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The States that show the smallest representation of the French language in the United States include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Alaska<\/strong>– 3,680 people form a part of the French speaking population in America\u2019s Last Frontier. Considering the 1,717,854 sq.km of area of the State, that comes to 0.0021 French people per sq.km (pfff\u2026even a bear is going to go hungry).<\/p>\n \u2022 Montana<\/strong>– The Treasure State has 2,840 lucky people that can enjoy the French newsletter from French District.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Dakota\u2019s<\/strong>– 1,820 souls stammer in the language of Voltaire besides that of the Sioux in North Dakota, while South Dakota claims just over a 100 people.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wyoming<\/strong>– The cowboy state has a measly 1,440 people that would probably order frog legs over a juicy steak.<\/p>\n Nine states claim of having French speaking people in the counts of up to 10,000. These include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Arkansas<\/strong>– 6,920 people can sing their hearts out in French in The Natural State.<\/p>\n \u2022 Hawaii<\/strong>– 9,440 people could French-up your experience in the Aloha State by welcoming you with a \u201cbonjour<\/em>\u201d instead of \u201caloha<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2022 Mississippi<\/strong>– 6,700 people could read to you the state motto of the Magnolia State as is in French.<\/p>\n \u2022 Oklahoma<\/strong>– 8,520 inhabitants out of 3,791,508 could explain to you why you shouldn\u2019t work on May Day even though the Sooner State has a motto of \u201cWork conquers all<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n We have 14 States that boast of these numbers which include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Arizona<\/strong>– If you cannot get by without French, you may have to have a back-up plan in case you get lost in the deserts here. Only 0.27% of the population can help you in French as per Facebook.<\/p>\n \u2022 District of Columbia<\/strong> (DC to avoid confusion ;))- We have a good 2.5% of population that speaks French here, which is the highest percentage amongst all the States. Kudos to the Capital. C’est fantastique!<\/p>\n \u2022 Louisiana<\/strong>– We would think that this former French colony would be home to many French speakers, but the language has evolved into the Cajun dialect. Thus, amongst the 2,189,560 registered users from Louisiana on Facebook, only 17,210 claim to have French among their languages.<\/p>\n \u2022 Oregon<\/strong>– “Les histoires du P\u00e8re Castor”<\/em> are not widely popular in the Beaver State. 11,769 Facebook users from the State know of “Papa Beaver\u2019s Story Time”<\/em>, although 2\/3 population of the 3,871,859 inhabitants are registered on Facebook.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wisconsin<\/strong>– The Badger State was actually acquired by the United States in The Treaty of Paris in 1783. 15,020 people exist in Wisconsin who may or may not have French roots, but speak French nonetheless.<\/p>\n 12 states proudly show Francophones in these numbers. Among them we have:<\/p>\n \u2022 Georgia<\/strong>– More than half of Georgia is on Facebook. Some 41,060 can keep the Peach State peachy in every season with their French.<\/p>\n \u2022 Nevada<\/strong>– 0.87% of the population from the Silver State know what \u201cd\u00e9couvert bancaire\u201d<\/em> means when they see it on their bank statement after a stay in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n \u2022 New Jersey<\/strong>– The Garden State boasts of 27,960 flourishing Francophones in its territory.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ohio<\/strong>– Where \u201cWith God, everything is possible<\/em>\u201d, 37,460 people can recite the \u201cLord’s Prayer<\/em>\u201d in French, whether or not they know Latin.<\/p>\n \u2022 Pennsylvania<\/strong>– Half of the population of the Keystone State has a Facebook account and 39,380 could walk you through French humor with ease.<\/p>\n The big winners are mostly among the most populated states, but not limited to:<\/p>\n \u2022 California<\/strong>– About 1% of the 22,189,760 Facebook account holder claim to speak the same language as Jean Reno, Catherine Deneuve.<\/p>\n \u2022 Florida<\/strong>– More than half of the Floridian population has a Facebook account and 123,080 of them add to the Sunshine state with their flair of French.<\/p>\n \u2022 Illinois<\/strong>– The bar of 50,000 is raised by 360 people, which is relatively small considering the 7,852,280 inhabitants of the Prairie State.<\/p>\n \u2022 New York<\/strong>– You are bound to run into someone who speaks French as you walk the Streets of New York with 180,250 of 11,871,000 Facebook users that speak French.<\/p>\n \u2022 Texas<\/strong>– True to their motto of \u201cfriendship<\/em>\u201d, find 84,000 francophones residing in The Lone Star State where you won\u2019t find yourself \u201clone<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFrom 5,000 to 10,000<\/h2>\n
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