RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 118 SHOWN OF 118

Highest Swedish population share, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 118 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 118 is 1.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01East Harwich, MAMA5,6549.2%+5.1 pts

02Oxford, MAMA5,6717.9%+2.0 pts

03West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1944.4%+1.9 pts

04Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1554.4%+1.7 pts

05Whitinsville, MAMA7,1154.1%+1.2 pts

06Spencer, MAMA5,6614.0%+0.5 pts

07Abington, MAMA17,0533.8%+1.1 pts

08Foxborough, MAMA6,2513.4%+2.4 pts

09Danvers, MAMA28,0983.0%+1.4 pts

10Beverly, MAMA43,3632.9%+0.5 pts

11Bridgewater, MAMA29,3092.8%–

12Attleboro, MAMA47,4472.8%+0.6 pts

13Northborough, MAMA6,3922.7%−2.2 pts

14Marblehead, MAMA20,4132.7%+0.2 pts

15Hingham, MAMA5,1302.6%−1.3 pts

16Plymouth, MAMA7,9182.6%−0.1 pts

17Webster, MAMA12,2282.5%+0.1 pts

18Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.5%−0.3 pts

19Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.5%+0.8 pts

20Winthrop, MAMA18,6472.4%+1.6 pts

21Belmont, MAMA27,1752.4%0.0 pts

22Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9612.4%−0.6 pts

23Walpole, MAMA6,4612.3%+0.1 pts

24Hull, MAMA10,1382.3%0.0 pts

25Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222.2%−0.3 pts

26East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.2%+1.3 pts

27Gardner, MAMA21,4832.2%−1.6 pts

28Norwood, MAMA31,5422.1%−0.2 pts

29Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.1%+0.7 pts

30Fitchburg, MAMA42,1362.1%+0.4 pts

31Newburyport, MAMA19,1482.1%+0.2 pts

32Wellesley, MAMA30,3472.1%+0.2 pts

33Kingston, MAMA5,9102.1%−0.6 pts

34Woburn, MAMA43,9622.0%−0.2 pts

35Gloucester, MAMA30,6272.0%−1.3 pts

36The Pinehills, MAMA5,2822.0%−0.1 pts

37Worcester, MAMA213,8621.9%−0.8 pts

38Franklin, MAMA33,9551.8%+0.3 pts

39Williamstown, MAMA5,0701.8%−0.1 pts

40Melrose, MAMA29,5971.8%+0.4 pts

41Wakefield, MAMA27,7931.8%−1.0 pts

42South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521.8%−1.5 pts

43Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451.8%−1.0 pts

44Weymouth, MAMA59,7591.8%−1.0 pts

45Cochituate, MAMA6,4711.8%−1.0 pts

46Reading, MAMA25,6121.7%−2.5 pts

47Athol, MAMA8,8011.7%−0.6 pts

48Leominster, MAMA44,1941.7%+0.3 pts

49Taunton, MAMA62,5221.7%0.0 pts

50Maynard, MAMA10,7121.7%−1.5 pts

51North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061.7%–

52Dedham, MAMA25,2371.6%+0.3 pts

53Marshfield, MAMA5,1611.5%+1.0 pts

54Lexington, MAMA34,2951.5%−0.4 pts

55Arlington, MAMA46,3501.4%−0.5 pts

56Greenfield, MAMA17,6911.4%–

57Salem, MAMA45,3811.4%+0.3 pts

58Newton, MAMA90,7411.4%+0.4 pts

59Somerset, MAMA18,2981.4%+1.0 pts

60North Scituate, MAMA6,4921.3%−1.2 pts

61Northampton, MAMA31,0471.3%−0.4 pts

62Ware, MAMA6,3691.3%−0.3 pts

63Cambridge, MAMA122,5881.3%−0.4 pts

64Braintree, MAMA38,9571.3%−0.5 pts

65Somerville, MAMA84,2111.3%+0.1 pts

66Quincy, MAMA103,1731.3%−0.4 pts

67Framingham, MAMA73,0211.2%−0.4 pts

68Burlington, MAMA26,2741.2%−1.1 pts

69Nantucket, MAMA10,0171.2%−1.4 pts

70Salisbury, MAMA5,6561.2%+0.6 pts

71Brockton, MAMA106,1341.2%−0.9 pts

72Swampscott, MAMA15,2771.2%+0.6 pts

73Needham, MAMA32,4591.2%−0.8 pts

74Medfield, MAMA6,8491.1%−1.8 pts

75Waltham, MAMA65,0371.1%−0.4 pts

76Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.1%−1.2 pts

77Scituate, MAMA5,7961.1%−3.4 pts

78Agawam, MAMA28,7831.1%−0.1 pts

79Winchester, MAMA23,4061.0%−1.8 pts

80Peabody, MAMA55,9531.0%−0.4 pts

81Saugus, MAMA28,7731.0%−1.7 pts

82Bellingham, MAMA5,3251.0%−0.7 pts

83Brookline, MAMA63,2661.0%−0.5 pts

84Amherst, MAMA40,9201.0%–

85Haverhill, MAMA68,3611.0%−0.2 pts

86Pittsfield, MAMA42,9091.0%−0.3 pts

87Andover, MAMA9,4510.9%−0.7 pts

88Stoneham, MAMA23,3550.9%−0.2 pts

89Lynn, MAMA104,2360.9%+0.1 pts

90Medford, MAMA59,8340.9%+0.3 pts

91Hudson, MAMA15,7190.9%−0.7 pts

92Marlborough, MAMA42,7720.9%−0.3 pts

93Southbridge, MAMA18,1050.8%−0.2 pts

94Westfield, MAMA40,5460.8%−0.6 pts

95Milford, MAMA27,7310.8%−0.6 pts

96Milton, MAMA28,5870.8%−0.8 pts

97Clinton, MAMA7,6580.8%−0.6 pts

98Longmeadow, MAMA15,6960.7%−1.0 pts

99Palmer, MAMA12,3670.7%−0.9 pts

100Chicopee, MAMA55,3100.7%+0.1 pts

101Boston, MAMA672,9730.7%−0.2 pts

102Springfield, MAMA154,7020.7%0.0 pts

103West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.6%+0.1 pts

104Adams, MAMA5,4270.6%−0.4 pts

105Randolph, MAMA34,9480.5%–

106Malden, MAMA66,3700.5%−0.4 pts

107Lowell, MAMA119,9710.4%−0.3 pts

108Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4050.4%+0.2 pts

109North Adams, MAMA12,3680.4%−0.4 pts

110Fall River, MAMA95,2980.4%0.0 pts

111Revere, MAMA60,1410.3%−0.5 pts

112West Concord, MAMA5,8760.3%−2.4 pts

113Everett, MAMA53,5720.3%−0.2 pts

114Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.2%−0.6 pts

115New Bedford, MAMA101,8340.2%−0.1 pts

116Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.2%+0.1 pts

117Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.1%0.0 pts

118Sharon, MAMA6,2320.1%−1.7 pts

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