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Largest Cape Verdean population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 79 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 79 is 94. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mansfield Center, MA, up 48 places to #12.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Cape Verdean population by state

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Brockton, MAMA106,13418,269+56%

02Boston, MAMA672,97312,141+8%

03New Bedford, MAMA101,8349,644−6%

04Taunton, MAMA62,5222,639+42%

05Fall River, MAMA95,2982,244+43%

06▲5Bridgewater, MAMA29,309617–

07▲7Abington, MAMA17,053566–

08Quincy, MAMA103,173515+97%

09▼3Randolph, MAMA34,948511–

10▼3Barnstable, MAMA50,101455+44%

11▲6Attleboro, MAMA47,447413+32%

12▲48Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222404–

13▲26Revere, MAMA60,141377+293%

14▲2Worcester, MAMA213,862304+65%

15▲20Salem, MAMA45,381277+926%

16▲5Lowell, MAMA119,971248+36%

17▲1Lynn, MAMA104,236245+14%

18▲1Holbrook, MAMA11,380242+46%

19▲21Somerset, MAMA18,298227+1521%

20▲2Cambridge, MAMA122,588214−42%

21▼11Scituate, MAMA5,796213+84%

22▼9Weymouth, MAMA59,759203−66%

23▲8Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405178+40%

24▲22Lawrence, MAMA89,320175+548%

25▲1Framingham, MAMA73,021164−34%

26North Westport, MAMA5,289162+80%

27▲34Pittsfield, MAMA42,909162+260%

28▼4Springfield, MAMA154,702162+6%

29▲33Haverhill, MAMA68,361150+1567%

30▼15Braintree, MAMA38,957147+390%

31▲21Norwood, MAMA31,542137–

32▼3Chelsea, MAMA40,130134−69%

33East Falmouth, MAMA6,245134+163%

34▼11Franklin, MAMA33,955130–

35▲6Beverly, MAMA43,363114–

36▲30Hull, MAMA10,138104–

37▲36Peabody, MAMA55,95399–

38▼29Somerville, MAMA84,21198−65%

39▼9Brookline, MAMA63,26696−14%

40Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96194+29%

41▲14Waltham, MAMA65,03782+356%

42▲6Medford, MAMA59,83474−55%

43▼31Amherst, MAMA40,92071–

44▼2Dedham, MAMA25,23770+63%

45▼8Saugus, MAMA28,77366–

46▼14South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55266−35%

47Foxborough, MAMA6,25164–

48▼28Everett, MAMA53,57262−76%

49▼15Plymouth, MAMA7,91858−43%

50▼25Malden, MAMA66,37055−78%

51Milford, MAMA27,73154+69%

52Marlborough, MAMA42,77248–

53▼26Fitchburg, MAMA42,13647−33%

54Watertown, MAMA35,71046–

55▲13Arlington, MAMA46,35045−44%

56▼28Newton, MAMA90,74143−88%

57Methuen, MAMA54,58438–

58▼9North Attleborough, MAMA31,50635–

59Webster, MAMA12,22832−69%

60▼17Milton, MAMA28,58727−91%

61▼16West Concord, MAMA5,87626+8%

62▼11Needham, MAMA32,45925–

63▲12West Springfield, MAMA28,82919−81%

64▲10Wakefield, MAMA27,79317–

65▼1Lexington, MAMA34,29516–

66▼13Newburyport, MAMA19,14816–

67▼2Northampton, MAMA31,04713−74%

68Melrose, MAMA29,59711−15%

69Winchester, MAMA23,40611–

70▼3Nantucket, MAMA10,0179–

71North Scituate, MAMA6,4929−91%

72Salisbury, MAMA5,6569–

73▼19Reading, MAMA25,6128–

74▼11Gloucester, MAMA30,6277−73%

75▲2Swampscott, MAMA15,2776–

76Agawam, MAMA28,7834–

77▼33Marshfield, MAMA5,1614−89%

78▼31Burlington, MAMA26,2743–

79Wellesley, MAMA30,3471–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES