%–

51New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091.4%–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french share?

Maine ranks #1 with 17.5% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by french share?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is french share measured?

Share of all residents who are French ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.