Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.35M people in Massachusetts with Irish ancestry (19.24% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hull CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (35.98%), followed by Abington CDP (35.66%), and Weymouth Town city (35.14%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull CDP | 35.98 |
| 2 | Abington CDP | 35.66 |
| 3 | Weymouth Town city | 35.14 |
| 4 | Holbrook CDP | 34.31 |
| 5 | Reading CDP | 32.99 |
| 6 | Braintree Town city | 32.62 |
| 7 | Milton CDP | 31.63 |
| 8 | Wakefield CDP | 31.37 |
| 9 | Newburyport city | 31.16 |
| 10 | Wilmington CDP | 30.30 |
| 11 | Amesbury Town city | 29.51 |
| 12 | Dedham CDP | 29.33 |
| 13 | Danvers CDP | 28.64 |
| 14 | Woburn city | 28.38 |
| 15 | Bridgewater Town city | 28.10 |
| 15 | Norwood CDP | 28.10 |
| 16 | Stoneham CDP | 28.04 |
| 17 | Lynnfield CDP | 27.94 |
| 18 | North Attleborough Town city | 27.26 |
| 19 | Franklin Town city | 26.57 |
| 20 | Maynard CDP | 25.55 |
| 21 | Marblehead CDP | 25.53 |
| 22 | South Yarmouth CDP | 25.39 |
| 23 | Melrose city | 24.76 |
| 24 | Easthampton Town city | 24.33 |
| 25 | Burlington CDP | 24.23 |
| 26 | Attleboro city | 23.15 |
| 27 | Winthrop Town city | 23.00 |
| 28 | Beverly city | 22.88 |
| 29 | Quincy city | 22.58 |
| 30 | Agawam Town city | 22.36 |
| 31 | Salem city | 22.31 |
| 32 | Haverhill city | 22.13 |
| 33 | Winchester CDP | 21.40 |
| 34 | Barnstable Town city | 21.13 |
| 35 | Saugus CDP | 20.93 |
| 36 | Arlington CDP | 20.89 |
| 37 | Gloucester city | 20.77 |
| 38 | Taunton city | 20.69 |
| 39 | Longmeadow CDP | 20.56 |
| 40 | Peabody city | 20.20 |
| 41 | Watertown Town city | 19.82 |
| 42 | Medford city | 18.90 |
| 43 | Pittsfield city | 18.86 |
| 43 | Somerset CDP | 18.86 |
| 44 | Nantucket CDP | 18.72 |
| 45 | Greenfield city | 18.70 |
| 46 | Swampscott CDP | 18.66 |
| 47 | Webster CDP | 18.50 |
| 48 | West Springfield Town city | 18.27 |
| 49 | Needham CDP | 18.08 |
| 50 | Westfield city | 18.02 |
| 51 | Wellesley CDP | 17.83 |
| 52 | Waltham city | 17.54 |
| 53 | Milford CDP | 17.07 |
| 54 | Hudson CDP | 16.94 |
| 55 | Belmont CDP | 16.33 |
| 56 | Somerville city | 15.78 |
| 57 | Northampton city | 15.76 |
| 58 | Leominster city | 15.47 |
| 59 | Marlborough city | 15.13 |
| 60 | North Adams city | 15.00 |
| 61 | Fitchburg city | 14.67 |
| 62 | Lowell city | 14.65 |
| 63 | Methuen Town city | 14.25 |
| 64 | Worcester city | 14.05 |
| 65 | Amherst Town city | 13.51 |
| 66 | Framingham city | 13.40 |
| 67 | Holyoke city | 13.19 |
| 67 | Southbridge Town city | 13.19 |
| 68 | Newton city | 13.17 |
| 69 | Boston city | 13.10 |
| 70 | Malden city | 12.93 |
| 71 | Chicopee city | 12.74 |
| 72 | Palmer Town city | 12.25 |
| 73 | Lynn city | 12.08 |
| 74 | Fall River city | 11.35 |
| 75 | Brookline CDP | 10.53 |
| 76 | Lexington CDP | 10.52 |
| 77 | Brockton city | 10.43 |
| 78 | Cambridge city | 10.30 |
| 79 | Gardner city | 10.15 |
| 80 | Randolph Town city | 9.63 |
| 81 | Everett city | 8.45 |
| 82 | New Bedford city | 8.11 |
| 83 | Revere city | 8.05 |
| 84 | Springfield city | 7.84 |
| 85 | Chelsea city | 4.01 |
| 86 | Lawrence city | 3.44 |