Ranking of Michigan 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 142.62K people in Michigan with French Canadian ancestry (1.42% of Michigan population). Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Escanaba city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (7.44%), followed by Alpena city (4.14%), and Marquette city (3.71%).

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 Michigan.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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Alpena city

Marquette city

South Lyon city

St. Clair Shores city

Garden City city

Wyandotte city

Clawson city

Woodhaven city

Wayne city

Ranking of Michigan 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	Escanaba city	7.44
2	Alpena city	4.14
3	Marquette city	3.71
4	South Lyon city	3.20
5	St. Clair Shores city	3.19
6	Garden City city	2.92
7	Wyandotte city	2.88
8	Clawson city	2.83
9	Woodhaven city	2.55
10	Wayne city	2.46
11	Port Huron city	2.39
12	Allen Park city	2.33
12	Wixom city	2.33
13	Madison Heights city	2.22
14	Birmingham city	2.16
15	Cadillac city	2.15
16	Roseville city	2.11
17	Auburn Hills city	2.09
18	Bay City city	2.08
19	New Baltimore city	2.07
20	Fenton city	2.04
21	Ferndale city	2.03
22	Sault Ste. Marie city	2.00
23	Comstock Park CDP	1.99
24	Trenton city	1.97
25	Livonia city	1.95
26	Midland city	1.92
27	Riverview city	1.88
27	Warren city	1.88
28	Southgate city	1.80
29	Norton Shores city	1.79
30	Grosse Pointe Park city	1.77
31	Sterling Heights city	1.75
32	Mount Pleasant city	1.73
33	Berkley city	1.71
34	Fraser city	1.63
35	Eastpointe city	1.61
36	Romulus city	1.59
37	Troy city	1.53
38	Royal Oak city	1.52
39	Grosse Pointe Woods city	1.49
40	Haslett CDP	1.44
41	Holt CDP	1.43
41	Westland city	1.43
42	Burton city	1.42
43	Rochester Hills city	1.39
44	Coldwater city	1.34
45	Lansing city	1.32
46	Flat Rock city	1.27
47	Rochester city	1.26
48	Monroe city	1.25
49	Grand Haven city	1.24
50	Beverly Hills village	1.19
51	Taylor city	1.16
52	Cutlerville CDP	1.15
53	Owosso city	1.14
54	Allendale CDP	1.10
55	Howell city	1.09
55	Traverse City city	1.09
56	Mount Clemens city	1.06
56	Waverly CDP	1.06
57	Hazel Park city	0.97
57	Lincoln Park city	0.97
58	Okemos CDP	0.92
59	Muskegon city	0.91
60	Dearborn city	0.88
60	Ionia city	0.88
60	Northview CDP	0.88
60	Novi city	0.88
61	Ann Arbor city	0.87
61	Forest Hills CDP	0.87
61	Harper Woods city	0.87
62	Saginaw city	0.86
63	Lambertville CDP	0.82
64	Jenison CDP	0.81
65	Grandville city	0.78
66	Farmington city	0.75
66	Farmington Hills city	0.75
67	Flint city	0.73
68	Battle Creek city	0.72
69	Jackson city	0.71
70	Ypsilanti city	0.69
71	Portage city	0.68
72	Kalamazoo city	0.67
73	Grosse Pointe Farms city	0.66
73	Holland city	0.66
74	East Lansing city	0.64
74	Grand Rapids city	0.64
75	Kentwood city	0.57
75	Wyoming city	0.57
76	Niles city	0.56
77	Muskegon Heights city	0.55
78	Dearborn Heights city	0.54
79	Walker city	0.53
80	Adrian city	0.51
81	Melvindale city	0.50
82	Pontiac city	0.49
83	Sturgis city	0.46
84	East Grand Rapids city	0.42
85	Southfield city	0.37
86	Inkster city	0.34
87	Oak Park city	0.23
88	Detroit city	0.15
89	Hamtramck city	0.05