Which metro area has the highest french population?

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks #1 with 186,364 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by french population?

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is french population measured?

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

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Largest French population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are French ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

501Show Low, AZAZ109,9461,195−43%

502Jefferson, GAGA99,2651,194+31%

503Decatur, ALAL160,3261,194−48%

504Hermitage, PAPA107,8601,187−44%

505Shelton, WAWA71,1651,183−52%

506Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0351,179−35%

507Russellville, ARAR84,9321,168−37%

508Tupelo, MSMS133,1671,167−40%

509Quincy, ILIL74,1461,162−43%

510Angola, ININ34,7991,152−2%

511St. Simons, GAGA118,5241,145−41%

512Owensboro, KYKY113,9621,143−42%

513Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701,137−28%

514Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421,123−23%

515Sandpoint, IDID54,4201,111−44%

516Stillwater, OKOK83,8891,108−54%

517Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4861,105−32%

518Kokomo, ININ83,9041,104−34%

519Boone, NCNC54,7861,103−5%

520Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0411,100−25%

521Palatka, FLFL77,7341,094−44%

522Pocatello, IDID91,5911,092−46%

523Shawano, WIWI45,7591,088−41%

524Astoria, OROR40,9261,087−22%

525Sumter, SCSC105,0671,084−18%

526Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821,080−9%

527Hillsdale, MIMI45,7381,078−61%

528Kingsland, GAGA60,1431,064+23%

529Winona, MNMN50,5231,059−38%

530Granbury, TXTX70,5011,051−28%

531Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031,040−37%

532Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0021,040−38%

533Newport, OROR50,6361,032−50%

534Laurel, MSMS82,2811,028−11%

535Red Bluff, CACA64,6651,027−50%

536Platteville, WIWI52,4461,026−17%

537Cañon City, COCO50,0391,023−21%

538Pullman, WAWA48,5121,021−42%

539Easton, MDMD38,2381,012−19%

540Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541,012−58%

541Sterling, ILIL54,1211,012−35%

542Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291,004−40%

543Parkersburg, WVWV87,264993−49%

544Red Wing, MNMN48,195991−11%

545Celina, OHOH42,737989−36%

546Marietta, OHOH58,389980−32%

547Elko, NVNV56,682979−10%

548Tiffin, OHOH54,522979−37%

549Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118974−50%

550Crossville, TNTN66,300973−20%

551Tullahoma, TNTN69,339973−15%

552Taos, NMNM34,564969−8%

553Clewiston, FLFL61,546963+28%

554Oxford, MSMS71,972950−26%

555Albany, GAGA145,510946−58%

556Alexandria, MNMN40,120946−1%

557Gillette, WYWY48,145944−34%

558Brevard, NCNC34,211935+2%

559Moscow, IDID41,842934−42%

560Marshall, MNMN25,684933−2%

561Burlington, IAIA44,061933−43%

562Starkville, MSMS62,063926−32%

563Danville, ILIL71,259924−57%

564Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791924+62%

565Auburn, ININ44,535923−45%

566LaGrange, GAGA107,097922−8%

567Cambridge, OHOH38,379914−24%

568Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909913−54%

569Pittsburg, KSKS39,008910−42%

570Mason City, IAIA49,710909−38%

571Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245906−36%

572Rochelle, ILIL51,399902−46%

573Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459902−36%

574Winchester, TNTN45,579897+17%

575Defiance, OHOH38,292894−42%

576Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451889−31%

577Albemarle, NCNC68,830886+13%

578Clarksburg, WVWV88,142885−49%

579Ludington, MIMI29,040884−43%

580Cumberland, MDMD93,640882−52%

581Sparta, WIWI46,572877−43%

582Urbana, OHOH38,820876+5%

583Sanford, NCNC70,258875−1%

584Effingham, ILIL44,727869−12%

585Riverton, WYWY39,464869−25%

586Arcadia, FLFL37,078866+3%

587Bartlesville, OKOK54,037865−38%

