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Highest French Canadian population share, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 114 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 114 is 3.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS –

01Spencer, MAMA5,66115.2%–

02Whitinsville, MAMA7,11513.0%–

03Gardner, MAMA21,48312.2%–

04North Westport, MAMA5,28912.1%–

05Southbridge, MAMA18,10511.9%–

06Fitchburg, MAMA42,13610.6%–

07Ware, MAMA6,36910.0%–

08Leominster, MAMA44,19410.0%–

09Chicopee, MAMA55,3109.8%–

10Athol, MAMA8,8018.8%–

11Agawam, MAMA28,7838.6%–

12Somerset, MAMA18,2988.5%–

13Adams, MAMA5,4277.6%–

14Webster, MAMA12,2287.5%–

15Palmer, MAMA12,3677.5%–

16Attleboro, MAMA47,4477.2%–

17Pinehurst, MAMA6,8457.1%–

18Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.9%–

19North Adams, MAMA12,3686.8%–

20Haverhill, MAMA68,3616.6%–

21West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.5%–

22Oxford, MAMA5,6716.4%–

23Salem, MAMA45,3816.4%–

24Bellingham, MAMA5,3256.3%–

25Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.8%–

26Danvers, MAMA28,0985.8%–

27Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5%–

28Lowell, MAMA119,9715.5%–

29Longmeadow, MAMA15,6965.4%–

30Hudson, MAMA15,7195.4%–

31Westfield, MAMA40,5465.2%–

32Pittsfield, MAMA42,9095.1%–

33Fall River, MAMA95,2985.1%–

34Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.0%–

35Northborough, MAMA6,3925.0%–

36Maynard, MAMA10,7124.7%–

37Foxborough, MAMA6,2514.6%–

38Beverly, MAMA43,3634.6%–

39Plymouth, MAMA7,9184.5%–

40Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2224.5%–

41Peabody, MAMA55,9534.5%–

42Reading, MAMA25,6124.4%–

43Holbrook, MAMA11,3804.3%–

44Northampton, MAMA31,0474.3%–

45Taunton, MAMA62,5224.2%–

46Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4054.2%–

47Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.0%–

48Marblehead, MAMA20,4133.8%–

49New Bedford, MAMA101,8343.8%–

50Franklin, MAMA33,9553.7%–

51Kingston, MAMA5,9103.7%–

52Waltham, MAMA65,0373.7%–

53West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1943.6%–

54Woburn, MAMA43,9623.6%–

55Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9613.4%–

56Medfield, MAMA6,8493.4%–

57Holyoke, MAMA38,0233.4%–

58Milton, MAMA28,5873.4%–

59Abington, MAMA17,0533.2%–

60Winchester, MAMA23,4063.1%–

61Gloucester, MAMA30,6273.1%–

62Andover, MAMA9,4513.0%–

63Belmont, MAMA27,1753.0%–

64Melrose, MAMA29,5973.0%–

65Framingham, MAMA73,0212.9%–

66Worcester, MAMA213,8622.9%–

67Weymouth, MAMA59,7592.9%–

68Medford, MAMA59,8342.9%–

69Swampscott, MAMA15,2772.8%–

70Milford, MAMA27,7312.8%–

71Clinton, MAMA7,6582.7%–

72Everett, MAMA53,5722.7%–

73Winthrop, MAMA18,6472.7%–

74Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.6%–

75Sharon, MAMA6,2322.6%–

76Arlington, MAMA46,3502.6%–

77Dedham, MAMA25,2372.6%–

78Springfield, MAMA154,7022.6%–

79Norwood, MAMA31,5422.6%–

80Brockton, MAMA106,1342.6%–

81East Harwich, MAMA5,6542.5%–

82Saugus, MAMA28,7732.5%–

83Lynn, MAMA104,2362.5%–

84Scituate, MAMA5,7962.5%–

85Burlington, MAMA26,2742.5%–

86Quincy, MAMA103,1732.5%–

87Lawrence, MAMA89,3202.5%–

88Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.5%–

89Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.4%–

90Somerville, MAMA84,2112.4%–

91Walpole, MAMA6,4612.4%–

92Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.4%–

93West Concord, MAMA5,8762.3%–

94Braintree, MAMA38,9572.2%–

95East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.2%–

96Revere, MAMA60,1412.1%–

97Malden, MAMA66,3702.0%–

98Lexington, MAMA34,2952.0%–

99Hingham, MAMA5,1302.0%–

100South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521.9%–

101Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1551.8%–

102Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.6%–

103Hull, MAMA10,1381.4%–

104Wellesley, MAMA30,3471.3%–

105Needham, MAMA32,4591.2%–

106Boston, MAMA672,9731.2%–

107Marshfield, MAMA5,1611.2%–

108The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821.1%–

109Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.9%–

110Newton, MAMA90,7410.9%–

111Brookline, MAMA63,2660.8%–

112Cochituate, MAMA6,4710.7%–

113Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.6%–

114North Scituate, MAMA6,4920.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS