RANKING · 2024 ACS · 118 SHOWN OF 118

Largest Portuguese population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 118 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 118 is 405. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Holbrook, MA, up 33 places to #72.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fall River, MAMA95,29831,970−23%

02New Bedford, MAMA101,83430,161−22%

03Taunton, MAMA62,52210,778−37%

04▲1Boston, MAMA672,9736,321+3%

05▼1Somerset, MAMA18,2985,982−22%

06Lowell, MAMA119,9714,861−21%

07▲1Attleboro, MAMA47,4473,530−29%

08▼1Somerville, MAMA84,2113,038−35%

09Peabody, MAMA55,9532,663−25%

10Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4052,407−27%

11▲2Brockton, MAMA106,1342,375−40%

12North Westport, MAMA5,2892,340+26%

13▲1Gloucester, MAMA30,6272,114−26%

14▲1Cambridge, MAMA122,5882,078−6%

15▼4Worcester, MAMA213,8621,962+33%

16▲3Hudson, MAMA15,7191,544−34%

17▼1Barnstable, MAMA50,1011,475−32%

18▲9Salem, MAMA45,3811,469+3%

19Methuen, MAMA54,5841,429–

20▲3Milford, MAMA27,7311,409−17%

21▼1North Attleborough, MAMA31,5061,377–

22▲7Everett, MAMA53,5721,352−44%

23▲7Marlborough, MAMA42,7721,294−41%

24▼2Bridgewater, MAMA29,3091,289–

25▼8Framingham, MAMA73,0211,225−21%

26▼8Medford, MAMA59,8341,215−34%

27▲10Haverhill, MAMA68,3611,020−20%

28▼7Woburn, MAMA43,962996−35%

29▲5Beverly, MAMA43,363950−7%

30▼4Chicopee, MAMA55,310941−34%

31▲1Quincy, MAMA103,173938−33%

32▲1Weymouth, MAMA59,759914+22%

33▼9Lynn, MAMA104,236841−33%

34▲6Plymouth, MAMA7,918833+64%

35▼10Springfield, MAMA154,702833−50%

36Wilmington, MAMA23,336796+18%

37▼9Revere, MAMA60,141789−31%

38▼3Leominster, MAMA44,194742+2%

39▲25Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155735+21%

40▲9Brookline, MAMA63,266725+175%

41▼10Malden, MAMA66,370717−57%

42▲6Lynnfield, MAMA13,064707+1713%

43▲1Danvers, MAMA28,098696+17%

44▲7Waltham, MAMA65,037690−31%

45Arlington, MAMA46,350658−16%

46Burlington, MAMA26,274653+22%

47▲14Reading, MAMA25,612616+22%

48▼10Stoneham, MAMA23,355512−30%

49▲14Norwood, MAMA31,542506−58%

50▲4Amherst, MAMA40,920490–

51▼12Wakefield, MAMA27,793483−24%

52▼5Lawrence, MAMA89,320473−51%

53▼11Newburyport, MAMA19,148459−5%

54▲2Westfield, MAMA40,546453+17%

55▲14West Springfield, MAMA28,829442+121%

56▼4Agawam, MAMA28,783432+57%

57▼16South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552413+13%

58Easthampton, MAMA15,851412–

59▼9Saugus, MAMA28,773405−37%

60▼7Newton, MAMA90,741374−47%

61▼6East Falmouth, MAMA6,245373−15%

62▼19Fitchburg, MAMA42,136335−42%

63▼1Franklin, MAMA33,955326−48%

64▲4Melrose, MAMA29,597319−50%

65▲32Wellesley, MAMA30,347317+75%

66▲30Maynard, MAMA10,712305+211%

67▲24Southbridge, MAMA18,105299+12%

68▲11Winthrop, MAMA18,647286+25%

69▲21Lexington, MAMA34,295275−21%

70▼3Nantucket, MAMA10,017275−35%

71▲21Swampscott, MAMA15,277266+375%

72▲33Holbrook, MAMA11,380254+370%

73Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222236−65%

74▲6Marblehead, MAMA20,413230+389%

75▼16Palmer, MAMA12,367226−43%

76Watertown, MAMA35,710219–

77▲17Hull, MAMA10,138209−52%

78▲6Pinehurst, MAMA6,845208−54%

79▼1Gardner, MAMA21,483206−46%

80▼22Braintree, MAMA38,957200−69%

81▲6Walpole, MAMA6,461191+84%

82▼11Winchester, MAMA23,406190+14%

83▼6Belmont, MAMA27,175184−39%

84▼18Dedham, MAMA25,237184−46%

85▼3Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961181+30%

86▲22Longmeadow, MAMA15,696179−23%

87▼13Milton, MAMA28,587179−21%

88▼5Marshfield, MAMA5,1611710%

89▲10Webster, MAMA12,2281640%

90▲12Cochituate, MAMA6,471161+374%

91▼34Kingston, MAMA5,910161−24%

92▼32Pittsfield, MAMA42,909159−76%

93▲7Abington, MAMA17,053156−75%

94▼8Salisbury, MAMA5,656150+58%

95▼10Randolph, MAMA34,948134–

96▲7Greenfield, MAMA17,691121–

97▲19Medfield, MAMA6,849121–

98▼26Needham, MAMA32,459117−23%

99▲5Bellingham, MAMA5,325115+211%

100▼5Holyoke, MAMA38,023110−54%

101▼36Northampton, MAMA31,047108−52%

102▼26West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194106−64%

103Amesbury, MAMA17,58891–

104▼16Sharon, MAMA6,23284+56%

105▼12Andover, MAMA9,45172−64%

106▼36Chelsea, MAMA40,13061−29%

107▲6North Adams, MAMA12,36857−67%

108▲1Oxford, MAMA5,67157−79%

109▼3Whitinsville, MAMA7,11555−66%

110▼12Athol, MAMA8,80154+575%

111▲1Northborough, MAMA6,39246+820%

112▲5West Concord, MAMA5,87640−39%

113▼12East Harwich, MAMA5,65427−90%

114▼4Williamstown, MAMA5,07026−67%

115▼34Clinton, MAMA7,65824−79%

116▼41Foxborough, MAMA6,25123−84%

117▼10The Pinehills, MAMA5,28215−40%

118▼3Ware, MAMA6,36910−67%

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