Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 188.12K people in Pennsylvania with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.45% of Pennsylvania population). Among all Pennsylvania counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (3.43%), followed by Clearfield County (2.99%), and Cameron County (2.70%).

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 Pennsylvania.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Fulton County
Clearfield County
Cameron County
Crawford County
Cumberland County
Bedford County
Washington County
Montour County
Adams County
Lycoming County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fulton County 3.43
2 Clearfield County 2.99
3 Cameron County 2.70
3 Crawford County 2.70
4 Cumberland County 2.44
5 Bedford County 2.27
6 Washington County 2.26
7 Montour County 2.20
8 Adams County 2.17
8 Lycoming County 2.17
8 Pike County 2.17
9 Warren County 2.16
10 Butler County 2.14
11 Tioga County 2.10
12 Wyoming County 2.02
13 Susquehanna County 1.95
14 Bradford County 1.89
14 Chester County 1.89
15 Cambria County 1.87
15 Sullivan County 1.87
16 Erie County 1.76
17 Centre County 1.74
17 Franklin County 1.74
18 Venango County 1.73
19 Wayne County 1.71
20 McKean County 1.66
21 Jefferson County 1.65
22 Westmoreland County 1.64
23 Allegheny County 1.55
23 Lancaster County 1.55
24 Clinton County 1.54
24 York County 1.54
25 Monroe County 1.51
26 Blair County 1.50
26 Carbon County 1.50
27 Lawrence County 1.48
28 Perry County 1.45
29 Montgomery County 1.44
30 Greene County 1.43
31 Bucks County 1.42
31 Lebanon County 1.42
32 Potter County 1.40
33 Elk County 1.39
34 Northampton County 1.38
35 Beaver County 1.37
36 Schuylkill County 1.36
37 Armstrong County 1.32
37 Somerset County 1.32
38 Union County 1.29
39 Berks County 1.28
39 Clarion County 1.28
39 Forest County 1.28
40 Juniata County 1.27
41 Dauphin County 1.26
41 Lehigh County 1.26
42 Fayette County 1.25
42 Mifflin County 1.25
43 Lackawanna County 1.19
43 Mercer County 1.19
43 Northumberland County 1.19
44 Snyder County 1.17
45 Huntingdon County 1.15
45 Indiana County 1.15
46 Delaware County 1.12
47 Columbia County 1.10
48 Luzerne County 0.91
49 Philadelphia County 0.76