588Laramie, WYWY38,558864−20%

589Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193864−44%

590Bay City, TXTX36,463860−9%

591Aberdeen, SDSD41,583856−16%

592Danville, VAVA101,137856−10%

593Warren, PAPA37,038856−13%

594Ozark, ALAL49,912853−30%

595Searcy, ARAR80,085853−30%

596Sayre, PAPA59,600849−52%

597Odessa, TXTX173,801846−60%

598Dalton, GAGA147,819843−50%

599Fremont, NENE38,057840+7%

600Glasgow, KYKY56,224839+34%

601Alamogordo, NMNM70,368839−34%

602Hutchinson, KSKS61,539838−59%

603Fort Payne, ALAL74,085836−3%

604Enid, OKOK61,779836−55%

605Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302825−27%

606Marion, OHOH65,115821−33%

607Ashland, OHOH52,523820−37%

608Dickinson, NDND39,142815−28%

609Corbin, KYKY150,040805−34%

610Austin, MNMN40,971804−23%

611Alma, MIMI41,190801−65%

612Meridian, MSMS85,419798−59%

613Greenwood, SCSC95,215791−43%

614West Plains, MOMO40,798790−42%

615Lebanon, MOMO36,943789−22%

616Montrose, COCO44,591789−49%

617Norwalk, OHOH58,250787−56%

618Cortland, NYNY45,850778−59%

619Mount Airy, NCNC72,287776−22%

620Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883769−48%

621Payson, AZAZ53,801767−53%

622Cedar City, UTUT67,141765−28%

623Enterprise, ALAL56,953762+38%

624Dixon, ILIL32,914760−41%

625Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219753−15%

626Athens, OHOH63,197751−45%

627Warrensburg, MOMO56,670748−61%

628Corsicana, TXTX57,181747−15%

629Fairmont, WVWV55,584744−37%

630Bonham, TXTX39,265743−20%

631Lock Haven, PAPA37,870741−15%

632Dyersburg, TNTN36,320736+80%

633Newberry, SCSC39,561736+45%

634Gadsden, ALAL103,886734−46%

635Jackson, WYWY36,587730−28%

636Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063729+15%

637McComb, MSMS52,640728−40%

638Edwards, COCO54,291727−38%

639Calhoun, GAGA61,701720+27%

640Muscatine, IAIA41,853719−35%

641Somerset, KYKY67,384715+68%

642Owatonna, MNMN37,464713−25%

643Mountain Home, IDID29,465712+14%

644Hannibal, MOMO38,969707−41%

645Coldwater, MIMI45,993704−63%

646Ontario, OROR60,085704−54%

647Pontiac, ILIL35,057703−42%

648Talladega, ALAL91,764701−26%

649Brenham, TXTX38,288700+2%

650Grand Island, NENE78,076698−59%

651Jacksonville, TXTX53,337691−46%

652Emporia, KSKS34,838689−31%

653Crescent City, CACA26,410687−24%

654Galesburg, ILIL47,767681−49%

655Albertville, ALAL103,537681−53%

656Brookhaven, MSMS35,012681−25%

657Arkansas City, KSKS34,382677−55%

658Indiana, PAPA82,878675−54%

659Thomasville, GAGA72,958674−31%

660Rome, GAGA101,378671−46%

661Brookings, OROR22,621668−44%

662Columbus, ININ85,729666−65%

663Oil City, PAPA49,346663−58%

664Clinton, IAIA46,002662−59%

665Henderson, KYKY57,184661−40%

666Hutchinson, MNMN36,631658−49%

667Nantucket, MAMA14,758658+15%

668Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904655−33%

669Clovis, NMNM65,270655−51%

670Juneau city and, AKAK31,609652−39%

671North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233651−17%

672Evanston, WYWY23,415646−45%

673Ardmore, OKOK48,910643−10%

674Taylorville, ILIL33,443637−43%

675Vicksburg, MSMS41,759634−37%

676Hailey, IDID32,436633−11%

677Susanville, CACA28,117622−40%

678Sedalia, MOMO44,254621−51%

679Blackfoot, IDID51,153621−25%

680Sikeston, MOMO49,978618−55%

681Jacksonville, ILIL37,381615−34%

682Mitchell, SDSD25,913614−6%

683Murray, KYKY39,421614−11%

684Zanesville, OHOH87,014611−62%

685Breckenridge, COCO39,069598−49%

686Ponca City, OKOK43,490597−61%

687Canton, ILIL32,901597−46%

688Hastings, NENE40,577597−54%

689Huntington, ININ37,224596−54%

690Norfolk, NENE49,228595−45%

691North Platte, NENE33,972595−56%

692Lewistown, PAPA46,127584−17%

693Jamestown, NDND21,414582−22%

694Tahlequah, OKOK49,196581−16%

695Duncan, OKOK44,310580−19%

696Martinsville, VAVA63,091570−44%

697Alice, TXTX45,383569−15%

698Somerset, PAPA72,004566−60%

699Yankton, SDSD23,635564−3%

700Roswell, NMNM63,364564−42%

701Williston, NDND41,767564−37%

702Monticello, ININ25,164562−18%

