Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.29K people in Massachusetts with Iranian ancestry. Among all Massachusetts cities and places, Boston city had the highest population with Iranian ancestry (1.27K), followed by Cambridge city (720), and Brookline CDP (618).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Boston city
Cambridge city
Brookline CDP
Waltham city
Newton city
Medford city
Arlington CDP
Watertown Town city
Framingham city
Wellesley CDP
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Boston city 1275
2 Cambridge city 720
3 Brookline CDP 618
4 Waltham city 403
5 Newton city 267
6 Medford city 250
7 Arlington CDP 232
8 Watertown Town city 218
9 Framingham city 210
10 Wellesley CDP 179
11 Lowell city 176
12 Amherst Town city 175
13 Belmont CDP 164
14 Marlborough city 148
15 Lexington CDP 118
16 Peabody city 108
17 Longmeadow CDP 100
17 Quincy city 100
18 Malden city 95
19 Westfield city 86
20 North Westport CDP 75
21 Methuen Town city 71
22 Westborough CDP 67
23 Bliss Corner CDP 64
24 Hudson CDP 61
25 Haverhill city 53
26 Randolph Town city 48
27 Fall River city 45
28 Chelsea city 42
29 Leominster city 41
30 Fitchburg city 39
30 Stoneham CDP 39
31 Melrose city 37
32 Milton CDP 36
33 Kingston CDP 31
34 Housatonic CDP 30
34 Winchester CDP 30
35 Marblehead CDP 29
36 Braintree Town city 27
36 Ipswich CDP 27
37 Wakefield CDP 24
38 Wilmington CDP 22
39 Rockport CDP 21
40 Swampscott CDP 20
41 Norton Center CDP 19
41 Woods Hole CDP 19
42 Lynnfield CDP 18
42 Pocasset CDP 18
43 Andover CDP 16
43 Dover CDP 16
44 Turners Falls CDP 12
45 Lawrence city 9
46 Sharon CDP 8
47 Reading CDP 7
47 Sturbridge CDP 7