RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest French Canadian population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 3.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Gardner, MAMA21,48314.8%+2.6 pts

02Southbridge, MAMA18,10510.5%−1.4 pts

03Chicopee, MAMA55,3109.0%−0.8 pts

04Spencer, MAMA5,6618.1%−7.1 pts

05Palmer, MAMA12,3678.1%+0.6 pts

06Leominster, MAMA44,1948.0%−2.0 pts

07Salisbury, MAMA5,6567.9%+1.0 pts

08Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.9%−5.1 pts

09Attleboro, MAMA47,4477.8%+0.7 pts

10Maynard, MAMA10,7127.8%+3.1 pts

11Greenfield, MAMA17,6917.8%–

12Agawam, MAMA28,7837.6%−1.0 pts

13Fitchburg, MAMA42,1367.3%−3.3 pts

14Ware, MAMA6,3696.9%−3.1 pts

15Somerset, MAMA18,2986.7%−1.8 pts

16North Attleborough, MAMA31,5066.5%–

17Oxford, MAMA5,6716.5%+0.1 pts

18Westfield, MAMA40,5466.4%+1.2 pts

19Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.7%+1.5 pts

20Reading, MAMA25,6125.5%+1.2 pts

21Athol, MAMA8,8015.5%−3.3 pts

22Franklin, MAMA33,9555.5%+1.7 pts

23Hudson, MAMA15,7195.3%−0.1 pts

24Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.1%−1.5 pts

25Pinehurst, MAMA6,8455.1%−2.0 pts

26Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%−0.4 pts

27West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.9%−1.6 pts

28Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%+2.1 pts

29Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.8%−0.2 pts

30Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.8%−1.0 pts

31Webster, MAMA12,2284.6%−2.9 pts

32Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.5%−1.8 pts

33Andover, MAMA9,4514.5%+1.5 pts

34North Adams, MAMA12,3684.5%−2.3 pts

35South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5524.4%+2.5 pts

36Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.4%+2.6 pts

37Northborough, MAMA6,3924.3%−0.7 pts

38Danvers, MAMA28,0984.3%−1.5 pts

39Gloucester, MAMA30,6274.2%+1.1 pts

40Adams, MAMA5,4274.1%−3.5 pts

41Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964.1%−1.3 pts

42North Westport, MAMA5,2894.1%−8.0 pts

43Beverly, MAMA43,3634.0%−0.6 pts

44Fall River, MAMA95,2984.0%−1.0 pts

45Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.0%0.0 pts

46Salem, MAMA45,3813.9%−2.5 pts

47Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9613.9%+0.4 pts

48Northampton, MAMA31,0473.8%−0.4 pts

49Hull, MAMA10,1383.7%+2.3 pts

50Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.7%−0.9 pts

51Lowell, MAMA119,9713.6%−1.8 pts

52Peabody, MAMA55,9533.6%−0.9 pts

53Holyoke, MAMA38,0233.6%+0.2 pts

54Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%+1.0 pts

55Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.5%−1.6 pts

56West Concord, MAMA5,8763.4%+1.1 pts

57Taunton, MAMA62,5223.4%−0.9 pts

58Saugus, MAMA28,7733.4%+0.9 pts

59Worcester, MAMA213,8623.2%+0.3 pts

60Waltham, MAMA65,0373.1%−0.5 pts

61Melrose, MAMA29,5973.1%+0.1 pts

62Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.0%+1.8 pts

63Walpole, MAMA6,4613.0%+0.6 pts

64North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.9%+2.5 pts

65Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.9%+2.1 pts

66Bridgewater, MAMA29,3092.8%–

67Medfield, MAMA6,8492.8%−0.6 pts

68Dedham, MAMA25,2372.7%+0.1 pts

69Burlington, MAMA26,2742.6%+0.2 pts

70Abington, MAMA17,0532.6%−0.6 pts

71Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.6%+0.2 pts

72New Bedford, MAMA101,8342.6%−1.2 pts

73Woburn, MAMA43,9622.5%−1.1 pts

74Milton, MAMA28,5872.5%−0.9 pts

75Malden, MAMA66,3702.4%+0.4 pts

76Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.3%−0.3 pts

77Medford, MAMA59,8342.3%−0.6 pts

78Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.3%−0.1 pts

79Weymouth, MAMA59,7592.3%−0.6 pts

80East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.2%0.0 pts

81Winchester, MAMA23,4062.2%−0.9 pts

82Hingham, MAMA5,1302.2%+0.2 pts

83Lynn, MAMA104,2362.2%−0.3 pts

84Swampscott, MAMA15,2772.2%−0.7 pts

85Arlington, MAMA46,3502.0%−0.6 pts

86Springfield, MAMA154,7022.0%−0.6 pts

87Braintree, MAMA38,9572.0%−0.3 pts

88Framingham, MAMA73,0211.8%−1.1 pts

89Belmont, MAMA27,1751.8%−1.2 pts

90Scituate, MAMA5,7961.8%−0.7 pts

91Wellesley, MAMA30,3471.8%+0.5 pts

92Holbrook, MAMA11,3801.8%−2.5 pts

93Amherst, MAMA40,9201.8%–

94Plymouth, MAMA7,9181.7%−2.8 pts

95Clinton, MAMA7,6581.7%−1.0 pts

96Marblehead, MAMA20,4131.6%−2.2 pts

97Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2221.6%−2.9 pts

98East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.5%−1.0 pts

99Somerville, MAMA84,2111.5%−0.9 pts

100The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821.5%+0.4 pts

101Brockton, MAMA106,1341.4%−1.2 pts

102Quincy, MAMA103,1731.3%−1.1 pts

103Newton, MAMA90,7411.3%+0.4 pts

104Winthrop, MAMA18,6471.2%−1.5 pts

105Boston, MAMA672,9731.2%0.0 pts

106Lawrence, MAMA89,3201.1%−1.3 pts

107Lexington, MAMA34,2951.1%−0.8 pts

108Brookline, MAMA63,2661.1%+0.3 pts

109Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.1%−0.5 pts

110Needham, MAMA32,4591.1%−0.1 pts

111Kingston, MAMA5,9101.0%−2.7 pts

112Sharon, MAMA6,2321.0%−1.7 pts

113Chelsea, MAMA40,1301.0%+0.3 pts

114Everett, MAMA53,5721.0%−1.7 pts

115Randolph, MAMA34,9480.9%–

116Revere, MAMA60,1410.8%−1.3 pts

117West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1940.8%−2.8 pts

118Williamstown, MAMA5,0700.8%−1.7 pts

119Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.7%−0.3 pts

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