French
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 fra · ISO 639-1 fr · Glottocode stan1290
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- New York134,079limited English 31,407
- California130,975limited English 15,952
- Florida106,740limited English 24,867
- Texas84,940limited English 17,780
- Maryland61,349limited English 17,234
- Louisiana60,276limited English 7,757
- Massachusetts45,396limited English 8,807
- Georgia39,616limited English 8,338
- New Jersey38,123limited English 8,301
- Illinois36,517limited English 9,890
- Virginia34,166limited English 6,918
- Pennsylvania33,267limited English 9,470
- North Carolina32,625limited English 8,518
- Ohio31,182limited English 11,252
- Maine30,737limited English 5,989
- Washington26,315limited English 4,799
- Connecticut22,350limited English 4,071
- Michigan20,857limited English 4,560
- Colorado20,561limited English 4,979
- Arizona18,878limited English 2,847
- Minnesota16,918limited English 4,906
- New Hampshire15,152limited English 2,950
- Indiana14,225limited English 5,266
- Missouri12,940limited English 3,434
- Tennessee12,903limited English 2,551
- Oregon12,030limited English 1,459
- South Carolina11,364limited English 1,888
- Kentucky10,482limited English 4,185
- Iowa9,074limited English 4,784
- Wisconsin8,457limited English 1,760
- Rhode Island8,247limited English 1,650
- Utah8,209limited English 1,123
- Nevada7,486limited English 1,109
- Vermont7,398limited English 1,175
- Nebraska6,178limited English 2,172
- Oklahoma5,527limited English 1,067
- Alabama5,513limited English 823
- Delaware4,402limited English 1,123
- Kansas4,261limited English 1,062
- New Mexico3,704limited English 506
- Arkansas3,697limited English 397
- Idaho3,682limited English 535
- Hawaii3,500limited English 693
- Mississippi3,468limited English 824
- North Dakota2,350limited English 774
- Alaska2,076limited English 360
- Montana1,877limited English 389
- West Virginia1,548limited English 398
- South Dakota1,140limited English 91
- Wyoming998limited English 99
By city
- New York City92,607limited English 24,052
- Los Angeles22,869limited English 3,355
- Houston15,660limited English 3,036
- Chicago12,570limited English 3,542
- Philadelphia9,941limited English 5,472
- Columbus9,072limited English 3,714
- San Diego7,328limited English 312
- Dallas6,205limited English 1,845
- Charlotte5,722limited English 2,435
- Boston4,883limited English 1,033
- Phoenix4,231limited English 1,040
- Seattle4,126limited English 367
- San Jose2,334limited English 468
- Sacramento1,126limited English 159
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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CultureMesh, "French" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/french-18). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.