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

501▼77Show Low, AZAZ109,9461,195−43%

502Jefferson, GAGA99,2651,194+31%

503▼34Decatur, ALAL160,3261,194−48%

504▼33Hermitage, PAPA107,8601,187−44%

505▼135Shelton, WAWA71,1651,183−52%

506▲51Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0351,179−35%

507Russellville, ARAR84,9321,168−37%

508▼42Tupelo, MSMS133,1671,167−40%

509▼26Quincy, ILIL74,1461,162−43%

510▲20Angola, ININ34,7991,152−2%

511▼16St. Simons, GAGA118,5241,145−41%

512▼9Owensboro, KYKY113,9621,143−42%

513▲31Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701,137−28%

514▲71Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421,123−23%

515▲52Sandpoint, IDID54,4201,111−44%

516▼24Stillwater, OKOK83,8891,108−54%

517▲102Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4861,105−32%

518▼9Kokomo, ININ83,9041,104−34%

519▼38Boone, NCNC54,7861,103−5%

520▼70Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0411,100−25%

521▼120Palatka, FLFL77,7341,094−44%

522▼106Pocatello, IDID91,5911,092−46%

523▼30Shawano, WIWI45,7591,088−41%

524▼24Astoria, OROR40,9261,087−22%

525▼31Sumter, SCSC105,0671,084−18%

526▲48Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821,080−9%

527▼67Hillsdale, MIMI45,7381,078−61%

528▲80Kingsland, GAGA60,1431,064+23%

529▼6Winona, MNMN50,5231,059−38%

530▲23Granbury, TXTX70,5011,051−28%

531▲21Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031,040−37%

532▼48Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0021,040−38%

533▼122Newport, OROR50,6361,032−50%

534▲96Laurel, MSMS82,2811,028−11%

535▼139Red Bluff, CACA64,6651,027−50%

536▲64Platteville, WIWI52,4461,026−17%

537▲1Cañon City, COCO50,0391,023−21%

538▲8Pullman, WAWA48,5121,021−42%

539▼23Easton, MDMD38,2381,012−19%

540▼64Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541,012−58%

541▲49Sterling, ILIL54,1211,012−35%

542▲33Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291,004−40%

543▲22Parkersburg, WVWV87,264993−49%

544▲137Red Wing, MNMN48,195991−11%

545▼2Celina, OHOH42,737989−36%

546▼48Marietta, OHOH58,389980−32%

547▲12Elko, NVNV56,682979−10%

548▼11Tiffin, OHOH54,522979−37%

549▲95Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118974−50%

550▼11Crossville, TNTN66,300973−20%

551▲45Tullahoma, TNTN69,339973−15%

552▲187Taos, NMNM34,564969−8%

553▲9Clewiston, FLFL61,546963+28%

554▼7Oxford, MSMS71,972950−26%

555▼4Albany, GAGA145,510946−58%

556▲30Alexandria, MNMN40,120946−1%

557▲85Gillette, WYWY48,145944−34%

558▲145Brevard, NCNC34,211935+2%

559▲73Moscow, IDID41,842934−42%

560▲71Marshall, MNMN25,684933−2%

561▲67Burlington, IAIA44,061933−43%

562▲33Starkville, MSMS62,063926−32%

563▼53Danville, ILIL71,259924−57%

564▲70Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791924+62%

565▼92Auburn, ININ44,535923−45%

566▼26LaGrange, GAGA107,097922−8%

567▲117Cambridge, OHOH38,379914−24%

568▼46Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909913−54%

569▼82Pittsburg, KSKS39,008910−42%

570▲65Mason City, IAIA49,710909−38%

571▲43Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245906−36%

572▼8Rochelle, ILIL51,399902−46%

573▲20Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459902−36%

574▲39Winchester, TNTN45,579897+17%

575▼39Defiance, OHOH38,292894−42%

576▼26Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451889−31%

