RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest French population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are French ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 775,201. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 309,166, against an all-states median of 120,116.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377775,201–

02Louisiana, LALA4,611,961668,253–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,424579,204–

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056544,089–

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,761509,526–

06New York, NYNY19,852,366505,653–

07Florida, FLFL22,416,077504,641–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,293284,571–

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,798272,065–

10Washington, WAWA7,816,116248,969–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639234,946–

12Maine, MEME1,387,817232,390–

13Missouri, MOMO6,191,814225,631–

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508225,310–

15New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868217,353–

16Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872214,749–

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445214,073–

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838179,366–

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404170,936–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073167,332–

21Virginia, VAVA8,705,170166,810–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,189164,476–

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,407153,666–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,293138,537–

25Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801131,396–

26New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809120,116–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383113,844–

28Maryland, MDMD6,206,011108,353–

29Vermont, VTVT647,10696,627–

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,19793,887–

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,76890,000–

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63489,301–

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22589,148–

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77985,806–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50781,806–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82479,830–

37Nevada, NVNV3,184,61269,177–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39166,023–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,33157,011–

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,70749,173–

41Idaho, IDID1,934,26247,063–

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24643,256–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87539,850–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37331,698–

45North Dakota, NDND784,84127,396–

46Alaska, AKAK735,70624,258–

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23522,963–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,42822,853–

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,19119,289–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39718,748–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949,561–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french population?

California ranks #1 with 775,201 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by french population?

California, Louisiana, Texas, Massachusetts, Michigan.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).