RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 114 SHOWN OF 114

Largest Irish population, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 114 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 114 is 6,076.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS –

01Boston, MAMA672,97398,905–

02Worcester, MAMA213,86231,857–

03Quincy, MAMA103,17329,819–

04Weymouth, MAMA59,75923,257–

05Lowell, MAMA119,97118,066–

06Springfield, MAMA154,70217,440–

07Brockton, MAMA106,13416,949–

08Lynn, MAMA104,23615,863–

09Haverhill, MAMA68,36115,568–

10Braintree, MAMA38,95715,564–

11Cambridge, MAMA122,58814,870–

12Newton, MAMA90,74113,724–

13Medford, MAMA59,83413,212–

14Peabody, MAMA55,95313,085–

15Woburn, MAMA43,96212,938–

16Somerville, MAMA84,21112,756–

17Waltham, MAMA65,03712,493–

18Arlington, MAMA46,35012,422–

19Taunton, MAMA62,52212,379–

20Pittsfield, MAMA42,90912,239–

21Milton, MAMA28,58711,589–

22Framingham, MAMA73,02111,391–

23Barnstable, MAMA50,10111,181–

24Attleboro, MAMA47,44711,114–

25Norwood, MAMA31,54210,354–

26Beverly, MAMA43,36310,351–

27Salem, MAMA45,38110,127–

28Franklin, MAMA33,9559,826–

29Fall River, MAMA95,2989,661–

30Malden, MAMA66,3709,599–

31Dedham, MAMA25,2379,299–

32Melrose, MAMA29,5979,118–

33Westfield, MAMA40,5469,002–

34Chicopee, MAMA55,3108,739–

35Reading, MAMA25,6128,574–

36Wilmington, MAMA23,3368,301–

37Revere, MAMA60,1418,125–

38Wakefield, MAMA27,7938,078–

39Burlington, MAMA26,2748,065–

40Marlborough, MAMA42,7727,753–

41Brookline, MAMA63,2667,747–

42New Bedford, MAMA101,8347,693–

43Leominster, MAMA44,1947,503–

44Saugus, MAMA28,7737,434–

45Needham, MAMA32,4597,249–

46Abington, MAMA17,0537,156–

47Everett, MAMA53,5727,106–

48Agawam, MAMA28,7836,984–

49Danvers, MAMA28,0986,908–

50Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366,707–

51Winchester, MAMA23,4066,677–

52Winthrop, MAMA18,6476,534–

53Stoneham, MAMA23,3556,398–

54Belmont, MAMA27,1756,327–

55Northampton, MAMA31,0476,325–

56Wellesley, MAMA30,3476,178–

57Holyoke, MAMA38,0236,076–

58Lexington, MAMA34,2955,741–

59Gloucester, MAMA30,6275,648–

60Milford, MAMA27,7315,585–

61Newburyport, MAMA19,1485,514–

62West Springfield, MAMA28,8295,276–

63Marblehead, MAMA20,4134,969–

64Hull, MAMA10,1384,949–

65Holbrook, MAMA11,3804,250–

66Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964,125–

67Gardner, MAMA21,4834,075–

68Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643,776–

69Hudson, MAMA15,7193,718–

70Swampscott, MAMA15,2773,690–

71Lawrence, MAMA89,3203,413–

72Somerset, MAMA18,2983,392–

73South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5523,270–

74Maynard, MAMA10,7123,103–

75Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223,021–

76North Scituate, MAMA6,4922,863–

77Walpole, MAMA6,4612,827–

78Palmer, MAMA12,3672,630–

79Southbridge, MAMA18,1052,529–

80North Adams, MAMA12,3682,378–

81Webster, MAMA12,2282,294–

82Andover, MAMA9,4512,290–

83Medfield, MAMA6,8492,203–

84Plymouth, MAMA7,9182,180–

85Hingham, MAMA5,1302,156–

86Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1552,133–

87Clinton, MAMA7,6582,085–

88Scituate, MAMA5,7962,078–

89Chelsea, MAMA40,1302,072–

90Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452,048–

91Whitinsville, MAMA7,1151,996–

92Foxborough, MAMA6,2511,903–

93West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1941,851–

94East Falmouth, MAMA6,2451,830–

95Cochituate, MAMA6,4711,812–

96Kingston, MAMA5,9101,757–

97Oxford, MAMA5,6711,697–

98Marshfield, MAMA5,1611,682–

99Bellingham, MAMA5,3251,547–

100Nantucket, MAMA10,0171,523–

101Northborough, MAMA6,3921,506–

102East Harwich, MAMA5,6541,490–

103Salisbury, MAMA5,6561,478–

104Ware, MAMA6,3691,445–

105Spencer, MAMA5,6611,308–

106Athol, MAMA8,8011,273–

107Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9611,244–

108West Concord, MAMA5,8761,123–

109Sharon, MAMA6,232919–

110Adams, MAMA5,427783–

111Williamstown, MAMA5,070650–

112Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405461–

113The Pinehills, MAMA5,282361–

114North Westport, MAMA5,289340–

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