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Highest Irish population share, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 114 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 114 is 25.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS –

01North Scituate, MAMA6,49252.1%–

02Hull, MAMA10,13847.5%–

03Abington, MAMA17,05345.6%–

04Braintree, MAMA38,95744.3%–

05Walpole, MAMA6,46143.9%–

06Weymouth, MAMA59,75943.6%–

07Milton, MAMA28,58743.5%–

08Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22239.7%–

09Holbrook, MAMA11,38039.7%–

10The Pinehills, MAMA5,28239.7%–

11Scituate, MAMA5,79639.0%–

12Dedham, MAMA25,23738.2%–

13Wilmington, MAMA23,33637.9%–

14Marshfield, MAMA5,16137.8%–

15Winthrop, MAMA18,64737.7%–

16Hingham, MAMA5,13037.4%–

17Foxborough, MAMA6,25137.2%–

18Norwood, MAMA31,54236.5%–

19Reading, MAMA25,61235.3%–

20Woburn, MAMA43,96234.5%–

21Melrose, MAMA29,59734.1%–

22Bellingham, MAMA5,32533.8%–

23Burlington, MAMA26,27433.7%–

24Medfield, MAMA6,84933.6%–

25Lynnfield, MAMA13,06432.9%–

26Quincy, MAMA103,17332.8%–

27Wakefield, MAMA27,79332.8%–

28Plymouth, MAMA7,91832.3%–

29Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15532.0%–

30Newburyport, MAMA19,14831.9%–

31Winchester, MAMA23,40631.8%–

32East Harwich, MAMA5,65431.7%–

33Franklin, MAMA33,95531.7%–

34Maynard, MAMA10,71230.9%–

35Kingston, MAMA5,91030.9%–

36East Falmouth, MAMA6,24530.6%–

37West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19430.3%–

38Salisbury, MAMA5,65630.2%–

39Stoneham, MAMA23,35530.0%–

40Arlington, MAMA46,35029.4%–

41Clinton, MAMA7,65829.0%–

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55228.5%–

43Pinehurst, MAMA6,84528.5%–

44Cochituate, MAMA6,47128.3%–

45Whitinsville, MAMA7,11528.3%–

46Saugus, MAMA28,77328.2%–

47Pittsfield, MAMA42,90927.3%–

48Swampscott, MAMA15,27726.7%–

49Andover, MAMA9,45126.7%–

50Oxford, MAMA5,67126.6%–

51Danvers, MAMA28,09826.5%–

52Beverly, MAMA43,36326.3%–

53Longmeadow, MAMA15,69626.2%–

54Belmont, MAMA27,17526.0%–

55Peabody, MAMA55,95325.9%–

56Haverhill, MAMA68,36125.9%–

57Attleboro, MAMA47,44725.6%–

58Hudson, MAMA15,71925.4%–

59Needham, MAMA32,45925.3%–

60Marblehead, MAMA20,41325.1%–

61Ware, MAMA6,36924.9%–

62Northborough, MAMA6,39224.9%–

63Salem, MAMA45,38124.7%–

64Agawam, MAMA28,78324.6%–

65Barnstable, MAMA50,10124.4%–

66Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96124.0%–

67Medford, MAMA59,83423.8%–

68Spencer, MAMA5,66123.1%–

69Milford, MAMA27,73122.4%–

70Wellesley, MAMA30,34722.4%–

71Taunton, MAMA62,52222.1%–

72Northampton, MAMA31,04722.0%–

73Westfield, MAMA40,54622.0%–

74Palmer, MAMA12,36721.6%–

75Waltham, MAMA65,03720.9%–

76Marlborough, MAMA42,77220.6%–

77Webster, MAMA12,22820.1%–

78Gardner, MAMA21,48320.0%–

79Gloucester, MAMA30,62719.5%–

80Nantucket, MAMA10,01719.2%–

81Somerset, MAMA18,29818.7%–

82West Springfield, MAMA28,82918.7%–

83Lexington, MAMA34,29518.6%–

84Leominster, MAMA44,19418.3%–

85West Concord, MAMA5,87618.1%–

86Brockton, MAMA106,13418.1%–

87Lynn, MAMA104,23617.7%–

88Worcester, MAMA213,86217.7%–

89Sharon, MAMA6,23217.7%–

90Everett, MAMA53,57217.5%–

91Lowell, MAMA119,97117.2%–

92North Adams, MAMA12,36817.2%–

93Somerville, MAMA84,21117.0%–

94Framingham, MAMA73,02116.9%–

95Williamstown, MAMA5,07016.9%–

96Fitchburg, MAMA42,13616.7%–

97Malden, MAMA66,37016.5%–

98Boston, MAMA672,97316.4%–

99Newton, MAMA90,74116.3%–

100Revere, MAMA60,14116.2%–

101Athol, MAMA8,80115.9%–

102Chicopee, MAMA55,31015.8%–

103Holyoke, MAMA38,02315.2%–

104Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.0%–

105Adams, MAMA5,42714.9%–

106Cambridge, MAMA122,58814.4%–

107Brookline, MAMA63,26613.4%–

108Springfield, MAMA154,70211.4%–

109Fall River, MAMA95,29810.8%–

110Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4058.2%–

111North Westport, MAMA5,2898.1%–

112New Bedford, MAMA101,8348.1%–

113Chelsea, MAMA40,1306.0%–

114Lawrence, MAMA89,3204.5%–

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