Ranking of New York 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 363.49K people in New York with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.81% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Massena village had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (13.89%), followed by Plattsburgh city (11.94%), and Ogdensburg city (11.24%).
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 York.
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Related Topics: New York ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York 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 | Massena village | 13.89 |
| 2 | Plattsburgh city | 11.94 |
| 3 | Ogdensburg city | 11.24 |
| 4 | Cohoes city | 9.86 |
| 5 | Glens Falls city | 8.58 |
| 6 | Watertown city | 7.24 |
| 7 | Gloversville city | 7.19 |
| 8 | East Glenville CDP | 6.53 |
| 9 | Rotterdam CDP | 6.30 |
| 10 | Fulton city | 5.79 |
| 11 | Troy city | 5.78 |
| 12 | Schenectady city | 5.69 |
| 13 | Saratoga Springs city | 5.38 |
| 14 | Latham CDP | 5.24 |
| 15 | Fort Drum CDP | 5.15 |
| 16 | Roessleville CDP | 5.14 |
| 17 | Oswego city | 5.06 |
| 18 | Loudonville CDP | 4.48 |
| 19 | Rome city | 4.32 |
| 20 | Watervliet city | 4.12 |
| 21 | Fairmount CDP | 4.11 |
| 22 | Tonawanda city | 3.99 |
| 23 | Babylon village | 3.88 |
| 24 | Batavia city | 3.61 |
| 25 | North Tonawanda city | 3.56 |
| 26 | Kingston city | 3.30 |
| 27 | Canandaigua city | 3.26 |
| 28 | Oneida city | 3.23 |
| 29 | Corning city | 3.21 |
| 30 | Mastic Beach CDP | 3.20 |
| 31 | Tonawanda Town CDP | 3.17 |
| 32 | Johnson City village | 3.16 |
| 33 | Endwell CDP | 3.09 |
| 34 | Olean city | 3.08 |
| 35 | Irondequoit CDP | 3.07 |
| 36 | Amsterdam city | 3.02 |
| 37 | Brighton CDP | 2.96 |
| 38 | Dunkirk city | 2.94 |
| 39 | Greece CDP | 2.68 |
| 40 | Seaford CDP | 2.65 |
| 41 | Niskayuna CDP | 2.58 |
| 41 | West Seneca CDP | 2.58 |
| 42 | De Witt CDP | 2.56 |
| 43 | Selden CDP | 2.53 |
| 44 | Mamaroneck village | 2.48 |
| 45 | Elmira city | 2.44 |
| 46 | Cortland city | 2.41 |
| 47 | North Merrick CDP | 2.40 |
| 48 | Holbrook CDP | 2.32 |
| 49 | Jamestown city | 2.30 |
| 50 | Kenmore village | 2.26 |
| 51 | Oneonta city | 2.22 |
| 52 | Myers Corner CDP | 2.21 |
| 53 | Eggertsville CDP | 2.19 |
| 53 | Syracuse city | 2.19 |
| 54 | Utica city | 2.17 |
| 55 | Lockport city | 2.15 |
| 56 | Albany city | 2.12 |
| 57 | East Patchogue CDP | 2.10 |
| 58 | Niagara Falls city | 2.07 |
| 59 | East Northport CDP | 2.06 |
| 60 | Auburn city | 2.05 |
| 61 | Stony Brook CDP | 2.03 |
| 62 | Harrison village | 2.00 |
| 63 | Binghamton city | 1.98 |
| 64 | Depew village | 1.94 |
| 64 | Mount Sinai CDP | 1.94 |
| 65 | Cheektowaga CDP | 1.91 |
| 66 | Poughkeepsie city | 1.89 |
| 67 | Scarsdale village | 1.84 |
| 67 | Tarrytown village | 1.84 |
| 68 | Fredonia village | 1.82 |
| 69 | Geneva city | 1.81 |
| 69 | Lancaster village | 1.81 |
| 70 | Endicott village | 1.79 |
| 70 | Ithaca city | 1.79 |
| 70 | Long Beach city | 1.79 |
| 71 | Manorville CDP | 1.77 |
| 72 | Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP | 1.72 |
| 73 | North Massapequa CDP | 1.61 |
| 74 | Shirley CDP | 1.57 |
| 75 | Oceanside CDP | 1.55 |
| 76 | Nesconset CDP | 1.53 |
| 77 | North Lindenhurst CDP | 1.48 |
| 77 | St. James CDP | 1.48 |
| 78 | Massapequa Park village | 1.45 |
| 79 | Lackawanna city | 1.44 |
| 80 | Ridge CDP | 1.43 |
| 81 | Rye city | 1.42 |
| 82 | Massapequa CDP | 1.41 |
| 83 | Buffalo city | 1.39 |
| 84 | Ronkonkoma CDP | 1.36 |
| 85 | Holtsville CDP | 1.32 |
