Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 42.11K people in Massachusetts with Canadian ancestry (0.60% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts counties, Essex County had the highest percentage of its population with Canadian ancestry (0.80%), followed by Plymouth County (0.77%), and Worcester County (0.72%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Canadian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Essex County
Plymouth County
Worcester County
Norfolk County
Middlesex County
Barnstable County
Franklin County
Hampden County
Hampshire County
Berkshire County
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Population with Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Essex County 0.80
2 Plymouth County 0.77
3 Worcester County 0.72
4 Norfolk County 0.67
5 Middlesex County 0.64
6 Barnstable County 0.63
7 Franklin County 0.56
8 Hampden County 0.53
9 Hampshire County 0.51
10 Berkshire County 0.38
11 Dukes County 0.36
12 Bristol County 0.35
13 Suffolk County 0.32
14 Nantucket County 0.01