Distribution of French (except Basque) People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: French (except Basque)

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3.75%
7.5%
11.25%
15%
22.5%
30%
37.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Rolette County, North Dakota	44.95%
2	Acadia Parish, Louisiana	29.47%
3	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	25.73%
4	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	24.4%
5	Aroostook County, Maine	23.95%
6	Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana	23.33%
7	Coos County, New Hampshire	23.12%
8	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	21.86%
9	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	21.83%
10	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana	21.7%
11	St. Charles Parish, Louisiana	21.39%
12	Essex County, Vermont	21.09%
13	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	21.08%
14	Kennebec County, Maine	21.01%
15	Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana	20.62%
16	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana	20.43%
17	Clinton County, New York	19.69%
18	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	19.23%
19	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	19.08%
20	Androscoggin County, Maine	18.93%

Top Counties by Population of French (except Basque)

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	112,703
2	Maricopa County, Arizona	93,085
3	Worcester County, Massachusetts	89,644
4	Harris County, Texas	84,894
5	San Diego County, California	67,789
6	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	65,331
7	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	62,218
8	King County, Washington	58,629
9	Bristol County, Massachusetts	58,512
10	Orange County, California	57,135
11	Providence County, Rhode Island	55,743
12	Cook County, Illinois	55,700
13	Hillsborough County, New Hampshire	54,311
14	Hartford County, Connecticut	54,236
15	Hampden County, Massachusetts	46,206
16	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	46,177
17	Essex County, Massachusetts	44,423
18	Oakland County, Michigan	43,681
19	Wayne County, Michigan	43,010
20	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	42,394

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Maine	14.49%	193,151
2	New Hampshire	13.45%	180,746
3	Vermont	12.05%	75,282
4	Louisiana	11.9%	554,809
5	Rhode Island	9.21%	97,263
6	Massachusetts	6.12%	418,244
7	Connecticut	5.02%	179,741
8	Michigan	3.92%	390,404
9	North Dakota	3.78%	28,444
10	Montana	3.32%	34,544
11	Minnesota	3.22%	178,242
12	Wisconsin	3.07%	177,220
13	Oregon	3.04%	124,246
14	Washington	2.99%	218,289
15	Missouri	2.9%	176,871
16	Colorado	2.68%	148,308
17	Alaska	2.67%	19,729
18	Wyoming	2.55%	14,840
19	Idaho	2.51%	42,331
20	Kansas	2.49%	72,321
21	South Dakota	2.41%	20,848
22	Mississippi	2.37%	70,766
23	Arizona	2.26%	156,875
24	Florida	2.16%	445,183
25	Indiana	2.12%	140,455
26	Nebraska	2.09%	39,889
27	Iowa	2.04%	64,057
28	New York	2.03%	398,953
29	Nevada	2.03%	59,251
30	Ohio	2.02%	235,530
31	Oklahoma	1.92%	75,160
32	Utah	1.91%	58,277
33	Texas	1.88%	523,038
34	South Carolina	1.78%	88,169
35	Illinois	1.76%	225,082
36	Virginia	1.74%	146,759
37	Arkansas	1.69%	50,511
38	California	1.67%	655,619
39	Tennessee	1.62%	107,895
40	Delaware	1.61%	15,288
41	Kentucky	1.58%	69,964
42	North Carolina	1.57%	159,717
43	District of Columbia	1.56%	10,659
44	Pennsylvania	1.55%	198,021
45	Maryland	1.48%	88,829
46	New Mexico	1.47%	30,743
47	Alabama	1.44%	70,094
48	West Virginia	1.37%	24,977
49	Georgia	1.36%	139,775
50	Hawaii	1.29%	18,328
51	New Jersey	1.15%	101,984
52	Puerto Rico	0.06%	1,881

Top States and Territories by Population of French (except Basque)

#	State	Population
1	California	655,619
2	Louisiana	554,809
3	Texas	523,038
4	Florida	445,183
5	Massachusetts	418,244
6	New York	398,953
7	Michigan	390,404
8	Ohio	235,530
9	Illinois	225,082
10	Washington	218,289
11	Pennsylvania	198,021
12	Maine	193,151
13	New Hampshire	180,746
14	Connecticut	179,741
15	Minnesota	178,242
16	Wisconsin	177,220
17	Missouri	176,871
18	North Carolina	159,717
19	Arizona	156,875
20	Colorado	148,308
21	Virginia	146,759
22	Indiana	140,455
23	Georgia	139,775
24	Oregon	124,246
25	Tennessee	107,895
26	New Jersey	101,984
27	Rhode Island	97,263
28	Maryland	88,829
29	South Carolina	88,169
30	Vermont	75,282
31	Oklahoma	75,160
32	Kansas	72,321
33	Mississippi	70,766
34	Alabama	70,094
35	Kentucky	69,964
36	Iowa	64,057
37	Nevada	59,251
38	Utah	58,277
39	Arkansas	50,511
40	Idaho	42,331
41	Nebraska	39,889
42	Montana	34,544
43	New Mexico	30,743
44	North Dakota	28,444
45	West Virginia	24,977
46	South Dakota	20,848
47	Alaska	19,729
48	Hawaii	18,328
49	Delaware	15,288
50	Wyoming	14,840
51	District of Columbia	10,659
52	Puerto Rico	1,881

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.