Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 655.28K people in Massachusetts with English ancestry (9.37% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Newburyport city had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (17.13%), followed by Marblehead CDP (16.78%), and South Yarmouth CDP (16.32%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.
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Related Topics: Massachusetts ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newburyport city | 17.13 |
| 2 | Marblehead CDP | 16.78 |
| 3 | South Yarmouth CDP | 16.32 |
| 4 | Northampton city | 16.17 |
| 5 | Greenfield city | 15.96 |
| 6 | Maynard CDP | 15.35 |
| 7 | Amesbury Town city | 15.15 |
| 8 | Reading CDP | 14.14 |
| 9 | Easthampton Town city | 13.80 |
| 10 | Lynnfield CDP | 13.46 |
| 11 | Somerset CDP | 13.40 |
| 12 | Needham CDP | 13.20 |
| 13 | Attleboro city | 12.99 |
| 14 | Gardner city | 12.78 |
| 15 | North Attleborough Town city | 12.61 |
| 16 | Wellesley CDP | 12.48 |
| 17 | Barnstable Town city | 12.36 |
| 18 | Gloucester city | 12.17 |
| 19 | Bridgewater Town city | 12.09 |
| 20 | Franklin Town city | 12.08 |
| 21 | Winchester CDP | 11.80 |
| 22 | Belmont CDP | 11.76 |
| 23 | Wilmington CDP | 11.55 |
| 24 | Wakefield CDP | 11.52 |
| 25 | Melrose city | 11.11 |
| 26 | Swampscott CDP | 11.01 |
| 27 | Dedham CDP | 10.87 |
| 28 | North Adams city | 10.67 |
| 29 | Hudson CDP | 10.52 |
| 30 | Danvers CDP | 10.46 |
| 30 | Hull CDP | 10.46 |
| 31 | Arlington CDP | 10.45 |
| 31 | Beverly city | 10.45 |
| 32 | Nantucket CDP | 10.44 |
| 33 | Woburn city | 10.05 |
| 34 | Haverhill city | 9.76 |
| 35 | Milton CDP | 9.47 |
| 36 | Abington CDP | 9.42 |
| 37 | Salem city | 9.39 |
| 38 | Taunton city | 9.37 |
| 39 | Pittsfield city | 9.30 |
| 40 | Longmeadow CDP | 9.26 |
| 41 | Stoneham CDP | 9.15 |
| 42 | Agawam Town city | 9.00 |
| 43 | Westfield city | 8.99 |
| 44 | Amherst Town city | 8.98 |
| 45 | Lexington CDP | 8.91 |
| 46 | Leominster city | 8.77 |
| 47 | Burlington CDP | 8.58 |
| 48 | Weymouth Town city | 8.57 |
| 49 | Somerville city | 8.28 |
| 50 | Holbrook CDP | 8.15 |
| 51 | Peabody city | 8.05 |
| 52 | Marlborough city | 7.95 |
| 53 | Braintree Town city | 7.89 |
| 54 | Cambridge city | 7.82 |
| 55 | Newton city | 7.81 |
| 55 | Saugus CDP | 7.81 |
| 56 | New Bedford city | 7.80 |
| 57 | Waltham city | 7.79 |
| 58 | Norwood CDP | 7.74 |
| 59 | Framingham city | 7.72 |
| 60 | Palmer Town city | 7.51 |
| 61 | Webster CDP | 7.46 |
| 62 | Watertown Town city | 7.12 |
| 63 | Winthrop Town city | 6.87 |
| 64 | Brookline CDP | 6.84 |
| 65 | Milford CDP | 6.68 |
| 66 | Methuen Town city | 6.39 |
| 67 | Fall River city | 6.26 |
| 68 | West Springfield Town city | 6.19 |
| 69 | Quincy city | 6.14 |
| 70 | Medford city | 6.13 |
| 71 | Fitchburg city | 5.88 |
| 72 | Southbridge Town city | 5.62 |
| 73 | Chicopee city | 5.54 |
| 74 | Boston city | 4.86 |
| 75 | Worcester city | 4.59 |
| 76 | Malden city | 4.35 |
| 77 | Lynn city | 3.99 |
| 78 | Lowell city | 3.92 |
| 79 | Brockton city | 3.17 |
| 80 | Randolph Town city | 3.15 |
| 81 | Springfield city | 2.85 |
| 82 | Revere city | 2.82 |
| 83 | Holyoke city | 2.73 |
| 84 | Everett city | 1.59 |
| 85 | Chelsea city | 1.39 |
| 86 | Lawrence city | 1.34 |