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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 70.96K people in Massachusetts with Cape Verdean ancestry (1.01% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Brockton city had the highest percentage of its population with Cape Verdean ancestry (18.89%), followed by New Bedford city (10.11%), and Taunton city (4.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Cape Verdean 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 Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021
Brockton city
New Bedford city
Taunton city
Abington CDP
Holbrook CDP
Fall River city
Boston city
Somerset CDP
Barnstable Town city
Bridgewater Town city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Cape Verdean Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brockton city 18.89
2 New Bedford city 10.11
3 Taunton city 4.81
4 Abington CDP 3.16
5 Holbrook CDP 2.89
6 Fall River city 2.70
7 Boston city 1.95
8 Somerset CDP 1.65
9 Barnstable Town city 1.57
10 Bridgewater Town city 1.56
11 Randolph Town city 1.51
12 Amherst Town city 1.08
13 Quincy city 0.98
14 Weymouth Town city 0.92
15 Attleboro city 0.76
16 South Yarmouth CDP 0.70
17 Franklin Town city 0.65
18 Braintree Town city 0.63
19 Somerville city 0.54
20 Norwood CDP 0.46
21 Chelsea city 0.42
22 Everett city 0.38
23 Dedham CDP 0.34
23 Fitchburg city 0.34
24 Saugus CDP 0.32
25 Salem city 0.28
26 Lynn city 0.25
26 Methuen Town city 0.25
27 Framingham city 0.24
28 Revere city 0.23
29 Burlington CDP 0.20
29 Milton CDP 0.20
29 Newburyport city 0.20
29 North Attleborough Town city 0.20
30 Beverly city 0.19
31 Cambridge city 0.18
32 Lowell city 0.17
32 Milford CDP 0.17
32 Needham CDP 0.17
32 Springfield city 0.17
32 Worcester city 0.17
33 Hull CDP 0.14
34 Gardner city 0.13
34 Pittsfield city 0.13
35 Chicopee city 0.12
35 Malden city 0.12
35 Marlborough city 0.12
36 Haverhill city 0.11
36 Nantucket CDP 0.11
37 Amesbury Town city 0.10
38 Lawrence city 0.09
39 Holyoke city 0.07
39 Melrose city 0.07