Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 270.18K people in Massachusetts with Portuguese ancestry (3.86% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Fall River city had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (37.07%), followed by Somerset CDP (31.78%), and New Bedford city (31.52%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall River city | 37.07 |
| 2 | Somerset CDP | 31.78 |
| 3 | New Bedford city | 31.52 |
| 4 | Taunton city | 18.87 |
| 5 | Hudson CDP | 10.88 |
| 6 | Attleboro city | 7.34 |
| 7 | Gloucester city | 7.16 |
| 8 | Lynnfield CDP | 6.11 |
| 9 | Bridgewater Town city | 5.86 |
| 10 | Milford CDP | 5.59 |
| 11 | Peabody city | 5.33 |
| 12 | Lowell city | 4.72 |
| 13 | North Attleborough Town city | 4.68 |
| 14 | Somerville city | 4.40 |
| 15 | Barnstable Town city | 4.12 |
| 16 | South Yarmouth CDP | 4.06 |
| 17 | Newburyport city | 3.93 |
| 18 | Wilmington CDP | 3.85 |
| 19 | Amesbury Town city | 3.57 |
| 20 | Stoneham CDP | 3.35 |
| 21 | Marlborough city | 3.34 |
| 22 | Woburn city | 3.24 |
| 23 | Palmer Town city | 2.86 |
| 24 | Nantucket CDP | 2.66 |
| 25 | Wakefield CDP | 2.51 |
| 26 | Salem city | 2.38 |
| 27 | Burlington CDP | 2.35 |
| 28 | Medford city | 2.30 |
| 29 | Everett city | 2.29 |
| 30 | Methuen Town city | 2.10 |
| 31 | Danvers CDP | 2.08 |
| 32 | Beverly city | 2.05 |
| 32 | Revere city | 2.05 |
| 33 | Saugus CDP | 2.04 |
| 34 | Leominster city | 2.00 |
| 35 | Chicopee city | 1.92 |
| 36 | Reading CDP | 1.87 |
| 37 | Brockton city | 1.83 |
| 38 | Swampscott CDP | 1.74 |
| 39 | Easthampton Town city | 1.64 |
| 40 | Framingham city | 1.63 |
| 40 | Winthrop Town city | 1.63 |
| 41 | Cambridge city | 1.61 |
| 42 | Weymouth Town city | 1.54 |
| 43 | Lynn city | 1.51 |
| 44 | Malden city | 1.48 |
| 45 | Holbrook CDP | 1.44 |
| 46 | Haverhill city | 1.43 |
| 47 | Agawam Town city | 1.41 |
| 47 | Hull CDP | 1.41 |
| 48 | Brookline CDP | 1.35 |
| 49 | Maynard CDP | 1.33 |
| 49 | Norwood CDP | 1.33 |
| 50 | Winchester CDP | 1.32 |
| 51 | Needham CDP | 1.23 |
| 52 | Fitchburg city | 1.21 |
| 53 | Braintree Town city | 1.17 |
| 54 | Amherst Town city | 1.16 |
| 54 | Quincy city | 1.16 |
| 55 | Arlington CDP | 1.15 |
| 56 | Dedham CDP | 1.13 |
| 57 | Worcester city | 1.12 |
| 58 | Westfield city | 1.11 |
| 59 | Gardner city | 1.01 |
| 59 | Melrose city | 1.01 |
| 60 | Pittsfield city | 1.00 |
| 61 | Abington CDP | 0.97 |
| 61 | Marblehead CDP | 0.97 |
| 61 | Southbridge Town city | 0.97 |
| 62 | Belmont CDP | 0.95 |
| 62 | Franklin Town city | 0.95 |
| 63 | Milton CDP | 0.93 |
| 64 | Waltham city | 0.88 |
| 65 | Greenfield city | 0.86 |
| 66 | Boston city | 0.85 |
| 66 | Watertown Town city | 0.85 |
| 67 | Springfield city | 0.77 |
| 68 | Wellesley CDP | 0.73 |
| 69 | Lawrence city | 0.61 |
| 70 | Northampton city | 0.60 |
| 71 | Lexington CDP | 0.56 |
| 71 | West Springfield Town city | 0.56 |
| 72 | Chelsea city | 0.55 |
| 73 | Randolph Town city | 0.53 |
| 74 | Webster CDP | 0.46 |
| 75 | Newton city | 0.44 |
| 76 | Longmeadow CDP | 0.42 |
| 77 | Holyoke city | 0.22 |
| 78 | North Adams city | 0.09 |