703Orangeburg, SCSC83,177561−15%

704Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083558−26%

705Jasper, ININ44,016555−39%

706El Centro, CACA181,411555−68%

707Batesville, ARAR38,785555−27%

708Plymouth, ININ46,599554−44%

709Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147554−50%

710Hinesville, GAGA91,870547−49%

711Los Alamos, NMNM19,407545−22%

712Greeneville, TNTN73,831544−31%

713Rock Springs, WYWY41,267544−61%

714Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914543−3%

715Marshalltown, IAIA39,890543−49%

716Scottsbluff, NENE36,272542−58%

717Ottumwa, IAIA35,210541−40%

718Carlsbad, NMNM62,509541−52%

719Coshocton, OHOH37,188539−39%

720Decatur, ININ36,650538−38%

721Cody, WYWY31,171537−19%

722Madison, ININ33,279535−39%

723Columbus, NENE46,583534−22%

724Wilmington, OHOH42,301532−48%

725Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655527−32%

726Bedford, ININ45,568527−53%

727Crawfordsville, ININ38,954524−24%

728Palestine, TXTX59,805524−52%

729New Ulm, MNMN25,517523+12%

730Hobbs, NMNM74,749521−32%

731Bradford, PAPA38,984520−61%

732Wilson, NCNC81,150519−43%

733Freeport, ILIL43,220514−61%

734Cullman, ALAL94,009514−70%

735New Castle, ININ49,137512−54%

736Brigham City, UTUT70,405508−52%

737Spearfish, SDSD29,459507−46%

738Stephenville, TXTX43,911506−37%

739McPherson, KSKS30,064505−22%

740Cambridge, MDMD33,628500−6%

741Bucyrus, OHOH41,896499−40%

742Willmar, MNMN44,720496−53%

743Bluefield, WVWV96,138495−65%

744Richmond, ININ66,169494−56%

745Minden, LALA34,948491−72%

746Washington, ININ34,209491−51%

747Uvalde, TXTX24,963490+67%

748St. Marys, PAPA29,926487−51%

749Pikeville, KYKY89,122487−67%

750Waycross, GAGA57,670481+37%

751Burley, IDID49,308481−22%

752Pella, IAIA34,192477−45%

753Ada, OKOK38,528475−52%

754Muskogee, OKOK66,708472−69%

755Huntingdon, PAPA43,001471−28%

756Kirksville, MOMO29,824471−41%

757Forest City, NCNC65,745470−61%

758The Dalles, OROR26,310469−32%

759Hays, KSKS29,075468−55%

760Madisonville, KYKY45,127465−15%

761Fort Madison, IAIA32,306463−48%

762Sheridan, WYWY33,241462−66%

763Las Vegas, NMNM30,311461−40%

764Watertown, SDSD29,562458−44%

765Brookings, SDSD37,635456−45%

766Logansport, ININ37,836454−45%

767Silver City, NMNM27,252453−56%

768Ottawa, KSKS26,299451−56%

769Gainesville, TXTX44,461450−51%

770Shelbyville, TNTN55,273447−40%

771Elk City, OKOK22,159445+38%

772Paragould, ARAR47,411444−57%

773Van Wert, OHOH29,013443−47%

774Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076443−60%

775Le Mars, IAIA25,697441−38%

776Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838440−57%

777Safford, AZAZ40,157439−54%

778Danville, KYKY56,985437−41%

779McAlester, OKOK43,320435−52%

780Vernal, UTUT38,278429−9%

781Marion, NCNC45,198428−22%

782Wabash, ININ30,713426−40%

783Wahpeton, NDND23,019420−43%

784Del Rio, TXTX47,835418+9%

785Albert Lea, MNMN30,440413−37%

786La Grande, OROR25,900411−69%

787Malvern, ARAR33,451410−47%

788Washington, NCNC44,670404−45%

789Miami, OKOK30,438403−60%

790McMinnville, TNTN43,717402−7%

791Paris, TXTX63,319398−64%

792El Dorado, ARAR36,926394−34%

793Seymour, ININ47,370390−59%

794Moberly, MOMO24,513387−20%

795Washington Court House, OHOH28,552386−1%

796Centralia, ILIL36,382382−61%

797Cornelia, GAGA50,416382−46%

798Great Bend, KSKS24,790380−29%

799Columbus, MSMS67,144380−58%

800Laredo, TXTX281,224379−54%

801Atchison, KSKS16,172378−35%

802Price, UTUT20,680377−21%

803Hood River, OROR23,720376−36%

804Scottsboro, ALAL54,281375−59%

805Frankfort, ININ33,322374−45%

806Jesup, GAGA32,481373−34%

807Lexington, NENE26,255373+18%

808Russellville, ALAL32,449373+114%

809Alamosa, COCO27,896372−51%

810Mexico, MOMO24,528372−35%

811Charleston, ILIL46,607371−72%

812Ruidoso, NMNM19,844368−49%

813Greencastle, ININ37,876366−66%

814Newport, TNTN37,889363−61%

815Pampa, TXTX21,786360−19%

816Peru, ININ34,487356−43%

817Winnemucca, NVNV17,267355−41%

818Sterling, COCO20,654353−49%

