Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 percentage of 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 13.52%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Somerset CDP had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (100.00%), followed by Hull CDP (65.71%), and Franklin Town city (32.23%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Somerset CDP
Hull CDP
Franklin Town city
Greenfield city
Milford CDP
Brookline CDP
Abington CDP
Gardner city
Beverly city
Wellesley CDP
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Somerset CDP 100.00
2 Hull CDP 65.71
3 Franklin Town city 32.23
4 Greenfield city 30.46
5 Milford CDP 28.17
6 Brookline CDP 28.16
7 Abington CDP 27.23
8 Gardner city 24.10
9 Beverly city 22.80
10 Wellesley CDP 21.46
11 Lawrence city 21.08
12 Fall River city 21.05
13 Brockton city 20.35
14 Holyoke city 19.38
15 Lynn city 19.09
16 New Bedford city 18.83
17 West Springfield Town city 17.83
18 Bridgewater Town city 17.62
19 Melrose city 17.31
20 Barnstable Town city 17.15
21 Haverhill city 16.87
22 Westfield city 16.33
23 Hudson CDP 15.94
24 Attleboro city 15.91
25 Pittsfield city 15.80
26 Randolph Town city 15.63
27 Cambridge city 15.29
28 Nantucket CDP 15.27
29 Boston city 14.78
30 Malden city 14.45
31 Taunton city 14.27
32 Everett city 13.92
33 Chelsea city 13.51
34 Springfield city 13.21
35 Wilmington CDP 13.00
36 Dedham CDP 12.14
37 Longmeadow CDP 11.80
38 Methuen Town city 11.78
39 Fitchburg city 11.77
40 Somerville city 11.67
41 Medford city 11.65
42 Gloucester city 11.56
43 Peabody city 11.39
44 Salem city 11.26
45 Weymouth Town city 11.15
46 North Adams city 10.96
47 Agawam Town city 10.84
48 Worcester city 10.49
49 Newburyport city 10.45
50 Northampton city 9.48
51 Chicopee city 9.39
52 Winchester CDP 8.33
53 Milton CDP 8.17
54 Waltham city 7.87
55 Needham CDP 7.82
56 Framingham city 7.69
57 Danvers CDP 7.62
58 Holbrook CDP 7.36
59 Webster CDP 7.29
60 Lowell city 6.82
61 Norwood CDP 6.69
62 Watertown Town city 6.58
63 Amherst Town city 6.17
64 Burlington CDP 6.14
65 Braintree Town city 6.11
66 Newton city 5.78
67 Lexington CDP 5.60
68 Amesbury Town city 5.56
69 Woburn city 5.26
70 Marlborough city 4.93
71 North Attleborough Town city 4.82
72 Palmer Town city 4.69
73 Quincy city 4.24
74 Leominster city 4.16
75 Revere city 4.08
76 Saugus CDP 3.10
77 Stoneham CDP 2.84
78 Reading CDP 2.83
79 South Yarmouth CDP 2.04
80 Wakefield CDP 1.95
81 Swampscott CDP 1.23
82 Arlington CDP 1.18
83 Southbridge Town city 1.13
84 Belmont CDP 0.00
84 Easthampton Town city 0.00
84 Lynnfield CDP 0.00
84 Marblehead CDP 0.00
84 Maynard CDP 0.00
84 Winthrop Town city 0.00