Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 387.14K people in Massachusetts with German ancestry (5.54% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Northampton city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (10.53%), followed by Easthampton Town city (9.65%), and Winchester CDP (9.57%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton city | 10.53 |
| 2 | Easthampton Town city | 9.65 |
| 3 | Winchester CDP | 9.57 |
| 4 | Marblehead CDP | 9.47 |
| 5 | Longmeadow CDP | 9.07 |
| 6 | Wellesley CDP | 9.00 |
| 7 | Greenfield city | 8.99 |
| 8 | Pittsfield city | 8.65 |
| 9 | Arlington CDP | 8.50 |
| 10 | Brookline CDP | 8.43 |
| 11 | Amherst Town city | 8.31 |
| 12 | Somerville city | 8.28 |
| 13 | Watertown Town city | 8.23 |
| 14 | Needham CDP | 8.18 |
| 15 | Newburyport city | 8.01 |
| 16 | Cambridge city | 7.91 |
| 17 | Reading CDP | 7.67 |
| 18 | Westfield city | 7.45 |
| 19 | Belmont CDP | 7.33 |
| 20 | Melrose city | 7.31 |
| 21 | Newton city | 7.23 |
| 22 | North Adams city | 7.19 |
| 23 | Danvers CDP | 7.18 |
| 24 | Maynard CDP | 7.17 |
| 25 | Gloucester city | 7.09 |
| 26 | Lexington CDP | 7.02 |
| 27 | Swampscott CDP | 6.68 |
| 28 | Franklin Town city | 6.65 |
| 29 | Beverly city | 6.60 |
| 30 | Milton CDP | 6.53 |
| 31 | Hull CDP | 6.47 |
| 32 | Dedham CDP | 6.43 |
| 33 | Attleboro city | 6.41 |
| 33 | Barnstable Town city | 6.41 |
| 34 | Salem city | 6.31 |
| 35 | Wakefield CDP | 6.29 |
| 36 | Nantucket CDP | 6.14 |
| 37 | Holbrook CDP | 6.07 |
| 37 | Medford city | 6.07 |
| 38 | West Springfield Town city | 5.98 |
| 39 | Leominster city | 5.90 |
| 40 | North Attleborough Town city | 5.86 |
| 41 | Burlington CDP | 5.77 |
| 42 | Amesbury Town city | 5.76 |
| 43 | Norwood CDP | 5.70 |
| 44 | Gardner city | 5.59 |
| 45 | Waltham city | 5.49 |
| 46 | Fitchburg city | 5.24 |
| 47 | Wilmington CDP | 5.20 |
| 48 | South Yarmouth CDP | 5.16 |
| 49 | Lynnfield CDP | 5.00 |
| 50 | Hudson CDP | 4.87 |
| 51 | Marlborough city | 4.83 |
| 52 | Boston city | 4.79 |
| 53 | Chicopee city | 4.75 |
| 54 | Bridgewater Town city | 4.72 |
| 55 | Southbridge Town city | 4.65 |
| 56 | Palmer Town city | 4.61 |
| 57 | Woburn city | 4.40 |
| 58 | Weymouth Town city | 4.33 |
| 59 | Agawam Town city | 4.25 |
| 60 | Saugus CDP | 4.18 |
| 61 | Winthrop Town city | 4.10 |
| 62 | Webster CDP | 3.81 |
| 63 | Methuen Town city | 3.69 |
| 64 | Quincy city | 3.65 |
| 65 | Framingham city | 3.58 |
| 66 | Taunton city | 3.57 |
| 67 | Haverhill city | 3.56 |
| 68 | Abington CDP | 3.51 |
| 69 | Holyoke city | 3.50 |
| 70 | Braintree Town city | 3.44 |
| 71 | Milford CDP | 3.34 |
| 72 | Worcester city | 3.02 |
| 73 | Lowell city | 2.90 |
| 74 | Stoneham CDP | 2.83 |
| 75 | Malden city | 2.67 |
| 76 | Fall River city | 2.41 |
| 77 | Randolph Town city | 2.22 |
| 78 | Somerset CDP | 2.16 |
| 79 | Springfield city | 2.02 |
| 80 | Peabody city | 2.01 |
| 81 | Lynn city | 1.99 |
| 82 | New Bedford city | 1.82 |
| 83 | Chelsea city | 1.72 |
| 84 | Brockton city | 1.69 |
| 85 | Everett city | 1.26 |
| 86 | Revere city | 1.07 |
| 87 | Lawrence city | 0.84 |