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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 6.59K people in Massachusetts with Syrian ancestry (0.09% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Saugus CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (0.64%), followed by Lexington CDP (0.56%), and Norwood CDP (0.56%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Syrian 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 Syrian Ancestry in 2021
Saugus CDP
Lexington CDP
Norwood CDP
Salem city
Winchester CDP
Milford CDP
Burlington CDP
Abington CDP
Arlington CDP
Attleboro city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Saugus CDP 0.64
2 Lexington CDP 0.56
2 Norwood CDP 0.56
3 Salem city 0.46
4 Winchester CDP 0.40
5 Milford CDP 0.38
6 Burlington CDP 0.36
7 Abington CDP 0.33
8 Arlington CDP 0.32
9 Attleboro city 0.23
10 Lynnfield CDP 0.18
11 Lowell city 0.17
11 Somerville city 0.17
12 Worcester city 0.16
13 Dedham CDP 0.14
13 Medford city 0.14
13 North Attleborough Town city 0.14
14 Franklin Town city 0.12
15 Swampscott CDP 0.11
15 Woburn city 0.11
16 Braintree Town city 0.10
16 Marlborough city 0.10
16 Wakefield CDP 0.10
17 Danvers CDP 0.09
17 Gloucester city 0.09
17 Weymouth Town city 0.09
18 Malden city 0.08
18 Pittsfield city 0.08
19 Haverhill city 0.07
19 Methuen Town city 0.07
20 Beverly city 0.06
20 Greenfield city 0.06
20 Winthrop Town city 0.06
21 Gardner city 0.05
21 Wilmington CDP 0.05
22 Easthampton Town city 0.04
22 Fall River city 0.04
22 Taunton city 0.04
23 Amesbury Town city 0.01
23 Lawrence city 0.01