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Highest Cape Verdean population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Cape Verdean residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 78 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest Cape Verdean population share by state

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2000

01Brockton, MAMA106,13420.1%–

02New Bedford, MAMA101,83410.1%–

03Scituate, MAMA5,7967.5%–

04Taunton, MAMA62,5224.2%–

05Randolph, MAMA34,9483.2%–

06Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4052.6%–

07Fall River, MAMA95,2982.5%–

08Abington, MAMA17,0532.4%–

09Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.3%–

10Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.2%–

11East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.1%–

12Boston, MAMA672,9732.0%–

13Plymouth, MAMA7,9181.7%–

14Bridgewater, MAMA29,3091.5%–

15Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1551.4%–

16Athol, MAMA8,8011.3%–

17South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521.3%–

18Marshfield, MAMA5,1611.3%–

19Amherst, MAMA40,9201.0%–

20Braintree, MAMA38,9570.9%–

21West Concord, MAMA5,8760.9%–

22Weymouth, MAMA59,7590.7%–

23Quincy, MAMA103,1730.7%–

24Attleboro, MAMA47,4470.6%–

25Somerville, MAMA84,2110.6%–

26Franklin, MAMA33,9550.6%–

27Somerset, MAMA18,2980.6%–

28Everett, MAMA53,5720.5%–

29Fitchburg, MAMA42,1360.4%–

30Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.4%–

31Saugus, MAMA28,7730.4%–

32Whitinsville, MAMA7,1150.3%–

33Dedham, MAMA25,2370.3%–

34Malden, MAMA66,3700.3%–

35Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2220.3%–

36Lynn, MAMA104,2360.3%–

37Salem, MAMA45,3810.3%–

38Milton, MAMA28,5870.3%–

39Brookline, MAMA63,2660.2%–

40Framingham, MAMA73,0210.2%–

41Newburyport, MAMA19,1480.2%–

42Lowell, MAMA119,9710.2%–

43Burlington, MAMA26,2740.2%–

44Beverly, MAMA43,3630.2%–

45Cambridge, MAMA122,5880.2%–

46Revere, MAMA60,1410.2%–

47North Attleborough, MAMA31,5060.2%–

48Newton, MAMA90,7410.2%–

49Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.2%–

50Worcester, MAMA213,8620.2%–

51Reading, MAMA25,6120.2%–

52Needham, MAMA32,4590.2%–

53Hull, MAMA10,1380.1%–

54Norwood, MAMA31,5420.1%–

55Pinehurst, MAMA6,8450.1%–

56Springfield, MAMA154,7020.1%–

57Gardner, MAMA21,4830.1%–

58Andover, MAMA9,4510.1%–

59Medford, MAMA59,8340.1%–

60Chicopee, MAMA55,3100.1%–

61Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.1%–

62Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.1%–

63West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1940.1%–

64Leominster, MAMA44,1940.1%–

65Northampton, MAMA31,0470.1%–

66Gloucester, MAMA30,6270.1%–

67Greenfield, MAMA17,6910.1%–

68Waltham, MAMA65,0370.1%–

69Lexington, MAMA34,2950.1%–

70Pittsfield, MAMA42,9090.0%–

71Haverhill, MAMA68,3610.0%–

72Arlington, MAMA46,3500.0%–

73Westfield, MAMA40,5460.0%–

74Swampscott, MAMA15,2770.0%–

75Wakefield, MAMA27,7930.0%–

76West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.0%–

77Peabody, MAMA55,9530.0%–

78Longmeadow, MAMA15,6960.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES