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Largest French Canadian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Massachusetts leads at 202,492. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 57,773, against an all-states median of 15,290. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mississippi, MS, up 6 places to #35.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.5% of US population334,922,4991,621,234–

01Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056202,492−25%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761114,778−35%

03▲2New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868100,318−12%

04▲2Florida, FLFL22,416,07799,684−17%

05▼1New York, NYNY19,852,36698,834−26%

06▲1Maine, MEME1,387,81785,512−15%

07▼4Louisiana, LALA4,611,96182,864−26%

08California, CACA39,287,37779,019−33%

09Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50877,695−26%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42460,196−18%

11▲4Vermont, VTVT647,10644,605−14%

12▼1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44541,490−24%

13▼1Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80141,334−21%

14▼1Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87240,496−34%

15▼1Washington, WAWA7,816,11638,275−30%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40431,872−3%

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,79826,864−28%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,17026,506−18%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83825,816−25%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323,863−27%

21▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63922,767−26%

22▼1Colorado, COCO5,862,18922,324−23%

23▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,40720,761−16%

24▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,29320,006−28%

25▲1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22515,950+3%

26▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80915,290−36%

27▲1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38314,638−8%

28▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,01113,763−33%

29Indiana, ININ6,851,07312,134−31%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411,223−29%

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210,082−20%

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2628,022−8%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977,737−25%

34▲1Alabama, ALAL5,086,7687,319−30%

35▲6Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,981+1%

36▲2Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8246,920−18%

37▲2Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,792+5%

38▼2Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,103−34%

39▼5Montana, MTMT1,116,8755,948−39%

40▼3Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,787−43%

41▲4Alaska, AKAK735,7065,280−25%

42▼2North Dakota, NDND784,8414,999−59%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,502−30%

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464,438−30%

45▼3Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074,377−27%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,970−34%

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,944−10%

48▲1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,373−26%

49▼1Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,234−18%

50▲1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,041−38%

51▼1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,016+5%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french canadian population?

Massachusetts ranks #1 with 202,492 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by french canadian population?

Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Florida, New York.

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 canadian population measured?

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