French Population in Washington by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The French population in Washington totals 188,755, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Seattle (20,581), followed by Spokane (6,727) and Tacoma (4,500), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how French residents are distributed across Washington''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest French population in Washington

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  • 1
    Seattle
    French population in Seattle is 20,581
    2.78% of Seattle population is French
  • 2
    Spokane
    French population in Spokane is 6,727
    2.93% of Spokane population is French
  • 3
    Tacoma
    French population in Tacoma is 4,500
    2.04% of Tacoma population is French
  • 4
    Vancouver
    French population in Vancouver is 4,246
    2.20% of Vancouver population is French
  • 5
    Bellingham
    French population in Bellingham is 3,147
    3.41% of Bellingham population is French

Overview of French population in Washington

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Washington with 188,755 French residents (2.4% of 7.7 million total state population), ranking the state at the 83rd percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for French demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Washington's French population of 2.4% exceeds the national average of 2% by a factor of 1.2.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Washington hosts 188,755 French residents, representing 2.9% of the nation's total French population of 6.6 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data show Washington maintains 2.8 French Americans per square mile compared to the national average of 1.9, indicating higher demographic concentration relative to national averages.
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238 Cities in Washington Ranked by French Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show French population in Washington present in Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Washington ranked by French population count
Rank by French Population
City
French Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Washington French Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Seattle 20,581 2.78% 10.90%
2 Spokane 6,727 2.93% 3.56%
3 Tacoma 4,500 2.04% 2.38%
4 Vancouver 4,246 2.20% 2.25%
5 Bellingham 3,147 3.41% 1.67%
6 Kirkland 3,062 3.34% 1.62%
7 Spokane Valley 3,029 2.87% 1.60%
8 2,751 1.82% 1.46%
9 2,225 1.65% 1.18%
10 2,184 1.97% 1.16%
11 1,985 2.00% 1.05%
12 1,956 1.86% 1.04%
13 1,864 2.18% 0.99%
14 1,738 1.80% 0.92%
15 1,690 3.04% 0.90%
16 1,680 2.14% 0.89%
17 1,675 2.71% 0.89%
18 1,672 2.65% 0.89%
19 1,578 2.20% 0.84%
20 1,509 2.64% 0.80%
21 1,409 2.38% 0.75%
22 1,315 3.07% 0.70%
23 1,310 1.97% 0.69%
24 1,283 3.39% 0.68%
25 1,214 2.50% 0.64%
26 1,162 1.53% 0.62%
27 1,161 2.72% 0.62%
28 1,057 1.25% 0.56%
29 904 2.03% 0.48%
30 879 2.82% 0.47%
31 850 6.97% 0.45%
32 848 8.33% 0.45%
33 844 1.64% 0.45%
34 813 3.57% 0.43%
35 809 2.53% 0.43%
36 774 2.29% 0.41%
37 751 3.05% 0.40%
38 749 2.82% 0.40%
39 728 1.84% 0.39%
40 693 1.69% 0.37%
41 672 1.70% 0.36%
42 671 3.15% 0.36%
43 648 1.83% 0.34%
44 635 1.82% 0.34%
45 631 2.36% 0.33%
46 623 3.02% 0.33%
47 617 2.53% 0.33%
48 616 3.07% 0.33%
49 610 3.60% 0.32%
50 598 2.13% 0.32%
51 596 2.78% 0.32%
52 578 4.10% 0.31%
53 577 2.28% 0.31%
54 561 2.63% 0.30%
55 558 1.58% 0.30%
56 543 4.04% 0.29%
57 495 2.51% 0.26%
58 486 2.06% 0.26%
59 474 1.85% 0.25%
60 463 2.60% 0.25%
61 460 1.41% 0.24%
62 457 2.68% 0.24%
62 457 2.79% 0.24%
63 453 3.64% 0.24%
64 451 3.28% 0.24%
65 448 2.90% 0.24%
66 425 3.38% 0.23%
67 404 1.93% 0.21%
68 391 1.88% 0.21%
69 388 3.95% 0.21%
70 381 2.06% 0.20%
71 379 2.21% 0.20%
72 363 5.45% 0.19%
73 354 3.44% 0.19%
74 321 2.50% 0.17%
75 302 1.88% 0.16%
76 301 2.37% 0.16%
77 299 4.22% 0.16%
