French American - Population

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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