RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest German population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01West Concord, MAMA5,87613.6%–

02Scituate, MAMA5,79611.9%–

03Greenfield, MAMA17,69111.1%–

04Williamstown, MAMA5,07010.3%–

05Northampton, MAMA31,04710.1%–

06East Falmouth, MAMA6,24510.1%–

07Adams, MAMA5,4279.9%–

08Whitinsville, MAMA7,1159.7%–

09Marblehead, MAMA20,4139.5%–

10Medfield, MAMA6,8499.3%–

11Longmeadow, MAMA15,6969.3%–

12Hingham, MAMA5,1309.1%–

13Wellesley, MAMA30,3479.1%–

14Winchester, MAMA23,4069.0%–

15Pittsfield, MAMA42,9098.7%–

16Plymouth, MAMA7,9188.6%–

17The Pinehills, MAMA5,2828.5%–

18Brookline, MAMA63,2668.4%–

19Maynard, MAMA10,7128.4%–

20Needham, MAMA32,4598.4%–

21East Harwich, MAMA5,6548.3%–

22Lexington, MAMA34,2958.3%–

23Arlington, MAMA46,3508.1%–

24Amherst, MAMA40,9208.1%–

25Somerville, MAMA84,2117.8%–

26Newburyport, MAMA19,1487.8%–

27Reading, MAMA25,6127.8%–

28Bellingham, MAMA5,3257.8%–

29Franklin, MAMA33,9557.7%–

30South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.6%–

31Westfield, MAMA40,5467.6%–

32Cambridge, MAMA122,5887.4%–

33Belmont, MAMA27,1757.2%–

34Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9617.2%–

35Cochituate, MAMA6,4717.0%–

36Newton, MAMA90,7417.0%–

37Andover, MAMA9,4516.9%–

38Swampscott, MAMA15,2776.9%–

39Kingston, MAMA5,9106.8%–

40Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.8%–

41Nantucket, MAMA10,0176.8%–

42Melrose, MAMA29,5976.8%–

43North Adams, MAMA12,3686.8%–

44Beverly, MAMA43,3636.7%–

45Clinton, MAMA7,6586.7%–

46Dedham, MAMA25,2376.6%–

47North Scituate, MAMA6,4926.6%–

48Gloucester, MAMA30,6276.6%–

49Sharon, MAMA6,2326.6%–

50Northborough, MAMA6,3926.5%–

51Pinehurst, MAMA6,8456.5%–

52Hull, MAMA10,1386.5%–

53Foxborough, MAMA6,2516.5%–

54West Springfield, MAMA28,8296.4%–

55Danvers, MAMA28,0986.3%–

56Wakefield, MAMA27,7936.1%–

57Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.0%–

58Barnstable, MAMA50,1016.0%–

59Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1556.0%–

60Walpole, MAMA6,4615.9%–

61Gardner, MAMA21,4835.9%–

62Salem, MAMA45,3815.7%–

63Hudson, MAMA15,7195.5%–

64Lynnfield, MAMA13,0645.4%–

65Medford, MAMA59,8345.3%–

66North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.3%–

67Milton, MAMA28,5875.2%–

68Leominster, MAMA44,1945.1%–

69Burlington, MAMA26,2745.1%–

70Fitchburg, MAMA42,1365.1%–

71Holbrook, MAMA11,3805.0%–

72Agawam, MAMA28,7835.0%–

73Marlborough, MAMA42,7725.0%–

74Oxford, MAMA5,6714.9%–

75Palmer, MAMA12,3674.8%–

76Boston, MAMA672,9734.8%–

77Wilmington, MAMA23,3364.8%–

78Weymouth, MAMA59,7594.8%–

79Chicopee, MAMA55,3104.7%–

80Norwood, MAMA31,5424.7%–

81Waltham, MAMA65,0374.7%–

82Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.6%–

83Southbridge, MAMA18,1054.6%–

84Athol, MAMA8,8014.6%–

85Woburn, MAMA43,9624.5%–

86Abington, MAMA17,0534.2%–

87Quincy, MAMA103,1734.1%–

88Framingham, MAMA73,0214.1%–

89Holyoke, MAMA38,0234.0%–

90Saugus, MAMA28,7733.9%–

91Winthrop, MAMA18,6473.9%–

92Haverhill, MAMA68,3613.7%–

93Taunton, MAMA62,5223.7%–

94Salisbury, MAMA5,6563.5%–

95Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.3%–

96Ware, MAMA6,3693.3%–

97Webster, MAMA12,2283.0%–

98Worcester, MAMA213,8623.0%–

99Peabody, MAMA55,9533.0%–

100Braintree, MAMA38,9572.9%–

101Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.8%–

102Malden, MAMA66,3702.8%–

103Fall River, MAMA95,2982.7%–

104Milford, MAMA27,7312.6%–

105Lowell, MAMA119,9712.5%–

106West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1942.4%–

107Marshfield, MAMA5,1612.4%–

108Randolph, MAMA34,9482.4%–

109Somerset, MAMA18,2982.3%–

110Springfield, MAMA154,7022.2%–

111New Bedford, MAMA101,8341.9%–

112Brockton, MAMA106,1341.8%–

113Lynn, MAMA104,2361.7%–

114Chelsea, MAMA40,1301.6%–

115Everett, MAMA53,5721.5%–

116Revere, MAMA60,1411.2%–

117Spencer, MAMA5,6611.2%–

118Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.8%–

119North Westport, MAMA5,2890.5%–

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