RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Highest Irish population share, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2000

01Scituate, MAMA5,79648.3%–

02Kingston, MAMA5,91042.0%–

03North Scituate, MAMA6,49241.2%–

04Walpole, MAMA6,46141.0%–

05Hingham, MAMA5,13040.7%–

06Medfield, MAMA6,84937.1%–

07Marshfield, MAMA5,16136.2%–

08Milton, MAMA28,58735.4%–

09Wilmington, MAMA23,33633.8%–

10Foxborough, MAMA6,25132.7%–

11The Pinehills, MAMA5,28232.7%–

12Weymouth, MAMA59,75932.6%–

13Wakefield, MAMA27,79331.9%–

14Marblehead, MAMA20,41331.2%–

15Reading, MAMA25,61231.1%–

16Braintree, MAMA38,95731.0%–

17Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22230.7%–

18Newburyport, MAMA19,14830.6%–

19Abington, MAMA17,05329.7%–

20Stoneham, MAMA23,35529.4%–

21East Harwich, MAMA5,65429.4%–

22Dedham, MAMA25,23729.0%–

23Hull, MAMA10,13828.9%–

24Woburn, MAMA43,96228.8%–

25Melrose, MAMA29,59727.8%–

26Danvers, MAMA28,09827.8%–

27Pinehurst, MAMA6,84527.7%–

28Lynnfield, MAMA13,06427.4%–

29Andover, MAMA9,45126.8%–

30North Attleborough, MAMA31,50626.5%–

31Plymouth, MAMA7,91826.1%–

32Amesbury, MAMA17,58826.0%–

33Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15525.6%–

34Holbrook, MAMA11,38025.5%–

35Northborough, MAMA6,39225.4%–

36Maynard, MAMA10,71225.0%–

37Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96124.7%–

38Franklin, MAMA33,95524.7%–

39Burlington, MAMA26,27424.4%–

40Bellingham, MAMA5,32524.1%–

41Bridgewater, MAMA29,30924.0%–

42Norwood, MAMA31,54223.2%–

43East Falmouth, MAMA6,24523.2%–

44Beverly, MAMA43,36323.0%–

45Oxford, MAMA5,67122.9%–

46West Concord, MAMA5,87622.8%–

47Nantucket, MAMA10,01722.7%–

48Attleboro, MAMA47,44722.4%–

49Quincy, MAMA103,17322.1%–

50Salem, MAMA45,38121.9%–

51Barnstable, MAMA50,10121.4%–

52West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19421.3%–

53Gloucester, MAMA30,62721.2%–

54Winthrop, MAMA18,64721.1%–

55Easthampton, MAMA15,85121.1%–

56Clinton, MAMA7,65820.8%–

57South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55220.5%–

58Swampscott, MAMA15,27720.4%–

59Haverhill, MAMA68,36120.2%–

60Pittsfield, MAMA42,90920.1%–

61Agawam, MAMA28,78320.1%–

62Peabody, MAMA55,95320.0%–

63Arlington, MAMA46,35019.2%–

64Winchester, MAMA23,40619.2%–

65Watertown, MAMA35,71018.8%–

66Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40518.8%–

67Whitinsville, MAMA7,11518.8%–

68Somerset, MAMA18,29818.6%–

69Saugus, MAMA28,77318.6%–

70Taunton, MAMA62,52218.5%–

71Medford, MAMA59,83418.5%–

72Longmeadow, MAMA15,69618.2%–

73Salisbury, MAMA5,65617.8%–

74Northampton, MAMA31,04717.7%–

75Wellesley, MAMA30,34717.6%–

76Cochituate, MAMA6,47117.3%–

77Palmer, MAMA12,36717.3%–

78Hudson, MAMA15,71917.2%–

79Somerville, MAMA84,21116.9%–

80Webster, MAMA12,22816.7%–

81Greenfield, MAMA17,69116.6%–

82Westfield, MAMA40,54616.3%–

83North Adams, MAMA12,36816.1%–

84Waltham, MAMA65,03715.8%–

85Spencer, MAMA5,66115.4%–

86Needham, MAMA32,45915.3%–

87Belmont, MAMA27,17515.0%–

88Williamstown, MAMA5,07015.0%–

89West Springfield, MAMA28,82914.9%–

90Leominster, MAMA44,19414.8%–

91Milford, MAMA27,73114.7%–

92Marlborough, MAMA42,77214.7%–

93Amherst, MAMA40,92014.1%–

94Methuen, MAMA54,58414.1%–

95Sharon, MAMA6,23214.1%–

96Gardner, MAMA21,48314.0%–

97Adams, MAMA5,42713.2%–

98Boston, MAMA672,97313.1%–

99Lowell, MAMA119,97112.6%–

100Framingham, MAMA73,02112.6%–

101Brookline, MAMA63,26612.4%–

102Holyoke, MAMA38,02312.3%–

103Worcester, MAMA213,86212.3%–

104Ware, MAMA6,36911.9%–

105Malden, MAMA66,37011.5%–

106Newton, MAMA90,74111.5%–

107Fitchburg, MAMA42,13611.5%–

108Athol, MAMA8,80111.4%–

109Chicopee, MAMA55,31011.2%–

110Southbridge, MAMA18,10511.1%–

111Lexington, MAMA34,29510.8%–

112Cambridge, MAMA122,58810.7%–

113Lynn, MAMA104,23610.3%–

114New Bedford, MAMA101,8349.4%–

115Fall River, MAMA95,2989.4%–

116North Westport, MAMA5,2899.1%–

117Brockton, MAMA106,1349.0%–

118Randolph, MAMA34,9488.9%–

119Revere, MAMA60,1417.8%–

120Springfield, MAMA154,7027.6%–

121Everett, MAMA53,5727.3%–

122Chelsea, MAMA40,1303.8%–

123Lawrence, MAMA89,3203.5%–

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