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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 11.70K people in Massachusetts with Scandinavian ancestry (0.17% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Amesbury Town city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.92%), followed by Dedham CDP (0.68%), and Northampton city (0.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Amesbury Town city
Dedham CDP
Northampton city
Greenfield city
Hull CDP
Belmont CDP
Agawam Town city
Watertown Town city
Hudson CDP
Beverly city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Amesbury Town city 0.92
2 Dedham CDP 0.68
3 Northampton city 0.62
4 Greenfield city 0.53
5 Hull CDP 0.52
6 Belmont CDP 0.46
7 Agawam Town city 0.38
7 Watertown Town city 0.38
8 Hudson CDP 0.37
9 Beverly city 0.36
10 Framingham city 0.34
11 North Adams city 0.33
12 Barnstable Town city 0.32
13 Milton CDP 0.29
14 Reading CDP 0.28
14 Stoneham CDP 0.28
15 Lynn city 0.27
16 Haverhill city 0.26
17 Cambridge city 0.25
17 Woburn city 0.25
18 Milford CDP 0.23
18 North Attleborough Town city 0.23
19 Gloucester city 0.22
19 Melrose city 0.22
20 Easthampton Town city 0.21
21 Salem city 0.20
22 Brookline CDP 0.18
22 Gardner city 0.18
22 Swampscott CDP 0.18
23 Boston city 0.17
23 Methuen Town city 0.17
24 Franklin Town city 0.16
25 Somerville city 0.15
26 Amherst Town city 0.14
26 Malden city 0.14
26 Marblehead CDP 0.14
26 Marlborough city 0.14
26 Maynard CDP 0.14
26 Wakefield CDP 0.14
27 Worcester city 0.13
28 Arlington CDP 0.12
28 Webster CDP 0.12
29 Fitchburg city 0.11
29 Waltham city 0.11
30 Newburyport city 0.09
30 Westfield city 0.09
31 South Yarmouth CDP 0.08
32 Braintree Town city 0.07
32 Lowell city 0.07
32 Pittsfield city 0.07
32 West Springfield Town city 0.07
32 Weymouth Town city 0.07
33 Danvers CDP 0.06
33 New Bedford city 0.06
33 Norwood CDP 0.06
34 Revere city 0.05
34 Wilmington CDP 0.05
35 Fall River city 0.04
35 Longmeadow CDP 0.04
35 Nantucket CDP 0.04
35 Taunton city 0.04
36 Palmer Town city 0.01