Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 142.62K people in Michigan with French Canadian ancestry. Among all Michigan counties, Wayne County had the highest population with French Canadian ancestry (17.56K), followed by Oakland County (17.49K), and Macomb County (17.00K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French Canadian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Wayne County
Oakland County
Macomb County
Genesee County
Kent County
St. Clair County
Washtenaw County
Ingham County
Livingston County
Monroe County
Ranking of Michigan Counties By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Wayne County 17555
2 Oakland County 17489
3 Macomb County 17003
4 Genesee County 7593
5 Kent County 4848
6 St. Clair County 4332
7 Washtenaw County 3718
8 Ingham County 3488
9 Livingston County 3166
10 Monroe County 3059
11 Delta County 2957
12 Saginaw County 2800
13 Bay County 2791
14 Marquette County 2762
15 Grand Traverse County 2316
16 Muskegon County 2263
17 Lapeer County 2114
18 Ottawa County 2089
19 Midland County 2041
20 Jackson County 1856
21 Kalamazoo County 1839
22 Calhoun County 1345
23 Dickinson County 1344
24 Eaton County 1284
25 Lenawee County 1119
26 Isabella County 1097
27 Menominee County 1078
28 Alpena County 1074
29 Allegan County 1016
30 Shiawassee County 998
31 Houghton County 951
32 Tuscola County 891
33 Cheboygan County 877
34 Roscommon County 821
35 Sanilac County 807
36 Berrien County 790
37 Clinton County 776
38 Ogemaw County 741
39 Montcalm County 736
40 Newaygo County 733
41 Wexford County 644
42 Iosco County 631
43 Emmet County 621
44 Clare County 614
45 Chippewa County 613
46 Ionia County 592
47 Huron County 556
48 Arenac County 545
49 Charlevoix County 542
50 Gladwin County 534
50 Kalkaska County 534
51 Mecosta County 493
52 Barry County 478
53 Otsego County 451
54 Branch County 445
55 Mason County 432
56 Alcona County 426
57 Antrim County 421
58 Presque Isle County 382
59 Crawford County 365
60 Gratiot County 363
61 Schoolcraft County 352
62 Van Buren County 343
63 Mackinac County 341
63 Oceana County 341
64 Missaukee County 325
65 Leelanau County 321
66 Manistee County 304
67 Osceola County 300
68 Montmorency County 277
69 Benzie County 269
70 Alger County 252
70 Hillsdale County 252
71 Gogebic County 246
72 St. Joseph County 244
73 Lake County 221
74 Baraga County 220
75 Iron County 196
76 Oscoda County 173
77 Cass County 149
78 Ontonagon County 122
79 Luce County 101
80 Keweenaw County 27