Ranking of California Cities and Places 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 94.34K people in California with French Canadian ancestry (0.24% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, San Anselmo town had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.96%), followed by Truckee town (1.77%), and Dana Point city (1.70%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French Canadian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

San Anselmo town

Truckee town

Dana Point city

Rancho Mirage city

Desert Hot Springs city

Anderson city

Danville town

Stevenson Ranch CDP

Seal Beach city

Valley Center CDP

Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	San Anselmo town	1.96
2	Truckee town	1.77
3	Dana Point city	1.70
4	Rancho Mirage city	1.53
5	Desert Hot Springs city	1.14
6	Anderson city	1.11
7	Danville town	1.09
8	Stevenson Ranch CDP	0.99
9	Seal Beach city	0.95
9	Valley Center CDP	0.95
10	Oakdale city	0.91
11	La Quinta city	0.88
12	French Valley CDP	0.84
12	Lake Forest city	0.84
13	Castaic CDP	0.83
13	Santa Cruz city	0.83
14	Eureka city	0.81
15	Shasta Lake city	0.80
16	South Lake Tahoe city	0.78
16	Yucaipa city	0.78
17	Live Oak CDP	0.77
18	Alpine CDP	0.75
18	Bonita CDP	0.75
19	Aliso Viejo city	0.74
19	Grand Terrace city	0.74
20	Coronado city	0.72
20	Larkspur city	0.72
20	Moraga town	0.72
20	Stanford CDP	0.72
21	Buena Park city	0.71
21	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	0.71
22	Burlingame city	0.70
22	La Mesa city	0.70
23	Laguna Beach city	0.69
23	Pacific Grove city	0.69
24	Cameron Park CDP	0.66
24	Granite Bay CDP	0.66
24	Rancho Santa Margarita city	0.66
25	Ramona CDP	0.65
26	Coto de Caza CDP	0.62
26	San Clemente city	0.62
27	Big Bear City CDP	0.61
27	Pleasant Hill city	0.61
27	Redondo Beach city	0.61
28	Clayton city	0.59
28	Encinitas city	0.59
28	Palm Springs city	0.59
29	Carmichael CDP	0.58
29	Golden Hills CDP	0.58
29	Rosamond CDP	0.58
30	Carlsbad city	0.57
30	San Marcos city	0.57
31	Calabasas city	0.56
31	Murrieta city	0.56
32	Barstow city	0.55
32	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city	0.55
32	Fortuna city	0.55
32	Novato city	0.55
32	Petaluma city	0.55
33	El Dorado Hills CDP	0.54
33	Goleta city	0.54
33	Mission Viejo city	0.54
33	Walnut Creek city	0.54
34	Calimesa city	0.53
35	Camp Pendleton South CDP	0.52
35	Fair Oaks CDP	0.52
35	Rocklin city	0.52
35	San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	0.52
35	South Pasadena city	0.52
36	Diamond Springs CDP	0.51
36	Imperial Beach city	0.51
36	Palo Alto city	0.51
37	Dixon city	0.50
38	Alamo CDP	0.49
38	Fountain Valley city	0.49
38	Oceanside city	0.49
38	Redlands city	0.49
39	Apple Valley town	0.48
39	Huntington Beach city	0.48
39	Rohnert Park city	0.48
40	Grover Beach city	0.47
40	Laguna Hills city	0.47
40	Muscoy CDP	0.47
40	West Hollywood city	0.47
41	Altadena CDP	0.46
41	La Verne city	0.46
41	Redding city	0.46
41	Scotts Valley city	0.46
42	Davis city	0.45
42	Grass Valley city	0.45
42	McKinleyville CDP	0.45
42	Oakley city	0.45
42	Roseville city	0.45
43	Camarillo city	0.44
43	Hermosa Beach city	0.44
43	Los Gatos town	0.44
43	Palos Verdes Estates city	0.44
44	Lake Elsinore city	0.43
44	Lemon Grove city	0.43
44	Livermore city	0.43
44	San Rafael city	0.43
45	Eastern Goleta Valley CDP	0.42
45	Lakeland Village CDP	0.42
45	Piedmont city	0.42
45	Poway city	0.42
45	San Carlos city	0.42
46	Lodi city	0.41
46	Palm Desert city	0.41
46	Rio Linda CDP	0.41
47	Albany city	0.40
47	Citrus Heights city	0.40
47	Half Moon Bay city	0.40
47	Ridgecrest city	0.40
47	Simi Valley city	0.40
47	Tracy city	0.40
47	Winter Gardens CDP	0.40
48	Arcata city	0.39
48	Benicia city	0.39
48	Cupertino city	0.39
48	Eastvale city	0.39
48	La Mirada city	0.39
48	Newport Beach city	0.39
48	Orcutt CDP	0.39
49	Atascadero city	0.38
49	East Hemet CDP	0.38
49	Lompoc city	0.38
49	Moorpark city	0.38
49	Morgan Hill city	0.38
49	Tustin city	0.38
50	Fullerton city	0.37
50	Oroville city	0.37
50	Pleasanton city	0.37
51	Brea city	0.36
51	Culver City city	0.36
51	Foothill Farms CDP	0.36
51	Norco city	0.36
51	Santa Clarita city	0.36
51	Santa Monica city	0.36
52	Campbell city	0.35
52	Marina city	0.35
52	Menlo Park city	0.35
52	San Fernando city	0.35
52	Turlock city	0.35
53	Arroyo Grande city	0.34
53	Corona city	0.34
53	Imperial city	0.34
53	La Cañada Flintridge city	0.34
53	Menifee city	0.34
53	San Luis Obispo city	0.34
53	Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)	0.34
53	Vacaville city	0.34
54	Del Aire CDP	0.33
54	Downey city	0.33
54	Ripon city	0.33
54	Suisun City city	0.33
54	Woodcrest CDP	0.33
55	Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP	0.32
55	Mill Valley city	0.32
55	Mountain View city	0.32
55	Orange city	0.32
55	San Francisco city	0.32
55	Torrance city	0.32
55	Vallejo city	0.32
56	Chico city	0.31
56	Clearlake city	0.31
56	El Cajon city	0.31
56	Los Osos CDP	0.31
56	Rancho Cucamonga city	0.31
56	Sierra Madre city	0.31
57	Berkeley city	0.30
57	Capitola city	0.30
57	Gilroy city	0.30
57	Laguna Woods city	0.30
57	Los Banos city	0.30
57	Placentia city	0.30
57	Rancho San Diego CDP	0.30
57	Wildomar city	0.30
58	Antelope CDP	0.29
58	Beverly Hills city	0.29
58	Canyon Lake city	0.29
58	Loma Linda city	0.29
58	Long Beach city	0.29
58	Morro Bay city	0.29
58	Sonoma city	0.29
58	Westminster city	0.29
58	Yucca Valley town	0.29
59	Hemet city	0.28
59	La Crescenta-Montrose CDP	0.28
59	Linda CDP	0.28
59	San Diego city	0.28
59	San Mateo city	0.28
59	Temecula city	0.28
59	Yorba Linda city	0.28
60	Chino Hills city	0.27
60	Exeter city	0.27
60	Fallbrook CDP	0.27
60	Lakewood city	0.27
60	Lomita city	0.27
60	Montclair city	0.27
60	Santee city	0.27