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Largest French Canadian population, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 711.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,9738,239+11%

02Worcester, MAMA213,8625,940+13%

03Chicopee, MAMA55,3104,970−8%

04Lowell, MAMA119,9714,034−30%

05Fall River, MAMA95,2983,610−20%

06Attleboro, MAMA47,4473,522+14%

07Leominster, MAMA44,1943,337−19%

08Haverhill, MAMA68,3613,277−18%

09Springfield, MAMA154,7023,062−23%

10Gardner, MAMA21,4833,044+23%

11Fitchburg, MAMA42,1362,972−30%

12Westfield, MAMA40,5462,639+24%

13New Bedford, MAMA101,8342,473−32%

14Agawam, MAMA28,7832,188−11%

15Lynn, MAMA104,2362,044−8%

16Waltham, MAMA65,0371,954−11%

17Taunton, MAMA62,5221,934−19%

18Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,920+1%

19North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061,911–

20Peabody, MAMA55,9531,907−16%

21Franklin, MAMA33,9551,845+59%

22Southbridge, MAMA18,1051,775−11%

23Beverly, MAMA43,3631,700−6%

24Salem, MAMA45,3811,684−35%

25Pittsfield, MAMA42,9091,487−35%

26Malden, MAMA66,3701,455+26%

27Holyoke, MAMA38,0231,434+7%

28West Springfield, MAMA28,8291,404−24%

29Reading, MAMA25,6121,399+32%

30Medford, MAMA59,8341,365−15%

31Greenfield, MAMA17,6911,353–

32Brockton, MAMA106,1341,331−44%

33Framingham, MAMA73,0211,328−33%

34Weymouth, MAMA59,7591,306−16%

35Wakefield, MAMA27,7931,302−9%

36Cambridge, MAMA122,5881,297−23%

37Quincy, MAMA103,1731,274−43%

38Gloucester, MAMA30,6271,268+42%

39Milford, MAMA27,7311,265+81%

40Somerset, MAMA18,2981,218−21%

41Somerville, MAMA84,2111,210−33%

42Danvers, MAMA28,0981,173−22%

43Newton, MAMA90,7411,165+52%

44Northampton, MAMA31,0471,097−10%

45Norwood, MAMA31,5421,047+44%

46Barnstable, MAMA50,1011,045−14%

47Woburn, MAMA43,9621,012−25%

48Palmer, MAMA12,367994+9%

49Saugus, MAMA28,773954+45%

50Wilmington, MAMA23,336929+7%

51Arlington, MAMA46,350928−16%

52Newburyport, MAMA19,148922−2%

53Lawrence, MAMA89,320916−51%

54Melrose, MAMA29,597865+9%

55Maynard, MAMA10,712852+81%

56Hudson, MAMA15,719812+3%

57Bridgewater, MAMA29,309779–

58Burlington, MAMA26,274738+24%

59Braintree, MAMA38,957734−7%

60Amherst, MAMA40,920711–

61Dedham, MAMA25,237686+8%

62Milton, MAMA28,587683−24%

63Brookline, MAMA63,266653+34%

64Longmeadow, MAMA15,696646−25%

65Stoneham, MAMA23,355614+18%

66Whitinsville, MAMA7,115588−36%

67North Adams, MAMA12,368574−39%

68Webster, MAMA12,228537−37%

69Wellesley, MAMA30,347516+44%

70Winchester, MAMA23,406507−23%

71Belmont, MAMA27,175473−35%

72Spencer, MAMA5,661473−45%

73South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552469+110%

74Athol, MAMA8,801458−35%

75Everett, MAMA53,572441−60%

76Revere, MAMA60,141437−59%

77Abington, MAMA17,053433−14%

78Ware, MAMA6,369412−29%

79Salisbury, MAMA5,656405+20%

80Andover, MAMA9,451397+53%

81Hull, MAMA10,138388+166%

82Oxford, MAMA5,671385−6%

83Chelsea, MAMA40,130382+71%

84Lexington, MAMA34,295380−38%

85Pinehurst, MAMA6,845355−31%

86Needham, MAMA32,459343−4%

87Marblehead, MAMA20,413336−56%

88Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155333+185%

89Swampscott, MAMA15,277328−16%

90Randolph, MAMA34,948323–

91Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405300+27%

92Lynnfield, MAMA13,064298+10%

93Northborough, MAMA6,392284−7%

94West Concord, MAMA5,876248+72%

95Adams, MAMA5,427234−41%

96Winthrop, MAMA18,647227−51%

97Foxborough, MAMA6,251225−5%

98Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961202+13%

99Holbrook, MAMA11,380197−57%

100North Westport, MAMA5,289196−61%

101Cochituate, MAMA6,471192+327%

102Bellingham, MAMA5,325191−34%

103Medfield, MAMA6,849187−17%

104Walpole, MAMA6,461185+21%

105Marshfield, MAMA5,161157+191%

106North Scituate, MAMA6,492157+528%

107East Falmouth, MAMA6,245138+5%

108Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222130−62%

109Hingham, MAMA5,130127+11%

110Clinton, MAMA7,658120−39%

111Plymouth, MAMA7,918119−61%

112Scituate, MAMA5,796106−20%

113East Harwich, MAMA5,65472−39%

114Kingston, MAMA5,91068−68%

115The Pinehills, MAMA5,28267+570%

116Sharon, MAMA6,23260−56%

117Nantucket, MAMA10,01757−22%

118West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19451−77%

119Williamstown, MAMA5,07035−63%

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