Ranking of New Jersey Counties 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 94.21K people in New Jersey with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.02% of New Jersey population). Among all New Jersey counties, Cape May County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.94%), followed by Hunterdon County (1.75%), and Sussex County (1.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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 New Jersey.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Cape May County
Hunterdon County
Sussex County
Salem County
Warren County
Burlington County
Gloucester County
Morris County
Mercer County
Ocean County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cape May County 1.94
2 Hunterdon County 1.75
3 Sussex County 1.73
4 Salem County 1.69
5 Warren County 1.65
6 Burlington County 1.62
7 Gloucester County 1.49
8 Morris County 1.41
9 Mercer County 1.31
9 Ocean County 1.31
10 Monmouth County 1.22
11 Somerset County 1.21
12 Atlantic County 1.06
12 Camden County 1.06
13 Bergen County 0.89
14 Cumberland County 0.86
15 Hudson County 0.74
16 Middlesex County 0.70
17 Passaic County 0.62
18 Union County 0.56
19 Essex County 0.51