577▲190Albemarle, NCNC68,830886+13%

578▼67Clarksburg, WVWV88,142885−49%

579▼25Ludington, MIMI29,040884−43%

580▼38Cumberland, MDMD93,640882−52%

581▲13Sparta, WIWI46,572877−43%

582▲153Urbana, OHOH38,820876+5%

583▲1Sanford, NCNC70,258875−1%

584▲40Effingham, ILIL44,727869−12%

585▼56Riverton, WYWY39,464869−25%

586▲11Arcadia, FLFL37,078866+3%

587▼55Bartlesville, OKOK54,037865−38%

588▼71Laramie, WYWY38,558864−20%

589▲61Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193864−44%

590▲83Bay City, TXTX36,463860−9%

591▼31Aberdeen, SDSD41,583856−16%

592▲70Danville, VAVA101,137856−10%

593▲59Warren, PAPA37,038856−13%

594▲124Ozark, ALAL49,912853−30%

595▼50Searcy, ARAR80,085853−30%

596▼72Sayre, PAPA59,600849−52%

597▼108Odessa, TXTX173,801846−60%

598▼35Dalton, GAGA147,819843−50%

599▲70Fremont, NENE38,057840+7%

600▲237Glasgow, KYKY56,224839+34%

601▼102Alamogordo, NMNM70,368839−34%

602▼122Hutchinson, KSKS61,539838−59%

603▲99Fort Payne, ALAL74,085836−3%

604▼71Enid, OKOK61,779836−55%

605▲31Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302825−27%

606▲40Marion, OHOH65,115821−33%

607▼49Ashland, OHOH52,523820−37%

608▲14Dickinson, NDND39,142815−28%

609▼127Corbin, KYKY150,040805−34%

610▼90Austin, MNMN40,971804−23%

611▼55Alma, MIMI41,190801−65%

612▼51Meridian, MSMS85,419798−59%

613▼32Greenwood, SCSC95,215791−43%

614▼65West Plains, MOMO40,798790−42%

615▼32Lebanon, MOMO36,943789−22%

616▲60Montrose, COCO44,591789−49%

617▼82Norwalk, OHOH58,250787−56%

618▼31Cortland, NYNY45,850778−59%

619▲29Mount Airy, NCNC72,287776−22%

620▼44Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883769−48%

621▼133Payson, AZAZ53,801767−53%

622▲3Cedar City, UTUT67,141765−28%

623▲101Enterprise, ALAL56,953762+38%

624▲114Dixon, ILIL32,914760−41%

625▼124Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219753−15%

626▲13Athens, OHOH63,197751−45%

627▼96Warrensburg, MOMO56,670748−61%

628▼7Corsicana, TXTX57,181747−15%

629▲49Fairmont, WVWV55,584744−37%

630▲144Bonham, TXTX39,265743−20%

631▲130Lock Haven, PAPA37,870741−15%

632▼16Dyersburg, TNTN36,320736+80%

633▲190Newberry, SCSC39,561736+45%

634▲34Gadsden, ALAL103,886734−46%

635▼122Jackson, WYWY36,587730−28%

636▲71Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063729+15%

637▲116McComb, MSMS52,640728−40%

638▼21Edwards, COCO54,291727−38%

639▼32Calhoun, GAGA61,701720+27%

640▲166Muscatine, IAIA41,853719−35%

641▲82Somerset, KYKY67,384715+68%

642▼27Owatonna, MNMN37,464713−25%

643▲62Mountain Home, IDID29,465712+14%

644▲50Hannibal, MOMO38,969707−41%

645▼79Coldwater, MIMI45,993704−63%

646▼23Ontario, OROR60,085704−54%

647▲61Pontiac, ILIL35,057703−42%

648▼66Talladega, ALAL91,764701−26%

649▲87Brenham, TXTX38,288700+2%

650▼144Grand Island, NENE78,076698−59%

651▲29Jacksonville, TXTX53,337691−46%

652▲27Emporia, KSKS34,838689−31%

653▼24Crescent City, CACA26,410687−24%

654▲43Galesburg, ILIL47,767681−49%

655▼64Albertville, ALAL103,537681−53%

656▲45Brookhaven, MSMS35,012681−25%

657▼2Arkansas City, KSKS34,382677−55%

658▼11Indiana, PAPA82,878675−54%

659▼58Thomasville, GAGA72,958674−31%

660▼22Rome, GAGA101,378671−46%

661▲54Brookings, OROR22,621668−44%

662▼216Columbus, ININ85,729666−65%

663▼71Oil City, PAPA49,346663−58%

664▼75Clinton, IAIA46,002662−59%

665▲123Henderson, KYKY57,184661−40%

