Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 85.84K people in Massachusetts with European ancestry (1.23% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Belmont CDP had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (3.34%), followed by Hull CDP (3.00%), and Newburyport city (2.72%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having European ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.
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Related Topics: Massachusetts ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont CDP | 3.34 |
| 2 | Hull CDP | 3.00 |
| 3 | Newburyport city | 2.72 |
| 4 | Northampton city | 2.64 |
| 5 | Brookline CDP | 2.60 |
| 6 | Wellesley CDP | 2.54 |
| 7 | Cambridge city | 2.51 |
| 8 | Newton city | 2.47 |
| 9 | Dedham CDP | 2.38 |
| 9 | Somerville city | 2.38 |
| 10 | Arlington CDP | 2.28 |
| 11 | Amesbury Town city | 2.23 |
| 12 | Lynnfield CDP | 2.20 |
| 12 | South Yarmouth CDP | 2.20 |
| 13 | Lexington CDP | 2.19 |
| 14 | Amherst Town city | 2.11 |
| 14 | Watertown Town city | 2.11 |
| 15 | Franklin Town city | 2.03 |
| 16 | Winchester CDP | 1.93 |
| 17 | Beverly city | 1.92 |
| 18 | Milton CDP | 1.91 |
| 19 | Melrose city | 1.86 |
| 20 | Webster CDP | 1.75 |
| 21 | Medford city | 1.74 |
| 22 | Needham CDP | 1.69 |
| 23 | Peabody city | 1.62 |
| 24 | Salem city | 1.54 |
| 25 | Stoneham CDP | 1.48 |
| 26 | Marblehead CDP | 1.45 |
| 27 | Hudson CDP | 1.44 |
| 27 | Longmeadow CDP | 1.44 |
| 28 | Norwood CDP | 1.41 |
| 29 | Maynard CDP | 1.36 |
| 30 | Swampscott CDP | 1.34 |
| 31 | Marlborough city | 1.32 |
| 31 | Wilmington CDP | 1.32 |
| 32 | Framingham city | 1.27 |
| 33 | Palmer Town city | 1.26 |
| 34 | Boston city | 1.25 |
| 35 | Agawam Town city | 1.22 |
| 35 | Pittsfield city | 1.22 |
| 35 | Reading CDP | 1.22 |
| 36 | Greenfield city | 1.18 |
| 37 | Waltham city | 1.17 |
| 38 | Gloucester city | 1.13 |
| 39 | Methuen Town city | 1.06 |
| 40 | Barnstable Town city | 0.97 |
| 40 | Nantucket CDP | 0.97 |
| 41 | Milford CDP | 0.94 |
| 42 | Winthrop Town city | 0.91 |
| 43 | Weymouth Town city | 0.88 |
| 44 | Easthampton Town city | 0.86 |
| 45 | Quincy city | 0.82 |
| 46 | Haverhill city | 0.81 |
| 47 | West Springfield Town city | 0.77 |
| 48 | Revere city | 0.74 |
| 49 | North Adams city | 0.70 |
| 50 | Woburn city | 0.68 |
| 51 | Southbridge Town city | 0.66 |
| 51 | Worcester city | 0.66 |
| 52 | Burlington CDP | 0.65 |
| 53 | Leominster city | 0.64 |
| 54 | Lowell city | 0.63 |
| 55 | North Attleborough Town city | 0.62 |
| 56 | Danvers CDP | 0.60 |
| 56 | Randolph Town city | 0.60 |
| 57 | Fitchburg city | 0.59 |
| 58 | Taunton city | 0.57 |
| 59 | Wakefield CDP | 0.55 |
| 60 | Holbrook CDP | 0.50 |
| 61 | Braintree Town city | 0.46 |
| 62 | Abington CDP | 0.42 |
| 63 | Westfield city | 0.41 |
| 64 | Attleboro city | 0.38 |
| 65 | Chelsea city | 0.32 |
| 66 | New Bedford city | 0.30 |
| 67 | Chicopee city | 0.28 |
| 67 | Holyoke city | 0.28 |
| 67 | Somerset CDP | 0.28 |
| 68 | Bridgewater Town city | 0.25 |
| 69 | Gardner city | 0.22 |
| 70 | Brockton city | 0.21 |
| 70 | Malden city | 0.21 |
| 70 | Springfield city | 0.21 |
| 71 | Fall River city | 0.20 |
| 72 | Lynn city | 0.17 |
| 73 | Saugus CDP | 0.16 |
| 74 | Everett city | 0.08 |
| 75 | Lawrence city | 0.06 |