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Largest German population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 1,191. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Somerset, MA, up 26 places to #75.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,97332,945+17%

02Cambridge, MAMA122,5889,869+1%

03Somerville, MAMA84,2116,777+49%

04Newton, MAMA90,7416,717+11%

05Worcester, MAMA213,8626,670+3%

06Brookline, MAMA63,2665,213−2%

07▲2Arlington, MAMA46,3504,387+21%

08Pittsfield, MAMA42,9094,079−18%

09▼2Quincy, MAMA103,1733,811−15%

10▲12Barnstable, MAMA50,1013,389−10%

11▲5Waltham, MAMA65,0373,287−8%

12▲7Lowell, MAMA119,9713,200−5%

13▲4Northampton, MAMA31,0473,119−6%

14▼1Medford, MAMA59,8343,0570%

15▼4Amherst, MAMA40,9203,045–

16▲8Wellesley, MAMA30,3472,871−4%

17▼7Springfield, MAMA154,7022,796−40%

18▼4Attleboro, MAMA47,4472,750−26%

19Watertown, MAMA35,7102,720–

20▼5Framingham, MAMA73,0212,683−25%

21▼1Lexington, MAMA34,2952,603−5%

22▲8Leominster, MAMA44,1942,537−1%

23▲6Haverhill, MAMA68,3612,527−28%

24▲15Melrose, MAMA29,5972,511+34%

25▼4Weymouth, MAMA59,7592,476−19%

26▲14Belmont, MAMA27,1752,453+43%

27Salem, MAMA45,3812,360+4%

28▼10Beverly, MAMA43,3632,308−37%

29▼4Chicopee, MAMA55,3102,303−8%

30▲6Reading, MAMA25,6122,241+34%

31▼19Westfield, MAMA40,5462,209−35%

32▲20North Attleborough, MAMA31,5062,133–

33▲1Gloucester, MAMA30,6272,020−2%

34▲3Marblehead, MAMA20,4131,952−19%

35Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,943−33%

36▼13Needham, MAMA32,4591,874−28%

37▼9Fall River, MAMA95,2981,859−33%

38▲8Dedham, MAMA25,2371,852+18%

39▲16Burlington, MAMA26,2741,825−8%

40▼14Franklin, MAMA33,9551,822−31%

41▼8Winchester, MAMA23,4061,818−8%

42▲3Danvers, MAMA28,0981,710−15%

43Methuen, MAMA54,5841,644–

44▼13Taunton, MAMA62,5221,636−24%

45▲3Wakefield, MAMA27,7931,629−8%

46▲12Norwood, MAMA31,5421,618−5%

47▼9Greenfield, MAMA17,6911,605–

48▲2Lynn, MAMA104,2361,599−32%

49▲4Longmeadow, MAMA15,6961,521−18%

50▲6Milton, MAMA28,5871,513+23%

51▼19Fitchburg, MAMA42,1361,507−41%

52▼10New Bedford, MAMA101,8341,454−36%

53▼10Woburn, MAMA43,9621,397−21%

54Easthampton, MAMA15,8511,371–

55▼6Holyoke, MAMA38,0231,370−27%

56▼15West Springfield, MAMA28,8291,331−30%

57▼10Malden, MAMA66,3701,330−33%

58▼14Brockton, MAMA106,1341,326−55%

59▼2Newburyport, MAMA19,1481,217−5%

60▲3Braintree, MAMA38,9571,213−30%

61▲7Hudson, MAMA15,7191,194+8%

62▲19Stoneham, MAMA23,3551,191−5%

63▼12Peabody, MAMA55,9531,143−37%

64Amesbury, MAMA17,5881,126–

65▼4Wilmington, MAMA23,3361,106−20%

66▼1West Concord, MAMA5,8761,099+59%

67North Adams, MAMA12,3681,088+5%

68▼14Agawam, MAMA28,7831,049−52%

69▼9Gardner, MAMA21,4831,007−26%

70▲8Milford, MAMA27,731968−23%

71▼9Saugus, MAMA28,7739380%

72▼13Bridgewater, MAMA29,309889–

73▼4Randolph, MAMA34,948882–

74▼10Swampscott, MAMA15,277847−17%

75▲26Somerset, MAMA18,298802+80%

76▼6South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552783−19%

77▲3Revere, MAMA60,141766−23%

78▲26East Harwich, MAMA5,654741+67%

79▼4Lynnfield, MAMA13,064736+11%

80▼14Maynard, MAMA10,712719−23%

81▼8Winthrop, MAMA18,647714−6%

82▲13Cochituate, MAMA6,471709+8%

83▼12Southbridge, MAMA18,105694−27%

84▼1Chelsea, MAMA40,130683+153%

85▲3Palmer, MAMA12,367668−47%

86▲16Sharon, MAMA6,232653+93%

87▼3East Falmouth, MAMA6,245628+95%

88▼9Everett, MAMA53,572620−48%

89▼7Lawrence, MAMA89,320616−44%

90▼16Scituate, MAMA5,796604−5%

91▼5Andover, MAMA9,451594−24%

92▲4Clinton, MAMA7,658592−28%

93▼16Hull, MAMA10,138556−42%

94▼5Nantucket, MAMA10,017553−27%

95▲14Webster, MAMA12,228530−21%

96▲2Pinehurst, MAMA6,845521+76%

97▼25Whitinsville, MAMA7,115514−10%

98▼7Holbrook, MAMA11,380506−40%

99▼7Hingham, MAMA5,130502+23%

100▼6Williamstown, MAMA5,070500−11%

101▼25Abington, MAMA17,053499−61%

102▲5Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961483−27%

103▼16Plymouth, MAMA7,918481−26%

104▲2Athol, MAMA8,801479+8%

105▲3Walpole, MAMA6,461471−3%

106▼7Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155439+16%

107▲3North Scituate, MAMA6,492419+1%

108▼23Medfield, MAMA6,849412−50%

109▼16Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222406−46%

110▼5The Pinehills, MAMA5,282385+450%

111▼21Adams, MAMA5,427326−43%

112▼9Foxborough, MAMA6,251321+17%

113▼2Bellingham, MAMA5,325286+3%

114▼17Kingston, MAMA5,910281−58%

115▼2Ware, MAMA6,369250−31%

116▼2Salisbury, MAMA5,656237−32%

117▼17Northborough, MAMA6,392209−60%

118▼3Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405199+44%

119▼7Oxford, MAMA5,671198−49%

120▼4West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194186−58%

121▼4Marshfield, MAMA5,161173−46%

122▼3North Westport, MAMA5,289141+72%

123▼5Spencer, MAMA5,66184−68%

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