Ranking of New Hampshire 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 159.10K people in New Hampshire with French (except Basque) ancestry (11.60% of New Hampshire population). Among all New Hampshire cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Laconia city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (17.84%), followed by Claremont city (17.51%), and Somersworth city (14.83%).

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 New Hampshire.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New Hampshire Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Laconia city
Claremont city
Somersworth city
Concord city
Manchester city
Rochester city
Nashua city
Derry CDP
Dover city
Keene city
Ranking of New Hampshire 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 Laconia city 17.84
2 Claremont city 17.51
3 Somersworth city 14.83
4 Concord city 11.85
5 Manchester city 11.39
6 Rochester city 11.21
7 Nashua city 10.78
8 Derry CDP 10.28
9 Dover city 9.84
10 Keene city 9.70
11 Lebanon city 8.70
12 Londonderry CDP 8.37
13 Durham CDP 7.83
14 Portsmouth city 6.52