RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest French population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2000

01Adams, MAMA5,42722.4%–

02Oxford, MAMA5,67119.9%–

03Whitinsville, MAMA7,11519.0%–

04Webster, MAMA12,22817.1%–

05Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.6%–

06Chicopee, MAMA55,31015.4%–

07North Westport, MAMA5,28915.3%–

08Somerset, MAMA18,29814.9%–

09North Adams, MAMA12,36814.1%–

10Palmer, MAMA12,36713.6%–

11West Springfield, MAMA28,82913.4%–

12Greenfield, MAMA17,69112.9%–

13Ware, MAMA6,36912.1%–

14Agawam, MAMA28,78311.4%–

15Attleboro, MAMA47,44711.3%–

16Athol, MAMA8,80111.2%–

17Spencer, MAMA5,66111.1%–

18Gardner, MAMA21,48310.9%–

19Fitchburg, MAMA42,13610.3%–

20Fall River, MAMA95,2989.9%–

21Westfield, MAMA40,5469.7%–

22Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2229.7%–

23Bellingham, MAMA5,3259.7%–

24The Pinehills, MAMA5,2829.6%–

25Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.4%–

26Pittsfield, MAMA42,9099.4%–

27Plymouth, MAMA7,9188.8%–

28North Attleborough, MAMA31,5068.6%–

29Leominster, MAMA44,1948.6%–

30Clinton, MAMA7,6588.4%–

31Newburyport, MAMA19,1487.5%–

32Salisbury, MAMA5,6567.3%–

33New Bedford, MAMA101,8347.0%–

34West Concord, MAMA5,8766.8%–

35Taunton, MAMA62,5226.7%–

36Salem, MAMA45,3816.7%–

37Northampton, MAMA31,0476.6%–

38Hudson, MAMA15,7196.5%–

39Worcester, MAMA213,8626.0%–

40Holyoke, MAMA38,0236.0%–

41Danvers, MAMA28,0985.9%–

42Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.9%–

43Pinehurst, MAMA6,8455.9%–

44Beverly, MAMA43,3635.8%–

45Milford, MAMA27,7315.7%–

46Holbrook, MAMA11,3805.7%–

47South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5525.5%–

48Northborough, MAMA6,3925.4%–

49Lowell, MAMA119,9715.3%–

50Longmeadow, MAMA15,6965.3%–

51Barnstable, MAMA50,1015.3%–

52Peabody, MAMA55,9535.2%–

53Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.1%–

54Springfield, MAMA154,7025.0%–

55Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.9%–

56Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.9%–

57Gloucester, MAMA30,6274.7%–

58Franklin, MAMA33,9554.7%–

59Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.6%–

60Belmont, MAMA27,1754.6%–

61Walpole, MAMA6,4614.4%–

62Arlington, MAMA46,3504.2%–

63Hingham, MAMA5,1304.2%–

64Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.2%–

65Woburn, MAMA43,9624.1%–

66Saugus, MAMA28,7733.6%–

67Burlington, MAMA26,2743.6%–

68Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.6%–

69North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.5%–

70West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1943.5%–

71Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.4%–

72East Harwich, MAMA5,6543.4%–

73Winthrop, MAMA18,6473.3%–

74Hull, MAMA10,1383.3%–

75Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.3%–

76Dedham, MAMA25,2373.2%–

77Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.1%–

78Maynard, MAMA10,7123.1%–

79Waltham, MAMA65,0373.0%–

80Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.8%–

81Melrose, MAMA29,5972.8%–

82Medfield, MAMA6,8492.7%–

83Winchester, MAMA23,4062.7%–

84Somerville, MAMA84,2112.7%–

85Abington, MAMA17,0532.6%–

86Swampscott, MAMA15,2772.6%–

87Andover, MAMA9,4512.6%–

88Cambridge, MAMA122,5882.5%–

89Quincy, MAMA103,1732.5%–

90Medford, MAMA59,8342.5%–

91Sharon, MAMA6,2322.5%–

92Amherst, MAMA40,9202.5%–

93Lynn, MAMA104,2362.4%–

94East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.4%–

95Reading, MAMA25,6122.4%–

96Brookline, MAMA63,2662.4%–

97Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.3%–

98Framingham, MAMA73,0212.3%–

99Nantucket, MAMA10,0172.3%–

100Newton, MAMA90,7412.3%–

101Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.3%–

102Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.2%–

103Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.2%–

104Lexington, MAMA34,2952.1%–

105Scituate, MAMA5,7962.1%–

106Norwood, MAMA31,5422.1%–

107Milton, MAMA28,5872.0%–

108Braintree, MAMA38,9572.0%–

109Lawrence, MAMA89,3201.9%–

110Brockton, MAMA106,1341.9%–

111Needham, MAMA32,4591.9%–

112Boston, MAMA672,9731.8%–

113Randolph, MAMA34,9481.5%–

114Marshfield, MAMA5,1611.5%–

115Malden, MAMA66,3701.4%–

116Kingston, MAMA5,9101.3%–

117Revere, MAMA60,1411.2%–

118Everett, MAMA53,5721.1%–

119Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.8%–

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