78 281 4.32% 0.15%
78 281 1.49% 0.15%
79 267 3.77% 0.14%
80 266 2.11% 0.14%
81 264 3.16% 0.14%
82 256 3.31% 0.14%
82 256 3.83% 0.14%
83 254 2.64% 0.13%
83 254 1.90% 0.13%
84 249 3.30% 0.13%
85 246 1.94% 0.13%
86 234 2.19% 0.12%
87 228 2.15% 0.12%
88 222 2.04% 0.12%
89 211 1.99% 0.11%
90 209 3.94% 0.11%
91 195 3.84% 0.10%
92 194 4.99% 0.10%
93 193 0.90% 0.10%
94 192 1.78% 0.10%
95 190 1.59% 0.10%
96 189 1.90% 0.10%
97 188 2.60% 0.10%
98 185 2.18% 0.10%
99 170 3.74% 0.09%
100 165 1.84% 0.09%
101 160 1.97% 0.08%
102 158 1.90% 0.08%
103 153 1.75% 0.08%
104 148 1.79% 0.08%
105 144 3.13% 0.08%
105 144 1.14% 0.08%
106 141 2.83% 0.07%
107 138 2.43% 0.07%
108 130 2.17% 0.07%
109 129 2.24% 0.07%
110 119 1.35% 0.06%
111 118 2.53% 0.06%
111 118 1.90% 0.06%
112 112 2.27% 0.06%
113 104 4.58% 0.06%
114 100 3.52% 0.05%
115 98 4.33% 0.05%
115 98 1.50% 0.05%
116 97 1.97% 0.05%
117 94 4.09% 0.05%
118 93 3.46% 0.05%
119 92 2.82% 0.05%
120 90 5.28% 0.05%
121 89 2.87% 0.05%
122 83 7.61% 0.04%
123 79 9.88% 0.04%
124 73 2.44% 0.04%
125 71 6.22% 0.04%
126 70 1.97% 0.04%
126 70 2.83% 0.04%
127 68 1.58% 0.04%
128 66 1.01% 0.04%
129 64 6.56% 0.03%
130 62 1.82% 0.03%
131 61 2.46% 0.03%
132 60 2.35% 0.03%
133 56 0.34% 0.03%
134 55 4.78% 0.03%
134 55 2.82% 0.03%
134 55 1.74% 0.03%
135 51 5.17% 0.03%
136 49 0.38% 0.03%
137 48 1.60% 0.03%
137 48 6.72% 0.03%
138 47 2.39% 0.02%
139 46 5.32% 0.02%
139 46 1.11% 0.02%
139 46 3.23% 0.02%
140 45 3.33% 0.02%
141 44 2.12% 0.02%
142 43 2.22% 0.02%
143 41 0.58% 0.02%
143 41 2.11% 0.02%
144 38 2.09% 0.02%
144 38 1.42% 0.02%
145 37 3.21% 0.02%
145 37 2.21% 0.02%
146 36 2.58% 0.02%
147 35 1.86% 0.02%
147 35 1.11% 0.02%
148 34 5.41% 0.02%
148 34 1.34% 0.02%
149 32 1.19% 0.02%
149 32 0.37% 0.02%
150 31 5.11% 0.02%
150 31 1.22% 0.02%
151 30 0.93% 0.02%
151 30 2.06% 0.02%
152 29 0.37% 0.02%
152 29 0.33% 0.02%
152 29 1.78% 0.02%
153 28 1.01% 0.01%
153 28 1.12% 0.01%
153 28 2.17% 0.01%
154 27 3.22% 0.01%
154 27 1.90% 0.01%
154 27 3.62% 0.01%
154 27 2.59% 0.01%
155 26 1.41% 0.01%
156 25 1.81% 0.01%
157 24 1.87% 0.01%
157 24 3.50% 0.01%
157 24 2.60% 0.01%
158 23 1.94% 0.01%
158 23 1.35% 0.01%
158 23 3.72% 0.01%
159 22 2.12% 0.01%
159 22 1.27% 0.01%
159 22 0.76% 0.01%
160 21 0.61% 0.01%
160 21 1.25% 0.01%
160 21 1.76% 0.01%
161 20 2.01% 0.01%
161 20 2.13% 0.01%
162 19 4.24% 0.01%
162 19 2.57% 0.01%
162 19 2.69% 0.01%
163 18 0.16% 0.01%
164 17 1.74% 0.01%
164 17 1.73% 0.01%
164 17 0.89% 0.01%
165 16 1.03% 0.01%
166 14 2.39% 0.01%
166 14 1.23% 0.01%
166 14 1.75% 0.01%
166 14 0.75% 0.01%
166 14 0.65% 0.01%
167 13 1.45% 0.01%
168 11 0.97% 0.01%
168 11 2.12% 0.01%
168 11 2.70% 0.01%
169 10 1.96% 0.01%
169 10 1.76% 0.01%
169 10 0.85% 0.01%
170 9 1.83% 0.00%
170 9 1.02% 0.00%
171 8 0.33% 0.00%
172 7 0.30% 0.00%
172 7 1.38% 0.00%
173 6 0.53% 0.00%
173 6 0.74% 0.00%
174 5 0.75% 0.00%
174 5 0.95% 0.00%
174 5 1.24% 0.00%
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
175 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Washington by their French population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines French population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having French ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as French alone, while others identify as French along with another race (such as French and German).
  • We’ve used the “French alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the French population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as French alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as French .
  2. % of Total Washington French Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. French population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small French populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported French population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where French populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.