Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 34.17K people in Massachusetts with Jamaican ancestry (0.49% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South Yarmouth CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (4.77%), followed by Springfield city (2.78%), and Randolph Town city (2.50%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Yarmouth CDP | 4.77 |
| 2 | Springfield city | 2.78 |
| 3 | Randolph Town city | 2.50 |
| 4 | Barnstable Town city | 2.40 |
| 5 | Milton CDP | 1.92 |
| 6 | Boston city | 1.68 |
| 7 | Brockton city | 1.25 |
| 8 | Norwood CDP | 1.16 |
| 9 | Webster CDP | 1.02 |
| 10 | Worcester city | 0.86 |
| 11 | Palmer Town city | 0.81 |
| 12 | Braintree Town city | 0.75 |
| 13 | Nantucket CDP | 0.70 |
| 14 | Leominster city | 0.69 |
| 15 | Holbrook CDP | 0.61 |
| 16 | Agawam Town city | 0.60 |
| 17 | Chicopee city | 0.55 |
| 17 | Taunton city | 0.55 |
| 18 | Cambridge city | 0.48 |
| 19 | Malden city | 0.47 |
| 19 | North Attleborough Town city | 0.47 |
| 20 | Attleboro city | 0.45 |
| 21 | Saugus CDP | 0.43 |
| 22 | Brookline CDP | 0.41 |
| 23 | Lynn city | 0.40 |
| 23 | Reading CDP | 0.40 |
| 24 | Waltham city | 0.39 |
| 25 | Fall River city | 0.38 |
| 26 | Salem city | 0.37 |
| 26 | West Springfield Town city | 0.37 |
| 27 | Wakefield CDP | 0.36 |
| 28 | Chelsea city | 0.35 |
| 28 | Everett city | 0.35 |
| 29 | Amherst Town city | 0.34 |
| 30 | Haverhill city | 0.31 |
| 31 | New Bedford city | 0.28 |
| 31 | Westfield city | 0.28 |
| 32 | Southbridge Town city | 0.27 |
| 33 | Framingham city | 0.26 |
| 34 | Danvers CDP | 0.24 |
| 35 | Lawrence city | 0.22 |
| 36 | Wellesley CDP | 0.21 |
| 37 | Fitchburg city | 0.19 |
| 37 | Pittsfield city | 0.19 |
| 37 | Quincy city | 0.19 |
| 38 | Lowell city | 0.18 |
| 38 | Medford city | 0.18 |
| 39 | Weymouth Town city | 0.17 |
| 40 | Belmont CDP | 0.16 |
| 40 | Stoneham CDP | 0.16 |
| 41 | Lexington CDP | 0.15 |
| 41 | Watertown Town city | 0.15 |
| 42 | Methuen Town city | 0.14 |
| 43 | Arlington CDP | 0.13 |
| 43 | Somerville city | 0.13 |
| 44 | Peabody city | 0.12 |
| 45 | Dedham CDP | 0.10 |
| 45 | Newburyport city | 0.10 |
| 46 | Bridgewater Town city | 0.09 |
| 46 | Longmeadow CDP | 0.09 |
| 46 | Wilmington CDP | 0.09 |
| 47 | Easthampton Town city | 0.07 |
| 48 | Amesbury Town city | 0.06 |
| 48 | Greenfield city | 0.06 |
| 48 | Revere city | 0.06 |
| 49 | Holyoke city | 0.04 |