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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Webster CDP
Chicopee city
Southbridge Town city
Somerset CDP
Easthampton Town city
Palmer Town city
North Adams city
Greenfield city
West Springfield Town city
Agawam Town city
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