Ranking of New Jersey 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 20.68K people in New Jersey with French Canadian ancestry (0.22% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Cape May County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (0.54%), followed by Warren County (0.43%), and Sussex County (0.40%).

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 New Jersey.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Cape May County
Warren County
Sussex County
Monmouth County
Morris County
Atlantic County
Burlington County
Ocean County
Hunterdon County
Salem County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cape May County 0.54
2 Warren County 0.43
3 Sussex County 0.40
4 Monmouth County 0.36
5 Morris County 0.35
6 Atlantic County 0.33
7 Burlington County 0.32
7 Ocean County 0.32
8 Hunterdon County 0.28
9 Salem County 0.27
10 Somerset County 0.25
11 Gloucester County 0.24
12 Camden County 0.22
13 Passaic County 0.20
14 Mercer County 0.17
15 Bergen County 0.16
16 Cumberland County 0.14
16 Middlesex County 0.14
16 Union County 0.14
17 Essex County 0.13
18 Hudson County 0.12