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.

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
Boston city
Worcester city
Lowell city
Lynn city
Springfield city
Quincy city
Randolph Town city
Leominster city
Malden city
Brockton city
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