Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 139.63K people in Massachusetts with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (2.00% of Massachusetts population). Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Randolph Town city had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (17.78%), followed by Brockton city (16.04%), and Milton CDP (7.02%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having West Indian (except Hispanic groups) 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 West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
Randolph Town city
Brockton city
Milton CDP
Holbrook CDP
Boston city
Everett city
Malden city
Medford city
South Yarmouth CDP
Springfield city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Randolph Town city 17.78
2 Brockton city 16.04
3 Milton CDP 7.02
4 Holbrook CDP 6.96
5 Boston city 6.62
6 Everett city 6.31
7 Malden city 5.68
8 Medford city 4.97
9 South Yarmouth CDP 4.88
10 Springfield city 3.37
11 Norwood CDP 3.08
12 Barnstable Town city 2.92
13 Webster CDP 2.80
14 Methuen Town city 2.56
15 Lynnfield CDP 2.48
16 Cambridge city 2.36
17 Lynn city 2.30
18 Taunton city 2.20
19 Worcester city 2.14
20 Waltham city 2.00
21 Fall River city 1.98
22 Somerville city 1.97
23 Woburn city 1.83
24 Dedham CDP 1.80
24 Saugus CDP 1.80
25 Peabody city 1.40
26 Weymouth Town city 1.30
27 Salem city 1.28
28 Braintree Town city 1.25
29 Palmer Town city 1.20
30 Winchester CDP 1.19
31 Attleboro city 1.18
32 Quincy city 1.17
33 Haverhill city 1.16
33 New Bedford city 1.16
34 Framingham city 1.14
35 Melrose city 1.06
36 Chelsea city 0.99
37 Amherst Town city 0.97
37 Leominster city 0.97
38 Chicopee city 0.89
39 Lowell city 0.88
40 Bridgewater Town city 0.84
41 Watertown Town city 0.81
42 Wellesley CDP 0.78
43 Revere city 0.75
44 Maynard CDP 0.71
45 Fitchburg city 0.70
45 Lawrence city 0.70
45 Nantucket CDP 0.70
45 Southbridge Town city 0.70
46 West Springfield Town city 0.68
47 Newton city 0.67
48 Wilmington CDP 0.64
49 Agawam Town city 0.60
50 Abington CDP 0.58
51 North Attleborough Town city 0.57
52 Pittsfield city 0.51
52 Stoneham CDP 0.51
53 Brookline CDP 0.50
54 Wakefield CDP 0.48
55 Northampton city 0.42
55 Reading CDP 0.42
56 Hudson CDP 0.40
57 Swampscott CDP 0.39
58 Marlborough city 0.38
58 Needham CDP 0.38
59 Arlington CDP 0.36
60 Westfield city 0.35
61 Beverly city 0.33
62 Danvers CDP 0.32
63 Easthampton Town city 0.30
63 Gloucester city 0.30
63 Longmeadow CDP 0.30
64 Holyoke city 0.26
65 Gardner city 0.25
66 Greenfield city 0.23
67 Franklin Town city 0.20
68 Belmont CDP 0.18
68 Lexington CDP 0.18
69 North Adams city 0.14
70 Amesbury Town city 0.12
70 Burlington CDP 0.12
70 Hull CDP 0.12
71 Milford CDP 0.11
72 Newburyport city 0.10
73 Winthrop Town city 0.09