666▼26Hutchinson, MNMN36,631658−49%

667▲131Nantucket, MAMA14,758658+15%

668▲38Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904655−33%

669▼150Clovis, NMNM65,270655−51%

670▼11Juneau city and, AKAK31,609652−39%

671▼130North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233651−17%

672▼12Evanston, WYWY23,415646−45%

673▲39Ardmore, OKOK48,910643−10%

674▼11Taylorville, ILIL33,443637−43%

675▲193Vicksburg, MSMS41,759634−37%

676▲164Hailey, IDID32,436633−11%

677▼13Susanville, CACA28,117622−40%

678▼8Sedalia, MOMO44,254621−51%

679▼26Blackfoot, IDID51,153621−25%

680▼125Sikeston, MOMO49,978618−55%

681▼9Jacksonville, ILIL37,381615−34%

682▼5Mitchell, SDSD25,913614−6%

683▼56Murray, KYKY39,421614−11%

684▼116Zanesville, OHOH87,014611−62%

685▼19Breckenridge, COCO39,069598−49%

686▼77Ponca City, OKOK43,490597−61%

687▼16Canton, ILIL32,901597−46%

688▼108Hastings, NENE40,577597−54%

689▲52Huntington, ININ37,224596−54%

690▲59Norfolk, NENE49,228595−45%

691▼8North Platte, NENE33,972595−56%

692▲59Lewistown, PAPA46,127584−17%

693▼44Jamestown, NDND21,414582−22%

694▲33Tahlequah, OKOK49,196581−16%

695▲30Duncan, OKOK44,310580−19%

696▼55Martinsville, VAVA63,091570−44%

697▲35Alice, TXTX45,383569−15%

698▼87Somerset, PAPA72,004566−60%

699▲108Yankton, SDSD23,635564−3%

700▲66Roswell, NMNM63,364564−42%

701▼44Williston, NDND41,767564−37%

702▲93Monticello, ININ25,164562−18%

703▲145Orangeburg, SCSC83,177561−15%

704▼199Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083558−26%

705▼106Jasper, ININ44,016555−39%

706▼198El Centro, CACA181,411555−68%

707▼33Batesville, ARAR38,785555−27%

708▼47Plymouth, ININ46,599554−44%

709▼72Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147554−50%

710▼137Hinesville, GAGA91,870547−49%

711▲100Los Alamos, NMNM19,407545−22%

712▲36Greeneville, TNTN73,831544−31%

713▲33Rock Springs, WYWY41,267544−61%

714▼18Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914543−3%

715▲16Marshalltown, IAIA39,890543−49%

716▼7Scottsbluff, NENE36,272542−58%

717▲87Ottumwa, IAIA35,210541−40%

718▲32Carlsbad, NMNM62,509541−52%

719▼24Coshocton, OHOH37,188539−39%

720▼7Decatur, ININ36,650538−38%

721▲1Cody, WYWY31,171537−19%

722▲8Madison, ININ33,279535−39%

723▲58Columbus, NENE46,583534−22%

724▼37Wilmington, OHOH42,301532−48%

725▲128Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655527−32%

726▼83Bedford, ININ45,568527−53%

727▼124Crawfordsville, ININ38,954524−24%

728▼124Palestine, TXTX59,805524−52%

729▲109New Ulm, MNMN25,517523+12%

730▲83Hobbs, NMNM74,749521−32%

731▼17Bradford, PAPA38,984520−61%

732▲47Wilson, NCNC81,150519−43%

733▼163Freeport, ILIL43,220514−61%

734▼108Cullman, ALAL94,009514−70%

735▲8New Castle, ININ49,137512−54%

736▼134Brigham City, UTUT70,405508−52%

737▼18Spearfish, SDSD29,459507−46%

738▲65Stephenville, TXTX43,911506−37%

739▼54McPherson, KSKS30,064505−22%

740▲72Cambridge, MDMD33,628500−6%

741▼12Bucyrus, OHOH41,896499−40%

742▲3Willmar, MNMN44,720496−53%

743▼133Bluefield, WVWV96,138495−65%

744▼132Richmond, ININ66,169494−56%

745▼47Minden, LALA34,948491−72%

746▼128Washington, ININ34,209491−51%

747▲21Uvalde, TXTX24,963490+67%

748▲10St. Marys, PAPA29,926487−51%

749▼63Pikeville, KYKY89,122487−67%

750▲77Waycross, GAGA57,670481+37%

751▼63Burley, IDID49,308481−22%

752▼63Pella, IAIA34,192477−45%

753▼33Ada, OKOK38,528475−52%

754▼98Muskogee, OKOK66,708472−69%

755▲30Huntingdon, PAPA43,001471−28%

756▼105Kirksville, MOMO29,824471−41%

757▼99Forest City, NCNC65,745470−61%

758▲34The Dalles, OROR26,310469−32%

759▼105Hays, KSKS29,075468−55%

760▼56Madisonville, KYKY45,127465−15%

761▼116Fort Madison, IAIA32,306463−48%

762▲29Sheridan, WYWY33,241462−66%

763▼1Las Vegas, NMNM30,311461−40%

764▲96Watertown, SDSD29,562458−44%

765▼55Brookings, SDSD37,635456−45%

766▼6Logansport, ININ37,836454−45%

767▲79Silver City, NMNM27,252453−56%

768▲9Ottawa, KSKS26,299451−56%

769▼163Gainesville, TXTX44,461450−51%

770▼165Shelbyville, TNTN55,273447−40%

771▼38Elk City, OKOK22,159445+38%

772▼2Paragould, ARAR47,411444−57%

773▼80Van Wert, OHOH29,013443−47%

774▼74Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076443−60%

775▲82Le Mars, IAIA25,697441−38%

776▼59Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838440−57%

777▲28Safford, AZAZ40,157439−54%

778▼21Danville, KYKY56,985437−41%

779▼88McAlester, OKOK43,320435−52%

780▲2Vernal, UTUT38,278429−9%

781▼18Marion, NCNC45,198428−22%

782▲1Wabash, ININ30,713426−40%

783▼46Wahpeton, NDND23,019420−43%

784▲118Del Rio, TXTX47,835418+9%

785▼45Albert Lea, MNMN30,440413−37%

786▼15La Grande, OROR25,900411−69%

787▼61Malvern, ARAR33,451410−47%

788▼89Washington, NCNC44,670404−45%

789▲19Miami, OKOK30,438403−60%

790▲53McMinnville, TNTN43,717402−7%

791▼36Paris, TXTX63,319398−64%

792▼17El Dorado, ARAR36,926394−34%

793▼37Seymour, ININ47,370390−59%

794▲15Moberly, MOMO24,513387−20%

795▼11Washington Court House, OHOH28,552386−1%

796▼104Centralia, ILIL36,382382−61%

797▼1Cornelia, GAGA50,416382−46%

798▼39Great Bend, KSKS24,790380−29%

799▼47Columbus, MSMS67,144380−58%

800▼20Laredo, TXTX281,224379−54%

801▲82Atchison, KSKS16,172378−35%

802▲19Price, UTUT20,680377−21%

803▲28Hood River, OROR23,720376−36%

804▼70Scottsboro, ALAL54,281375−59%

805▲64Frankfort, ININ33,322374−45%

806▲105Jesup, GAGA32,481373−34%

807▲45Lexington, NENE26,255373+18%

808▲109Russellville, ALAL32,449373+114%

809▼7Alamosa, COCO27,896372−51%

810▲14Mexico, MOMO24,528372−35%

811▼240Charleston, ILIL46,607371−72%

812▲74Ruidoso, NMNM19,844368−49%

813▲1Greencastle, ININ37,876366−66%

814▼50Newport, TNTN37,889363−61%

815▲34Pampa, TXTX21,786360−19%

816▼19Peru, ININ34,487356−43%

817▲68Winnemucca, NVNV17,267355−41%

818▼74Sterling, COCO20,654353−49%

819▼103Lewisburg, PAPA42,313350−67%

820▼200El Campo, TXTX42,060349−45%

821▲24Maryville, MOMO20,174345−16%

822▼132Brownwood, TXTX38,711343−64%

823▼7Paris, TNTN32,896336−54%

824▲40Beatrice, NENE21,711335−51%

825▼38Nogales, AZAZ50,020327+46%

826▼11Big Spring, TXTX30,504326−46%

827▼54Weatherford, OKOK39,059325−66%

828▼38Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077324−29%

829▲22Vermillion, SDSD15,031324−23%

830▼5Altus, OKOK24,764321−52%

831▼110Baker City, OROR16,658319−52%

832▲26Cedartown, GAGA45,514312−52%

833▼86Gaffney, SCSC58,275311−65%

834▼1Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880309−59%

835▼16Martin, TNTN33,261305−34%

836▲3Gallipolis, OHOH29,072303−28%

837▲5Fort Morgan, COCO30,306302−39%

838▼110Fallon, NVNV25,851297−66%

839▲16Huron, SDSD19,624294−48%

840▼47Fairmont, MNMN19,440292−44%

841▼19Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201291−35%

