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Largest Japanese population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, 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 70 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 70 is 35. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Leominster, MA, up 47 places to #16.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲1Brookline, MAMA63,2661,129+23%

02▲1Cambridge, MAMA122,5881,110+26%

03▼2Boston, MAMA672,9731,010−33%

04▲7Somerville, MAMA84,211408+191%

05▼1Arlington, MAMA46,350392−8%

06Newton, MAMA90,741346+2%

07▲3Belmont, MAMA27,175229+29%

08▲7Amherst, MAMA40,920179+83%

09▲3Malden, MAMA66,370166+19%

10▼3Quincy, MAMA103,173145−56%

11▼6Lexington, MAMA34,295132−67%

12▼4Worcester, MAMA213,862123−36%

13▼4Medford, MAMA59,83492−49%

14▲13Waltham, MAMA65,03785+98%

15▲18Lynn, MAMA104,23671+137%

16▲47Leominster, MAMA44,19469+1280%

17▲27Northampton, MAMA31,04768+258%

18▲36Danvers, MAMA28,09867+415%

19▲46New Bedford, MAMA101,83467+2133%

20▲14Milton, MAMA28,58757+90%

21▲1Lowell, MAMA119,97155−4%

22Wilmington, MAMA23,33655–

23▲25Brockton, MAMA106,13454+218%

24▲14Taunton, MAMA62,52254+93%

25▲5Beverly, MAMA43,36353+43%

26▲6Braintree, MAMA38,95752+73%

27▲18Framingham, MAMA73,02152+189%

28▲9Salem, MAMA45,38150+79%

29Medfield, MAMA6,84946–

30Newburyport, MAMA19,14841–

31▲5Norwood, MAMA31,54238+36%

32▼14Wellesley, MAMA30,34738−52%

33Watertown, MAMA35,71037–

34▼6Weymouth, MAMA59,75937−14%

35▼19Burlington, MAMA26,27435−59%

36The Pinehills, MAMA5,28235–

37▲15Reading, MAMA25,61231+121%

38▼19Marlborough, MAMA42,77229−60%

39▼18Melrose, MAMA29,59728−56%

40Abington, MAMA17,05327–

41Hull, MAMA10,13825–

42Wakefield, MAMA27,79325–

43Sharon, MAMA6,23224–

44▲18Haverhill, MAMA68,36123+360%

45▼21West Concord, MAMA5,87622−57%

46▼29Dedham, MAMA25,23720−75%

47Pittsfield, MAMA42,90920–

48Chelsea, MAMA40,13019–

49Bellingham, MAMA5,32517–

50▲7Everett, MAMA53,57217+55%

51Marblehead, MAMA20,41317+21%

52Northborough, MAMA6,39216–

53Peabody, MAMA55,95316–

54▼13Westfield, MAMA40,54614−39%

55▲1Maynard, MAMA10,712120%

56▼27North Attleborough, MAMA31,50612−68%

57▲3Southbridge, MAMA18,10510+25%

58Clinton, MAMA7,6589–

59▼10Webster, MAMA12,2289−44%

60▼1Greenfield, MAMA17,69180%

61Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1558–

62▼42Springfield, MAMA154,7027−90%

63Attleboro, MAMA47,4476–

64▼29Fall River, MAMA95,2986−79%

65▼10Fitchburg, MAMA42,1366−50%

66Franklin, MAMA33,9555–

67Lynnfield, MAMA13,0645–

68Andover, MAMA9,4514–

69Holbrook, MAMA11,3804–

70▼6Stoneham, MAMA23,35540%

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