Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.80K people in Montana with French Canadian ancestry (0.72% of Montana population). Among all Montana counties, Richland County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.85%), followed by Pondera County (1.72%), and Mineral County (1.56%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Richland County
Pondera County
Mineral County
Deer Lodge County
Jefferson County
Prairie County
Lincoln County
Hill County
Rosebud County
Daniels County
Ranking of Montana Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Richland County 1.85
2 Pondera County 1.72
3 Mineral County 1.56
4 Deer Lodge County 1.43
5 Jefferson County 1.26
6 Prairie County 1.22
7 Lincoln County 1.12
8 Hill County 1.10
9 Rosebud County 1.05
10 Daniels County 1.03
11 Silver Bow County 1.00
12 Custer County 0.99
13 Cascade County 0.98
14 Park County 0.96
15 Sweet Grass County 0.89
16 Chouteau County 0.87
17 Ravalli County 0.82
18 Gallatin County 0.75
19 Flathead County 0.73
20 Roosevelt County 0.70
21 Lewis and Clark County 0.69
21 Petroleum County 0.69
22 Granite County 0.66
23 Fergus County 0.65
24 Yellowstone County 0.64
25 Sheridan County 0.63
26 Garfield County 0.62
26 Powell County 0.62
27 Phillips County 0.57
28 Missoula County 0.56
29 Musselshell County 0.52
30 Big Horn County 0.51
31 Teton County 0.50
32 Wibaux County 0.49
33 Carbon County 0.48
33 Sanders County 0.48
34 Powder River County 0.46
35 Carter County 0.45
36 Stillwater County 0.44
36 Toole County 0.44
37 Valley County 0.40
38 Madison County 0.38
39 Judith Basin County 0.35
39 Lake County 0.35
40 Glacier County 0.33
41 Blaine County 0.31
42 Treasure County 0.29
43 Dawson County 0.28
44 Meagher County 0.26
45 Beaverhead County 0.25
46 Golden Valley County 0.12
47 Broadwater County 0.09
48 Liberty County 0.05
49 Fallon County 0.03