Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 375.42K people in Massachusetts with French (except Basque) ancestry (5.37% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Webster CDP had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (15.43%), followed by Chicopee city (15.33%), and Southbridge Town city (14.64%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.
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Related Topics: Massachusetts ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webster CDP | 15.43 |
| 2 | Chicopee city | 15.33 |
| 3 | Southbridge Town city | 14.64 |
| 4 | Somerset CDP | 14.53 |
| 5 | Easthampton Town city | 13.28 |
| 6 | Palmer Town city | 13.04 |
| 7 | North Adams city | 12.59 |
| 8 | Greenfield city | 11.79 |
| 9 | West Springfield Town city | 11.73 |
| 10 | Agawam Town city | 11.70 |
| 11 | Gardner city | 11.50 |
| 12 | Attleboro city | 11.49 |
| 13 | Westfield city | 10.01 |
| 14 | Fitchburg city | 9.89 |
| 15 | Pittsfield city | 9.72 |
| 16 | Haverhill city | 9.19 |
| 17 | Amesbury Town city | 8.98 |
| 18 | Fall River city | 8.90 |
| 19 | North Attleborough Town city | 8.58 |
| 20 | Leominster city | 8.32 |
| 21 | Newburyport city | 7.43 |
| 22 | New Bedford city | 7.29 |
| 23 | Methuen Town city | 6.62 |
| 24 | Salem city | 6.57 |
| 25 | Danvers CDP | 6.17 |
| 26 | Taunton city | 5.85 |
| 27 | Beverly city | 5.83 |
| 28 | Northampton city | 5.77 |
| 29 | Longmeadow CDP | 5.74 |
| 30 | Hudson CDP | 5.69 |
| 31 | Lowell city | 5.67 |
| 31 | Worcester city | 5.67 |
| 32 | Marlborough city | 5.43 |
| 33 | Holyoke city | 5.40 |
| 34 | Barnstable Town city | 5.13 |
| 35 | South Yarmouth CDP | 5.10 |
| 36 | Milford CDP | 4.87 |
| 37 | Franklin Town city | 4.84 |
| 38 | Springfield city | 4.81 |
| 39 | Wilmington CDP | 4.78 |
| 40 | Belmont CDP | 4.75 |
| 41 | Peabody city | 4.71 |
| 42 | Gloucester city | 4.23 |
| 43 | Arlington CDP | 4.18 |
| 44 | Saugus CDP | 3.75 |
| 45 | Nantucket CDP | 3.54 |
| 46 | Hull CDP | 3.52 |
| 47 | Burlington CDP | 3.51 |
| 48 | Stoneham CDP | 3.42 |
| 48 | Wakefield CDP | 3.42 |
| 49 | Bridgewater Town city | 3.36 |
| 50 | Dedham CDP | 3.33 |
| 51 | Holbrook CDP | 3.32 |
| 52 | Waltham city | 3.27 |
| 53 | Abington CDP | 3.25 |
| 54 | Woburn city | 3.21 |
| 55 | Swampscott CDP | 2.95 |
| 56 | Amherst Town city | 2.87 |
| 56 | Weymouth Town city | 2.87 |
| 57 | Maynard CDP | 2.85 |
| 58 | Winchester CDP | 2.79 |
| 59 | Somerville city | 2.59 |
| 60 | Lynn city | 2.53 |
| 61 | Melrose city | 2.52 |
| 62 | Brookline CDP | 2.49 |
| 63 | Cambridge city | 2.45 |
| 64 | Medford city | 2.44 |
| 65 | Winthrop Town city | 2.43 |
| 66 | Quincy city | 2.42 |
| 67 | Marblehead CDP | 2.41 |
| 68 | Wellesley CDP | 2.38 |
| 69 | Reading CDP | 2.28 |
| 70 | Newton city | 2.26 |
| 71 | Norwood CDP | 2.16 |
| 72 | Brockton city | 1.96 |
| 73 | Framingham city | 1.93 |
| 74 | Lynnfield CDP | 1.90 |
| 75 | Lawrence city | 1.89 |
| 76 | Needham CDP | 1.80 |
| 77 | Boston city | 1.75 |
| 78 | Braintree Town city | 1.71 |
| 79 | Lexington CDP | 1.69 |
| 79 | Watertown Town city | 1.69 |
| 80 | Milton CDP | 1.61 |
| 81 | Malden city | 1.33 |
| 82 | Revere city | 1.02 |
| 83 | Everett city | 0.97 |
| 84 | Randolph Town city | 0.90 |
| 85 | Chelsea city | 0.68 |