Which metro area has the highest french population?

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks #1 with 208,232 (2020 Decennial Census).

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?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is french population measured?

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

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Largest French population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are French ancestry, from the 2020 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

501Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191,316+49%

502Jefferson, GAGA99,2651,307+43%

503Owensboro, KYKY113,9621,296−34%

504Shawnee, OKOK75,1021,294−8%

505Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0831,292+70%

506Grand Island, NENE78,0761,292−23%

507Russellville, ARAR84,9321,288−31%

508El Centro, CACA181,4111,285−25%

509Kokomo, ININ83,9041,285−23%

510Danville, ILIL71,2591,267−41%

511Clarksburg, WVWV88,1421,267−27%

512Beckley, WVWV109,9401,264−17%

513Jackson, WYWY36,5871,264+25%

514Florence, ALAL156,6091,260−29%

515Lewiston, IDID65,4501,258−44%

516Easton, MDMD38,2381,253+1%

517Laramie, WYWY38,5581,243+15%

518Richmond, KYKY131,8061,242−44%

519Clovis, NMNM65,2701,238−8%

520Austin, MNMN40,9711,237+19%

521Hanford, CACA154,3271,234−42%

522Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9091,231−38%

523Winona, MNMN50,5231,221−29%

524Sayre, PAPA59,6001,211−32%

525Valdosta, GAGA153,2761,208−36%

526Rexburg, IDID69,3801,207−16%

527Branson, MOMO57,0011,206−38%

528Waynesville, NCNC63,3691,201−12%

529Riverton, WYWY39,4641,198+3%

530Angola, ININ34,7991,193+2%

531Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701,192−37%

532Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371,187−15%

533Enid, OKOK61,7791,180−37%

534Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651,179−50%

535Norwalk, OHOH58,2501,177−34%

536Defiance, OHOH38,2921,174−24%

537Tiffin, OHOH54,5221,171−25%

538Cañon City, COCO50,0391,168−9%

539Crossville, TNTN66,3001,166−5%

540LaGrange, GAGA107,0971,166+16%

541North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2331,166+48%

542Cumberland, MDMD93,6401,166−37%

543Celina, OHOH42,7371,165−25%

544Port Townsend, WAWA33,9701,164−27%

545Searcy, ARAR80,0851,164−5%

546Pullman, WAWA48,5121,161−34%

547Oxford, MSMS71,9721,160−9%

548Carbondale, ILIL52,5011,160−41%

549West Plains, MOMO40,7981,158−15%

550Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4511,155−10%

551Albany, GAGA145,5101,152−48%

552Ellensburg, WAWA48,8031,149−30%

553Granbury, TXTX70,5011,145−22%

554Ludington, MIMI29,0401,144−26%

555Sikeston, MOMO49,9781,138−18%

556Alma, MIMI41,1901,129−51%

557Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0351,129−38%

558Ashland, OHOH52,5231,126−13%

559Elko, NVNV56,6821,122+3%

560Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831,117+9%

561Meridian, MSMS85,4191,116−43%

562Clewiston, FLFL61,5461,111+47%

563Dalton, GAGA147,8191,103−34%

564Rochelle, ILIL51,3991,102−35%

565Parkersburg, WVWV87,2641,101−44%

566Coldwater, MIMI45,9931,097−42%

567Sandpoint, IDID54,4201,095−45%

568Zanesville, OHOH87,0141,092−32%

569Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9121,087+9%

570Freeport, ILIL43,2201,074−19%

571Charleston, ILIL46,6071,073−19%

572Vincennes, ININ35,6521,072−51%

573Hinesville, GAGA91,8701,068−1%

574Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821,064−10%

575Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291,063−37%

576Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831,061−29%

577Oxford, ALAL115,8341,053−45%

578Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4971,044−24%

579Menomonie, WIWI46,2231,044−39%

580Hastings, NENE40,5771,041−20%

581Greenwood, SCSC95,2151,040−26%

582Talladega, ALAL91,7641,038+10%

583Lebanon, MOMO36,9431,034+2%

584Sanford, NCNC70,2581,033+16%

585Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421,030−29%

586Alexandria, MNMN40,1201,030+8%

587Cortland, NYNY45,8501,026−46%

588Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8081,021−41%

589Clinton, IAIA46,0021,015−37%

590Sterling, ILIL54,1211,002−35%

591Albertville, ALAL103,5371,001−31%

592Oil City, PAPA49,346983−38%

593Ocean Pines, MDMD54,459981−31%

594Sparta, WIWI46,572979−37%

595Starkville, MSMS62,063973−29%

596Tullahoma, TNTN69,339971−15%

597Arcadia, FLFL37,078965+15%

598Athens, TNTN71,590962−6%

599Jasper, ININ44,016959+6%

600Platteville, WIWI52,446958−22%

601Thomasville, GAGA72,958957−2%

602Brigham City, UTUT70,405956−10%

603Crawfordsville, ININ38,954953+39%

604Palestine, TXTX59,805952−13%

605Shelbyville, TNTN55,273944+26%

606Gainesville, TXTX44,461941+2%

607Calhoun, GAGA61,701933+64%

608Kingsland, GAGA60,143923+7%

609Ponca City, OKOK43,490918−40%

610Bluefield, WVWV96,138913−36%

611Somerset, PAPA72,004909−35%

612Richmond, ININ66,169907−19%

613Winchester, TNTN45,579903+18%

614Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245901−37%

615Owatonna, MNMN37,464899−5%

616Dyersburg, TNTN36,320897+120%

617Edwards, COCO54,291893−24%

618Washington, ININ34,209893−12%

619Rocky Mount, NCNC148,486885−45%

620El Campo, TXTX42,060883+39%

621Corsicana, TXTX57,181881+1%

622Dickinson, NDND39,142879−22%

623Ontario, OROR60,085879−43%

624Effingham, ILIL44,727873−12%

625Cedar City, UTUT67,141872−18%

626Cullman, ALAL94,009871−50%

627Murray, KYKY39,421869+25%

628Burlington, IAIA44,061868−47%

629Crescent City, CACA26,410861−5%

630Laurel, MSMS82,281861−25%

631Marshall, MNMN25,684859−10%

632Moscow, IDID41,842859−46%

633Marion, ININ66,524855−34%

634Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791854+50%

635Mason City, IAIA49,710852−42%

636Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302851−24%

637Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147850−23%

638Rome, GAGA101,378848−32%

639Athens, OHOH63,197848−38%

640Hutchinson, MNMN36,631848−34%

641Martinsville, VAVA63,091847−16%

642Gillette, WYWY48,145843−41%

643Bedford, ININ45,568835−26%

644Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118834−57%

645Fort Madison, IAIA32,306832−7%

646Marion, OHOH65,115830−32%

647Indiana, PAPA82,878829−43%

648Mount Airy, NCNC72,287828−16%

649Jamestown, NDND21,414820+10%

650Bloomsburg, PAPA66,193820−46%

651Kirksville, MOMO29,824814+2%

652Warren, PAPA37,038814−18%

653Blackfoot, IDID51,153813−2%

654Hays, KSKS29,075805−23%

655Arkansas City, KSKS34,382805−47%

656Muskogee, OKOK66,708804−48%

657Williston, NDND41,767803−10%

658Forest City, NCNC65,745789−35%

659Juneau city and, AKAK31,609781−27%

660Evanston, WYWY23,415774−34%

661Plymouth, ININ46,599774−21%

662Danville, VAVA101,137771−19%

663Taylorville, ILIL33,443767−32%

664Susanville, CACA28,117766−26%

665Shelby, NCNC103,325766−20%

666Breckenridge, COCO39,069763−35%

667Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527759+32%

668Gadsden, ALAL103,886756−44%

669Fremont, NENE38,057752−4%

670Sedalia, MOMO44,254752−40%

671Canton, ILIL32,901740−33%

672Jacksonville, ILIL37,381738−21%

673Bay City, TXTX36,463736−22%

674Batesville, ARAR38,785736−3%

675Garden City, KSKS37,505735−13%

676Montrose, COCO44,591735−52%

677Mitchell, SDSD25,913732+12%

678Fairmont, WVWV55,584730−39%

679Emporia, KSKS34,838729−27%

680Jacksonville, TXTX53,337727−43%

681Red Wing, MNMN48,195727−35%

682Okeechobee, FLFL42,608726−28%

683North Platte, NENE33,972713−47%

684Cambridge, OHOH38,379711−41%

685McPherson, KSKS30,064709+10%

686Pikeville, KYKY89,122709−52%

687Wilmington, OHOH42,301705−31%

688Burley, IDID49,308700+13%

689Pella, IAIA34,192697−20%

690Brownwood, TXTX38,711697−27%

691McAlester, OKOK43,320693−24%

692Centralia, ILIL36,382691−30%

693Van Wert, OHOH29,013689−17%

694Hannibal, MOMO38,969688−43%

695Coshocton, OHOH37,188687−22%

696Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914683+23%

697Galesburg, ILIL47,767680−49%

698Minden, LALA34,948680−61%

699Washington, NCNC44,670680−8%

700Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,076680−39%

701Brookhaven, MSMS35,012677−26%

702Fort Payne, ALAL74,085672−22%

703Brevard, NCNC34,211669−27%

704Madisonville, KYKY45,127668+22%

705Mountain Home, IDID29,465668+7%

706Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904662−33%

707Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063653+3%

708Pontiac, ILIL35,057652−47%

709Scottsbluff, NENE36,272652−50%

710Brookings, SDSD37,635650−22%

711Milledgeville, GAGA44,029650+24%

712Ardmore, OKOK48,910644−10%

713Decatur, ININ36,650642−26%

714Bradford, PAPA38,984642−51%

715Brookings, OROR22,621639−46%

716Lewisburg, PAPA42,313638−40%

717Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838636−38%

718Ozark, ALAL49,912632−48%

719Spearfish, SDSD29,459632−32%

720Ada, OKOK38,528631−36%

721Baker City, OROR16,658629−5%

722Cody, WYWY31,171627−6%

723Somerset, KYKY67,384623+47%

724Enterprise, ALAL56,953620+13%

725Duncan, OKOK44,310619−13%

726Malvern, ARAR33,451619−20%

727Tahlequah, OKOK49,196617−10%

728Fallon, NVNV25,851614−29%

729Bucyrus, OHOH41,896612−26%

730Madison, ININ33,279602−31%

731Marshalltown, IAIA39,890597−44%

732Alice, TXTX45,383593−12%

733Elk City, OKOK22,159586+82%

734Scottsboro, ALAL54,281585−35%

735Urbana, OHOH38,820581−30%

736Brenham, TXTX38,288581−16%

737Wahpeton, NDND23,019578−22%

738Dixon, ILIL32,914577−56%

739Taos, NMNM34,564577−45%

740Albert Lea, MNMN30,440577−12%

741Huntington, ININ37,224576−56%

742Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428574+15%

743New Castle, ININ49,137571−49%

744Sterling, COCO20,654571−18%

745Willmar, MNMN44,720571−46%

746Rock Springs, WYWY41,267567−59%

747Gaffney, SCSC58,275564−36%

748Greeneville, TNTN73,831564−29%

749Norfolk, NENE49,228563−48%

750Carlsbad, NMNM62,509563−50%

751Lewistown, PAPA46,127560−20%

752Columbus, MSMS67,144560−38%

753McComb, MSMS52,640560−54%

754Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211554−55%

755Paris, TXTX63,319553−50%

756Seymour, ININ47,370553−42%

757Danville, KYKY56,985551−26%

758St. Marys, PAPA29,926551−45%

759Great Bend, KSKS24,790550+3%

760Logansport, ININ37,836550−33%

761Lock Haven, PAPA37,870548−37%

762Las Vegas, NMNM30,311545−29%

763Marion, NCNC45,198539−2%

764Newport, TNTN37,889538−41%

765Lincoln, ILIL27,182536−33%

766Roswell, NMNM63,364536−45%

767Albemarle, NCNC68,830536−32%

768Uvalde, TXTX24,963530+81%

769Beeville, TXTX32,515523+108%

770Paragould, ARAR47,411520−50%

771La Grande, OROR25,900516−61%

772Dublin, GAGA60,351505+7%

773Weatherford, OKOK39,059503−47%

774Bonham, TXTX39,265500−46%

775El Dorado, ARAR36,926498−16%

776Pierre, SDSD20,588498−4%

777Ottawa, KSKS26,299494−52%

778Mayfield, KYKY37,050493−20%

779Wilson, NCNC81,150492−46%

780Laredo, TXTX281,224492−40%

781Columbus, NENE46,583491−29%

782Vernal, UTUT38,278490+4%

783Wabash, ININ30,713490−31%

784Washington Court House, OHOH28,552488+26%

785Huntingdon, PAPA43,001484−26%

786Kinston, NCNC55,837484−11%

787Nogales, AZAZ50,020484+116%

788Henderson, KYKY57,184480−56%

789Magnolia, ARAR21,894478+28%

790Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077477+4%

791Sheridan, WYWY33,241477−65%

792The Dalles, OROR26,310476−31%

793Fairmont, MNMN19,440475−9%

794Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938475−26%

795Monticello, ININ25,164472−31%

796Cornelia, GAGA50,416472−33%

797Peru, ININ34,487469−25%

798Nantucket, MAMA14,758463−19%

799Kennett, MOMO26,855462−54%

800Bishop, CACA18,158460−52%

801Cleveland, MSMS28,262457+67%

802Alamosa, COCO27,896454−40%

803Stephenville, TXTX43,911446−45%

804Ottumwa, IAIA35,210443−51%

805Safford, AZAZ40,157440−54%

806Muscatine, IAIA41,853434−61%

807Yankton, SDSD23,635432−26%

