RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest French Canadian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Massachusetts leads at 268,348. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 76,140, against an all-states median of 20,545.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.7% of US population308,745,5382,138,601–

01Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056268,348–

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761177,875–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366134,420–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,077119,700–

05California, CACA39,287,377117,231–

06New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868113,567–

07Louisiana, LALA4,611,961112,549–

08Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508104,750–

09Maine, MEME1,387,817100,089–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42473,747–

11Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87261,687–

12Washington, WAWA7,816,11654,989–

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44554,739–

14Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80152,379–

15Vermont, VTVT647,10651,659–

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,79837,197–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83834,483–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40432,892–

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,29332,522–

20Virginia, VAVA8,705,17032,231–

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63930,828–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,18929,127–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,29327,843–

24Georgia, GAGA10,940,40724,648–

25New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80924,006–

26Maryland, MDMD6,206,01120,545–

27Indiana, ININ6,851,07317,621–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38315,974–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,81415,717–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22515,434–

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,61212,651–

32North Dakota, NDND784,84112,068–

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,76810,509–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710,270–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710,232–

36Montana, MTMT1,116,8759,681–

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6349,274–

38Idaho, IDID1,934,2628,675–

39Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8248,390–

40Alaska, AKAK735,7067,044–

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,902–

42Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,485–

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916,437–

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466,320–

45Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,985–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,4284,471–

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,283–

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,272–

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,205–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,734–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,916–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french canadian population?

Massachusetts ranks #1 with 268,348 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by french canadian population?

Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Florida, California.

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 canadian population measured?

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