RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 119 SHOWN OF 119

Largest Irish population, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,97393,446−6%

02Worcester, MAMA213,86227,034−15%

03Quincy, MAMA103,17321,923−26%

04Weymouth, MAMA59,75920,688−11%

05Lowell, MAMA119,97117,524−3%

06Haverhill, MAMA68,36114,050−10%

07Somerville, MAMA84,21113,012+2%

08Cambridge, MAMA122,58812,522−16%

09Braintree, MAMA38,95712,359−21%

10Newton, MAMA90,74112,113−12%

11Springfield, MAMA154,70211,939−32%

12Taunton, MAMA62,52211,847−4%

13Lynn, MAMA104,23611,791−26%

14Woburn, MAMA43,96211,193−13%

15Medford, MAMA59,83411,143−16%

16Peabody, MAMA55,95310,960−16%

17Framingham, MAMA73,02110,822−5%

18Attleboro, MAMA47,44710,586−5%

19Waltham, MAMA65,03710,425−17%

20Barnstable, MAMA50,10110,326−8%

21Fall River, MAMA95,29810,270+6%

22Salem, MAMA45,38110,141+0%

23Beverly, MAMA43,3639,972−4%

24Arlington, MAMA46,3509,910−20%

25Brockton, MAMA106,1349,549−44%

26Norwood, MAMA31,5429,105−12%

27Wakefield, MAMA27,7938,762+8%

28Reading, MAMA25,6128,735+2%

29Danvers, MAMA28,0988,673+26%

30Franklin, MAMA33,9558,560−13%

31Milton, MAMA28,5878,523−26%

32Malden, MAMA66,3708,321−13%

33North Attleborough, MAMA31,5068,287–

34Bridgewater, MAMA29,3098,007–

35Westfield, MAMA40,5468,001−11%

36Pittsfield, MAMA42,9097,638−38%

37Chicopee, MAMA55,3107,627−13%

38Dedham, MAMA25,2377,588−18%

39New Bedford, MAMA101,8347,489−3%

40Wilmington, MAMA23,3367,077−15%

41Stoneham, MAMA23,3556,989+9%

42Agawam, MAMA28,7836,839−2%

43Burlington, MAMA26,2746,804−16%

44Gloucester, MAMA30,6276,787+20%

45Saugus, MAMA28,7736,594−11%

46Melrose, MAMA29,5976,486−29%

47Marlborough, MAMA42,7726,433−17%

48Needham, MAMA32,4596,399−12%

49Leominster, MAMA44,1946,096−19%

50Brookline, MAMA63,2666,074−22%

51Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366,039−10%

52Abington, MAMA17,0536,015−16%

53Amherst, MAMA40,9205,779–

54Newburyport, MAMA19,1485,627+2%

55Marblehead, MAMA20,4135,384+8%

56Wellesley, MAMA30,3475,340−14%

57Winchester, MAMA23,4065,303−21%

58West Springfield, MAMA28,8295,296+0%

59Holyoke, MAMA38,0235,276−13%

60Milford, MAMA27,7314,571−18%

61Belmont, MAMA27,1754,545−28%

62Winthrop, MAMA18,6474,447−32%

63Revere, MAMA60,1414,371−46%

64Northampton, MAMA31,0474,294−32%

65Everett, MAMA53,5724,184−41%

66Hull, MAMA10,1383,754−24%

67Holbrook, MAMA11,3803,641−14%

68Lynnfield, MAMA13,0643,589−5%

69Somerset, MAMA18,2983,566+5%

70Greenfield, MAMA17,6913,462–

71Randolph, MAMA34,9483,410–

72Lexington, MAMA34,2953,296−43%

73Swampscott, MAMA15,2773,138−15%

74Longmeadow, MAMA15,6963,002−27%

75Lawrence, MAMA89,3202,923−14%

76South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5522,751−16%

77Hudson, MAMA15,7192,740−26%

78Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2222,700−11%

79Kingston, MAMA5,9102,621+49%

80Maynard, MAMA10,7122,587−17%

81Walpole, MAMA6,4612,569−9%

82Southbridge, MAMA18,1052,433−4%

83Hingham, MAMA5,1302,409+12%

84North Scituate, MAMA6,4922,373−17%

85Scituate, MAMA5,7962,342+13%

86Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1552,342+10%

87Andover, MAMA9,4512,299+0%

88Plymouth, MAMA7,9182,293+5%

89Webster, MAMA12,2282,144−7%

90Gardner, MAMA21,4832,135−48%

91Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452,028−1%

92Medfield, MAMA6,8492,018−8%

93Clinton, MAMA7,6581,868−10%

94Marshfield, MAMA5,1611,826+9%

95North Adams, MAMA12,3681,821−23%

96Chelsea, MAMA40,1301,737−16%

97West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1941,712−8%

98Whitinsville, MAMA7,1151,649−17%

99Palmer, MAMA12,3671,645−37%

100Foxborough, MAMA6,2511,643−14%

101East Falmouth, MAMA6,2451,626−11%

102Oxford, MAMA5,6711,620−5%

103West Concord, MAMA5,8761,544+37%

104The Pinehills, MAMA5,2821,533+325%

105Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9611,487+20%

106East Harwich, MAMA5,6541,419−5%

107Salisbury, MAMA5,6561,339−9%

108Cochituate, MAMA6,4711,324−27%

109Bellingham, MAMA5,3251,312−15%

110Nantucket, MAMA10,0171,275−16%

111Northborough, MAMA6,3921,250−17%

112Athol, MAMA8,801865−32%

113Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405793+72%

114Ware, MAMA6,369737−49%

115Sharon, MAMA6,232595−35%

116Spencer, MAMA5,661575−56%

117Adams, MAMA5,427554−29%

118Williamstown, MAMA5,070540−17%

119North Westport, MAMA5,289482+42%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS