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Cities in Massachusetts by asian population share

Quincy, MA had the highest asian population share of 54 cities in 2023, at 29.2%. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.2Quincy, MA
Lowest0.2Palmer Town, MA
Median3.454 cities
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All cities, 2023

Quincy, MA: 29.2 %Quincy, MA29.2Malden, MA: 28.6 %Malden, MA28.6Braintree Town, MA: 21.2 %Braintree Town, MA21.2Lowell, MA: 21 %Lowell, MA21Cambridge, MA: 19.6 %Cambridge, MA19.6Newton, MA: 16.5 %Newton, MA16.5Amherst Town, MA: 13.8 %Amherst Town, MA13.8Randolph Town, MA: 12.9 %Randolph Town, MA12.9Waltham, MA: 12.8 %Waltham, MA12.8Medford, MA: 12 %Medford, MA12Somerville, MA: 11.7 %Somerville, MA11.7Boston, MA: 9.9 %Boston, MA9.9Melrose, MA: 9.6 %Melrose, MA9.6Woburn, MA: 8.2 %Woburn, MA8.2Everett, MA: 7.8 %Everett, MA7.8Framingham, MA: 7.2 %Framingham, MA7.2Weymouth Town, MA: 7 %Weymouth Town, MA7Worcester, MA: 6.9 %Worcester, MA6.9West Springfield Town, MA: 6.5 %West Springfield Town, MA6.5Franklin Town, MA: 6.1 %Franklin Town, MA6.1Lynn, MA: 5.9 %Lynn, MA5.9North Attleborough Town, MA: 5.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA5.2Marlborough, MA: 4.9 %Marlborough, MA4.9Attleboro, MA: 4.5 %Attleboro, MA4.5Revere, MA: 4.1 %Revere, MA4.1Northampton, MA: 3.7 %Northampton, MA3.7Westfield, MA: 3.6 %Westfield, MA3.6Salem, MA: 3.3 %Salem, MA3.3North Adams, MA: 3.1 %North Adams, MA3.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 3.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA3.1Leominster, MA: 3 %Leominster, MA3Chelsea, MA: 2.9 %Chelsea, MA2.9Gardner, MA: 2.8 %Gardner, MA2.8Springfield, MA: 2.7 %Springfield, MA2.7Fall River, MA: 2.7 %Fall River, MA2.7Agawam Town, MA: 2.4 %Agawam Town, MA2.4Brockton, MA: 2.2 %Brockton, MA2.2Fitchburg, MA: 2.1 %Fitchburg, MA2.1Peabody, MA: 2 %Peabody, MA2Beverly, MA: 2 %Beverly, MA2Chicopee, MA: 2 %Chicopee, MA2Greenfield, MA: 1.9 %Greenfield, MA1.9Winthrop Town, MA: 1.7 %Winthrop Town, MA1.7Lawrence, MA: 1.7 %Lawrence, MA1.7Gloucester, MA: 1.6 %Gloucester, MA1.6New Bedford, MA: 1.5 %New Bedford, MA1.5Taunton, MA: 1.5 %Taunton, MA1.5Pittsfield, MA: 1.4 %Pittsfield, MA1.4Haverhill, MA: 1.3 %Haverhill, MA1.3Barnstable Town, MA: 1.1 %Barnstable Town, MA1.1Newburyport, MA: 0.7 %Newburyport, MA0.7Southbridge Town, MA: 0.7 %Southbridge Town, MA0.7Holyoke, MA: 0.7 %Holyoke, MA0.7Palmer Town, MA: 0.2 %Palmer Town, MA0.2Quincy, MA: 29.2 %Quincy, MA29.2Malden, MA: 28.6 %Malden, MA28.6Braintree Town, MA: 21.2 %Braintree Town, MA21.2Lowell, MA: 21 %Lowell, MA21Cambridge, MA: 19.6 %Cambridge, MA19.6Newton, MA: 16.5 %Newton, MA16.5Amherst Town, MA: 13.8 %Amherst Town, MA13.8Randolph Town, MA: 12.9 %Randolph Town, MA12.9Waltham, MA: 12.8 %Waltham, MA12.8Medford, MA: 12 %Medford, MA12Somerville, MA: 11.7 %Somerville, MA11.7Boston, MA: 9.9 %Boston, MA9.9Melrose, MA: 9.6 %Melrose, MA9.6Woburn, MA: 8.2 %Woburn, MA8.2Everett, MA: 7.8 %Everett, MA7.8Framingham, MA: 7.2 %Framingham, MA7.2Weymouth Town, MA: 7 %Weymouth Town, MA7Worcester, MA: 6.9 %Worcester, MA6.9West Springfield Town, MA: 6.5 %West Springfield Town, MA6.5Franklin Town, MA: 6.1 %Franklin Town, MA6.1Lynn, MA: 5.9 %Lynn, MA5.9North Attleborough Town, MA: 5.