808Miami, OKOK30,438432−57%

809Moberly, MOMO24,513431−11%

810Fayetteville, TNTN36,853426−17%

811Los Alamos, NMNM19,407422−39%

812Cambridge, MDMD33,628417−22%

813Hobbs, NMNM74,749413−46%

814Greencastle, ININ37,876410−62%

815Big Spring, TXTX30,504409−33%

816Paris, TNTN32,896409−44%

817Durant, OKOK51,367407−27%

818Macomb, ILIL25,916406−29%

819Martin, TNTN33,261405−13%

820Guymon, OKOK20,322404+4%

821Price, UTUT20,680404−15%

822Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201397−12%

823Newberry, SCSC39,561397−22%

824Mexico, MOMO24,528394−31%

825Altus, OKOK24,764392−41%

826Connersville, ININ23,533387+8%

827Waycross, GAGA57,670380+8%

828Troy, ALAL33,688377+83%

829Elkins, WVWV26,882376+22%

830Spencer, IAIA16,202375−2%

831Hood River, OROR23,720372−37%

832Plainview, TXTX36,700372−26%

833Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880369−51%

834Woodward, OKOK19,827365−15%

835Corinth, MSMS34,569365−11%

836Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025364−49%

837Glasgow, KYKY56,224362−42%

838New Ulm, MNMN25,517357−24%

839Gallipolis, OHOH29,072356−16%

840Hailey, IDID32,436347−51%

841Camden, ARAR26,363347−30%

842Fort Morgan, COCO30,306345−31%

843McMinnville, TNTN43,717344−20%

844Deming, NMNM25,407343−6%

845Maryville, MOMO20,174343−16%

846Silver City, NMNM27,252341−67%

847Henderson, NCNC42,638340+143%

848Orangeburg, SCSC83,177334−49%

849Pampa, TXTX21,786333−25%

850Greensburg, ININ26,576332−33%

851Vermillion, SDSD15,031328−22%

852Lexington, NENE26,255325+3%

853Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655325−58%

854Franklin, KYKY20,788324+16%

855Huron, SDSD19,624322−43%

856Lewisburg, TNTN38,071321−43%

857Le Mars, IAIA25,697319−55%

858Cedartown, GAGA45,514314−52%

859Lumberton, NCNC119,941312−51%

860Watertown, SDSD29,562311−62%

861Campbellsville, KYKY38,407311−39%

862Middlesborough, KYKY22,829310+1%

863Tifton, GAGA51,237307−29%

864Beatrice, NENE21,711306−55%

865Ketchikan, AKAK13,549302−4%

866Douglas, GAGA52,861298+3%

867Toccoa, GAGA27,854293−37%

868Vicksburg, MSMS41,759288−71%

869Frankfort, ININ33,322286−58%

870Selma, ALAL35,140261+7%

871Grenada, MSMS30,222256−21%

872Forrest City, ARAR21,800253−13%

873Americus, GAGA33,394249−54%

874Blytheville, ARAR37,828249−24%

875Snyder, TXTX16,162247−26%

876Borger, TXTX19,633247−61%

877Union City, TNTN30,067246−20%

878Dodge City, KSKS33,993242−50%

879Marshall, MOMO23,265238−55%

880Vernon, TXTX12,481234+67%

881Storm Lake, IAIA20,449231−43%

882Worthington, MNMN22,338230−43%

883Atchison, KSKS16,172221−62%

884Greenwood, MSMS34,912217+13%

885Winnemucca, NVNV17,267209−65%

886Ruidoso, NMNM19,844205−72%

887Bainbridge, GAGA29,432200−14%

888Clarksdale, MSMS19,849194+38%

889Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599193−60%

890Othello, WAWA21,488193−43%

891Vidalia, GAGA36,180192−49%

892Gallup, NMNM68,119189+4%

893Greenville, MSMS40,446181−69%

894Española, NMNM39,832158−77%

895Thomaston, GAGA28,500153−62%

896Alexander City, ALAL40,953153−67%

897Rockingham, NCNC42,041148−75%

898Dumas, TXTX21,891139−68%

899Laurinburg, NCNC33,322139−48%

900Cordele, GAGA19,237137−24%

901Moultrie, GAGA47,438134−58%

902Del Rio, TXTX47,835126−67%

903Eufaula, ALAL26,861124−59%

904Kingsville, TXTX30,315121−71%

905Sweetwater, TXTX14,117118−65%

906Summerville, GAGA25,300105−67%

907Hereford, TXTX18,626101−57%

908Liberal, KSKS21,073101−66%

909Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823101+494%

910Andrews, TXTX18,91499−71%

911Jesup, GAGA32,48198−83%

912Raymondville, TXTX19,97195+7%

913Carroll, IAIA20,30391−76%

914Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09978−51%

915Zapata, TXTX13,75375+7400%

916Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31945−60%

917Russellville, ALAL32,44934−80%

918Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13826+73%

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