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Most racially diverse, Massachusetts cities

Name: Most racially diverse, Massachusetts cities, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Massachusetts cities ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 48. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Foxborough, MA, up 46 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990

01Brockton, MAMA106,13492+96%

02Everett, MAMA53,57292+397%

03▲2Malden, MAMA66,37092+227%

04Randolph, MAMA34,94891–

05▼2Lowell, MAMA119,97190+88%

06Boston, MAMA672,97389+24%

07▲1Worcester, MAMA213,86284+132%

08▲4Framingham, MAMA73,02184+164%

09▼2Lynn, MAMA104,23683+97%

10▼1Springfield, MAMA154,70282+23%

11▼1Cambridge, MAMA122,58881+42%

12▲10Marlborough, MAMA42,77279+337%

13▼2Revere, MAMA60,14178+263%

14▲12Holbrook, MAMA11,38077+477%

15▼1New Bedford, MAMA101,83477+129%

16▼3Quincy, MAMA103,17377+277%

17Waltham, MAMA65,03777+182%

18▼3Fitchburg, MAMA42,13676+131%

19▲16Milford, MAMA27,73174+327%

20Methuen, MAMA54,58474–

21▼3Lexington, MAMA34,29572+251%

22▼1Southbridge, MAMA18,10571–

23▲46Foxborough, MAMA6,25169+1117%

24▼5Holyoke, MAMA38,02368+15%

25▲13Webster, MAMA12,22868+595%

26▼6Brookline, MAMA63,26668+104%

27▼11Amherst, MAMA40,92067–

28▼1Somerville, MAMA84,21167+95%

29Medford, MAMA59,83467+255%

30▲2Chicopee, MAMA55,31065+345%

31▼3Haverhill, MAMA68,36165+268%

32▼1Salem, MAMA45,38164+195%

33▲3Fall River, MAMA95,29864+532%

34▲11Wellesley, MAMA30,34763+263%

35▼10Chelsea, MAMA40,13063−7%

36▲6Norwood, MAMA31,54263+661%

37▼14Leominster, MAMA44,19463+125%

38▲1Braintree, MAMA38,95763–

39▼5Newton, MAMA90,74162+203%

40▼7Belmont, MAMA27,17560+429%

41▼4Milton, MAMA28,58760+251%

42▲1Taunton, MAMA62,52260+226%

43Watertown, MAMA35,71060–

44▲11Saugus, MAMA28,77359+1389%

45▲2Winchester, MAMA23,40659+429%

46Williamstown, MAMA5,07058+109%

47▲1Woburn, MAMA43,96258+424%

48▼8West Springfield, MAMA28,82958–

49▼25Nantucket, MAMA10,01757+451%

50▲9West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19457+371%

51▼7Sharon, MAMA6,23257+300%

52▲13Peabody, MAMA55,95356+397%

53▲14Winthrop, MAMA18,64754–

54▼5Arlington, MAMA46,35054+300%

55▼14Clinton, MAMA7,65853+174%

56▼26Burlington, MAMA26,27453+214%

57▲4Barnstable, MAMA50,10150–

58▼5Pittsfield, MAMA42,90950+308%

59▲18South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55250+558%

60▲3Melrose, MAMA29,59749+861%

61▼10Attleboro, MAMA47,44749+206%

62▼4Gardner, MAMA21,48348+293%

63▲3Northborough, MAMA6,39246+321%

64▲7Bridgewater, MAMA29,30946–

65▼8Northampton, MAMA31,04746+152%

66▼14Dedham, MAMA25,23746+664%

67▼5Weymouth, MAMA59,75946–

68▲11Hudson, MAMA15,71945+443%

69▼9Andover, MAMA9,45144+312%

70▼14West Concord, MAMA5,87644+40%

71▼21Cochituate, MAMA6,47143+147%

72▲3Maynard, MAMA10,71243+271%

73▲7Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22242+373%

74▼20Pinehurst, MAMA6,84542+455%

75▼5Needham, MAMA32,45942+280%

76▲24Plymouth, MAMA7,91842+165%

77▼5Stoneham, MAMA23,35542+506%

78▲5Lynnfield, MAMA13,06441+1034%

79▲2Whitinsville, MAMA7,11539+528%

80▲5Franklin, MAMA33,95539–

81▲14East Falmouth, MAMA6,24539+82%

82▲8Athol, MAMA8,80138+410%

83▼9Abington, MAMA17,05337+835%

84▼11North Attleborough, MAMA31,50637–

85▼7Westfield, MAMA40,54637+169%

86▼18Lawrence, MAMA89,32037−44%

87▲2Palmer, MAMA12,36736–

88▲5Medfield, MAMA6,84936+324%

89▼7Longmeadow, MAMA15,69635+249%

90▲4Swampscott, MAMA15,27735+862%

91▲22Salisbury, MAMA5,65635+1715%

92▼8Beverly, MAMA43,36335+355%

93▲5Reading, MAMA25,61235+567%

94▲7Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15533+281%

95▼3Wakefield, MAMA27,79333+564%

96Easthampton, MAMA15,85133–

97Amesbury, MAMA17,58832–

98▲1North Adams, MAMA12,36832+311%

99▼11Agawam, MAMA28,78331–

100▲18North Westport, MAMA5,28931+1623%

101▼14Wilmington, MAMA23,33630+498%

102▼26Greenfield, MAMA17,69130+393%

103▼7Danvers, MAMA28,09829+339%

104▼13Bellingham, MAMA5,32528+183%

105▼19Ware, MAMA6,36928+124%

106▼3Gloucester, MAMA30,62727+642%

107▼2Oxford, MAMA5,67126+445%

108▲7Hingham, MAMA5,13025+490%

109▼45Spencer, MAMA5,66123+300%

110▲2Somerset, MAMA18,29823+390%

111▼14Walpole, MAMA6,46122+271%

112▼1Newburyport, MAMA19,14821+378%

113▲6North Scituate, MAMA6,49218+200%

114▼4Adams, MAMA5,42718+1277%

115▼8Marblehead, MAMA20,41317+254%

116▼2Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96117+578%

117▼8Hull, MAMA10,13816+117%

118▼14Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40516+144%

119▼13Kingston, MAMA5,91016+166%

120▼18Scituate, MAMA5,79616+74%

121▼13East Harwich, MAMA5,65414+468%

122▼5The Pinehills, MAMA5,28212–

123▼7Marshfield, MAMA5,16110−17%

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