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Largest Scottish population, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the number of residents who are Scottish 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 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 419. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Reading, MA, up 35 places to #16.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Boston, MAMA672,9737,618−11%

02▲1Worcester, MAMA213,8622,412−12%

03▼1Cambridge, MAMA122,5882,062−30%

04▲9Arlington, MAMA46,3501,698+44%

05▲3Barnstable, MAMA50,1011,696−17%

06▼2Newton, MAMA90,7411,446−13%

07▲2Brookline, MAMA63,2661,445+22%

08▼2Somerville, MAMA84,2111,355−5%

09▲7Weymouth, MAMA59,7591,347−45%

10▼3Framingham, MAMA73,0211,327−11%

11Beverly, MAMA43,3631,264−29%

12▼7Quincy, MAMA103,1731,160−44%

13▼1Haverhill, MAMA68,3611,135−34%

14▼4Waltham, MAMA65,0371,133−26%

15▲3Salem, MAMA45,3811,122+34%

16▲35Reading, MAMA25,6121,118+16%

17▲8Peabody, MAMA55,9531,061−32%

18▲1Northampton, MAMA31,0471,019+7%

19▼4Gloucester, MAMA30,627970−20%

20▲26Winchester, MAMA23,406949+36%

21▲12Franklin, MAMA33,955920−20%

22▼1Springfield, MAMA154,702915−49%

23▲11Brockton, MAMA106,134862−26%

24▼10Medford, MAMA59,834851−10%

25▲28Fall River, MAMA95,298831−32%

26▲16Pittsfield, MAMA42,909806−30%

27▼5Westfield, MAMA40,546788+1%

28▼1Lowell, MAMA119,971774−27%

29▼3Taunton, MAMA62,522749−40%

30▲9Marlborough, MAMA42,772742−31%

31▲9Melrose, MAMA29,597724+2%

32Belmont, MAMA27,175722−19%

33▼5Chicopee, MAMA55,310707−17%

34▲23Danvers, MAMA28,098683−31%

35Methuen, MAMA54,584674–

36▼6North Attleborough, MAMA31,506649–

37▲32Norwood, MAMA31,542645−22%

38Watertown, MAMA35,710642–

39▼1Newburyport, MAMA19,148639−47%

40▼9Attleboro, MAMA47,447617−62%

41▼21Wellesley, MAMA30,347617−22%

42▼7West Springfield, MAMA28,829617+2%

43▲16Saugus, MAMA28,773610−21%

44▲6Amherst, MAMA40,920603–

45▼16Braintree, MAMA38,957596−52%

46▼2Bridgewater, MAMA29,309593–

47▼23Marblehead, MAMA20,413582−43%

48▲4Woburn, MAMA43,962575−30%

49▼32Leominster, MAMA44,194564−25%

50▲5Needham, MAMA32,459561−29%

51▲17Hull, MAMA10,138540+52%

52▲15Greenfield, MAMA17,691538–

53▲10Milford, MAMA27,731522−5%

54▲29Holbrook, MAMA11,380519+30%

55▲26Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961498+46%

56▼33Lynn, MAMA104,236495−60%

57▼20Lexington, MAMA34,295487−41%

58▼9Dedham, MAMA25,237483−19%

59▲26Burlington, MAMA26,274464+23%

60Amesbury, MAMA17,588453–

61▲10Holyoke, MAMA38,023424−2%

62▲3Malden, MAMA66,370419−54%

63▲7Milton, MAMA28,587401−33%

64▲8Everett, MAMA53,572394−16%

65▲1Ware, MAMA6,369391+237%

66▼25Fitchburg, MAMA42,136390−65%

67▼13Abington, MAMA17,053381−18%

68▼12Swampscott, MAMA15,277380−22%

69▲18Lawrence, MAMA89,320368+65%

70▼6Randolph, MAMA34,948360–

71▼26Wakefield, MAMA27,793355−61%

72▼10Hudson, MAMA15,719343+8%

73▲11Winthrop, MAMA18,647334+8%

74▼13New Bedford, MAMA101,834321−33%

75▼39Gardner, MAMA21,483320−39%

76▼29Maynard, MAMA10,712285−14%

77▲29Williamstown, MAMA5,070285+67%

78Easthampton, MAMA15,851284–

79▼6Revere, MAMA60,141283−42%

80▼37Wilmington, MAMA23,336278−57%

81▲26Southbridge, MAMA18,105263+39%

82▲26Lynnfield, MAMA13,064259−40%

83▼9Pinehurst, MAMA6,845258+17%

84▼36Agawam, MAMA28,783246−77%

85▼3West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194246+70%

86▼6Stoneham, MAMA23,355241−61%

87▲24Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155239+123%

88▲1Medfield, MAMA6,849237+49%

89▲15Walpole, MAMA6,461223+74%

90▼11Webster, MAMA12,228222−9%

91▼15Cochituate, MAMA6,471219+81%

92▲5Palmer, MAMA12,367219−28%

93▼15Nantucket, MAMA10,017215−36%

94▲19Kingston, MAMA5,9102100%

95▲1North Adams, MAMA12,368209−54%

96▼19Somerset, MAMA18,298205−28%

97▼11Andover, MAMA9,451204−25%

98▼23Longmeadow, MAMA15,696197−71%

99▲18The Pinehills, MAMA5,282196+532%

100▼5Bellingham, MAMA5,325192+70%

101▲4Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222190+28%

102▼4Northborough, MAMA6,392174−25%

103▲13Sharon, MAMA6,232173+355%

104▼12East Falmouth, MAMA6,245163−43%

105▼2Athol, MAMA8,801158−29%

106▼6Hingham, MAMA5,130157−53%

107▼14Scituate, MAMA5,796157−37%

108▼17East Harwich, MAMA5,654153+13%

109▼21West Concord, MAMA5,876142−49%

110▼50South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552133−49%

111▲8Spencer, MAMA5,661133−52%

112▼3Whitinsville, MAMA7,115128−39%

113▼55Marshfield, MAMA5,161102−53%

114▼24North Scituate, MAMA6,49297−63%

115▼1Clinton, MAMA7,65886−30%

116▼22Salisbury, MAMA5,65686−76%

117▼15Chelsea, MAMA40,13081−58%

118Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40580+45%

119▼9Oxford, MAMA5,67145−81%

120▼5North Westport, MAMA5,28943+153%

121▼22Foxborough, MAMA6,25137−82%

122▼10Adams, MAMA5,42734−87%

123▼22Plymouth, MAMA7,91833−86%

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