819Lewisburg, PAPA42,313350−67%

820El Campo, TXTX42,060349−45%

821Maryville, MOMO20,174345−16%

822Brownwood, TXTX38,711343−64%

823Paris, TNTN32,896336−54%

824Beatrice, NENE21,711335−51%

825Nogales, AZAZ50,020327+46%

826Big Spring, TXTX30,504326−46%

827Weatherford, OKOK39,059325−66%

828Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077324−29%

829Vermillion, SDSD15,031324−23%

830Altus, OKOK24,764321−52%

831Baker City, OROR16,658319−52%

832Cedartown, GAGA45,514312−52%

833Gaffney, SCSC58,275311−65%

834Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880309−59%

835Martin, TNTN33,261305−34%

836Gallipolis, OHOH29,072303−28%

837Fort Morgan, COCO30,306302−39%

838Fallon, NVNV25,851297−66%

839Huron, SDSD19,624294−48%

840Fairmont, MNMN19,440292−44%

841Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201291−35%

842Lewisburg, TNTN38,071291−48%

843Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025289−59%

844Ketchikan, AKAK13,549285−10%

845Lincoln, ILIL27,182283−65%

846Durant, OKOK51,367282−50%

847Bishop, CACA18,158280−71%

848Garden City, KSKS37,505280−67%

849Deming, NMNM25,407274−25%

850Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527271−53%

851Campbellsville, KYKY38,407271−46%

852Beeville, TXTX32,515265+6%

853Moultrie, GAGA47,438259−19%

854Magnolia, ARAR21,894255−31%

855Rockingham, NCNC42,041251−57%

856Carroll, IAIA20,303248−35%

857Spencer, IAIA16,202245−36%

858Cleveland, MSMS28,262245−11%

859Camden, ARAR26,363243−51%

860Lumberton, NCNC119,941240−62%

861Woodward, OKOK19,827240−44%

862Española, NMNM39,832237−66%

863Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938237−63%

864Selma, ALAL35,140233−5%

865Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211233−81%

866Blytheville, ARAR37,828231−29%

867Alexander City, ALAL40,953229−51%

868Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428229−54%

869Macomb, ILIL25,916227−60%

870Toccoa, GAGA27,854221−52%

871Vidalia, GAGA36,180221−42%

872Pierre, SDSD20,588217−58%

873Troy, ALAL33,688215+4%

874Kinston, NCNC55,837212−61%

875Connersville, ININ23,533209−42%

876Kennett, MOMO26,855201−80%

877Tifton, GAGA51,237201−53%

878Cordele, GAGA19,237199+11%

879Sweetwater, TXTX14,117196−42%

880Dumas, TXTX21,891194−56%

881Corinth, MSMS34,569194−53%

882Plainview, TXTX36,700191−62%

883Union City, TNTN30,067190−38%

884Dodge City, KSKS33,993189−61%

885Bainbridge, GAGA29,432184−21%

886Borger, TXTX19,633184−71%

887Milledgeville, GAGA44,029179−66%

888Greenwood, MSMS34,912173−10%

889Middlesborough, KYKY22,829171−44%

890Gallup, NMNM68,119169−7%

891Fayetteville, TNTN36,853164−68%

892Douglas, GAGA52,861164−43%

893Othello, WAWA21,488163−52%

894Hereford, TXTX18,626161−31%

895Franklin, KYKY20,788155−45%

896Elkins, WVWV26,882150−51%

897Mayfield, KYKY37,050146−76%

898Americus, GAGA33,394143−73%

899Dublin, GAGA60,351138−71%

900Storm Lake, IAIA20,449135−67%

901Laurinburg, NCNC33,322134−50%

902Worthington, MNMN22,338130−68%

903Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599129−73%

904Greenville, MSMS40,446128−78%

905Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099128−19%

906Forrest City, ARAR21,800124−57%

907Grenada, MSMS30,222118−64%

908Marshall, MOMO23,265115−78%

909Eufaula, ALAL26,861105−65%

910Thomaston, GAGA28,500105−74%

911Andrews, TXTX18,91498−72%

912Greensburg, ININ26,57675−85%

913Summerville, GAGA25,30073−77%

914Liberal, KSKS21,07372−76%

915Vernon, TXTX12,48172−49%

916Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82371+318%

917Guymon, OKOK20,32266−83%

918Kingsville, TXTX30,31566−84%

919Snyder, TXTX16,16264−81%

920Henderson, NCNC42,63855−61%

921Clarksdale, MSMS19,84950−65%

922Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31949−56%

923Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13844+193%

924Zapata, TXTX13,75338+3700%

925Raymondville, TXTX19,97131−65%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES