Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Massachusetts Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 44,566. Among all Massachusetts cities and places, Boston city had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (15,717), followed by Brockton city (5,248), and Springfield city (2,612).

The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities and places.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

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Related Topics: Massachusetts ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Number of People
1	Boston city	15717
2	Brockton city	5248
3	Springfield city	2612
4	Lynn city	1710
5	Worcester city	1625
6	Randolph Town city	1547
7	Cambridge city	1128
8	Malden city	915
9	New Bedford city	783
10	Fall River city	733
11	Lawrence city	662
12	Everett city	655
13	Lowell city	427
14	Medford city	334
15	Taunton city	322
16	Chelsea city	320
17	Brookline CDP	319
18	Barnstable Town city	310
19	Somerville city	308
20	Haverhill city	287
21	Milton CDP	270
22	Methuen Town city	260
23	Nantucket CDP	256
24	Framingham city	233
25	Pittsfield city	232
26	Waltham city	201
27	Chicopee city	189
28	Weymouth Town city	187
29	Holyoke city	186
30	Quincy city	182
31	Attleboro city	178
31	Fitchburg city	178
32	Bridgewater Town city	169
33	Dedham CDP	159
34	Milford CDP	149
35	Peabody city	143
35	West Springfield Town city	143
36	Salem city	141
37	Beverly city	114
37	West Concord CDP	114
38	Melrose city	113
39	Norwood CDP	100
40	Greenfield city	99
41	Gardner city	94
42	Leominster city	84
42	Newton city	84
43	Holbrook CDP	81
44	Watertown Town city	76
45	Devens CDP	73
45	Woburn city	73
46	Revere city	72
47	Franklin Town city	68
48	Braintree Town city	64
49	Agawam Town city	63
50	Abington CDP	55
51	Northampton city	51
52	Wellesley CDP	50
53	Westfield city	48
54	Marlborough city	47
55	Gloucester city	40
56	Amherst Town city	39
56	Townsend CDP	39
56	Wilmington CDP	39
57	Onset CDP	38
58	West Wareham CDP	37
59	Webster CDP	35
60	Needham CDP	34
61	Danvers CDP	33
62	Oak Bluffs CDP	31
63	North Plymouth CDP	29
64	East Falmouth CDP	28
65	Adams CDP	25
65	Burlington CDP	25
65	Falmouth CDP	25
65	Winchester CDP	25
66	Clinton CDP	24
67	Foxborough CDP	23
67	Hull CDP	23
67	Ware CDP	23
68	Saugus CDP	22
69	Longmeadow CDP	19
70	Groton CDP	18
71	Great Barrington CDP	16
71	North Attleborough Town city	16
71	Topsfield CDP	16
72	Palmer Town city	15
73	Lexington CDP	14
73	Somerset CDP	14
74	Arlington CDP	13
75	Lee CDP	12
75	Norton Center CDP	12
76	Hudson CDP	11
76	South Yarmouth CDP	11
77	Plymouth CDP	10
77	Stoneham CDP	10
78	Ayer CDP	8
78	North Adams city	8
79	Newburyport city	7
80	Cordaville CDP	5
80	Reading CDP	5
80	Southbridge Town city	5
80	Wakefield CDP	5
81	Amesbury Town city	4
82	Upton CDP	3
83	Andover CDP	2
83	Swampscott CDP	2
84	Marshfield CDP	1
85	Acushnet Center CDP	0
85	Athol CDP	0
85	Bellingham CDP	0
85	Belmont CDP	0
85	Bliss Corner CDP	0
85	Brookfield CDP	0
85	Buzzards Bay CDP	0
85	Chester CDP	0
85	Cochituate CDP	0
85	Dennis Port CDP	0
85	East Dennis CDP	0
85	Easthampton Town city	0
85	East Harwich CDP	0
85	East Pepperell CDP	0
85	Edgartown CDP	0
85	Fiskdale CDP	0
85	Hanscom AFB CDP	0
85	Harwich Center CDP	0
85	Hingham CDP	0
85	Hopedale CDP	0
85	Hopkinton CDP	0
85	Ipswich CDP	0
85	Kingston CDP	0
85	Lenox CDP	0
85	Lunenburg CDP	0
85	Lynnfield CDP	0
85	Mansfield Center CDP	0
85	Marblehead CDP	0
85	Marion Center CDP	0
85	Mashpee Neck CDP	0
85	Maynard CDP	0
85	Medfield CDP	0
85	Middleborough Center CDP	0
85	Millers Falls CDP	0
85	Millis-Clicquot CDP	0
85	Monson Center CDP	0
85	Nahant CDP	0
85	Northborough CDP	0
85	North Brookfield CDP	0
85	North Falmouth CDP	0
85	North Lakeville CDP	0
85	North Pembroke CDP	0
85	Northwest Harwich CDP	0
85	Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock CDP	0
85	Ocean Grove CDP	0
85	Orange CDP	0
85	Orleans CDP	0
85	Oxford CDP	0
85	Pepperell CDP	0
85	Petersham CDP	0
85	Pinehurst CDP	0
85	Pocasset CDP	0
85	Provincetown CDP	0
85	Raynham Center CDP	0
85	Rockport CDP	0
85	Russell CDP	0
85	Sagamore CDP	0
85	Salisbury CDP	0
85	Sharon CDP	0
85	Shelburne Falls CDP	0
85	Shirley CDP	0
85	Smith Mills CDP	0
85	South Dennis CDP	0
85	South Duxbury CDP	0
85	South Lancaster CDP	0
85	Spencer CDP	0
85	Sturbridge CDP	0
85	Teaticket CDP	0
85	Vineyard Haven CDP	0
85	Walpole CDP	0
85	Wareham Center CDP	0
85	Westborough CDP	0
85	West Chatham CDP	0
85	West Dennis CDP	0
85	West Warren CDP	0
85	West Yarmouth CDP	0
85	Weweantic CDP	0
85	Whitinsville CDP	0
85	Wilbraham CDP	0
85	Williamstown CDP	0
85	Winthrop Town city	0
85	Yarmouth Port CDP	0