RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Highest French Canadian population share, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Spencer, MAMA5,66114.0%−1.3 pts

02Gardner, MAMA21,48311.8%−0.3 pts

03Southbridge, MAMA18,1058.7%−3.2 pts

04Ware, MAMA6,3697.9%−2.1 pts

05Adams, MAMA5,4277.8%+0.2 pts

06Somerset, MAMA18,2987.4%−1.1 pts

07Chicopee, MAMA55,3107.4%−2.4 pts

08Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.4%−5.6 pts

09Salisbury, MAMA5,6567.2%+0.4 pts

10Palmer, MAMA12,3677.1%−0.4 pts

11Athol, MAMA8,8016.8%−2.0 pts

12Amesbury, MAMA17,5886.5%–

13Leominster, MAMA44,1946.4%−3.6 pts

14Agawam, MAMA28,7836.2%−2.4 pts

15Easthampton, MAMA15,8515.9%–

16Attleboro, MAMA47,4475.7%−1.4 pts

17Maynard, MAMA10,7125.5%+0.8 pts

18Greenfield, MAMA17,6915.4%–

19Fitchburg, MAMA42,1365.3%−5.3 pts

20Wilmington, MAMA23,3365.2%+1.2 pts

21North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.1%–

22North Adams, MAMA12,3685.0%−1.8 pts

23Haverhill, MAMA68,3614.8%−1.9 pts

24Webster, MAMA12,2284.8%−2.7 pts

25Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.8%−1.5 pts

26Reading, MAMA25,6124.5%+0.1 pts

27Newburyport, MAMA19,1484.4%−1.0 pts

28Walpole, MAMA6,4614.1%+1.7 pts

29East Falmouth, MAMA6,2453.9%+1.7 pts

30Beverly, MAMA43,3633.8%−0.8 pts

31Westfield, MAMA40,5463.8%−1.4 pts

32West Springfield, MAMA28,8293.8%−2.8 pts

33Danvers, MAMA28,0983.7%−2.1 pts

34Franklin, MAMA33,9553.6%−0.1 pts

35Salem, MAMA45,3813.6%−2.8 pts

36Methuen, MAMA54,5843.6%–

37Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.6%+1.8 pts

38Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.5%−2.2 pts

39North Westport, MAMA5,2893.5%−8.6 pts

40Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.5%−1.0 pts

41Hudson, MAMA15,7193.5%−1.9 pts

42Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.4%−3.7 pts

43Andover, MAMA9,4513.4%+0.4 pts

44Peabody, MAMA55,9533.4%−1.1 pts

45Oxford, MAMA5,6713.3%−3.1 pts

46Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.3%−0.9 pts

47Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.3%+2.0 pts

48Marlborough, MAMA42,7723.2%−1.8 pts

49Clinton, MAMA7,6583.2%+0.5 pts

50Abington, MAMA17,0533.2%−0.1 pts

51Holyoke, MAMA38,0233.1%−0.2 pts

52West Concord, MAMA5,8763.0%+0.7 pts

53Milford, MAMA27,7313.0%+0.2 pts

54Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.9%−0.5 pts

55Hull, MAMA10,1382.8%+1.4 pts

56Northampton, MAMA31,0472.8%−1.5 pts

57Lowell, MAMA119,9712.7%−2.7 pts

58Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.7%+0.0 pts

59Gloucester, MAMA30,6272.7%−0.4 pts

60Medfield, MAMA6,8492.6%−0.8 pts

61Northborough, MAMA6,3922.6%−2.5 pts

62Norwood, MAMA31,5422.6%+0.0 pts

63Worcester, MAMA213,8622.5%−0.4 pts

64East Harwich, MAMA5,6542.5%−0.1 pts

65New Bedford, MAMA101,8342.4%−1.4 pts

66Plymouth, MAMA7,9182.4%−2.2 pts

67Waltham, MAMA65,0372.4%−1.3 pts

68North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.4%+1.9 pts

69Melrose, MAMA29,5972.3%−0.7 pts

70Fall River, MAMA95,2982.3%−2.8 pts

71Pittsfield, MAMA42,9092.2%−2.9 pts

72Woburn, MAMA43,9622.2%−1.4 pts

73Saugus, MAMA28,7732.1%−0.4 pts

74Burlington, MAMA26,2742.1%−0.4 pts

75Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.1%−0.4 pts

76Scituate, MAMA5,7962.1%−0.4 pts

77Milton, MAMA28,5872.1%−1.3 pts

78Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.1%−1.8 pts

79Weymouth, MAMA59,7592.0%−0.9 pts

80Taunton, MAMA62,5222.0%−2.3 pts

81Belmont, MAMA27,1752.0%−1.0 pts

82Lynnfield, MAMA13,0641.9%−0.4 pts

83Somerville, MAMA84,2111.9%−0.5 pts

84Dedham, MAMA25,2371.9%−0.7 pts

85Arlington, MAMA46,3501.9%−0.8 pts

86Braintree, MAMA38,9571.8%−0.4 pts

87South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521.8%−0.1 pts

88Malden, MAMA66,3701.7%−0.3 pts

89Amherst, MAMA40,9201.7%–

90Lynn, MAMA104,2361.7%−0.8 pts

91Winthrop, MAMA18,6471.6%−1.0 pts

92Longmeadow, MAMA15,6961.6%−3.8 pts

93Bridgewater, MAMA29,3091.6%–

94Nantucket, MAMA10,0171.5%+0.6 pts

95Springfield, MAMA154,7021.5%−1.1 pts

96Foxborough, MAMA6,2511.5%−3.1 pts

97Swampscott, MAMA15,2771.5%−1.3 pts

98Quincy, MAMA103,1731.5%−1.0 pts

99West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1941.5%−2.1 pts

100Watertown, MAMA35,7101.5%–

101Sharon, MAMA6,2321.4%−1.2 pts

102Lexington, MAMA34,2951.4%−0.6 pts

103Framingham, MAMA73,0211.4%−1.6 pts

104Wellesley, MAMA30,3471.2%−0.1 pts

105Winchester, MAMA23,4061.2%−1.9 pts

106Holbrook, MAMA11,3801.1%−3.2 pts

107Boston, MAMA672,9731.1%−0.1 pts

108Needham, MAMA32,4591.1%−0.1 pts

109Newton, MAMA90,7411.0%+0.1 pts

110Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.0%−0.6 pts

111Medford, MAMA59,8341.0%−1.9 pts

112Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.0%−1.5 pts

113The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821.0%−0.1 pts

114Hingham, MAMA5,1300.9%−1.0 pts

115Kingston, MAMA5,9100.9%−2.8 pts

116Brockton, MAMA106,1340.9%−1.7 pts

117Brookline, MAMA63,2660.8%−0.0 pts

118Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.8%−1.7 pts

119Randolph, MAMA34,9480.6%–

120Revere, MAMA60,1410.5%−1.6 pts

121Everett, MAMA53,5720.5%−2.2 pts

122Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.4%−0.3 pts

123Cochituate, MAMA6,4710.3%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES