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Largest Iranian population, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 55 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 49.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,9731,534+108%

02Brookline, MAMA63,266685+55%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,588668+139%

04Waltham, MAMA65,037406+44%

05Lowell, MAMA119,971265+227%

06Medford, MAMA59,834264–

07Newton, MAMA90,741215−73%

08Framingham, MAMA73,021204+57%

09Arlington, MAMA46,350168+195%

10Somerville, MAMA84,211168+60%

11Wellesley, MAMA30,347139+5%

12North Westport, MAMA5,289133–

13Amherst, MAMA40,920127–

14Westfield, MAMA40,546124+88%

15Belmont, MAMA27,175122+63%

16Quincy, MAMA103,173101+106%

17The Pinehills, MAMA5,28295–

18Longmeadow, MAMA15,69683+98%

19Worcester, MAMA213,86276−71%

20Marlborough, MAMA42,77275−35%

21Burlington, MAMA26,27467−26%

22Winchester, MAMA23,40666−45%

23Haverhill, MAMA68,36157–

24Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40556–

25Milton, MAMA28,58756–

26Lynn, MAMA104,23655−20%

27Barnstable, MAMA50,10150+108%

28Lexington, MAMA34,29549−71%

29Wakefield, MAMA27,79346+53%

30Fall River, MAMA95,29844–

31Hudson, MAMA15,71941–

32Kingston, MAMA5,91040–

33Malden, MAMA66,37037−92%

34Salem, MAMA45,38137−10%

35Springfield, MAMA154,70233−52%

36Swampscott, MAMA15,27733–

37Revere, MAMA60,14130–

38Reading, MAMA25,61226+100%

39Woburn, MAMA43,96225–

40Wilmington, MAMA23,33621–

41Lynnfield, MAMA13,06419−51%

42Marblehead, MAMA20,41318–

43Maynard, MAMA10,71218–

44Attleboro, MAMA47,44717–

45Fitchburg, MAMA42,13617+89%

46New Bedford, MAMA101,83417−51%

47Andover, MAMA9,45113−48%

48Chelsea, MAMA40,13012–

49Gloucester, MAMA30,62711–

50Norwood, MAMA31,54211–

51Chicopee, MAMA55,3109–

52Lawrence, MAMA89,3208–

53Sharon, MAMA6,2328−84%

54Franklin, MAMA33,9555−95%

55Braintree, MAMA38,9573−90%

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