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Largest Irish population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 4,529. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nantucket, MA, up 20 places to #90.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,97387,634−11%

02Worcester, MAMA213,86225,398−20%

03Quincy, MAMA103,17322,582−24%

04Weymouth, MAMA59,75919,058−18%

05Lowell, MAMA119,97114,947−17%

06▲1Somerville, MAMA84,21113,691+7%

07▼1Haverhill, MAMA68,36113,675−12%

08Cambridge, MAMA122,58812,751−14%

09Braintree, MAMA38,95712,070−22%

10▲4Woburn, MAMA43,96212,066−7%

11Springfield, MAMA154,70211,769−33%

12Taunton, MAMA62,52211,191−10%

13▲2Medford, MAMA59,83410,981−17%

14▲2Peabody, MAMA55,95310,915−17%

15▲5Barnstable, MAMA50,10110,601−5%

16▲2Attleboro, MAMA47,44710,462−6%

17▼4Lynn, MAMA104,23610,434−34%

18▲1Waltham, MAMA65,03710,266−18%

19▼9Newton, MAMA90,74110,238−25%

20▲11Milton, MAMA28,58710,113−13%

21▲2Beverly, MAMA43,3639,824−5%

22Salem, MAMA45,3819,820−3%

23▲2Brockton, MAMA106,1349,477−44%

24▲15New Bedford, MAMA101,8349,468+23%

25▼8Framingham, MAMA73,0219,141−20%

26▼2Arlington, MAMA46,3508,922−28%

27Wakefield, MAMA27,7938,859+10%

28▼7Fall River, MAMA95,2988,797−9%

29▲7Pittsfield, MAMA42,9098,740−29%

30▲16Melrose, MAMA29,5978,253−9%

31▲2North Attleborough, MAMA31,5068,205–

32▼2Franklin, MAMA33,9558,175−17%

33▼5Reading, MAMA25,6127,958−7%

34▲6Wilmington, MAMA23,3367,895−5%

35▲15Brookline, MAMA63,2667,864+2%

36▼7Danvers, MAMA28,0987,815+13%

37▼5Malden, MAMA66,3707,607−21%

38Methuen, MAMA54,5847,521–

39▼13Norwood, MAMA31,5427,322−29%

40▼2Dedham, MAMA25,2377,309−21%

41Stoneham, MAMA23,3556,871+7%

42▼8Bridgewater, MAMA29,3096,824–

43Watertown, MAMA35,7106,698–

44▼9Westfield, MAMA40,5466,590−27%

45▲4Leominster, MAMA44,1946,495−13%

46▼3Burlington, MAMA26,2746,410−21%

47▼3Gloucester, MAMA30,6276,385+13%

48▲7Marblehead, MAMA20,4136,360+28%

49▼12Chicopee, MAMA55,3106,212−29%

50▼3Marlborough, MAMA42,7726,104−21%

51▼9Agawam, MAMA28,7835,730−18%

52▲2Newburyport, MAMA19,1485,714+4%

53▲11Northampton, MAMA31,0475,467−14%

54▼1Amherst, MAMA40,9205,380–

55▼10Saugus, MAMA28,7735,358−28%

56Wellesley, MAMA30,3475,348−13%

57▼5Abington, MAMA17,0535,068−29%

58▼10Needham, MAMA32,4594,965−32%

59▼8Fitchburg, MAMA42,1364,792−29%

60▲3Revere, MAMA60,1414,663−43%

61▼2Holyoke, MAMA38,0234,646−24%

62Amesbury, MAMA17,5884,529–

63▼6Winchester, MAMA23,4064,499−33%

64▼6West Springfield, MAMA28,8294,294−19%

65▼5Milford, MAMA27,7314,084−27%

66▼5Belmont, MAMA27,1754,072−36%

67▼5Winthrop, MAMA18,6473,965−39%

68▲4Lexington, MAMA34,2953,694−36%

69▼4Everett, MAMA53,5723,631−49%

70▼2Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643,583−5%

71▼2Somerset, MAMA18,2983,409+1%

72Easthampton, MAMA15,8513,396–

73▲2Lawrence, MAMA89,3203,149−8%

74▼1Swampscott, MAMA15,2773,121−15%

75▼4Randolph, MAMA34,9483,100–

76▲14Gardner, MAMA21,4832,952−28%

77▼7Greenfield, MAMA17,6912,932–

78▼12Hull, MAMA10,1382,930−41%

79▼12Holbrook, MAMA11,3802,898−32%

80▼6Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962,862−31%

81▲4Scituate, MAMA5,7962,797+35%

82▼5Hudson, MAMA15,7192,697−27%

83▼3Maynard, MAMA10,7122,683−14%

84North Scituate, MAMA6,4922,675−7%

85▼4Walpole, MAMA6,4612,647−6%

86▲6Medfield, MAMA6,8492,540+15%

87Andover, MAMA9,4512,532+11%

88▼9Kingston, MAMA5,9102,483+41%

89▼13South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5522,368−28%

90▲20Nantucket, MAMA10,0172,271+49%

91▼13Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222,218−27%

92▲7Palmer, MAMA12,3672,136−19%

93▼10Hingham, MAMA5,1302,087−3%

94▼8Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1552,085−2%

95▼7Plymouth, MAMA7,9182,068−5%

96▲4Foxborough, MAMA6,2512,045+7%

97▼8Webster, MAMA12,2282,042−11%

98▼3North Adams, MAMA12,3682,024−15%

99▼17Southbridge, MAMA18,1051,998−21%

100▼9Pinehurst, MAMA6,8451,893−8%

101▼7Marshfield, MAMA5,1611,870+11%

102▲2The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821,726+378%

103▲3East Harwich, MAMA5,6541,661+11%

104▲7Northborough, MAMA6,3921,623+8%

105▼12Clinton, MAMA7,6581,593−24%

106▼10Chelsea, MAMA40,1301,516−27%

107▼2Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9611,471+18%

108▼7East Falmouth, MAMA6,2451,449−21%

109▼6West Concord, MAMA5,8761,338+19%

110▼12Whitinsville, MAMA7,1151,336−33%

111▼14West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1941,317−29%

112▼10Oxford, MAMA5,6711,298−24%

113▼4Bellingham, MAMA5,3251,281−17%

114▼6Cochituate, MAMA6,4711,117−38%

115▼2Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4051,018+121%

116▼9Salisbury, MAMA5,6561,006−32%

117▼5Athol, MAMA8,8011,005−21%

118▼3Sharon, MAMA6,232876−5%

119▼3Spencer, MAMA5,661869−34%

120▼6Ware, MAMA6,369761−47%

121▼3Williamstown, MAMA5,070758+17%

122▼5Adams, MAMA5,427718−8%

123▼4North Westport, MAMA5,289479+41%

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