Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 363.49K people in New York with French (except Basque) ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, New York city had the highest population with French (except Basque) ancestry (68.49K), followed by Buffalo city (3.83K), and Schenectady city (3.80K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with French (except Basque) ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in New York.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
New York city
Buffalo city
Schenectady city
Syracuse city
Troy city
Rochester city
Plattsburgh city
Albany city
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Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 New York city 68494
2 Buffalo city 3834
3 Schenectady city 3803
4 Syracuse city 3213
5 Troy city 2929
6 Rochester city 2723
7 Plattsburgh city 2385
8 Albany city 2109
9 Watertown city 1823
10 Tonawanda Town CDP 1821
11 Cohoes city 1768
12 Irondequoit CDP 1566
13 Saratoga Springs city 1512
14 Cheektowaga CDP 1461
15 Massena village 1441
16 Rotterdam CDP 1423
17 Utica city 1405
18 Rome city 1395
19 Yonkers city 1390
20 Malone village 1328
21 Glens Falls city 1269
22 West Seneca CDP 1172
23 Ogdensburg city 1141
24 Brighton CDP 1096
25 Gloversville city 1094
26 North Tonawanda city 1088
27 Niagara Falls city 1011
28 West Glens Falls CDP 1001
29 Binghamton city 949
30 Oswego city 866
31 Glens Falls North CDP 837
32 Fort Drum CDP 818
33 Hudson Falls village 793
34 Kingston city 792
35 East Glenville CDP 763
36 Latham CDP 737
37 Levittown CDP 683
38 New Rochelle city 674
39 Ticonderoga CDP 668
40 Fulton city 664
41 Jamestown city 662
42 Elmira city 651
43 Holbrook CDP 626
44 Long Beach city 622
45 Keeseville CDP 618
46 Tupper Lake village 614
47 Roessleville CDP 608
48 Carthage village 605
49 Tonawanda city 604
50 Poughkeepsie city 595
51 Harrison village 573
52 Ithaca city 569
53 Batavia city 559
54 Amsterdam city 551
54 Auburn city 551
55 Selden CDP 538
55 White Plains city 538
56 Niskayuna CDP 526
57 Rouses Point village 507
58 Saranac Lake village 501
59 Mamaroneck village 495
60 Mastic Beach CDP 491
61 Oceanside CDP 484
62 Johnson City village 483
63 Babylon village 473
64 East Patchogue CDP 458
65 Loudonville CDP 455
66 Milton CDP (Saratoga County) 451
66 Scotia village 451
67 Lockport city 449
68 North Syracuse village 447
69 Shirley CDP 440
70 Big Flats CDP 439
71 Herkimer village 430
72 Olean city 429
73 Mechanicville city 428
74 Watervliet city 427
75 Cortland city 424
76 Fairmount CDP 423
77 East Northport CDP 417
78 Seaford CDP 415
79 East Greenbush CDP 411
80 Village Green CDP 410
81 Centereach CDP 408
82 Potsdam village 401
83 Coram CDP 392
83 Greece CDP 392
84 Whitehall village 389
85 Port Jervis city 388
86 Hamlin CDP 387
87 Rensselaer city 376
88 Hicksville CDP 375
89 Dunkirk city 372
90 Endwell CDP 364
91 Irvington village 360
92 Hornell city 359
93 Deer Park CDP 348
94 Canandaigua city 344
94 Corning city 344
94 Kenmore village 344
95 Oneida city 339
96 Lyncourt CDP 337
96 Southport CDP 337
97 Port Henry CDP 336
98 Scarsdale village 332
99 Ballston Spa village 331
100 South Glens Falls village 330
100 West Babylon CDP 330
101 Mount Vernon city 329
102 Smithtown CDP 327
103 New City CDP 325
104 Eggertsville CDP 320
105 Fort Edward village 319
106 Massapequa CDP 314
107 Commack CDP 310
108 Ossining village 308
109 Champlain village 307
110 Ravena village 305
110 West Sand Lake CDP 305
111 Gates CDP 303
112 Gouverneur village 300
113 North Massapequa CDP 299
114 North Merrick CDP 298
115 Brentwood CDP 295
115 Depew village 295
116 Hadley CDP 292
117 De Witt CDP 285
118 Baldwinsville village 284
119 Lackawanna city 283
119 Oneonta city 283
120 Lynbrook village 269
120 Plattsburgh West CDP 269
121 Waterford village 267
122 Seneca Falls CDP 265
123 New Paltz village 264
124 Dansville village 263
125 Bay Shore CDP 262
126 Country Knolls CDP 258
126 Holtsville CDP 258
127 Lindenhurst village 257
128 Ronkonkoma CDP 256
129 Massapequa Park village 248
129 Peekskill city 248
130 Canton village 245
130 Gananda CDP 245
130 Stony Brook CDP 245
131 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 244
132 Endicott village 243
133 Fayetteville village 241
134 Brockport village 240
135 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 239
136 Ilion village 237
137 Radisson CDP 236
138 Glen Cove city 235
138 Sound Beach CDP 235
139 Eastchester CDP 234
139 Morrisonville CDP 234
139 Rye city 234
140 Myers Corner CDP 230
140 Peru CDP 230
141 Geneva city 227
142 East Meadow CDP 225
143 Lowville village 224
144 West Islip CDP 222
145 East Moriches CDP 221
145 Manorhaven village 221
146 Farmingville CDP 219
146 Fort Salonga CDP 219
147 Greenville CDP (Westchester County) 218
147 North Bellmore CDP 218
148 Rockville Centre village 217
148 Tarrytown village 217
149 Brewerton CDP 216
150 Geneseo village 214
150 Manorville CDP 214
151 Fort Covington CDP 213
152 Mount Sinai CDP 212
153 Cumberland Head CDP 211
154 Harris Hill CDP 206
154 St. James CDP 206
155 Freeport village 205
155 Johnstown city 205
156 Nesconset CDP 204
157 Clayton village 203
157 Westmere CDP 203
158 East Ithaca CDP 201
159 Norwood village 199
159 Solvay village 199
160 Lake Luzerne CDP 197
161 Hamburg village 195
162 Nyack village 194
163 Fairport village 193
163 Heritage Hills CDP 193
163 Middletown city 193
164 North Amityville CDP 192
165 Norwich city 190
166 Garden City village 189
167 Wantagh CDP 188
168 Center Moriches CDP 187
169 Grandyle Village CDP 186