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Highest Irish population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

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 119 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

01North Scituate, MAMA6,49244.2%–

02Walpole, MAMA6,46141.4%–

03Hingham, MAMA5,13041.3%–

04Scituate, MAMA5,79639.7%–

05Kingston, MAMA5,91038.8%–

06Abington, MAMA17,05336.3%–

07Weymouth, MAMA59,75936.2%–

08Hull, MAMA10,13835.8%–

09Marshfield, MAMA5,16135.2%–

10Reading, MAMA25,61234.6%–

11The Pinehills, MAMA5,28233.8%–

12Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22233.6%–

13Braintree, MAMA38,95733.2%–

14Plymouth, MAMA7,91833.0%–

15Holbrook, MAMA11,38032.9%–

16Wakefield, MAMA27,79332.4%–

17Danvers, MAMA28,09831.5%–

18Bellingham, MAMA5,32531.1%–

19Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15531.0%–

20Newburyport, MAMA19,14830.9%–

21Norwood, MAMA31,54230.9%–

22Milton, MAMA28,58730.9%–

23Medfield, MAMA6,84930.3%–

24Wilmington, MAMA23,33630.3%–

25Dedham, MAMA25,23730.0%–

26East Harwich, MAMA5,65429.8%–

27Stoneham, MAMA23,35529.6%–

28Bridgewater, MAMA29,30929.2%–

29Pinehurst, MAMA6,84529.0%–

30Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96128.6%–

31North Attleborough, MAMA31,50628.3%–

32Woburn, MAMA43,96227.8%–

33Lynnfield, MAMA13,06427.7%–

34Oxford, MAMA5,67127.3%–

35Foxborough, MAMA6,25126.9%–

36West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19426.8%–

37Clinton, MAMA7,65826.5%–

38East Falmouth, MAMA6,24526.4%–

39Marblehead, MAMA20,41326.2%–

40Salisbury, MAMA5,65626.2%–

41Andover, MAMA9,45126.1%–

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55226.0%–

43Franklin, MAMA33,95525.4%–

44Burlington, MAMA26,27424.2%–

45Winthrop, MAMA18,64724.0%–

46Agawam, MAMA28,78323.9%–

47Maynard, MAMA10,71223.7%–

48Beverly, MAMA43,36323.7%–

49Attleboro, MAMA47,44723.5%–

50Salem, MAMA45,38123.4%–

51Winchester, MAMA23,40623.3%–

52Saugus, MAMA28,77323.3%–

53Quincy, MAMA103,17323.2%–

54Barnstable, MAMA50,10123.2%–

55Melrose, MAMA29,59723.1%–

56Gloucester, MAMA30,62722.4%–

57Whitinsville, MAMA7,11522.2%–

58Haverhill, MAMA68,36122.0%–

59Arlington, MAMA46,35021.8%–

60West Concord, MAMA5,87621.2%–

61Peabody, MAMA55,95320.7%–

62Swampscott, MAMA15,27720.7%–

63Taunton, MAMA62,52220.7%–

64Needham, MAMA32,45920.5%–

65Greenfield, MAMA17,69120.0%–

66Cochituate, MAMA6,47119.7%–

67Somerset, MAMA18,29819.6%–

68Westfield, MAMA40,54619.4%–

69Northborough, MAMA6,39219.1%–

70Medford, MAMA59,83419.1%–

71Longmeadow, MAMA15,69619.1%–

72Wellesley, MAMA30,34718.6%–

73West Springfield, MAMA28,82918.6%–

74Webster, MAMA12,22818.3%–

75Hudson, MAMA15,71918.0%–

76Pittsfield, MAMA42,90918.0%–

77Milford, MAMA27,73117.5%–

78Belmont, MAMA27,17517.4%–

79Waltham, MAMA65,03716.7%–

80Marlborough, MAMA42,77216.2%–

81Somerville, MAMA84,21116.0%–

82Lowell, MAMA119,97115.7%–

83Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40515.0%–

84Northampton, MAMA31,04715.0%–

85Fitchburg, MAMA42,13614.9%–

86Framingham, MAMA73,02114.9%–

87Nantucket, MAMA10,01714.8%–

88Leominster, MAMA44,19414.7%–

89Worcester, MAMA213,86214.6%–

90Amherst, MAMA40,92014.4%–

91Southbridge, MAMA18,10514.4%–

92North Adams, MAMA12,36814.1%–

93Chicopee, MAMA55,31013.8%–

94Newton, MAMA90,74113.7%–

95Malden, MAMA66,37013.7%–

96Boston, MAMA672,97313.6%–

97Palmer, MAMA12,36713.4%–

98Holyoke, MAMA38,02313.1%–

99Lynn, MAMA104,23612.5%–

100Ware, MAMA6,36912.3%–

101Williamstown, MAMA5,07011.8%–

102Fall River, MAMA95,29811.5%–

103Cambridge, MAMA122,58810.6%–

104Athol, MAMA8,80110.4%–

105Gardner, MAMA21,48310.4%–

106Brookline, MAMA63,26610.3%–

107North Westport, MAMA5,28910.1%–

108Brockton, MAMA106,13410.0%–

109Randolph, MAMA34,94810.0%–

110Spencer, MAMA5,6619.9%–

111Lexington, MAMA34,2959.9%–

112Adams, MAMA5,4279.7%–

113Sharon, MAMA6,2329.6%–

114Everett, MAMA53,5729.0%–

115Revere, MAMA60,1418.2%–

116New Bedford, MAMA101,8347.9%–

117Springfield, MAMA154,7027.8%–

118Chelsea, MAMA40,1304.4%–

119Lawrence, MAMA89,3203.7%–

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