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French Americans are concentrated in several states across the U.S. Maine has the highest number of French Americans with 174,157 individuals, comprising 12.5% of the state's population. New Hampshire follows closely behind with 159,100 French Americans, making up 11.3% of the state's population. Louisiana ranks third with 477,125 French Americans, constituting 10.5% of the state's population. Other states with significant French American populations include Vermont (64,859, 10.0%), Rhode Island (89,632, 8.2%), and Massachusetts (375,415, 5.4%).
In some states, such as Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, the percentage of French Americans is higher than in other states with greater numbers, ranging from 2.0% to 2.8%. However, these states have relatively small populations of French Americans compared to larger states such as California, Texas, and Florida. Overall, French Americans represent 1-2% of the population in most states, except for Maine and New Hampshire where they comprise over 10%. The data highlights the varying geographic distribution of French Americans throughout the U.S.
State | French Population | French % |
---|---|---|
Maine | 174,157 | 12.42% |
New Hampshire | 159,100 | 11.32% |
Louisiana | 477,125 | 10.46% |
Vermont | 64,859 | 10.01% |
Rhode Island | 89,632 | 8.16% |
Massachusetts | 375,415 | 5.35% |
Connecticut | 157,233 | 4.34% |
Michigan | 349,601 | 3.48% |
Minnesota | 169,413 | 2.94% |
Montana | 32,631 | 2.86% |
Wisconsin | 162,816 | 2.74% |
Oregon | 115,902 | 2.74% |
North Dakota | 21,611 | 2.74% |
Washington | 204,314 | 2.61% |
Missouri | 155,902 | 2.51% |
Wyoming | 14,518 | 2.48% |
Colorado | 137,467 | 2.32% |
Alaska | 16,125 | 2.2% |
Kansas | 64,227 | 2.18% |
Mississippi | 59,733 | 2.03% |
South Dakota | 18,865 | 2.03% |
Idaho | 39,225 | 1.97% |
Arizona | 143,226 | 1.91% |
New York | 363,490 | 1.87% |
Ohio | 218,707 | 1.85% |
Indiana | 126,726 | 1.84% |
Nebraska | 35,284 | 1.77% |
Florida | 406,057 | 1.77% |
Iowa | 55,375 | 1.72% |
Nevada | 54,156 | 1.69% |
District of Columbia | 11,166 | 1.63% |
Utah | 55,787 | 1.62% |
Illinois | 200,730 | 1.6% |
Oklahoma | 65,250 | 1.6% |
Texas | 489,769 | 1.58% |
Virginia | 137,546 | 1.57% |
California | 591,186 | 1.52% |
New Mexico | 31,451 | 1.49% |
Arkansas | 45,236 | 1.46% |
South Carolina | 79,867 | 1.46% |
Pennsylvania | 188,124 | 1.45% |
Kentucky | 64,043 | 1.41% |
North Carolina | 154,226 | 1.41% |
Tennessee | 99,271 | 1.38% |
Hawaii | 19,310 | 1.35% |
Maryland | 83,429 | 1.35% |
West Virginia | 23,317 | 1.32% |
Alabama | 66,600 | 1.29% |
Georgia | 133,215 | 1.2% |
Delaware | 12,204 | 1.17% |
New Jersey | 94,208 | 1.01% |
United States | 7,108,827 | 2.11% |