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 (2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Gardner, MAMA21,48314.8%–

02Southbridge, MAMA18,10510.5%–

03Chicopee, MAMA55,3109.0%–

04Spencer, MAMA5,6618.1%–

05Palmer, MAMA12,3678.1%–

06Leominster, MAMA44,1948.0%–

07Salisbury, MAMA5,6567.9%–

08Whitinsville, MAMA7,1157.9%–

09Attleboro, MAMA47,4477.8%–

10Maynard, MAMA10,7127.8%–

11Greenfield, MAMA17,6917.8%–

12Agawam, MAMA28,7837.6%–

13Fitchburg, MAMA42,1367.3%–

14Ware, MAMA6,3696.9%–

15Somerset, MAMA18,2986.7%–

16North Attleborough, MAMA31,5066.5%–

17Oxford, MAMA5,6716.5%–

18Westfield, MAMA40,5466.4%–

19Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4055.7%–

20Reading, MAMA25,6125.5%–

21Athol, MAMA8,8015.5%–

22Franklin, MAMA33,9555.5%–

23Hudson, MAMA15,7195.3%–

24Haverhill, MAMA68,3615.1%–

25Pinehurst, MAMA6,8455.1%–

26Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.1%–

27West Springfield, MAMA28,8294.9%–

28Milford, MAMA27,7314.9%–

29Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.8%–

30Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.8%–

31Webster, MAMA12,2284.6%–

32Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.5%–

33Andover, MAMA9,4514.5%–

34North Adams, MAMA12,3684.5%–

35South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5524.4%–

36Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.4%–

37Northborough, MAMA6,3924.3%–

38Danvers, MAMA28,0984.3%–

39Gloucester, MAMA30,6274.2%–

40Adams, MAMA5,4274.1%–

41Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964.1%–

42North Westport, MAMA5,2894.1%–

43Beverly, MAMA43,3634.0%–

44Fall River, MAMA95,2984.0%–

45Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.0%–

46Salem, MAMA45,3813.9%–

47Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9613.9%–

48Northampton, MAMA31,0473.8%–

49Hull, MAMA10,1383.7%–

50Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.7%–

51Lowell, MAMA119,9713.6%–

52Peabody, MAMA55,9533.6%–

53Holyoke, MAMA38,0233.6%–

54Norwood, MAMA31,5423.6%–

55Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093.5%–

56West Concord, MAMA5,8763.4%–

57Taunton, MAMA62,5223.4%–

58Saugus, MAMA28,7733.4%–

59Worcester, MAMA213,8623.2%–

60Waltham, MAMA65,0373.1%–

61Melrose, MAMA29,5973.1%–

62Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.0%–

63Walpole, MAMA6,4613.0%–

64North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.9%–

65Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.9%–

66Bridgewater, MAMA29,3092.8%–

67Medfield, MAMA6,8492.8%–

68Dedham, MAMA25,2372.7%–

69Burlington, MAMA26,2742.6%–

70Abington, MAMA17,0532.6%–

71Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.6%–

72New Bedford, MAMA101,8342.6%–

73Woburn, MAMA43,9622.5%–

74Milton, MAMA28,5872.5%–

75Malden, MAMA66,3702.4%–

76Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.3%–

77Medford, MAMA59,8342.3%–

78Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.3%–

79Weymouth, MAMA59,7592.3%–

80East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.2%–

81Winchester, MAMA23,4062.2%–

82Hingham, MAMA5,1302.2%–

83Lynn, MAMA104,2362.2%–

84Swampscott, MAMA15,2772.2%–

85Arlington, MAMA46,3502.0%–

86Springfield, MAMA154,7022.0%–

87Braintree, MAMA38,9572.0%–

88Framingham, MAMA73,0211.8%–

89Belmont, MAMA27,1751.8%–

90Scituate, MAMA5,7961.8%–

91Wellesley, MAMA30,3471.8%–

92Holbrook, MAMA11,3801.8%–

93Amherst, MAMA40,9201.8%–

94Plymouth, MAMA7,9181.7%–

95Clinton, MAMA7,6581.7%–

96Marblehead, MAMA20,4131.6%–

97Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2221.6%–

98East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.5%–

99Somerville, MAMA84,2111.5%–

100The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821.5%–

101Brockton, MAMA106,1341.4%–

102Quincy, MAMA103,1731.3%–

103Newton, MAMA90,7411.3%–

104Winthrop, MAMA18,6471.2%–

105Boston, MAMA672,9731.2%–

106Lawrence, MAMA89,3201.1%–

107Lexington, MAMA34,2951.1%–

108Brookline, MAMA63,2661.1%–

109Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.1%–

110Needham, MAMA32,4591.1%–

111Kingston, MAMA5,9101.0%–

112Sharon, MAMA6,2321.0%–

113Chelsea, MAMA40,1301.0%–

114Everett, MAMA53,5721.0%–

115Randolph, MAMA34,9480.9%–

116Revere, MAMA60,1410.8%–

117West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1940.8%–

118Williamstown, MAMA5,0700.8%–

119Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES