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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Massena village
Plattsburgh city
Ogdensburg city
Cohoes city
Glens Falls city
Watertown city
Gloversville city
East Glenville CDP
Rotterdam CDP
Fulton city
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