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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-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 1.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%–

02Abington, MAMA17,0534.6%–

03Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.3%–

04Hull, MAMA10,1384.2%–

05Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9614.1%–

06Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.7%–

07Gloucester, MAMA30,6273.6%–

08Marshfield, MAMA5,1613.5%–

09Medfield, MAMA6,8493.4%–

10Danvers, MAMA28,0983.3%–

11Franklin, MAMA33,9553.3%–

12Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.2%–

13South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5523.2%–

14Weymouth, MAMA59,7593.2%–

15Beverly, MAMA43,3633.0%–

16Reading, MAMA25,6123.0%–

17Athol, MAMA8,8013.0%–

18Winthrop, MAMA18,6472.9%–

19Dedham, MAMA25,2372.9%–

20Marlborough, MAMA42,7722.8%–

21Melrose, MAMA29,5972.7%–

22Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.7%–

23Braintree, MAMA38,9572.7%–

24Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.7%–

25Northborough, MAMA6,3922.7%–

26Needham, MAMA32,4592.7%–

27Wilmington, MAMA23,3362.5%–

28West Concord, MAMA5,8762.5%–

29Hudson, MAMA15,7192.5%–

30Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.5%–

31Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1552.5%–

32Milton, MAMA28,5872.5%–

33Palmer, MAMA12,3672.5%–

34Saugus, MAMA28,7732.4%–

35Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.4%–

36Maynard, MAMA10,7122.4%–

37Norwood, MAMA31,5422.4%–

38Clinton, MAMA7,6582.4%–

39Attleboro, MAMA47,4472.3%–

40Quincy, MAMA103,1732.3%–

41Nantucket, MAMA10,0172.3%–

42Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222.3%–

43Belmont, MAMA27,1752.2%–

44North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.2%–

45Northampton, MAMA31,0472.2%–

46Peabody, MAMA55,9532.1%–

47Arlington, MAMA46,3502.1%–

48Woburn, MAMA43,9622.1%–

49Winchester, MAMA23,4062.1%–

50Stoneham, MAMA23,3552.1%–

51Salisbury, MAMA5,6562.1%–

52Bellingham, MAMA5,3252.1%–

53Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.0%–

54Scituate, MAMA5,7962.0%–

55Lexington, MAMA34,2952.0%–

56West Springfield, MAMA28,8292.0%–

57Barnstable, MAMA50,1011.9%–

58Kingston, MAMA5,9101.8%–

59Pittsfield, MAMA42,9091.8%–

60Brookline, MAMA63,2661.8%–

61East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.7%–

62Gardner, MAMA21,4831.7%–

63Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.7%–

64Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.7%–

65Swampscott, MAMA15,2771.7%–

66Webster, MAMA12,2281.7%–

67Plymouth, MAMA7,9181.7%–

68Adams, MAMA5,4271.7%–

69Somerville, MAMA84,2111.6%–

70Haverhill, MAMA68,3611.6%–

71Fitchburg, MAMA42,1361.6%–

72Newburyport, MAMA19,1481.6%–

73Milford, MAMA27,7311.6%–

74Leominster, MAMA44,1941.6%–

75Waltham, MAMA65,0371.5%–

76Spencer, MAMA5,6611.5%–

77Framingham, MAMA73,0211.5%–

78West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1941.5%–

79Southbridge, MAMA18,1051.5%–

80Medford, MAMA59,8341.4%–

81North Adams, MAMA12,3681.4%–

82Taunton, MAMA62,5221.4%–

83Andover, MAMA9,4511.4%–

84Salem, MAMA45,3811.3%–

85Newton, MAMA90,7411.3%–

86Brockton, MAMA106,1341.3%–

87Longmeadow, MAMA15,6961.3%–

88Oxford, MAMA5,6711.3%–

89Everett, MAMA53,5721.3%–

90East Falmouth, MAMA6,2451.2%–

91Westfield, MAMA40,5461.2%–

92The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821.2%–

93Lynn, MAMA104,2361.2%–

94Agawam, MAMA28,7831.1%–

95Sharon, MAMA6,2321.1%–

96Malden, MAMA66,3701.1%–

97Chicopee, MAMA55,3101.1%–

98Lowell, MAMA119,9711.1%–

99Ware, MAMA6,3691.1%–

100Boston, MAMA672,9731.0%–

101Holbrook, MAMA11,3801.0%–

102Worcester, MAMA213,8620.9%–

103Walpole, MAMA6,4610.9%–

104Burlington, MAMA26,2740.9%–

105Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.8%–

106Springfield, MAMA154,7020.8%–

107Revere, MAMA60,1410.8%–

108Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4050.7%–

109North Westport, MAMA5,2890.6%–

110Fall River, MAMA95,2980.5%–

111New Bedford, MAMA101,8340.4%–

112Somerset, MAMA18,2980.3%–

113Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.3%–

114Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.2%–

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