Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 115.25K people in New York with French Canadian ancestry. Among all New York cities and places, Syracuse city had the highest population with French Canadian ancestry (1.39K), followed by Plattsburgh city (1.26K), and Buffalo city (1.14K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with French Canadian ancestry.

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

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Syracuse city
Plattsburgh city
Buffalo city
Albany city
Troy city
Cohoes city
Rochester city
Utica city
Massena village
Ogdensburg city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Syracuse city 1388
2 Plattsburgh city 1263
3 Buffalo city 1143
4 Albany city 1098
5 Troy city 956
6 Cohoes city 951
7 Rochester city 800
8 Utica city 778
9 Massena village 742
10 Ogdensburg city 734
11 Schenectady city 682
12 Tupper Lake village 615
13 Saratoga Springs city 588
14 Irondequoit CDP 585
15 Hudson Falls village 541
16 Watertown city 535
17 Oswego city 513
18 Malone village 506
19 Latham CDP 475
20 Glens Falls city 467
21 Cheektowaga CDP 466
22 Ithaca city 446
23 Potsdam village 421
24 West Seneca CDP 390
25 Rotterdam CDP 357
26 Tonawanda Town CDP 342
27 Rome city 338
28 Gouverneur village 330
29 Ballston Spa village 323
30 Seaford CDP 318
31 Niagara Falls city 315
32 Lockport city 307
33 Canton village 300
34 Niskayuna CDP 299
35 Loudonville CDP 297
36 West Glens Falls CDP 296
37 Brighton CDP 283
37 Glens Falls North CDP 283
37 Yonkers city 283
38 Whitesboro village 278
39 Rouses Point village 276
40 North Tonawanda city 273
41 Amsterdam city 272
42 Cambridge village 265
43 Woodbury village 261
44 Gloversville city 253
45 East Glenville CDP 244
45 Firthcliffe CDP 244
46 Auburn city 237
47 Claverack-Red Mills CDP 230
48 Fulton city 215
49 Baldwinsville village 213
50 Morrisonville CDP 212
51 Lake Mohegan CDP 208
52 Walworth CDP 201
53 Elmira city 198
54 Binghamton city 195
55 Hicksville CDP 191
56 East Greenbush CDP 183
56 Harrison village 183
57 Middletown city 179
58 Camden village 177
59 Wappingers Falls village 176
60 Lansing village 175
61 Hornell city 166
61 North Gates CDP 166
62 Alden village 164
62 Fort Edward village 164
63 Walton village 162
64 Hoosick Falls village 157
64 Medford CDP 157
65 Mount Sinai CDP 155
65 Radisson CDP 155
66 Fort Covington CDP 152
67 Lowville village 149
67 Watervliet city 149
68 Deer Park CDP 146
69 Saranac Lake village 144
69 Westhampton CDP 144
70 Depauville CDP 140
70 East Meadow CDP 140
71 Kingston city 138
72 Hamlin CDP 136
73 Williamsville village 132
74 Jordan village 131
75 Atlantic Beach village 130
75 East Syracuse village 130
75 Kings Park CDP 130
75 Rensselaer city 130
76 East Aurora village 128
76 Long Beach city 128
77 Ossining village 127
78 Poughkeepsie city 126
79 Cumberland Head CDP 125
79 Port Henry CDP 125
79 Whitehall village 125
80 Fairmount CDP 123
81 Geneva city 120
82 Bohemia CDP 119
82 Keeseville CDP 119
82 Madrid CDP 119
83 North Syracuse village 117
84 Westvale CDP 114
85 Ilion village 113
86 Amityville village 112
87 Canandaigua city 111
87 Riverhead CDP 111
87 Roessleville CDP 111
87 Selden CDP 111
88 Johnstown city 110
89 Greece CDP 109
90 New York Mills village 108
91 Eden CDP 106
91 Highland CDP 106
91 Islip Terrace CDP 106
91 Lynbrook village 106
91 Village Green CDP 106
92 Fairport village 105
93 Kenmore village 104
93 Lake Delta CDP 104
93 Sodus Point village 104
93 Sound Beach CDP 104
94 White Plains city 103
95 Manlius village 102
95 Natural Bridge CDP 102
96 Endicott village 101
97 Ridge CDP 100
98 Fort Drum CDP 99
98 Scotia village 99
98 Siena College CDP 99
99 Corning city 98
99 Hampton Manor CDP 98
99 Milton CDP (Saratoga County) 98
100 Batavia city 96
100 Clinton village 96
100 Lakeland CDP 96
101 Fayetteville village 95
102 West Point CDP 94
103 Holbrook CDP 93
104 Newfane CDP 92
104 Plattsburgh West CDP 92
105 Cato village 91
105 East Islip CDP 91
106 Central Square village 90
106 New Rochelle city 90
106 Sayville CDP 90
107 Alexandria Bay village 89
108 Holley village 88
109 Adams village 86
110 Cobleskill village 85
110 Jamestown city 85
111 Airmont village 84
111 Medina village 84
111 Newark village 84
111 Seneca Falls CDP 84
112 Garden City village 83
112 Wynantskill CDP 83
113 Commack CDP 82
113 Hamburg village 82
113 Wellsville village 82
114 Dannemora village 81
114 Webster village 81
115 Freeport village 79
115 Green Island village 79
116 Bridgeport CDP 78
116 De Witt CDP 78
116 Norwood village 78
117 Oneida city 77
117 Ticonderoga CDP 77
118 Champlain village 76
118 Kerhonkson CDP 76
118 Liverpool village 76
118 New Paltz village 76
118 Schuylerville village 76
119 Fredonia village 75
120 Endwell CDP 74
120 Glen Cove city 74
120 Oneonta city 74
121 Corinth village 73
122 Speculator village 72
122 Yorkville village 72
123 Gates CDP 71
124 Chappaqua CDP 70
124 Hilton village 70
124 Menands village 70
125 Edwards CDP 69
125 Mastic Beach CDP 69
125 Tonawanda city 69
126 Hamilton village 68
126 Old Forge CDP 68
126 West Babylon CDP 68
126 West Islip CDP 68
127 Depew village 67
128 Gananda CDP 66
128 Valley Cottage CDP 66
129 Centerport CDP 64
129 Chittenango village 64
129 New City CDP 64
129 Oriskany village 64
130 Clarkson CDP 63