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Largest French population, US states · 2020

US states 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. California leads at 622,734. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 244,550, against an all-states median of 95,512.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States2.2% of US population331,449,2817,374,976–

01California, CACA39,287,377622,734−20%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424508,696−12%

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,961505,955−24%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,077424,928−16%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056385,243−29%

06New York, NYNY19,852,366374,707−26%

07Michigan, MIMI10,077,761365,840−28%

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,293225,433−21%

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,798210,329−23%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,116209,376−16%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639191,915−18%

12Maine, MEME1,387,817178,706−23%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445173,837−19%

14Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872167,584−22%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508163,100−28%

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,814162,619−28%

17New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868161,963−25%

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404156,169−9%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838148,929−17%

20Colorado, COCO5,862,189143,452−13%

21Virginia, VAVA8,705,170141,157−15%

22Georgia, GAGA10,940,407136,881−11%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073133,573−20%

24Oregon, OROR4,254,293118,229−15%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383102,398−10%

26New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80995,512−20%

27Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80189,306−32%

28Maryland, MDMD6,206,01186,788−20%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22581,741−8%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63469,211−22%

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,76868,291−24%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82467,576−15%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,19767,121−29%

34Vermont, VTVT647,10665,715−32%

35Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77964,286−25%

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,61257,240−17%

37Utah, UTUT3,392,33156,743−0%

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,50756,495−31%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39146,788−29%

40Idaho, IDID1,934,26240,105−15%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,70737,796−23%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,87534,056−15%

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24631,618−27%

44North Dakota, NDND784,84124,767−10%

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37324,329−23%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42819,655−14%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23519,413−15%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70616,644−31%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39714,934−20%

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,19113,802−28%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411,291+18%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest french population?

California ranks #1 with 622,734 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 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.