Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 349.60K people in Michigan with French (except Basque) ancestry (3.47% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Escanaba city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (11.46%), followed by Bay City city (8.19%), and Marquette city (8.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Michigan.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Escanaba city
Bay City city
Marquette city
Monroe city
Beverly Hills village
Alpena city
Riverview city
Ferndale city
Grosse Pointe Woods city
Midland city
Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Escanaba city 11.46
2 Bay City city 8.19
3 Marquette city 8.15
4 Monroe city 7.25
5 Beverly Hills village 7.07
6 Alpena city 6.65
7 Riverview city 6.53
8 Ferndale city 6.26
9 Grosse Pointe Woods city 6.05
10 Midland city 6.01
11 New Baltimore city 5.90
12 St. Clair Shores city 5.68
13 Sault Ste. Marie city 5.49
14 Flat Rock city 5.38
15 Woodhaven city 5.32
16 Wyandotte city 5.20
17 Grosse Pointe Farms city 5.19
18 Traverse City city 5.14
19 Berkley city 5.03
20 Clawson city 4.94
21 Lambertville CDP 4.91
22 Mount Clemens city 4.74
23 Trenton city 4.59
24 Grosse Pointe Park city 4.54
25 Hazel Park city 4.37
26 Fenton city 4.15
26 Garden City city 4.15
26 Livonia city 4.15
27 Haslett CDP 4.12
28 Royal Oak city 4.11
29 Howell city 4.05
30 Allen Park city 4.00
31 Port Huron city 3.98
32 Roseville city 3.94
33 Taylor city 3.90
34 Lincoln Park city 3.79
35 East Grand Rapids city 3.71
36 Waverly CDP 3.70
37 Grand Haven city 3.63
38 Southgate city 3.57
39 Birmingham city 3.55
39 Rochester Hills city 3.55
40 Grandville city 3.52
41 Northview CDP 3.47
42 Allendale CDP 3.44
43 Niles city 3.41
44 Troy city 3.36
45 Owosso city 3.33
45 South Lyon city 3.33
46 Eastpointe city 3.32
47 Wayne city 3.28
48 Burton city 3.21
49 Norton Shores city 3.16
50 Fraser city 3.15
51 Romulus city 3.07
52 Novi city 3.06
53 Cadillac city 3.04
54 Wixom city 2.97
55 Walker city 2.89
56 Holt CDP 2.88
57 Westland city 2.84
58 Farmington Hills city 2.70
59 Ann Arbor city 2.66
60 Mount Pleasant city 2.65
61 Warren city 2.64
62 Forest Hills CDP 2.63
63 Ionia city 2.61
63 Rochester city 2.61
64 Harper Woods city 2.58
65 Adrian city 2.54
66 Portage city 2.53
67 Farmington city 2.48
68 Lansing city 2.46
68 Saginaw city 2.46
69 Ypsilanti city 2.41
70 Sterling Heights city 2.36
71 Okemos CDP 2.29
72 Jackson city 2.19
73 Jenison CDP 2.18
74 Madison Heights city 2.13
75 Coldwater city 2.11
76 Sturgis city 2.07
77 Muskegon city 2.05
78 Comstock Park CDP 2.04
79 Wyoming city 1.99
80 Battle Creek city 1.96
81 Auburn Hills city 1.92
82 Grand Rapids city 1.85
83 East Lansing city 1.84
84 Dearborn Heights city 1.83
85 Dearborn city 1.80
85 Flint city 1.80
86 Cutlerville CDP 1.68
87 Kalamazoo city 1.64
88 Kentwood city 1.54
89 Pontiac city 1.48
90 Holland city 1.45
91 Melvindale city 1.09
92 Southfield city 1.03
93 Detroit city 0.57
94 Hamtramck city 0.44
95 Oak Park city 0.43
96 Inkster city 0.15
97 Muskegon Heights city 0.07