RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Largest French Canadian population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 596. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Somerville, MA, up 20 places to #21.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,9737,450+1%

02Worcester, MAMA213,8625,188−1%

03Chicopee, MAMA55,3104,075−24%

04Lowell, MAMA119,9713,245−43%

05▲3Haverhill, MAMA68,3613,234−19%

06▲1Leominster, MAMA44,1942,818−31%

07▼1Attleboro, MAMA47,4472,687−13%

08▲2Gardner, MAMA21,4832,497+1%

09▲4New Bedford, MAMA101,8342,445−33%

10▼1Springfield, MAMA154,7022,363−40%

11Fitchburg, MAMA42,1362,202−48%

12▼7Fall River, MAMA95,2982,145−53%

13Methuen, MAMA54,5841,917–

14▲6Peabody, MAMA55,9531,840−19%

15▼1Agawam, MAMA28,7831,763−28%

16▼1Lynn, MAMA104,2361,682−25%

17▲6Beverly, MAMA43,3631,635−10%

18▲6Salem, MAMA45,3811,614−38%

19North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061,592–

20▲2Southbridge, MAMA18,1051,559−22%

21▲20Somerville, MAMA84,2111,549−14%

22▼10Westfield, MAMA40,5461,538−28%

23▼7Waltham, MAMA65,0371,533−30%

24▲13Quincy, MAMA103,1731,503−33%

25▲15Somerset, MAMA18,2981,356−13%

26▼8Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,350−29%

27▲19Barnstable, MAMA50,1011,334+10%

28▲8Cambridge, MAMA122,5881,226−28%

29▼8Franklin, MAMA33,9551,209+4%

30▲20Wilmington, MAMA23,3361,208+39%

31▲3Weymouth, MAMA59,7591,191−23%

32▼15Taunton, MAMA62,5221,180−50%

33▼6Holyoke, MAMA38,0231,179−12%

34▼5Reading, MAMA25,6121,141+7%

35▼9Malden, MAMA66,3701,139−2%

36Amesbury, MAMA17,5881,132–

37▼9West Springfield, MAMA28,8291,083−41%

38▲4Danvers, MAMA28,0981,031−31%

39▼6Framingham, MAMA73,021994−50%

40▼5Wakefield, MAMA27,793984−31%

41▼10Greenfield, MAMA17,691962–

42▼17Pittsfield, MAMA42,909960−58%

43Easthampton, MAMA15,851955–

44▼1Newton, MAMA90,741929+21%

45▼13Brockton, MAMA106,134919−62%

46▲1Woburn, MAMA43,962909−33%

47▲1Palmer, MAMA12,367875−4%

48▲3Arlington, MAMA46,350860−22%

49▼5Northampton, MAMA31,047856−30%

50▼11Milford, MAMA27,731839+20%

51▲1Newburyport, MAMA19,148829−12%

52▼7Norwood, MAMA31,542811+11%

53▼15Gloucester, MAMA30,627806−10%

54▲18Spencer, MAMA5,661790−8%

55▲4Braintree, MAMA38,957707−10%

56▼3Lawrence, MAMA89,320691−63%

57▼3Melrose, MAMA29,597676−15%

58▲2Amherst, MAMA40,920653–

59▲8North Adams, MAMA12,368629−33%

60▼11Saugus, MAMA28,773612−7%

61▼31Medford, MAMA59,834611−62%

62▲12Athol, MAMA8,801596−15%

63▼1Milton, MAMA28,587592−34%

64▼9Maynard, MAMA10,712591+25%

65▲3Webster, MAMA12,228584−32%

66▼8Burlington, MAMA26,274549−7%

67▼11Hudson, MAMA15,719547−31%

68▲9Abington, MAMA17,053540+7%

69▲2Belmont, MAMA27,175530−27%

70▼7Brookline, MAMA63,266529+9%

71▼5Whitinsville, MAMA7,115523−43%

72Watertown, MAMA35,710516–

73▲5Ware, MAMA6,369503−14%

74▼9Stoneham, MAMA23,355488−7%

75▲9Lexington, MAMA34,295478−22%

76▼15Dedham, MAMA25,237477−25%

77▼20Bridgewater, MAMA29,309451–

78▲17Adams, MAMA5,427421+6%

79▲8Marblehead, MAMA20,413420−45%

80▼1Salisbury, MAMA5,656410+22%

81▼12Wellesley, MAMA30,347374+4%

82▲4Needham, MAMA32,4593570%

83▼3Andover, MAMA9,451322+24%

84▼8Revere, MAMA60,141308−71%

85▲11Winthrop, MAMA18,647308−34%

86▲2Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155290+148%

87▼17Winchester, MAMA23,406287−56%

88▼7Hull, MAMA10,138282+93%

89▲15Walpole, MAMA6,461263+72%

90▼26Longmeadow, MAMA15,696254−70%

91▲1Lynnfield, MAMA13,064254−6%

92▲10Bellingham, MAMA5,325253−12%

93▲15Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222252−27%

94▲16Clinton, MAMA7,658245+25%

95▲12East Falmouth, MAMA6,245241+83%

96▼21Everett, MAMA53,572239−78%

97▼12Pinehurst, MAMA6,845234−54%

98▼9Swampscott, MAMA15,277225−42%

99▼9Randolph, MAMA34,948220–

100▼27South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552208−7%

101▼19Oxford, MAMA5,671188−54%

102▲9Plymouth, MAMA7,918188−39%

103▼3North Westport, MAMA5,289186−63%

104▼10West Concord, MAMA5,876179+24%

105▼2Medfield, MAMA6,849177−21%

106▼15Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405176−26%

107▼9Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961175−2%

108▼3Marshfield, MAMA5,161168+211%

109▼16Northborough, MAMA6,392165−46%

110▼27Chelsea, MAMA40,130157−30%

111▲6Nantucket, MAMA10,017154+111%

112▼6North Scituate, MAMA6,492153+512%

113East Harwich, MAMA5,654140+18%

114▼15Holbrook, MAMA11,380130−72%

115▼3Scituate, MAMA5,796121−8%

116▼19Foxborough, MAMA6,25195−60%

117▲1West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19491−59%

118▼2Sharon, MAMA6,23287−36%

119▼5Kingston, MAMA5,91054−75%

120▼5The Pinehills, MAMA5,28251+410%

121▼2Williamstown, MAMA5,07049−48%

122▼13Hingham, MAMA5,13048−58%

123▼22Cochituate, MAMA6,47122−51%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES