Ranking of Ohio 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 27.94K people in Ohio with French Canadian ancestry (0.24% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Lucas County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (0.70%), followed by Ottawa County (0.67%), and Sandusky County (0.61%).

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 Ohio.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Lucas County
Ottawa County
Sandusky County
Wayne County
Logan County
Washington County
Erie County
Athens County
Wood County
Geauga County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lucas County 0.70
2 Ottawa County 0.67
3 Sandusky County 0.61
4 Wayne County 0.57
5 Logan County 0.55
6 Washington County 0.54
7 Erie County 0.50
8 Athens County 0.48
8 Wood County 0.48
9 Geauga County 0.44
9 Morgan County 0.44
10 Guernsey County 0.40
11 Greene County 0.36
11 Holmes County 0.36
12 Henry County 0.33
12 Richland County 0.33
13 Licking County 0.31
14 Seneca County 0.29
15 Ross County 0.28
16 Trumbull County 0.26
17 Clinton County 0.25
17 Delaware County 0.25
17 Franklin County 0.25
17 Jefferson County 0.25
17 Warren County 0.25
18 Fairfield County 0.24
18 Pickaway County 0.24
19 Harrison County 0.23
20 Brown County 0.22
20 Cuyahoga County 0.22
20 Fulton County 0.22
20 Lake County 0.22
20 Lorain County 0.22
20 Portage County 0.22
20 Summit County 0.22
20 Williams County 0.22
21 Ashtabula County 0.21
21 Butler County 0.21
21 Clark County 0.21
21 Knox County 0.21
21 Noble County 0.21
22 Madison County 0.20
22 Mahoning County 0.20
22 Miami County 0.20
22 Stark County 0.20
23 Hardin County 0.19
23 Medina County 0.19
24 Montgomery County 0.18
25 Crawford County 0.16
25 Hancock County 0.16
26 Belmont County 0.15
26 Darke County 0.15
26 Hamilton County 0.15
27 Allen County 0.14
27 Clermont County 0.14
27 Coshocton County 0.14
27 Shelby County 0.14
28 Champaign County 0.13
28 Paulding County 0.13
28 Scioto County 0.13
29 Defiance County 0.11
29 Jackson County 0.11
30 Columbiana County 0.10
31 Huron County 0.09
31 Morrow County 0.09
31 Muskingum County 0.09
31 Tuscarawas County 0.09
32 Auglaize County 0.08
32 Hocking County 0.08
33 Adams County 0.07
33 Carroll County 0.07
33 Gallia County 0.07
33 Mercer County 0.07
33 Putnam County 0.07
33 Van Wert County 0.07
33 Wyandot County 0.07
34 Ashland County 0.06
34 Perry County 0.06
35 Monroe County 0.05
36 Highland County 0.04
36 Lawrence County 0.04
36 Marion County 0.04
36 Meigs County 0.04
37 Preble County 0.02
37 Union County 0.02