Ranking of Wisconsin 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 49.68K people in Wisconsin with French Canadian ancestry (0.85% of Wisconsin population). Among all Wisconsin counties, Marinette County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (3.77%), followed by Florence County (3.28%), and Oconto County (3.02%).

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 Wisconsin.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Marinette County
Florence County
Oconto County
Forest County
Polk County
Langlade County
Douglas County
Iron County
Oneida County
Brown County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Marinette County 3.77
2 Florence County 3.28
3 Oconto County 3.02
4 Forest County 2.24
5 Polk County 2.10
6 Langlade County 1.99
7 Douglas County 1.98
8 Iron County 1.94
9 Oneida County 1.93
10 Brown County 1.73
11 Bayfield County 1.70
12 Barron County 1.68
13 Shawano County 1.60
14 Burnett County 1.54
14 Lincoln County 1.54
15 Chippewa County 1.52
16 Ashland County 1.47
17 Monroe County 1.44
18 Sawyer County 1.43
19 Manitowoc County 1.36
20 Washburn County 1.35
21 Waupaca County 1.33
22 Portage County 1.32
23 Outagamie County 1.27
24 Rusk County 1.26
24 St. Croix County 1.26
25 Vilas County 1.23
26 Wood County 1.18
27 Eau Claire County 1.16
28 Door County 1.14
28 Price County 1.14
29 Crawford County 1.06
30 Marathon County 1.04
31 Kewaunee County 0.99
31 Waushara County 0.99
32 Juneau County 0.97
33 Sauk County 0.96
34 Calumet County 0.88
35 Winnebago County 0.81
36 Dunn County 0.78
37 Marquette County 0.77
38 Fond du Lac County 0.74
38 Racine County 0.74
39 La Crosse County 0.70
39 Pierce County 0.70
40 Kenosha County 0.68
41 Columbia County 0.66
42 Jackson County 0.63
42 Pepin County 0.63
42 Waukesha County 0.63
43 Washington County 0.62
44 Adams County 0.61
45 Taylor County 0.54
46 Sheboygan County 0.51
46 Walworth County 0.51
47 Dodge County 0.48
47 Green Lake County 0.48
48 Buffalo County 0.47
48 Green County 0.47
48 Milwaukee County 0.47
49 Dane County 0.46
50 Ozaukee County 0.45
51 Jefferson County 0.44
52 Grant County 0.41
53 Trempealeau County 0.36
54 Rock County 0.34
55 Clark County 0.33
56 Vernon County 0.31
57 Iowa County 0.24
58 Lafayette County 0.21
59 Richland County 0.18