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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.43K people in Massachusetts with Arab ancestry (0.08% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Gloucester city had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (0.71%), followed by Chelsea city (0.51%), and Malden city (0.43%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Arab ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Gloucester city
Chelsea city
Malden city
Revere city
West Springfield Town city
Worcester city
Stoneham CDP
Attleboro city
Brookline CDP
Cambridge city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gloucester city 0.71
2 Chelsea city 0.51
3 Malden city 0.43
4 Revere city 0.39
5 West Springfield Town city 0.34
5 Worcester city 0.34
6 Stoneham CDP 0.29
7 Attleboro city 0.28
8 Brookline CDP 0.27
9 Cambridge city 0.25
10 Watertown Town city 0.22
11 Wakefield CDP 0.20
12 Amherst Town city 0.19
13 Burlington CDP 0.18
14 Everett city 0.16
15 Weymouth Town city 0.15
16 Bridgewater Town city 0.13
16 Somerville city 0.13
17 Lowell city 0.10
17 Medford city 0.10
18 Beverly city 0.06
18 Chicopee city 0.06
18 Springfield city 0.06
19 Longmeadow CDP 0.04
20 Taunton city 0.03