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Largest French population, US states

US states 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. California leads at 528,836. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 212,684, against an all-states median of 83,716.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.9% of US population334,922,4996,412,949–

01California, CACA39,287,377528,836−32%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424445,202−23%

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,961440,472−34%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,077387,391−23%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056332,949−39%

06New York, NYNY19,852,366319,779−37%

07Michigan, MIMI10,077,761301,667−41%

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,293192,604−32%

09Washington, WAWA7,816,116183,177−26%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,798177,574−35%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639165,216−30%

12Maine, MEME1,387,817157,540−32%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445150,045−30%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404148,623−13%

15New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868146,969−32%

16Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872144,545−33%

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508141,838−37%

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,814136,075−40%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838133,977−25%

20Colorado, COCO5,862,189130,129−21%

21Virginia, VAVA8,705,170124,904−25%

22Georgia, GAGA10,940,407119,070−23%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073108,017−35%

24Oregon, OROR4,254,293103,646−25%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38396,845−15%

26New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80983,716−30%

27Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80180,548−39%

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22579,515−11%

29Maryland, MDMD6,206,01173,190−32%

30Alabama, ALAL5,086,76860,888−32%

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82457,170−28%

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63456,419−37%

33Vermont, VTVT647,10655,902−42%

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,19755,793−41%

35Utah, UTUT3,392,33151,772−9%

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77951,304−40%

37Nevada, NVNV3,184,61249,059−29%

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,50747,610−42%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39142,545−36%

40Idaho, IDID1,934,26238,982−17%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,70732,724−33%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24630,733−29%

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87528,255−29%

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37319,577−38%

45North Dakota, NDND784,84118,756−32%

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23517,167−25%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,42816,116−29%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,39712,434−34%

49Alaska, AKAK735,70612,278−49%

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112,246−37%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411,160+17%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french population?

California ranks #1 with 528,836 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by french population?

California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).