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA5.2Marlborough, MA: 4.9 %Marlborough, MA4.9Attleboro, MA: 4.5 %Attleboro, MA4.5Revere, MA: 4.1 %Revere, MA4.1Northampton, MA: 3.7 %Northampton, MA3.7Westfield, MA: 3.6 %Westfield, MA3.6Salem, MA: 3.3 %Salem, MA3.3North Adams, MA: 3.1 %North Adams, MA3.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 3.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA3.1Leominster, MA: 3 %Leominster, MA3Chelsea, MA: 2.9 %Chelsea, MA2.9Gardner, MA: 2.8 %Gardner, MA2.8Springfield, MA: 2.7 %Springfield, MA2.7Fall River, MA: 2.7 %Fall River, MA2.7Agawam Town, MA: 2.4 %Agawam Town, MA2.4Brockton, MA: 2.2 %Brockton, MA2.2Fitchburg, MA: 2.1 %Fitchburg, MA2.1Peabody, MA: 2 %Peabody, MA2Beverly, MA: 2 %Beverly, MA2Chicopee, MA: 2 %Chicopee, MA2Greenfield, MA: 1.9 %Greenfield, MA1.9Winthrop Town, MA: 1.7 %Winthrop Town, MA1.7Lawrence, MA: 1.7 %Lawrence, MA1.7Gloucester, MA: 1.6 %Gloucester, MA1.6New Bedford, MA: 1.5 %New Bedford, MA1.5Taunton, MA: 1.5 %Taunton, MA1.5Pittsfield, MA: 1.4 %Pittsfield, MA1.4Haverhill, MA: 1.3 %Haverhill, MA1.3Barnstable Town, MA: 1.1 %Barnstable Town, MA1.1Newburyport, MA: 0.7 %Newburyport, MA0.7Southbridge Town, MA: 0.7 %Southbridge Town, MA0.7Holyoke, MA: 0.7 %Holyoke, MA0.7Palmer Town, MA: 0.2 %Palmer Town, MA0.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Quincy, MA29.2+0.4 pts
2Malden, MA28.6+1.1 pts
3Braintree Town, MA21.2+0.5 pts
4Lowell, MA21-1.5 pts
5Cambridge, MA19.6+0.4 pts
6Newton, MA16.5+2.3 pts
7Amherst Town, MA13.8+0.4 pts
8Randolph Town, MA12.9-0.9 pts
9Waltham, MA12.8-0.1 pts
10Medford, MA12+0.8 pts
11Somerville, MA11.7+1.2 pts
12Boston, MA9.9+0.4 pts
13Melrose, MA9.6+0.1 pts
14Woburn, MA8.2-1.4 pts
15Everett, MA7.8-1.1 pts
16Framingham, MA7.2-0.3 pts
17Weymouth Town, MA7+0.2 pts
18Worcester, MA6.9+0.2 pts
19West Springfield Town, MA6.5+1.2 pts
20Franklin Town, MA6.1+0.5 pts
21Lynn, MA5.9+0.2 pts
22North Attleborough Town, MA5.2-0.3 pts
23Marlborough, MA4.9-0.3 pts
24Attleboro, MA4.5+1.1 pts
25Revere, MA4.1-1.8 pts
26Northampton, MA3.7-0 pts
27Westfield, MA3.6-0.7 pts
28Salem, MA3.3+0.2 pts
29North Adams, MA3.1-0.3 pts
30Bridgewater Town, MA3.1+0.2 pts
31Leominster, MA3+0.1 pts
32Chelsea, MA2.90 pts
33Gardner, MA2.8-0.5 pts
34Springfield, MA2.7-0 pts
35Fall River, MA2.7+0.2 pts
36Agawam Town, MA2.4+0.4 pts
37Brockton, MA2.2+0.3 pts
38Fitchburg, MA2.1+0.3 pts
39Peabody, MA2+0.4 pts
40Beverly, MA2-0.1 pts
41Chicopee, MA2-0.2 pts
42Greenfield, MA1.9+0.2 pts
43Winthrop Town, MA1.7+0.1 pts
44Lawrence, MA1.7-0.2 pts
45Gloucester, MA1.6-0.9 pts
46New Bedford, MA1.5+0.2 pts
47Taunton, MA1.5-0.7 pts
48Pittsfield, MA1.4+0.1 pts
49Haverhill, MA1.3-0.1 pts
50Barnstable Town, MA1.1+0.2 pts
51Newburyport, MA0.7-0.8 pts
51Southbridge Town, MA0.7-0.4 pts
53Holyoke, MA0.70 pts
54Palmer Town, MA0.2-1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Asian as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by asian population share, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by asian population share, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by asian population share, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by asian population share, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/asian-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest asian population share?

Quincy, MA, with 29.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Palmer Town, MA, with 0.2% in 2023.

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