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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.69K people in Massachusetts with South African ancestry (0.02% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Greenfield city had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.16%), followed by Newton city (0.14%), and Melrose city (0.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 7 cities with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Greenfield city
Newton city
Melrose city
Longmeadow CDP
Needham CDP
Northampton city
Pittsfield city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Greenfield city 0.16
2 Newton city 0.14
3 Melrose city 0.11
4 Longmeadow CDP 0.08
4 Needham CDP 0.08
4 Northampton city 0.08
5 Pittsfield city 0.07