842▲14Lewisburg, TNTN38,071291−48%

843▼7Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025289−59%

844▲21Ketchikan, AKAK13,549285−10%

845▼80Lincoln, ILIL27,182283−65%

846▼29Durant, OKOK51,367282−50%

847▼47Bishop, CACA18,158280−71%

848▼173Garden City, KSKS37,505280−67%

849▼5Deming, NMNM25,407274−25%

850▼183Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527271−53%

851▲10Campbellsville, KYKY38,407271−46%

852▼83Beeville, TXTX32,515265+6%

853▲48Moultrie, GAGA47,438259−19%

854▼65Magnolia, ARAR21,894255−31%

855▲42Rockingham, NCNC42,041251−57%

856▲57Carroll, IAIA20,303248−35%

857▼27Spencer, IAIA16,202245−36%

858▼57Cleveland, MSMS28,262245−11%

859▼18Camden, ARAR26,363243−51%

860▼1Lumberton, NCNC119,941240−62%

861▼27Woodward, OKOK19,827240−44%

862▲32Española, NMNM39,832237−66%

863▼69Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938237−63%

864▲6Selma, ALAL35,140233−5%

865▼111Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211233−81%

866▲8Blytheville, ARAR37,828231−29%

867▲29Alexander City, ALAL40,953229−51%

868▼126Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428229−54%

869▼51Macomb, ILIL25,916227−60%

870▼3Toccoa, GAGA27,854221−52%

871▲20Vidalia, GAGA36,180221−42%

872▼96Pierre, SDSD20,588217−58%

873▼45Troy, ALAL33,688215+4%

874▼88Kinston, NCNC55,837212−61%

875▼49Connersville, ININ23,533209−42%

876▼77Kennett, MOMO26,855201−80%

877▼14Tifton, GAGA51,237201−53%

878▲22Cordele, GAGA19,237199+11%

879▲26Sweetwater, TXTX14,117196−42%

880▲18Dumas, TXTX21,891194−56%

881▼46Corinth, MSMS34,569194−53%

882▼50Plainview, TXTX36,700191−62%

883▼6Union City, TNTN30,067190−38%

884▼6Dodge City, KSKS33,993189−61%

885▲2Bainbridge, GAGA29,432184−21%

886▼10Borger, TXTX19,633184−71%

887▼176Milledgeville, GAGA44,029179−66%

888▼4Greenwood, MSMS34,912173−10%

889▼27Middlesborough, KYKY22,829171−44%

890▲2Gallup, NMNM68,119169−7%

891▼81Fayetteville, TNTN36,853164−68%

892▼26Douglas, GAGA52,861164−43%

893▼3Othello, WAWA21,488163−52%

894▲13Hereford, TXTX18,626161−31%

895▼41Franklin, KYKY20,788155−45%

896▼67Elkins, WVWV26,882150−51%

897▼119Mayfield, KYKY37,050146−76%

898▼25Americus, GAGA33,394143−73%

899▼127Dublin, GAGA60,351138−71%

900▼19Storm Lake, IAIA20,449135−67%

901▼2Laurinburg, NCNC33,322134−50%

902▼20Worthington, MNMN22,338130−68%

903▼14Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599129−73%

904▼11Greenville, MSMS40,446128−78%

905▲9Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099128−19%

906▼34Forrest City, ARAR21,800124−57%

907▼36Grenada, MSMS30,222118−64%

908▼29Marshall, MOMO23,265115−78%

909▼6Eufaula, ALAL26,861105−65%

910▼15Thomaston, GAGA28,500105−74%

911▼1Andrews, TXTX18,91498−72%

912▼62Greensburg, ININ26,57675−85%

913▼7Summerville, GAGA25,30073−77%

914▼6Liberal, KSKS21,07372−76%

915▼35Vernon, TXTX12,48172−49%

916▼7Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82371+318%

917▼97Guymon, OKOK20,32266−83%

918▼14Kingsville, TXTX30,31566−84%

919▼44Snyder, TXTX16,16264−81%

920▼73Henderson, NCNC42,63855−61%

921▼33Clarksdale, MSMS19,84950−65%

922▼6Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31949−56%

923▼5Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13844+193%

924▼9Zapata, TXTX13,75338+3700%

925▼13Raymondville, TXTX19,97131−65%

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