Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.57% of New York population). Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ogdensburg city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (7.23%), followed by Massena village (7.15%), and Plattsburgh city (6.33%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Ogdensburg city
Massena village
Plattsburgh city
Cohoes city
Latham CDP
Glens Falls city
Oswego city
Loudonville CDP
Woodbury village
Watertown city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ogdensburg city 7.23
2 Massena village 7.15
3 Plattsburgh city 6.33
4 Cohoes city 5.30
5 Latham CDP 3.38
6 Glens Falls city 3.16
7 Oswego city 3.00
8 Loudonville CDP 2.93
9 Woodbury village 2.33
10 Watertown city 2.13
11 East Glenville CDP 2.09
11 Saratoga Springs city 2.09
12 Seaford CDP 2.03
13 Troy city 1.89
14 Fulton city 1.88
15 Gloversville city 1.66
16 Rotterdam CDP 1.58
17 Amsterdam city 1.49
18 Lockport city 1.47
18 Niskayuna CDP 1.47
19 Watervliet city 1.44
20 Mount Sinai CDP 1.42
21 Ithaca city 1.40
22 Fairmount CDP 1.20
22 Utica city 1.20
23 Irondequoit CDP 1.15
24 Albany city 1.11
25 Canandaigua city 1.05
25 Rome city 1.05
26 Schenectady city 1.02
27 Geneva city 0.95
27 Syracuse city 0.95
28 Roessleville CDP 0.94
29 Corning city 0.92
30 North Tonawanda city 0.89
31 Auburn city 0.88
32 West Seneca CDP 0.86
33 Kings Park CDP 0.81
34 Riverhead CDP 0.78
35 Brighton CDP 0.77
35 Ridge CDP 0.77
36 Fredonia village 0.75
36 Greece CDP 0.75
37 Elmira city 0.74
37 Endicott village 0.74
38 Oneida city 0.73
39 East Islip CDP 0.72
40 De Witt CDP 0.70
41 Kenmore village 0.68
42 Niagara Falls city 0.65
43 Harrison village 0.64
43 Medford CDP 0.64
44 Endwell CDP 0.63
45 Batavia city 0.62
45 Fort Drum CDP 0.62
46 Cheektowaga CDP 0.61
47 Middletown city 0.60
47 Tonawanda Town CDP 0.60
48 Chestnut Ridge village 0.58
48 Kingston city 0.58
48 Oneonta city 0.58
49 Deer Park CDP 0.55
49 Sayville CDP 0.55
50 Lynbrook village 0.52
50 Selden CDP 0.52
51 Myers Corner CDP 0.49
52 Lancaster village 0.48
53 Dobbs Ferry village 0.46
53 Ossining village 0.46
53 Tonawanda city 0.46
54 Mastic Beach CDP 0.45
55 Depew village 0.44
55 Hicksville CDP 0.44
56 Dunkirk city 0.42
57 Binghamton city 0.41
57 Buffalo city 0.41
58 Poughkeepsie city 0.40
59 Olean city 0.39
60 Rochester city 0.38
60 Westbury village 0.38
61 East Meadow CDP 0.37
61 Long Beach city 0.37
61 Miller Place CDP 0.37
62 Garden City village 0.36
63 Holbrook CDP 0.35
63 Mount Kisco village 0.35
64 Beacon city 0.33
65 Orange Lake CDP 0.32
65 Syosset CDP 0.32
66 Cortland city 0.31
66 Johnson City village 0.31
67 Jamestown city 0.30
68 Eastchester CDP 0.29
69 Middle Island CDP 0.28
70 Glen Cove city 0.26
70 Islip CDP 0.26
71 Manorville CDP 0.25
71 Patchogue village 0.25
71 West Islip CDP 0.25
72 Mamaroneck village 0.24
72 Massapequa CDP 0.24
73 Commack CDP 0.23
73 North New Hyde Park CDP 0.23
73 Woodmere CDP 0.23
74 Mastic CDP 0.22
74 Nesconset CDP 0.22
74 Rockville Centre village 0.22
75 Eggertsville CDP 0.21
76 Bellmore CDP 0.20
76 Holtsville CDP 0.20
77 East Patchogue CDP 0.19
77 Greenlawn CDP 0.19
77 Lackawanna city 0.19
77 Lake Grove village 0.19
77 Newburgh city 0.19
77 New City CDP 0.19
77 North Bellport CDP 0.19
77 Ronkonkoma CDP 0.19
77 Wantagh CDP 0.19
78 Freeport village 0.18
78 Sleepy Hollow village 0.18
78 Smithtown CDP 0.18
79 Dix Hills CDP 0.17
79 East Massapequa CDP 0.17
79 East Rockaway village 0.17
79 North Merrick CDP 0.17
79 Rocky Point CDP 0.17
79 White Plains city 0.17
80 Huntington CDP 0.16
80 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 0.16
80 North Bellmore CDP 0.16
80 Peekskill city 0.16
80 West Babylon CDP 0.16
81 Haverstraw village 0.15
81 Tarrytown village 0.15
82 Copiague CDP 0.14
82 North Babylon CDP 0.14
82 North Bay Shore CDP 0.14
82 Scarsdale village 0.14
82 Yonkers city 0.14
83 Bethpage CDP 0.13
83 Centereach CDP 0.13
83 Port Washington CDP 0.13
83 St. James CDP 0.13
84 Babylon village 0.12
84 Baldwin CDP 0.12
84 Franklin Square CDP 0.12
84 Jericho CDP 0.12
84 North Amityville CDP 0.12
84 Uniondale CDP 0.12
85 Farmingville CDP 0.11
85 New Rochelle city 0.11
85 North Massapequa CDP 0.11
85 Oceanside CDP 0.11
85 Pearl River CDP 0.11
86 Bay Shore CDP 0.10
86 Coram CDP 0.10
86 Huntington Station CDP 0.10
86 Stony Brook CDP 0.10
86 Suffern village 0.10
87 Hauppauge CDP 0.09
88 Shirley CDP 0.08
88 Valley Stream village 0.08
89 Hempstead village 0.07
89 Levittown CDP 0.07
89 Scotchtown CDP 0.07
89 South Farmingdale CDP 0.07
89 South Huntington CDP 0.07
90 Massapequa Park village 0.06
90 Port Chester village 0.06
90 Stony Point CDP 0.06
91 East Northport CDP 0.05
91 North Valley Stream CDP 0.05
91 Plainview CDP 0.05
92 Hampton Bays CDP 0.04
92 Nanuet CDP 0.04
93 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 0.03
94 Elmont CDP 0.02
95 Brentwood CDP 0.01
95 Spring Valley village 0.01