Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 33.64K people in Massachusetts with African ancestry. Among all Massachusetts cities and places, Boston city had the highest population with African ancestry (5.25K), followed by Worcester city (3.23K), and Lowell city (2.77K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.
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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston city | 5247 |
| 2 | Worcester city | 3234 |
| 3 | Lowell city | 2773 |
| 4 | Lynn city | 1375 |
| 5 | Springfield city | 1316 |
| 6 | Quincy city | 944 |
| 7 | Randolph Town city | 907 |
| 8 | Leominster city | 822 |
| 9 | Malden city | 813 |
| 10 | Brockton city | 801 |
| 11 | Cambridge city | 648 |
| 12 | Framingham city | 599 |
| 13 | Methuen Town city | 571 |
| 14 | Waltham city | 440 |
| 15 | Everett city | 415 |
| 16 | Medford city | 400 |
| 17 | Attleboro city | 383 |
| 18 | Fitchburg city | 382 |
| 19 | Barnstable Town city | 368 |
| 20 | Somerville city | 356 |
| 21 | Dedham CDP | 349 |
| 22 | Amherst Town city | 345 |
| 23 | Fall River city | 336 |
| 24 | Pittsfield city | 316 |
| 25 | Milton CDP | 309 |
| 26 | Newton city | 303 |
| 27 | Chelsea city | 302 |
| 28 | Lawrence city | 261 |
| 29 | Chicopee city | 258 |
| 30 | Milford CDP | 248 |
| 31 | Haverhill city | 242 |
| 32 | New Bedford city | 239 |
| 33 | Lexington CDP | 123 |
| 34 | Webster CDP | 122 |
| 35 | Needham CDP | 117 |
| 35 | Winchester CDP | 117 |
| 36 | Taunton city | 116 |
| 37 | Revere city | 111 |
| 38 | Burlington CDP | 109 |
| 39 | Gardner city | 96 |
| 39 | Woburn city | 96 |
| 40 | Watertown Town city | 87 |
| 41 | Arlington CDP | 80 |
| 42 | North Attleborough Town city | 75 |
| 43 | Scituate CDP | 71 |
| 44 | Saugus CDP | 70 |
| 45 | Braintree Town city | 68 |
| 45 | Salem city | 68 |
| 46 | Beverly city | 67 |
| 46 | Bridgewater Town city | 67 |
| 46 | Marlborough city | 67 |
| 47 | Belmont CDP | 65 |
| 47 | Wellesley CDP | 65 |
| 48 | North Pembroke CDP | 57 |
| 49 | West Springfield Town city | 51 |
| 50 | Holbrook CDP | 50 |
| 51 | Melrose city | 49 |
| 52 | Northampton city | 48 |
| 53 | Weymouth Town city | 41 |
| 54 | Amesbury Town city | 39 |
| 54 | Gloucester city | 39 |
| 55 | Orange CDP | 36 |
| 56 | Walpole CDP | 35 |
| 57 | Southbridge Town city | 34 |
| 58 | Great Barrington CDP | 32 |
| 59 | Williamstown CDP | 31 |
| 60 | Oak Bluffs CDP | 29 |
| 60 | Palmer Town city | 29 |
| 61 | Swampscott CDP | 28 |
| 62 | Stoneham CDP | 25 |
| 63 | North Eastham CDP | 24 |
| 63 | Norton Center CDP | 24 |
| 64 | Clinton CDP | 23 |
| 65 | Holyoke city | 22 |
| 65 | The Pinehills CDP | 22 |
| 66 | Foxborough CDP | 20 |
| 66 | Mansfield Center CDP | 20 |
| 66 | Winthrop Town city | 20 |
| 67 | West Yarmouth CDP | 19 |
| 68 | Brewster CDP | 18 |
| 69 | Sturbridge CDP | 17 |
| 70 | Devens CDP | 12 |
| 71 | Andover CDP | 11 |
| 71 | Northborough CDP | 11 |
| 72 | West Concord CDP | 9 |
| 73 | Ipswich CDP | 8 |
| 73 | North Adams city | 8 |
| 73 | Westborough CDP | 8 |
| 74 | East Falmouth CDP | 6 |
| 74 | Nantucket CDP | 6 |
| 75 | Easthampton Town city | 1 |
| 75 | Lee CDP | 1 |