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Highest French population share, US states · 2020

US states 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. Maine leads at 13.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4.5%, against an all-states median of 2.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2812.3%–

01Maine, MEME1,387,81713.3%−4.2 pts

02New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86812.0%−4.6 pts

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,96110.8%−4.2 pts

04Vermont, VTVT647,10610.5%−5.0 pts

05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018.4%−4.0 pts

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.6%−2.8 pts

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084.6%−1.8 pts

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.7%−1.5 pts

09North Dakota, NDND784,8413.3%−0.9 pts

10Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.2%−0.9 pts

11Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.1%−1.0 pts

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722.9%−0.9 pts

13Oregon, OROR4,254,2932.8%−0.9 pts

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1162.8%−1.0 pts

15Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.7%−1.2 pts

16Wyoming, WYWY582,3972.6%−0.9 pts

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1892.5%−0.8 pts

18Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.3%−1.0 pts

19Idaho, IDID1,934,2622.3%−0.8 pts

20Alaska, AKAK735,7062.3%−1.3 pts

21South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.2%−0.6 pts

22Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.2%−0.8 pts

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.1%−0.8 pts

24Florida, FLFL22,416,0772.0%−0.7 pts

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.0%−0.6 pts

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.0%−0.8 pts

27Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.9%−0.5 pts

28New York, NYNY19,852,3661.9%−0.7 pts

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121.9%−0.7 pts

30Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.8%−0.3 pts

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.8%−0.9 pts

32Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.8%−0.6 pts

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.8%−0.7 pts

34Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701.7%−0.5 pts

35Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981.7%−0.5 pts

36District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941.6%−0.0 pts

37South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.6%−0.4 pts

38California, CACA39,287,3771.6%−0.5 pts

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.6%−0.7 pts

40Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241.5%−0.3 pts

41Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.5%−0.3 pts

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.5%−0.6 pts

43North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041.5%−0.3 pts

44Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.5%−0.4 pts

45Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.4%−0.5 pts

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911.4%−0.8 pts

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.4%−0.5 pts

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.4%−0.4 pts

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.3%−0.4 pts

50Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071.3%−0.3 pts

51New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091.1%−0.3 pts

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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 13.3% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 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.