The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of French ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
FRENCH
Although the number of Americans tracing their heritage to France is substantial, there has never been a mass migration to the U.S. from France.
As the
Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups notes, "French migration to the United States must be seen as a sum of private decisions, made by isolated individuals who voluntarily chose to exclude themselves from the mainstream of French life."
In the 2000 census, 8,309,666 people in the U.S. claimed French ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 25 percent of those people said they were French.
The links at left lead to information on other races and ethnicities.
| Community |
Place type | % French |
| Bellmont, NY | town | 41.5 |
| Tupper Lake, NY | village | 41.2 |
| Livonia, LA | town | 41.1 |
| Jean Lafitte, LA | town | 39.0 |
| Altamont, NY | town | 38.0 |
| Waverly, NY | town | 37.4 |
| Berwick, LA | town | 35.6 |
| Lafitte, LA | populated place | 35.1 |
| Port Barre, LA | town | 34.8 |
| Golden Meadow, LA | town | 33.7 |
| Paradis, LA | populated place | 33.0 |
| Milan, NH | town | 32.7 |
| Labadieville, LA | populated place | 32.7 |
| Chesterfield, NY | town | 32.0 |
| Coventry, VT | town | 31.6 |
| Brighton, VT | town | 31.5 |
| Ellenburg, NY | town | 30.9 |
| Norco, LA | populated place | 30.4 |
| Gramercy, LA | town | 29.8 |
| Constable, NY | town | 29.5 |
| Black Brook, NY | town | 29.1 |
| Ashland, ME | town | 28.8 |
| Grand Isle, LA | town | 28.8 |
| Gorham, NH | town | 28.5 |
| Frenchville, ME | town | 28.2 |
| Keeseville, NY | village | 28.2 |
| Barton, VT | town | 28.2 |
| Dulac, LA | populated place | 28.0 |
| Caribou, ME | city | 27.9 |
| Westville, NY | town | 27.7 |
| Pierre Part, LA | populated place | 27.7 |
| Lockport, LA | town | 27.6 |
| Millinocket, ME | town | 27.5 |
| Chackbay, LA | populated place | 27.3 |
| Bangor, NY | town | 27.2 |
| Westwego, LA | city | 27.1 |
| Moira, NY | town | 27.0 |
| Addis, LA | town | 26.9 |
| Arnaudville, LA | town | 26.9 |
| Northumberland, NH | town | 26.8 |
| Church Point, LA | town | 26.7 |
| Stewartstown, NH | town | 26.7 |
| Eden, VT | town | 26.7 |
| Bayou Cane, LA | populated place | 26.7 |
| Broussard, LA | town | 26.7 |
| Concord, VT | town | 26.6 |
| Canaan, VT | town | 26.6 |
| Jay, NY | town | 26.6 |
| Brusly, LA | town | 26.5 |
| Woodland, ME | town | 26.5 |
| Dannemora, NY | town | 26.4 |
| Sorrento, LA | town | 26.4 |
| Raceland, LA | populated place | 26.2 |
| Milford, ME | town | 26.1 |
| Harahan, LA | city | 25.8 |
| Galliano, LA | populated place | 25.7 |
| Krotz Springs, LA | town | 25.7 |
| Des Allemands, LA | populated place | 25.6 |
| Benton, ME | town | 25.6 |
| Brasher, NY | town | 25.5 |
| Clarksburg, MA | town | 25.4 |
| Chateaugay, NY | town | 25.4 |
| Morgan City, LA | city | 25.4 |
| Wayne, OH | township | 25.2 |
| Destrehan, LA | populated place | 25.1 |
| Diana, NY | town | 25.1 |
| Madawaska, ME | town | 25.0 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
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-- October 2005
Other resources:
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American-French Genealogical Society
·
France Events and Time Periods -
FamilySearch
·
French Collections -
Library of Congress
·
France databases
·
France Genealogy Forum
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Immigration & ship records
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