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 (2020 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Adams, MAMA5,42722.4%−7.2 pts

02Oxford, MAMA5,67119.9%−11.4 pts

03Whitinsville, MAMA7,11519.0%−0.5 pts

04Webster, MAMA12,22817.1%−11.9 pts

05Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.6%−6.4 pts

06Chicopee, MAMA55,31015.4%−6.6 pts

07North Westport, MAMA5,28915.3%−2.6 pts

08Somerset, MAMA18,29814.9%−5.4 pts

09North Adams, MAMA12,36814.1%−10.6 pts

10Palmer, MAMA12,36713.6%−8.3 pts

11West Springfield, MAMA28,82913.4%+1.9 pts

12Greenfield, MAMA17,69112.9%–

13Ware, MAMA6,36912.1%−14.2 pts

14Agawam, MAMA28,78311.4%−4.5 pts

15Attleboro, MAMA47,44711.3%−2.5 pts

16Athol, MAMA8,80111.2%−10.0 pts

17Spencer, MAMA5,66111.1%−13.8 pts

18Gardner, MAMA21,48310.9%−9.6 pts

19Fitchburg, MAMA42,13610.3%−5.6 pts

20Fall River, MAMA95,2989.9%−6.3 pts

21Westfield, MAMA40,5469.7%−2.8 pts

22Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2229.7%+3.1 pts

23Bellingham, MAMA5,3259.7%+2.2 pts

24The Pinehills, MAMA5,2829.6%+6.6 pts

25Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.4%−4.7 pts

26Pittsfield, MAMA42,9099.4%−6.2 pts

27Plymouth, MAMA7,9188.8%+3.7 pts

28North Attleborough, MAMA31,5068.6%–

29Leominster, MAMA44,1948.6%−6.7 pts

30Clinton, MAMA7,6588.4%−3.5 pts

31Newburyport, MAMA19,1487.5%−0.1 pts

32Salisbury, MAMA5,6567.3%−8.1 pts

33New Bedford, MAMA101,8347.0%−2.7 pts

34West Concord, MAMA5,8766.8%+3.4 pts

35Taunton, MAMA62,5226.7%−4.7 pts

36Salem, MAMA45,3816.7%−2.4 pts

37Northampton, MAMA31,0476.6%−3.5 pts

38Hudson, MAMA15,7196.5%+0.3 pts

39Worcester, MAMA213,8626.0%−3.7 pts

40Holyoke, MAMA38,0236.0%−3.1 pts

41Danvers, MAMA28,0985.9%−2.7 pts

42Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.9%−1.8 pts

43Pinehurst, MAMA6,8455.9%−3.5 pts

44Beverly, MAMA43,3635.8%−2.0 pts

45Milford, MAMA27,7315.7%−0.6 pts

46Holbrook, MAMA11,3805.7%+0.5 pts

47South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5525.5%−5.0 pts

48Northborough, MAMA6,3925.4%−2.6 pts

49Lowell, MAMA119,9715.3%−3.8 pts

50Longmeadow, MAMA15,6965.3%−1.6 pts

51Barnstable, MAMA50,1015.3%−1.4 pts

52Peabody, MAMA55,9535.2%−1.9 pts

53Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.1%−2.5 pts

54Springfield, MAMA154,7025.0%−2.5 pts

55Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.9%−0.5 pts

56Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.9%−1.7 pts

57Gloucester, MAMA30,6274.7%−3.7 pts

58Franklin, MAMA33,9554.7%−2.7 pts

59Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.6%–

60Belmont, MAMA27,1754.6%+1.1 pts

61Walpole, MAMA6,4614.4%−0.6 pts

62Arlington, MAMA46,3504.2%+0.3 pts

63Hingham, MAMA5,1304.2%−0.0 pts

64Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.2%+0.6 pts

65Woburn, MAMA43,9624.1%−2.3 pts

66Saugus, MAMA28,7733.6%−3.6 pts

67Burlington, MAMA26,2743.6%−2.2 pts

68Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.6%−6.3 pts

69North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.5%+1.5 pts

70West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1943.5%−4.8 pts

71Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.4%−2.1 pts

72East Harwich, MAMA5,6543.4%−3.1 pts

73Winthrop, MAMA18,6473.3%−2.8 pts

74Hull, MAMA10,1383.3%−6.2 pts

75Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.3%−1.4 pts

76Dedham, MAMA25,2373.2%−0.3 pts

77Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1553.1%−7.3 pts

78Maynard, MAMA10,7123.1%−2.2 pts

79Waltham, MAMA65,0373.0%−1.8 pts

80Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.8%−6.8 pts

81Melrose, MAMA29,5972.8%−3.5 pts

82Medfield, MAMA6,8492.7%−0.9 pts

83Winchester, MAMA23,4062.7%−1.7 pts

84Somerville, MAMA84,2112.7%−0.3 pts

85Abington, MAMA17,0532.6%−2.9 pts

86Swampscott, MAMA15,2772.6%−2.5 pts

87Andover, MAMA9,4512.6%−4.3 pts

88Cambridge, MAMA122,5882.5%−0.9 pts

89Quincy, MAMA103,1732.5%−1.4 pts

90Medford, MAMA59,8342.5%−1.4 pts

91Sharon, MAMA6,2322.5%−1.3 pts

92Amherst, MAMA40,9202.5%–

93Lynn, MAMA104,2362.4%−4.4 pts

94East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.4%−0.8 pts

95Reading, MAMA25,6122.4%−2.7 pts

96Brookline, MAMA63,2662.4%−0.3 pts

97Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.3%−3.9 pts

98Framingham, MAMA73,0212.3%−1.6 pts

99Nantucket, MAMA10,0172.3%−1.7 pts

100Newton, MAMA90,7412.3%−0.3 pts

101Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.3%−2.8 pts

102Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.2%−1.9 pts

103Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.2%−3.7 pts

104Lexington, MAMA34,2952.1%−1.5 pts

105Scituate, MAMA5,7962.1%−4.2 pts

106Norwood, MAMA31,5422.1%−2.0 pts

107Milton, MAMA28,5872.0%−0.5 pts

108Braintree, MAMA38,9572.0%−1.6 pts

109Lawrence, MAMA89,3201.9%−1.0 pts

110Brockton, MAMA106,1341.9%−2.2 pts

111Needham, MAMA32,4591.9%−1.5 pts

112Boston, MAMA672,9731.8%−0.5 pts

113Randolph, MAMA34,9481.5%–

114Marshfield, MAMA5,1611.5%−3.6 pts

115Malden, MAMA66,3701.4%−1.0 pts

116Kingston, MAMA5,9101.3%−5.2 pts

117Revere, MAMA60,1411.2%−2.9 pts

118Everett, MAMA53,5721.1%−2.9 pts

119Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.8%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS