Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.17K people in Massachusetts with Northern European ancestry (0.14% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Gloucester city had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (0.97%), followed by Lexington CDP (0.77%), and Lynnfield CDP (0.69%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloucester city | 0.97 |
| 2 | Lexington CDP | 0.77 |
| 3 | Lynnfield CDP | 0.69 |
| 4 | Belmont CDP | 0.64 |
| 5 | Watertown Town city | 0.61 |
| 6 | Arlington CDP | 0.56 |
| 7 | Wellesley CDP | 0.44 |
| 8 | Needham CDP | 0.42 |
| 9 | Hull CDP | 0.39 |
| 10 | Danvers CDP | 0.38 |
| 11 | Beverly city | 0.36 |
| 11 | Winchester CDP | 0.36 |
| 12 | Northampton city | 0.32 |
| 13 | Cambridge city | 0.31 |
| 14 | Swampscott CDP | 0.27 |
| 15 | Stoneham CDP | 0.26 |
| 15 | Waltham city | 0.26 |
| 16 | Maynard CDP | 0.25 |
| 17 | Brookline CDP | 0.24 |
| 17 | Leominster city | 0.24 |
| 17 | Newton city | 0.24 |
| 18 | Salem city | 0.23 |
| 19 | Somerville city | 0.22 |
| 20 | Easthampton Town city | 0.21 |
| 20 | Greenfield city | 0.21 |
| 21 | Woburn city | 0.19 |
| 22 | Holbrook CDP | 0.18 |
| 22 | Pittsfield city | 0.18 |
| 23 | Milton CDP | 0.16 |
| 23 | Newburyport city | 0.16 |
| 23 | Wilmington CDP | 0.16 |
| 24 | Framingham city | 0.14 |
| 24 | Reading CDP | 0.14 |
| 25 | Barnstable Town city | 0.12 |
| 26 | Gardner city | 0.11 |
| 26 | Marlborough city | 0.11 |
| 26 | Medford city | 0.11 |
| 27 | Hudson CDP | 0.09 |
| 27 | Marblehead CDP | 0.09 |
| 27 | North Adams city | 0.09 |
| 27 | Revere city | 0.09 |
| 28 | Everett city | 0.08 |
| 28 | Melrose city | 0.08 |
| 28 | Nantucket CDP | 0.08 |
| 28 | Norwood CDP | 0.08 |
| 28 | Weymouth Town city | 0.08 |
| 29 | Lynn city | 0.07 |
| 29 | Milford CDP | 0.07 |
| 30 | Lowell city | 0.06 |
| 31 | Amesbury Town city | 0.05 |
| 32 | Longmeadow CDP | 0.04 |
| 32 | Springfield city | 0.04 |
| 33 | Fitchburg city | 0.03 |
| 33 | New Bedford city | 0.03 |
| 33 | Saugus CDP | 0.03 |
| 34 | Methuen Town city | 0.02 |