 In the North Country of New York, French Canadians represent the leading ethnicity, given the area's proximity to Quebec.Americans of English ancestry are present throughout all of upstate New York, reflecting early colonial and later immigrants.In 2010, the most common American English dialects spoken in New York, besides General American English, were the New York City area dialect (including New York Latino English and North Jersey English), the Western New England accent around Albany, and Inland Northern American English in Buffalo and western New York State.