| French immigration to the United States from 1827 to 1870 |
| Year |
French Immigrants |
Year |
French Immigrants |
| 1827 |
1,280 |
1849 |
5,841 |
| 1828 |
2,843 |
1850 |
9,389 |
| 1829 |
582 |
1851 |
20,126 |
| 1830 |
1,174 |
1852 |
6,763 |
| 1831 |
2,038 |
1853 |
10,170 |
| 1832 |
5,361 |
1854 |
13,317 |
| 1833 |
4,682 |
1855 |
6,044 |
| 1834 |
2,989 |
1856 |
7,246 |
| 1835 |
2,696 |
1857 |
2,397 |
| 1836 |
4,443 |
1858 |
3,155 |
| 1937 |
5,074 |
1859 |
2,579 |
| 1838 |
3,675 |
1860 |
3,961 |
| 1839 |
7,198 |
1861 |
2,326 |
| 1840 |
7,419 |
1862 |
3,142 |
| 1841 |
5,006 |
1863 |
1,838 |
| 1842 |
4,504 |
1864 |
3,128 |
| 1843 |
3,346 |
1865 |
6,855 |
| 1844 |
3,155 |
1866 |
6,855 |
| 1845 |
3,155 |
1867 |
5,237 |
| 1846 |
10,583 |
1868 |
1,989 |
| 1847 |
20,040 |
1869 |
4,531 |
| 1848 |
7,743 |
1870 |
5,120 |
|
|
Total |
242,231 |
|
Between 1820 and 1920, 530,000 French people came to the United States
|
| Distribution of French Americans in certain parts of the United States |
| State(s) |
Franco-Americans |
Percentage |
| |
Midwest |
2,550,000 |
21.6% |
| |
New England |
2,320,000 |
19.7% |
| |
California |
1,210,000 |
10.3% |
| |
Louisiana |
1,070,000 |
9.7% |
| |
New York |
835,300 |
7.1% |
| |
Florida |
630,000 |
5.3% |
| Total |
8,615,300 |
73% |
| Deportation of Acadians from Acadia to Thirteen British Colonies in 1755 |
| State |
Acadians |
Percentage |
| |
Massachusetts |
2,000 |
26.75% |
| |
Virginia |
1,500 |
20.06% |
| |
Carolinas |
1,027 |
13.74% |
| |
Maryland |
1,000 |
13.38% |
| |
Connecticut |
700 |
9.4% |
| |
Pennsylvania |
500 |
6.7% |
| |
Georgia |
450 |
6.0% |
| |
New York |
300 |
4.0% |
| Total |
|
7,477 |
100% |
Acadian immigration to Louisiana from Canada, New England, and France
from 1763 to 1790 |
| From |
Acadians |
Percentage |
Years |
| |
Canada |
4,000 |
56.34% |
1763 - 1790 |
| |
New England |
1,500 |
21.13% |
1765 - 1770 |
| |
France |
1,600 |
22.54% |
1785 |
| Total |
|
7,100 |
100% |
|
|