RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Highest Scottish population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Marshfield, MAMA5,1619.8%+4.9 pts

02Ware, MAMA6,3697.0%+5.0 pts

03Maynard, MAMA10,7125.6%+2.3 pts

04Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9615.3%−1.2 pts

05Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.6%+1.6 pts

06Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.6%+2.7 pts

07South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5524.5%+2.2 pts

08Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.2%−0.9 pts

09West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1944.2%+1.8 pts

10East Harwich, MAMA5,6544.0%+1.1 pts

11Bellingham, MAMA5,3253.9%+1.4 pts

12North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.8%−0.9 pts

13Gloucester, MAMA30,6273.7%−0.5 pts

14Newburyport, MAMA19,1483.7%−3.3 pts

15Hull, MAMA10,1383.7%+0.3 pts

16Nantucket, MAMA10,0173.6%−0.6 pts

17Swampscott, MAMA15,2773.4%−0.1 pts

18Gardner, MAMA21,4833.3%+0.7 pts

19Salisbury, MAMA5,6563.2%−4.2 pts

20Abington, MAMA17,0533.2%+0.3 pts

21West Concord, MAMA5,8763.2%−1.3 pts

22Northampton, MAMA31,0473.1%−0.2 pts

23Medfield, MAMA6,8493.1%+0.7 pts

24Wellesley, MAMA30,3473.1%+0.2 pts

25Barnstable, MAMA50,1013.1%−1.4 pts

26Beverly, MAMA43,3633.0%−1.5 pts

27Hudson, MAMA15,7193.0%+0.8 pts

28Scituate, MAMA5,7962.8%−1.9 pts

29Belmont, MAMA27,1752.8%−0.8 pts

30East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.7%−2.1 pts

31North Attleborough, MAMA31,5062.7%–

32Winchester, MAMA23,4062.7%−0.6 pts

33Andover, MAMA9,4512.7%−0.5 pts

34Wilmington, MAMA23,3362.7%−0.3 pts

35Webster, MAMA12,2282.6%+0.4 pts

36Williamstown, MAMA5,0702.5%−1.9 pts

37Arlington, MAMA46,3502.5%−0.3 pts

38Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.4%−1.3 pts

39Hingham, MAMA5,1302.4%−3.4 pts

40West Springfield, MAMA28,8292.4%+0.2 pts

41Dedham, MAMA25,2372.3%−0.1 pts

42Melrose, MAMA29,5972.3%−0.3 pts

43Foxborough, MAMA6,2512.3%−1.8 pts

44Greenfield, MAMA17,6912.3%–

45Wakefield, MAMA27,7932.3%−1.4 pts

46Leominster, MAMA44,1942.3%+0.4 pts

47Reading, MAMA25,6122.2%−1.7 pts

48Bridgewater, MAMA29,3092.2%–

49Northborough, MAMA6,3922.2%−1.6 pts

50Brookline, MAMA63,2662.2%+0.1 pts

51Franklin, MAMA33,9552.2%−1.5 pts

52Braintree, MAMA38,9572.2%−1.4 pts

53Westfield, MAMA40,5462.1%+0.2 pts

54Salem, MAMA45,3812.1%+0.1 pts

55Agawam, MAMA28,7832.1%−1.7 pts

56Waltham, MAMA65,0372.1%−0.5 pts

57Framingham, MAMA73,0212.1%−0.1 pts

58Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.1%−2.2 pts

59Lexington, MAMA34,2952.0%−0.7 pts

60Medford, MAMA59,8342.0%+0.3 pts

61Haverhill, MAMA68,3611.9%−0.9 pts

62Walpole, MAMA6,4611.9%−0.1 pts

63Somerville, MAMA84,2111.9%−0.1 pts

64Danvers, MAMA28,0981.9%−1.9 pts

65Newton, MAMA90,7411.8%−0.1 pts

66Weymouth, MAMA59,7591.8%−2.8 pts

67Plymouth, MAMA7,9181.8%−1.6 pts

68Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.8%−1.1 pts

69Attleboro, MAMA47,4471.7%−2.0 pts

70Milford, MAMA27,7311.7%−0.5 pts

71Somerset, MAMA18,2981.7%+0.1 pts

72Saugus, MAMA28,7731.7%−1.2 pts

73Needham, MAMA32,4591.7%−1.1 pts

74Marlborough, MAMA42,7721.7%−1.2 pts

75Quincy, MAMA103,1731.6%−0.6 pts

76Peabody, MAMA55,9531.6%−1.5 pts

77Fitchburg, MAMA42,1361.6%−1.1 pts

78Oxford, MAMA5,6711.5%−2.2 pts

79Taunton, MAMA62,5221.5%−0.7 pts

80Chicopee, MAMA55,3101.5%−0.1 pts

81Athol, MAMA8,8011.5%−1.3 pts

82Pittsfield, MAMA42,9091.5%−1.1 pts

83Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2221.5%−0.5 pts

84Amherst, MAMA40,9201.4%–

85Adams, MAMA5,4271.4%−3.5 pts

86Woburn, MAMA43,9621.4%−0.8 pts

87Milton, MAMA28,5871.4%−0.9 pts

88Winthrop, MAMA18,6471.3%−0.5 pts

89Norwood, MAMA31,5421.3%−1.6 pts

90Palmer, MAMA12,3671.3%−1.2 pts

91Randolph, MAMA34,9481.3%–

92Whitinsville, MAMA7,1151.3%−1.7 pts

93North Adams, MAMA12,3681.3%−2.0 pts

94Stoneham, MAMA23,3551.2%−1.7 pts

95Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1551.2%−0.4 pts

96Boston, MAMA672,9731.1%−0.3 pts

97Kingston, MAMA5,9101.1%−2.6 pts

98North Westport, MAMA5,2891.0%+0.6 pts

99Worcester, MAMA213,8621.0%−0.6 pts

100Lynn, MAMA104,2360.9%−0.5 pts

101Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.9%−0.2 pts

102Clinton, MAMA7,6580.9%−0.8 pts

103The Pinehills, MAMA5,2820.9%−2.5 pts

104Burlington, MAMA26,2740.9%−0.7 pts

105Lynnfield, MAMA13,0640.8%−2.9 pts

106Brockton, MAMA106,1340.8%−0.5 pts

107Everett, MAMA53,5720.8%−0.4 pts

108Lowell, MAMA119,9710.7%−0.3 pts

109Malden, MAMA66,3700.7%−0.9 pts

110Sharon, MAMA6,2320.7%−0.0 pts

111Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4050.7%−0.3 pts

112Southbridge, MAMA18,1050.7%−0.5 pts

113Revere, MAMA60,1410.6%−0.3 pts

114Fall River, MAMA95,2980.6%−0.8 pts

115Springfield, MAMA154,7020.6%−0.6 pts

116Spencer, MAMA5,6610.5%−4.4 pts

117New Bedford, MAMA101,8340.5%−0.0 pts

118Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.3%−0.3 pts

119Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.3%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS