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Largest French population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 895. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marblehead, MA, up 23 places to #66.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,97311,423−18%

02Worcester, MAMA213,8629,990−43%

03▲1Chicopee, MAMA55,3106,639−45%

04▲3Haverhill, MAMA68,3616,564−23%

05▼2Fall River, MAMA95,2986,455−55%

06▼1Springfield, MAMA154,7026,232−45%

07▼1New Bedford, MAMA101,8345,909−36%

08Lowell, MAMA119,9715,359−44%

09▲2Westfield, MAMA40,5463,808−26%

10▼1Attleboro, MAMA47,4473,613−39%

11▲2Taunton, MAMA62,5223,587−44%

12▲3Leominster, MAMA44,1943,582−43%

13▼1Pittsfield, MAMA42,9093,359−52%

14▲2Agawam, MAMA28,7833,214−29%

15Methuen, MAMA54,5843,205–

16▼6Fitchburg, MAMA42,1362,818−56%

17Cambridge, MAMA122,5882,685−24%

18▲11Gardner, MAMA21,4832,599−38%

19▼5West Springfield, MAMA28,8292,325−29%

20▲2North Attleborough, MAMA31,5062,309–

21Southbridge, MAMA18,1052,286−38%

22▲6Lynn, MAMA104,2362,276−63%

23▼3Somerset, MAMA18,2982,274−38%

24▲1Holyoke, MAMA38,0232,185−40%

25Easthampton, MAMA15,8512,093–

26▼7Peabody, MAMA55,9532,059−42%

27▲8Waltham, MAMA65,0372,027−30%

28▼5Beverly, MAMA43,3631,867−40%

29▲8Weymouth, MAMA59,7591,864−26%

30▼12Salem, MAMA45,3811,845−50%

31Somerville, MAMA84,2111,840−19%

32▼8Quincy, MAMA103,1731,839−49%

33Newton, MAMA90,7411,818−16%

34▼7Barnstable, MAMA50,1011,792−41%

35▲10Lawrence, MAMA89,3201,778−20%

36▲7Danvers, MAMA28,0981,684−25%

37▼11Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,671−42%

38▲3Palmer, MAMA12,3671,662−38%

39North Adams, MAMA12,3681,654−52%

40▼10Greenfield, MAMA17,6911,633–

41▼3Brockton, MAMA106,1341,627−58%

42▼6Northampton, MAMA31,0471,543−47%

43▲1Franklin, MAMA33,9551,532−33%

44▲3Medford, MAMA59,8341,509−31%

45▼11Arlington, MAMA46,3501,464−10%

46▼6Framingham, MAMA73,0211,341−49%

47▼15Webster, MAMA12,2281,341−59%

48Amesbury, MAMA17,5881,318–

49▲17Dedham, MAMA25,2371,289+51%

50▲4Belmont, MAMA27,1751,266+51%

51▼9Woburn, MAMA43,9621,251−48%

52▼2Brookline, MAMA63,2661,232−19%

53▼1Adams, MAMA5,4271,074−31%

54▲4Saugus, MAMA28,7731,047−45%

55▲9Malden, MAMA66,3701,046−23%

56▼8Gloucester, MAMA30,6271,033−57%

57▲5Athol, MAMA8,801984−42%

58▲2Amherst, MAMA40,920967–

59▼2Wilmington, MAMA23,336959−34%

60▼9Newburyport, MAMA19,148951−28%

61▼15Milford, MAMA27,731940−40%

62▲3Longmeadow, MAMA15,696895−17%

63Wakefield, MAMA27,793853−37%

64Watertown, MAMA35,710853–

65▼6Burlington, MAMA26,274821−40%

66▲23Marblehead, MAMA20,413784−36%

67▲3North Westport, MAMA5,289742−1%

68▼13Oxford, MAMA5,671724−64%

69▼16Bridgewater, MAMA29,309700–

70▲5Wellesley, MAMA30,347689−50%

71▲3Spencer, MAMA5,661677−52%

72▼11Hudson, MAMA15,719671−26%

73▼6Melrose, MAMA29,597661−61%

74▲4Norwood, MAMA31,542649−43%

75▲6Reading, MAMA25,612642−47%

76▼5Ware, MAMA6,369635−58%

77▼9Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222585+17%

78▲7Milton, MAMA28,587574−14%

79▲3Needham, MAMA32,459569−42%

80▼8Lexington, MAMA34,295563−50%

81▲13Swampscott, MAMA15,277561−20%

82▼9Revere, MAMA60,141540−74%

83▲7Abington, MAMA17,053539−38%

84▲12Northborough, MAMA6,392538+11%

85▼1South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552500−59%

86▲7Bellingham, MAMA5,325478+40%

87▼31Stoneham, MAMA23,355472−59%

88West Concord, MAMA5,876471+121%

89▼2Everett, MAMA53,572461−71%

90▼13Winchester, MAMA23,406460−50%

91▼42Whitinsville, MAMA7,115440−68%

92▲16Nantucket, MAMA10,017375+20%

93▼10Clinton, MAMA7,658371−57%

94▼3The Pinehills, MAMA5,282356+1219%

95▼26Braintree, MAMA38,957339−73%

96▼16Plymouth, MAMA7,918339−2%

97▲2Chelsea, MAMA40,130337−33%

98▲21Marshfield, MAMA5,161331+48%

99▼20Winthrop, MAMA18,647325−69%

100▼2Maynard, MAMA10,712322−40%

101▲4Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155318−54%

102▲4Andover, MAMA9,451313−47%

103▼1Walpole, MAMA6,461304−4%

104▼1Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961302−23%

105▼10Salisbury, MAMA5,656300−60%

106▲3Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405276−50%

107▲11Kingston, MAMA5,910276−25%

108▼8Lynnfield, MAMA13,064262−45%

109▲5Sharon, MAMA6,232259+32%

110▲3East Harwich, MAMA5,654244−19%

111▼35Holbrook, MAMA11,380233−58%

112▼20Pinehurst, MAMA6,845214−68%

113▼1Foxborough, MAMA6,251204−59%

114▲3Williamstown, MAMA5,070199−12%

115▼18Hull, MAMA10,138198−80%

116▼5Medfield, MAMA6,849162−33%

117▼31Randolph, MAMA34,948160–

118▼14Hingham, MAMA5,130137−43%

119▼18Cochituate, MAMA6,471121−47%

120▼5East Falmouth, MAMA6,245118−39%

121▼5Scituate, MAMA5,796106−69%

122▼15West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194102−80%

123▼13North Scituate, MAMA6,49293−16%

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