RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest Irish population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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 21.2%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01North Scituate, MAMA6,49244.2%−7.9 pts

02Walpole, MAMA6,46141.4%−2.5 pts

03Hingham, MAMA5,13041.3%+3.9 pts

04Scituate, MAMA5,79639.7%+0.6 pts

05Kingston, MAMA5,91038.8%+7.9 pts

06Abington, MAMA17,05336.3%−9.2 pts

07Weymouth, MAMA59,75936.2%−7.4 pts

08Hull, MAMA10,13835.8%−11.7 pts

09Marshfield, MAMA5,16135.2%−2.7 pts

10Reading, MAMA25,61234.6%−0.7 pts

11The Pinehills, MAMA5,28233.8%−5.8 pts

12Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22233.6%−6.2 pts

13Braintree, MAMA38,95733.2%−11.1 pts

14Plymouth, MAMA7,91833.0%+0.7 pts

15Holbrook, MAMA11,38032.9%−6.8 pts

16Wakefield, MAMA27,79332.4%−0.4 pts

17Danvers, MAMA28,09831.5%+5.0 pts

18Bellingham, MAMA5,32531.1%−2.7 pts

19Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15531.0%−1.0 pts

20Newburyport, MAMA19,14830.9%−1.0 pts

21Norwood, MAMA31,54230.9%−5.6 pts

22Milton, MAMA28,58730.9%−12.6 pts

23Medfield, MAMA6,84930.3%−3.3 pts

24Wilmington, MAMA23,33630.3%−7.7 pts

25Dedham, MAMA25,23730.0%−8.3 pts

26East Harwich, MAMA5,65429.8%−1.9 pts

27Stoneham, MAMA23,35529.6%−0.4 pts

28Bridgewater, MAMA29,30929.2%–

29Pinehurst, MAMA6,84529.0%+0.5 pts

30Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96128.6%+4.6 pts

31North Attleborough, MAMA31,50628.3%–

32Woburn, MAMA43,96227.8%−6.7 pts

33Lynnfield, MAMA13,06427.7%−5.2 pts

34Oxford, MAMA5,67127.3%+0.7 pts

35Foxborough, MAMA6,25126.9%−10.4 pts

36West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19426.8%−3.5 pts

37Clinton, MAMA7,65826.5%−2.5 pts

38East Falmouth, MAMA6,24526.4%−4.2 pts

39Marblehead, MAMA20,41326.2%+1.1 pts

40Salisbury, MAMA5,65626.2%−4.0 pts

41Andover, MAMA9,45126.1%−0.6 pts

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55226.0%−2.6 pts

43Franklin, MAMA33,95525.4%−6.2 pts

44Burlington, MAMA26,27424.2%−9.5 pts

45Winthrop, MAMA18,64724.0%−13.8 pts

46Agawam, MAMA28,78323.9%−0.7 pts

47Maynard, MAMA10,71223.7%−7.2 pts

48Beverly, MAMA43,36323.7%−2.6 pts

49Attleboro, MAMA47,44723.5%−2.1 pts

50Salem, MAMA45,38123.4%−1.3 pts

51Winchester, MAMA23,40623.3%−8.5 pts

52Saugus, MAMA28,77323.3%−4.9 pts

53Quincy, MAMA103,17323.2%−9.6 pts

54Barnstable, MAMA50,10123.2%−1.2 pts

55Melrose, MAMA29,59723.1%−11.0 pts

56Gloucester, MAMA30,62722.4%+2.9 pts

57Whitinsville, MAMA7,11522.2%−6.1 pts

58Haverhill, MAMA68,36122.0%−3.8 pts

59Arlington, MAMA46,35021.8%−7.6 pts

60West Concord, MAMA5,87621.2%+3.1 pts

61Peabody, MAMA55,95320.7%−5.3 pts

62Swampscott, MAMA15,27720.7%−6.0 pts

63Taunton, MAMA62,52220.7%−1.5 pts

64Needham, MAMA32,45920.5%−4.7 pts

65Greenfield, MAMA17,69120.0%–

66Cochituate, MAMA6,47119.7%−8.7 pts

67Somerset, MAMA18,29819.6%+1.0 pts

68Westfield, MAMA40,54619.4%−2.6 pts

69Northborough, MAMA6,39219.1%−5.7 pts

70Medford, MAMA59,83419.1%−4.7 pts

71Longmeadow, MAMA15,69619.1%−7.1 pts

72Wellesley, MAMA30,34718.6%−3.8 pts

73West Springfield, MAMA28,82918.6%−0.1 pts

74Webster, MAMA12,22818.3%−1.8 pts

75Hudson, MAMA15,71918.0%−7.4 pts

76Pittsfield, MAMA42,90918.0%−9.4 pts

77Milford, MAMA27,73117.5%−4.9 pts

78Belmont, MAMA27,17517.4%−8.6 pts

79Waltham, MAMA65,03716.7%−4.2 pts

80Marlborough, MAMA42,77216.2%−4.4 pts

81Somerville, MAMA84,21116.0%−0.9 pts

82Lowell, MAMA119,97115.7%−1.4 pts

83Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40515.0%+6.9 pts

84Northampton, MAMA31,04715.0%−7.0 pts

85Fitchburg, MAMA42,13614.9%−1.8 pts

86Framingham, MAMA73,02114.9%−2.1 pts

87Nantucket, MAMA10,01714.8%−4.3 pts

88Leominster, MAMA44,19414.7%−3.7 pts

89Worcester, MAMA213,86214.6%−3.1 pts

90Amherst, MAMA40,92014.4%–

91Southbridge, MAMA18,10514.4%−0.6 pts

92North Adams, MAMA12,36814.1%−3.0 pts

93Chicopee, MAMA55,31013.8%−2.0 pts

94Newton, MAMA90,74113.7%−2.6 pts

95Malden, MAMA66,37013.7%−2.8 pts

96Boston, MAMA672,97313.6%−2.9 pts

97Palmer, MAMA12,36713.4%−8.1 pts

98Holyoke, MAMA38,02313.1%−2.1 pts

99Lynn, MAMA104,23612.5%−5.2 pts

100Ware, MAMA6,36912.3%−12.6 pts

101Williamstown, MAMA5,07011.8%−5.1 pts

102Fall River, MAMA95,29811.5%+0.7 pts

103Cambridge, MAMA122,58810.6%−3.7 pts

104Athol, MAMA8,80110.4%−5.5 pts

105Gardner, MAMA21,48310.4%−9.6 pts

106Brookline, MAMA63,26610.3%−3.1 pts

107North Westport, MAMA5,28910.1%+2.0 pts

108Brockton, MAMA106,13410.0%−8.1 pts

109Randolph, MAMA34,94810.0%–

110Spencer, MAMA5,6619.9%−13.2 pts

111Lexington, MAMA34,2959.9%−8.7 pts

112Adams, MAMA5,4279.7%−5.1 pts

113Sharon, MAMA6,2329.6%−8.1 pts

114Everett, MAMA53,5729.0%−8.5 pts

115Revere, MAMA60,1418.2%−8.1 pts

116New Bedford, MAMA101,8347.9%−0.2 pts

117Springfield, MAMA154,7027.8%−3.6 pts

118Chelsea, MAMA40,1304.4%−1.6 pts

119Lawrence, MAMA89,3203.7%−0.9 pts

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