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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-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 117 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,9732,510−60%

02Worcester, MAMA213,862708−58%

03Cambridge, MAMA122,588645−64%

04Danvers, MAMA28,098622−29%

05Newton, MAMA90,741603−45%

06Somerville, MAMA84,211577−54%

07Quincy, MAMA103,173461−78%

08Salem, MAMA45,381457−16%

09Arlington, MAMA46,350452−50%

10Melrose, MAMA29,597377−49%

11Gloucester, MAMA30,627368−65%

12Brookline, MAMA63,266367−65%

13Weymouth, MAMA59,759367−78%

14Peabody, MAMA55,953359−67%

15Haverhill, MAMA68,361354−64%

16Springfield, MAMA154,702354−72%

17Attleboro, MAMA47,447338−67%

18Barnstable, MAMA50,101324−62%

19Brockton, MAMA106,134313−74%

20Lexington, MAMA34,295307−50%

21Lowell, MAMA119,971299−73%

22Bridgewater, MAMA29,309297–

23Medford, MAMA59,834297−63%

24Franklin, MAMA33,955294−72%

25Beverly, MAMA43,363293−75%

26Chicopee, MAMA55,310284−51%

27Woburn, MAMA43,962281−65%

28Amherst, MAMA40,920276–

29Marlborough, MAMA42,772268−75%

30Norwood, MAMA31,542265−61%

31Winchester, MAMA23,406264−41%

32Waltham, MAMA65,037254−72%

33Framingham, MAMA73,021253−75%

34Reading, MAMA25,612246−66%

35Braintree, MAMA38,957236−75%

36Leominster, MAMA44,194230−64%

37Northampton, MAMA31,047226−65%

38Burlington, MAMA26,274221+7%

39Pittsfield, MAMA42,909217−74%

40Belmont, MAMA27,175197−64%

41Needham, MAMA32,459195−74%

42Fall River, MAMA95,298194−54%

43Newburyport, MAMA19,148193−29%

44Dedham, MAMA25,237190−73%

45West Springfield, MAMA28,829179−68%

46Longmeadow, MAMA15,696169−18%

47Westfield, MAMA40,546166−67%

48Wakefield, MAMA27,793164−82%

49Marblehead, MAMA20,413163−70%

50Wilmington, MAMA23,336156−72%

51New Bedford, MAMA101,834142−64%

52Milton, MAMA28,587140−79%

53Pinehurst, MAMA6,845138−6%

54Marshfield, MAMA5,161137−12%

55Saugus, MAMA28,773130−80%

56Lynn, MAMA104,236128−88%

57Revere, MAMA60,141123−69%

58East Harwich, MAMA5,654120+46%

59Plymouth, MAMA7,918115+3%

60Agawam, MAMA28,783112−66%

61Gardner, MAMA21,483109−69%

62Hull, MAMA10,138106−76%

63Wellesley, MAMA30,347106−84%

64Scituate, MAMA5,796104−3%

65Malden, MAMA66,370103−84%

66Fitchburg, MAMA42,13697−85%

67Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22295−46%

68Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15595−43%

69Swampscott, MAMA15,27794−59%

70Holyoke, MAMA38,02393−73%

71Foxborough, MAMA6,25191−45%

72Medfield, MAMA6,84990−60%

73Stoneham, MAMA23,35589−80%

74Lynnfield, MAMA13,06487−72%

75North Attleborough, MAMA31,50685–

76Greenfield, MAMA17,69183–

77Everett, MAMA53,57282−84%

78Salisbury, MAMA5,65681−20%

79Holbrook, MAMA11,38076−31%

80Milford, MAMA27,73173−81%

81Abington, MAMA17,05369−90%

82Athol, MAMA8,80164−73%

83Lawrence, MAMA89,32064−54%

84South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55263−83%

85Maynard, MAMA10,71257−76%

86Nantucket, MAMA10,01756−70%

87Walpole, MAMA6,46156−5%

88North Adams, MAMA12,36855−72%

89Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96155−74%

90Taunton, MAMA62,52250−94%

91Cochituate, MAMA6,47147−71%

92Sharon, MAMA6,23243−25%

93Hudson, MAMA15,71942−89%

94West Concord, MAMA5,87640−75%

95Chelsea, MAMA40,13036−69%

96Clinton, MAMA7,65834−80%

97Webster, MAMA12,22834−82%

98Palmer, MAMA12,36733−89%

99North Scituate, MAMA6,49232−74%

100Winthrop, MAMA18,64732−94%

101Whitinsville, MAMA7,11531−90%

102Hingham, MAMA5,13028−90%

103Williamstown, MAMA5,07028−57%

104Adams, MAMA5,42727−69%

105The Pinehills, MAMA5,28225+127%

106Ware, MAMA6,36924−61%

107Andover, MAMA9,45123−80%

108West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19422−76%

109Randolph, MAMA34,94821–

110Spencer, MAMA5,66119−78%

111Northborough, MAMA6,39217−89%

112Oxford, MAMA5,67117−79%

113Southbridge, MAMA18,10515−94%

114Bellingham, MAMA5,32513−86%

115Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40511−73%

116Kingston, MAMA5,91011−90%

117East Falmouth, MAMA6,2457−91%

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