RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest American population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 119 is 3.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Spencer, MAMA5,66122.9%+18.0 pts

02Ware, MAMA6,36920.0%+18.7 pts

03Palmer, MAMA12,36715.8%+13.2 pts

04Athol, MAMA8,80115.1%+10.6 pts

05Gardner, MAMA21,48314.2%+9.7 pts

06Oxford, MAMA5,67110.1%+4.7 pts

07Medfield, MAMA6,8499.4%+4.3 pts

08Hull, MAMA10,1388.0%+5.9 pts

09Clinton, MAMA7,6587.2%+3.3 pts

10Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.9%−4.5 pts

11Sharon, MAMA6,2326.7%+1.4 pts

12Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1556.2%+1.5 pts

13Weymouth, MAMA59,7596.2%+2.3 pts

14Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366.0%+4.0 pts

15Longmeadow, MAMA15,6965.9%+2.4 pts

16Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.8%−4.4 pts

17Swampscott, MAMA15,2775.6%0.0 pts

18Needham, MAMA32,4595.5%+1.6 pts

19Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2225.4%+3.8 pts

20Wilmington, MAMA23,3365.3%+2.4 pts

21Agawam, MAMA28,7835.2%+2.0 pts

22West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1945.2%−4.6 pts

23Leominster, MAMA44,1945.1%+2.9 pts

24Holyoke, MAMA38,0235.1%+4.2 pts

25The Pinehills, MAMA5,2825.0%+3.0 pts

26Pittsfield, MAMA42,9094.9%+2.6 pts

27Andover, MAMA9,4514.8%+1.6 pts

28Saugus, MAMA28,7734.7%+2.9 pts

29Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.6%+1.0 pts

30Melrose, MAMA29,5974.6%+2.7 pts

31Westfield, MAMA40,5464.6%0.0 pts

32Abington, MAMA17,0534.5%−0.9 pts

33Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.5%+1.5 pts

34Maynard, MAMA10,7124.5%+1.4 pts

35Winchester, MAMA23,4064.5%+1.4 pts

36Franklin, MAMA33,9554.4%+0.5 pts

37Medford, MAMA59,8344.4%+2.7 pts

38Marlborough, MAMA42,7724.3%+2.0 pts

39Reading, MAMA25,6124.3%+1.1 pts

40Hingham, MAMA5,1304.3%−1.0 pts

41East Falmouth, MAMA6,2454.3%−11.1 pts

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5524.2%−7.4 pts

43Milton, MAMA28,5874.2%+3.0 pts

44Adams, MAMA5,4274.1%+0.8 pts

45Burlington, MAMA26,2744.1%+1.5 pts

46Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.1%+2.7 pts

47Worcester, MAMA213,8624.1%+2.2 pts

48North Westport, MAMA5,2894.0%–

49Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.0%+1.0 pts

50Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.0%+1.2 pts

51Somerset, MAMA18,2983.9%+1.6 pts

52Danvers, MAMA28,0983.8%+0.7 pts

53Braintree, MAMA38,9573.8%0.0 pts

54Bridgewater, MAMA29,3093.8%–

55Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.7%+1.8 pts

56Winthrop, MAMA18,6473.7%−0.2 pts

57North Adams, MAMA12,3683.6%+0.3 pts

58Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.6%−0.2 pts

59Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.6%−5.4 pts

60Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643.6%+2.0 pts

61Holbrook, MAMA11,3803.6%+1.8 pts

62Attleboro, MAMA47,4473.6%+1.3 pts

63Marblehead, MAMA20,4133.6%−2.7 pts

64Taunton, MAMA62,5223.5%+0.7 pts

65Brookline, MAMA63,2663.3%+0.2 pts

66Stoneham, MAMA23,3553.2%+1.1 pts

67Newton, MAMA90,7413.2%+0.1 pts

68Walpole, MAMA6,4613.2%−3.1 pts

69North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.1%+2.2 pts

70Milford, MAMA27,7313.1%+0.8 pts

71Peabody, MAMA55,9533.1%+0.2 pts

72Brockton, MAMA106,1343.1%+1.4 pts

73Malden, MAMA66,3703.1%+1.2 pts

74Lexington, MAMA34,2953.0%+0.9 pts

75Belmont, MAMA27,1753.0%−0.2 pts

76Framingham, MAMA73,0213.0%0.0 pts

77Arlington, MAMA46,3503.0%+0.6 pts

78Whitinsville, MAMA7,1153.0%+1.7 pts

79Dedham, MAMA25,2372.9%+0.2 pts

80Greenfield, MAMA17,6912.9%–

81Marshfield, MAMA5,1612.9%−6.6 pts

82Norwood, MAMA31,5422.9%+0.8 pts

83Plymouth, MAMA7,9182.8%−1.7 pts

84Cambridge, MAMA122,5882.8%+1.1 pts

85Waltham, MAMA65,0372.8%+0.8 pts

86Newburyport, MAMA19,1482.8%−1.4 pts

87Northborough, MAMA6,3922.8%−2.7 pts

88North Attleborough, MAMA31,5062.7%–

89Everett, MAMA53,5722.7%+1.0 pts

90Quincy, MAMA103,1732.6%+1.0 pts

91West Springfield, MAMA28,8292.6%+0.2 pts

92Beverly, MAMA43,3632.6%−1.1 pts

93Gloucester, MAMA30,6272.6%−2.5 pts

94Webster, MAMA12,2282.6%−1.9 pts

95Haverhill, MAMA68,3612.5%−0.3 pts

96Hudson, MAMA15,7192.5%−0.7 pts

97Woburn, MAMA43,9622.4%−0.8 pts

98Northampton, MAMA31,0472.3%−0.3 pts

99Boston, MAMA672,9732.3%+0.4 pts

100Revere, MAMA60,1412.3%+0.8 pts

101Somerville, MAMA84,2112.2%−3.0 pts

102Fall River, MAMA95,2982.2%+0.7 pts

103Chicopee, MAMA55,3102.2%−0.3 pts

104Kingston, MAMA5,9102.1%−1.4 pts

105Salem, MAMA45,3812.0%+0.1 pts

106West Concord, MAMA5,8762.0%−2.2 pts

107Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.0%+0.7 pts

108Chelsea, MAMA40,1301.9%−0.1 pts

109Foxborough, MAMA6,2511.9%−2.0 pts

110Salisbury, MAMA5,6561.9%−3.0 pts

111Randolph, MAMA34,9481.9%–

112Lynn, MAMA104,2361.9%−2.3 pts

113Lowell, MAMA119,9711.9%−0.3 pts

114Springfield, MAMA154,7021.9%−0.1 pts

115New Bedford, MAMA101,8341.5%+0.3 pts

116Amherst, MAMA40,9201.5%–

117Scituate, MAMA5,7961.4%−5.1 pts

118East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.3%−11.4 pts

119Lawrence, MAMA89,3201.1%−2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS