Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 283.05K people in Massachusetts with Polish ancestry (4.05% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Chicopee city had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (16.97%), followed by Palmer Town city (15.69%), and Webster CDP (13.89%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Massachusetts.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
Chicopee city
Palmer Town city
Webster CDP
Easthampton Town city
Westfield city
Greenfield city
Longmeadow CDP
Agawam Town city
Northampton city
West Springfield Town city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Chicopee city 16.97
2 Palmer Town city 15.69
3 Webster CDP 13.89
4 Easthampton Town city 13.57
5 Westfield city 12.67
6 Greenfield city 11.12
7 Longmeadow CDP 10.57
8 Agawam Town city 10.36
9 Northampton city 8.47
10 West Springfield Town city 7.52
11 Marblehead CDP 6.68
12 Holyoke city 6.20
13 Somerset CDP 5.86
14 Pittsfield city 5.77
15 Southbridge Town city 5.62
16 North Attleborough Town city 5.43
17 Amesbury Town city 5.37
18 Needham CDP 5.20
19 Gardner city 5.18
20 Lynnfield CDP 5.09
21 Holbrook CDP 4.93
22 Swampscott CDP 4.83
23 Salem city 4.63
24 Franklin Town city 4.48
25 Melrose city 4.36
25 Milford CDP 4.36
26 Amherst Town city 4.32
27 Attleboro city 4.25
28 Worcester city 4.23
29 Wakefield CDP 4.21
30 North Adams city 4.19
31 Beverly city 4.18
32 Abington CDP 4.12
33 Nantucket CDP 4.09
34 Peabody city 4.04
35 Winthrop Town city 3.92
36 Belmont CDP 3.90
37 Danvers CDP 3.87
38 Newton city 3.86
39 Maynard CDP 3.72
40 Marlborough city 3.69
41 Milton CDP 3.62
42 Methuen Town city 3.54
43 Arlington CDP 3.53
44 Hull CDP 3.50
44 Newburyport city 3.50
45 Winchester CDP 3.41
46 Hudson CDP 3.38
47 Watertown Town city 3.37
48 Brookline CDP 3.31
49 Waltham city 3.26
50 Medford city 3.22
51 Somerville city 3.21
52 Burlington CDP 3.19
52 Saugus CDP 3.19
53 Norwood CDP 3.08
54 Leominster city 3.05
54 Springfield city 3.05
55 Wellesley CDP 3.03
56 Fitchburg city 3.02
57 Bridgewater Town city 2.96
58 Weymouth Town city 2.87
59 Cambridge city 2.77
60 Framingham city 2.69
61 Haverhill city 2.68
62 Gloucester city 2.52
63 Lexington CDP 2.51
64 Wilmington CDP 2.44
64 Woburn city 2.44
65 Barnstable Town city 2.35
66 Braintree Town city 2.31
67 Fall River city 2.30
68 New Bedford city 2.27
69 Taunton city 2.25
70 Reading CDP 2.23
71 Lowell city 2.17
71 Quincy city 2.17
72 Boston city 2.13
73 Dedham CDP 1.96
74 Revere city 1.91
75 Stoneham CDP 1.75
76 South Yarmouth CDP 1.55
77 Lynn city 1.53
78 Randolph Town city 1.45
79 Malden city 1.31
80 Chelsea city 1.30
81 Brockton city 1.24
82 Everett city 1.04
83 Lawrence city 0.61