Census 2000: |
The 2000 United States Census lists
8,309,908 persons of French
ancestry, and 2,349,684 with French-Canadian ancestry. Note that
persons with Basque ancestry are not included in the definition of
French.
States with the largest French communities include: |
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French:
1. California- 782,083 |
French-Canadian:
1. Massachusetts- 310,170 |
State | Franco- American population | Franco-American population as a percentage of total |
French- |
French-Canadian population as a percentage of total |
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Alabama | 65,186 | 1.5 | 9,466 | 0.2 | |
Alaska | 20,194 | 3.2 | 6,480 | 1.0 | |
Arizona | 147,080 | 2.9 | 34,453 | 0.7 | |
Arkansas | 51,119 | 1.9 | 7,299 | 0.3 | |
California | 782,083 | 2.3 | 145,370 | 0.4 | |
Colorado | 142,322 | 3.3 | 28,697 | 0.7 | |
Connecticut | 213,849 | 6.3 | 109,448 | 3.2 | |
DC | 6,909 | 1.2 | 1,353 | 0.2 | |
Delaware | 16,060 | 2.0 | 4,204 | 0.5 | |
Florida | 444,171 | 2.8 | 131,824 | 0.8 | |
Georgia | 126,107 | 1.5 | 25,136 | 0.3 | |
Hawaii | 17,781 | 1.5 | 3,345 | 0.3 | |
Idaho | 38,200 | 3.0 | 8,851 | 0.7 | |
Illinois | 267,089 | 2.2 | 45,100 | 0.4 | |
Indiana | 148,544 | 2.4 | 19,149 | 0.3 | |
Iowa | 75,501 | 2.6 | 9,853 | 0.3 | |
Kansas | 82,501 | 3.1 | 12,196 | 0.5 | |
Kentucky | 65,977 | 1.6 | 7,818 | 0.2 | |
Louisiana | 545,429 | 12.2 | 134,779 | 3.0 | |
Maine | 181,576 | 14.2 | 109,696 | 8.6 | |
Maryland | 95,531 | 1.8 | 21,882 | 0.4 | |
Massachusetts | 508,218 | 8.0 | 310,170 | 4.9 | |
Michigan | 489,240 | 4.9 | 191,699 | 1.9 | |
Minnesota | 202,728 | 4.1 | 59,475 | 1.2 | |
Mississippi | 66,080 | 2.3 | 8,204 | 0.3 | |
Missouri | 195,335 | 3.5 | 17,574 | 0.3 | |
Montana | 38,200 | 4.2 | 10,174 | 1.1 | |
Nebraska | 44,835 | 2.6 | 6,560 | 0.4 | |
Nevada | 63,103 | 3.2 | 13,882 | 0.7 | |
New Hampshire | 180,883 | 14.6 | 127,086 | 10.3 | |
New Jersey | 124,617 | 1.5 | 29,968 | 0.4 | |
New Mexico | 36,447 | 2.0 | 7,347 | 0.4 | |
New York | 477,730 | 2.5 | 151,080 | 0.8 | |
North Carolina | 127,472 | 1.6 | 28,307 | 0.4 | |
North Dakota | 25,078 | 3.9 | 5,377 | 0.8 | |
Ohio | 271,423 | 2.4 | 36,382 | 0.3 | |
Oklahoma | 78,547 | 2.3 | 9,893 | 0.3 | |
Oregon | 126,525 | 3.7 | 30,927 | 0.9 | |
Pennsylvania | 210,415 | 1.7 | 31,362 | 0.3 | |
Rhode Island | 114,232 | 10.9 | 66,734 | 6.4 | |
South Carolina | 71,018 | 1.8 | 12,829 | 0.3 | |
South Dakota | 21,864 | 2.9 | 4,290 | 0.6 | |
Tennessee | 93,711 | 1.6 | 15,251 | 0.3 | |
Texas | 463,995 | 2.2 | 73,688 | 0.4 | |
Utah | 50,528 | 2.3 | 7,226 | 0.3 | |
Vermont | 88,096 | 14.5 | 53,764 | 8.8 | |
Virginia | 143,044 | 2.0 | 37,397 | 0.5 | |
Washington | 215,101 | 3.6 | 56,684 | 1.0 | |
West Virginia | 25,159 | 1.4 | 2,781 | 0.2 | |
Wisconsin | 205,975 | 3.8 | 63,950 | 1.2 | |
Wyoming | 17,100 | 3.5 |
3,224 |
0.7 |
Source: United States 2000 Census.
More information on ethnic population statistics is available at the Census page. |
Famous Franco-Americans: |
Philanthropist Stephen Girard was a French immigrant who founded what is now known as Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in 1750 in Bordeaux, France, he was known as the richest man in America when he died in 1831. Girard arrived in Philadelphia in 1776 and made his fortune first in international shipping and later as America’s first private banker. His will left the bulk of his fortune to the City of Philadelphia to build and operate a residential school for needy children from single parent households. Girard College opened in 1848 in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. To this day, it operates as a private boarding school for students grade 1-12, from families with limited financial resources, each headed by a single parent or guardian. Students receive full scholarships. |
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