RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest French Canadian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Massachusetts leads at 244,712. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 71,520, against an all-states median of 18,102.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.6% of US population331,449,2811,998,012–

01Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056244,712−9%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,761149,319−16%

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,961128,858+14%

04New York, NYNY19,852,366118,299−12%

05New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868118,122+4%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,077115,036−4%

07Maine, MEME1,387,817103,867+4%

08California, CACA39,287,377102,244−13%

09Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50888,950−15%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42467,510−8%

11Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44553,836−2%

12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80152,650+1%

13Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87252,251−15%

14Washington, WAWA7,816,11651,939−6%

15Vermont, VTVT647,10649,432−4%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40436,617+11%

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,79834,239−8%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,17032,351+0%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83831,647−8%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29328,446−13%

21Colorado, COCO5,862,18927,716−5%

22Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63927,310−11%

23Oregon, OROR4,254,29326,961−3%

24Georgia, GAGA10,940,40724,477−1%

25New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80921,211−12%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22518,102+17%

27Maryland, MDMD6,206,01116,987−17%

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38316,766+5%

29Indiana, ININ6,851,07315,137−14%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,81412,678−19%

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,61211,866−6%

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2628,812+2%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,1978,796−14%

34Montana, MTMT1,116,8758,310−14%

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7688,297−21%

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347,906−15%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5077,822−24%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247,771−7%

39Utah, UTUT3,392,3317,681+18%

40North Dakota, NDND784,8417,069−41%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7796,597−4%

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,232+4%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916,131−5%

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,372−15%

45Alaska, AKAK735,7065,131−27%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,571−20%

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,157−4%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,873+5%

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,528−21%

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,217+16%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,203−33%

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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 244,712 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by french canadian population?

Massachusetts, Michigan, Louisiana, New York, New Hampshire.

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 canadian population measured?

Number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.