Population
According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2000, 5.3% of Americans are of French or French Canadian ancestry. French Americans made up close to, or more than, 10% of the population of:
| Maine | 25.0% |
| New Hampshire | 24.5% |
| Vermont | 23.9% |
| Rhode Island | 17.2% |
| Louisiana | 16.2% |
| Massachusetts | 12.9% |
| Connecticut | 9.9% |
In states that once made up part of New France (excluding Louisiana):
| Michigan | 6.8% |
| Montana | 5.3% |
| Minnesota | 5.3% |
| Wisconsin | 5.0% |
| North Dakota | 4.7% |
| Wyoming | 4.2% |
| Missouri | 3.8% |
| Kansas | 3.6% |
| Indiana | 2.7% |
| Ohio | 2.5% |
Franco Americans also made up more than 4% of the population in
| Washington | 4.6% |
| Oregon | 4.6% |
| Alaska | 4.2% |
- States with the largest French communities including (according to the 2010 U.S. Census)
French and French Canadian
| 1. | California | 1,210,000 |
| 2. | Louisiana | 1,070,000 |
| 3. | Massachusetts | 850,573 |
| 4. | Michigan | 706,560 |
| 5. | New York | 680,208 |
| 6. | Florida | 630,000 |
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