Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Massachusetts counties, in April 2020, among all of Massachusetts's cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, Randolph Town city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (41.83%), followed by Brockton city (33.60%), and Springfield city (20.25%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Massachusetts cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, in Massachusetts.
- Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
- Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population Percentage from Census 2020
- Massachusetts Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
| Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph Town city | 41.83 |
| 2 | Brockton city | 33.60 |
| 3 | Springfield city | 20.25 |
| 4 | Boston city | 18.88 |
| 5 | Everett city | 14.20 |
| 6 | Milton CDP | 13.69 |
| 7 | Malden city | 13.67 |
| 8 | Worcester city | 13.15 |
| 9 | Lynn city | 11.99 |
| 10 | Cambridge city | 9.57 |
| 11 | Lowell city | 8.25 |
| 12 | Medford city | 8.01 |
| 13 | Taunton city | 7.74 |
| 14 | Chelsea city | 7.36 |
| 15 | Bridgewater Town city | 7.30 |
| 16 | Norwood CDP | 7.01 |
| 17 | Fitchburg city | 6.81 |
| 18 | Waltham city | 6.68 |
| 19 | Leominster city | 6.33 |
| 20 | Pittsfield city | 6.10 |
| 21 | Dedham CDP | 6.06 |
| 22 | Amherst Town city | 5.92 |
| 23 | Framingham city | 5.89 |
| 24 | Lawrence city | 5.54 |
| 25 | Quincy city | 5.46 |
| 26 | Attleboro city | 5.33 |
| 27 | New Bedford city | 5.29 |
| 28 | Somerville city | 5.12 |
| 29 | Revere city | 4.97 |
| 30 | Woburn city | 4.86 |
| 31 | Fall River city | 4.83 |
| 32 | Salem city | 4.68 |
| 33 | Methuen Town city | 4.65 |
| 34 | Chicopee city | 4.43 |
| 35 | Weymouth Town city | 4.41 |
| 36 | Burlington CDP | 4.23 |
| 37 | Haverhill city | 4.16 |
| 38 | Barnstable Town city | 4.13 |
| 39 | Holyoke city | 4.03 |
| 40 | West Springfield Town city | 4.02 |
| 41 | Gardner city | 3.72 |
| 42 | Abington CDP | 3.65 |
| 43 | Watertown Town city | 3.49 |
| 44 | Saugus CDP | 3.42 |
| 45 | Brookline CDP | 3.24 |
| 46 | Braintree Town city | 3.19 |
| 47 | Marlborough city | 3.17 |
| 48 | Newton city | 3.13 |
| 49 | Peabody city | 3.11 |
| 50 | Melrose city | 3.08 |
| 51 | Northampton city | 3.07 |
| 52 | Stoneham CDP | 2.75 |
| 53 | North Adams city | 2.71 |
| 54 | North Attleborough Town city | 2.65 |
| 55 | Arlington CDP | 2.46 |
| 56 | Southbridge Town city | 2.39 |
| 57 | Wellesley CDP | 2.35 |
| 58 | Milford CDP | 2.32 |
| 59 | Winthrop Town city | 2.23 |
| 60 | Greenfield city | 2.20 |
| 61 | Beverly city | 1.99 |
| 62 | Agawam Town city | 1.98 |
| 63 | Franklin Town city | 1.97 |
| 64 | Belmont CDP | 1.94 |
| 64 | Westfield city | 1.94 |
| 65 | Palmer Town city | 1.87 |
| 66 | Swampscott CDP | 1.83 |
| 67 | Hudson CDP | 1.79 |
| 68 | Danvers CDP | 1.74 |
| 69 | Wakefield CDP | 1.59 |
| 70 | Longmeadow CDP | 1.43 |
| 70 | Needham CDP | 1.43 |
| 71 | Lexington CDP | 1.34 |
| 72 | Wilmington CDP | 1.26 |
| 73 | Reading CDP | 1.25 |
| 74 | Amesbury Town city | 1.17 |
| 75 | Easthampton Town city | 1.12 |
| 76 | Winchester CDP | 1.02 |
| 77 | Gloucester city | 0.91 |
| 78 | Newburyport city | 0.85 |
| 78 | Somerset CDP | 0.85 |
| 79 | Marblehead CDP | 0.81 |