| 85 | Lynbrook village | 1.32 |
| 86 | Beacon city | 1.31 |
| 86 | Lake Ronkonkoma CDP | 1.31 |
| 87 | Deer Park CDP | 1.30 |
| 87 | Farmingville CDP | 1.30 |
| 87 | Levittown CDP | 1.30 |
| 88 | Rochester city | 1.29 |
| 89 | Centereach CDP | 1.28 |
| 89 | Rocky Point CDP | 1.28 |
| 90 | Smithtown CDP | 1.25 |
| 91 | East Islip CDP | 1.18 |
| 92 | Eastchester CDP | 1.13 |
| 92 | Floral Park village | 1.13 |
| 92 | Ossining village | 1.13 |
| 93 | South Huntington CDP | 1.12 |
| 94 | Jericho CDP | 1.09 |
| 95 | Greenlawn CDP | 1.08 |
| 96 | Bellmore CDP | 1.07 |
| 97 | Port Washington CDP | 1.03 |
| 97 | Wantagh CDP | 1.03 |
| 98 | North Bellmore CDP | 1.01 |
| 99 | Hampton Bays CDP | 1.00 |
| 100 | Mount Kisco village | 0.99 |
| 101 | Peekskill city | 0.98 |
| 101 | Woodbury village | 0.98 |
| 102 | North Amityville CDP | 0.97 |
| 103 | Coram CDP | 0.95 |
| 103 | Lindenhurst village | 0.95 |
| 103 | New City CDP | 0.95 |
| 103 | Sayville CDP | 0.95 |
| 104 | Hauppauge CDP | 0.93 |
| 105 | Huntington CDP | 0.92 |
| 105 | Islip CDP | 0.92 |
| 106 | White Plains city | 0.91 |
| 107 | Bethpage CDP | 0.87 |
| 107 | Hicksville CDP | 0.87 |
| 108 | Commack CDP | 0.86 |
| 108 | Miller Place CDP | 0.86 |
| 109 | Merrick CDP | 0.85 |
| 109 | North Bellport CDP | 0.85 |
| 110 | New Rochelle city | 0.84 |
| 110 | Rockville Centre village | 0.84 |
| 111 | Bay Shore CDP | 0.83 |
| 111 | Glen Cove city | 0.83 |
| 111 | Terryville CDP | 0.83 |
| 112 | Garden City village | 0.82 |
| 113 | West Islip CDP | 0.81 |
| 114 | New York city | 0.78 |
| 115 | Mineola village | 0.76 |
| 115 | West Babylon CDP | 0.76 |
| 116 | Mastic CDP | 0.72 |
| 117 | Stony Point CDP | 0.70 |
| 118 | Patchogue village | 0.68 |
| 119 | Yonkers city | 0.66 |
| 120 | Middle Island CDP | 0.64 |
| 120 | Middletown city | 0.64 |
| 120 | Riverhead CDP | 0.64 |
| 121 | Kings Park CDP | 0.62 |
| 121 | Orange Lake CDP | 0.62 |
| 122 | North Wantagh CDP | 0.61 |
| 123 | North New Hyde Park CDP | 0.60 |
| 124 | East Massapequa CDP | 0.59 |
| 124 | East Meadow CDP | 0.59 |
| 125 | Dix Hills CDP | 0.58 |
| 126 | Salisbury CDP | 0.57 |
| 126 | Suffern village | 0.57 |
| 127 | Nanuet CDP | 0.55 |
| 128 | Huntington Station CDP | 0.54 |
| 129 | Newburgh city | 0.48 |
| 130 | Freeport village | 0.46 |
| 131 | Brentwood CDP | 0.45 |
| 131 | Chestnut Ridge village | 0.45 |
| 131 | Mount Vernon city | 0.45 |
| 131 | North Babylon CDP | 0.45 |
| 132 | Sleepy Hollow village | 0.44 |
| 133 | Elmont CDP | 0.43 |
| 133 | Medford CDP | 0.43 |
| 133 | Melville CDP | 0.43 |
| 133 | Pearl River CDP | 0.43 |
| 134 | North Bay Shore CDP | 0.42 |
| 135 | Plainview CDP | 0.39 |
| 135 | Westbury village | 0.39 |
| 136 | Dobbs Ferry village | 0.36 |
| 136 | Elwood CDP | 0.36 |
| 136 | West Hempstead CDP | 0.36 |
| 137 | Valley Stream village | 0.34 |
| 138 | Central Islip CDP | 0.33 |
| 139 | Baldwin CDP | 0.32 |
| 140 | Franklin Square CDP | 0.31 |
| 140 | Lake Grove village | 0.31 |
| 141 | Scotchtown CDP | 0.28 |
| 142 | East Rockaway village | 0.27 |
| 142 | Monsey CDP | 0.27 |
| 142 | Port Chester village | 0.27 |
| 143 | Uniondale CDP | 0.26 |
| 143 | Wyandanch CDP | 0.26 |
| 144 | Spring Valley village | 0.21 |
| 145 | Copiague CDP | 0.20 |
| 146 | Syosset CDP | 0.14 |
| 146 | West Haverstraw village | 0.14 |
| 147 | Inwood CDP | 0.12 |
| 148 | Great Neck village | 0.10 |
| 149 | Haverstraw village | 0.08 |
| 149 | South Farmingdale CDP | 0.08 |
| 150 | Hempstead village | 0.06 |
| 151 | New Cassel CDP | 0.05 |
| 151 | Woodmere CDP | 0.05 |