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Cities in Massachusetts by black or African American population share, 2024

Randolph Town, MA had the highest black or African American population share of 58 cities in 2024, at 39.8%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 6.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.8Randolph Town, MA
Lowest0.4Newburyport, MA
Median4.458 cities
Massachusetts6.4History

All cities, 2024

Randolph Town, MA: 39.8 %Randolph Town, MA39.8Brockton, MA: 33.5 %Brockton, MA33.5Boston, MA: 19.3 %Boston, MA19.3Springfield, MA: 17.5 %Springfield, MA17.5Malden, MA: 13.2 %Malden, MA13.2Worcester, MA: 12.1 %Worcester, MA12.1Cambridge, MA: 10.3 %Cambridge, MA10.3Lynn, MA: 10 %Lynn, MA10Lowell, MA: 10 %Lowell, MA10Everett, MA: 9.4 %Everett, MA9.4Waltham, MA: 8.3 %Waltham, MA8.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 7.8 %Bridgewater Town, MA7.8Taunton, MA: 7.7 %Taunton, MA7.7Chelsea, MA: 7.1 %Chelsea, MA7.1Medford, MA: 6.3 %Medford, MA6.3Quincy, MA: 6 %Quincy, MA6Fitchburg, MA: 6 %Fitchburg, MA6Barnstable Town, MA: 5.7 %Barnstable Town, MA5.7Fall River, MA: 5.6 %Fall River, MA5.6Framingham, MA: 5.6 %Framingham, MA5.6Attleboro, MA: 5.5 %Attleboro, MA5.5Pittsfield, MA: 5.2 %Pittsfield, MA5.2Leominster, MA: 4.9 %Leominster, MA4.9Amherst Town, MA: 4.7 %Amherst Town, MA4.7Salem, MA: 4.6 %Salem, MA4.6Methuen, MA: 4.6 %Methuen, MA4.6Chicopee, MA: 4.4 %Chicopee, MA4.4Somerville, MA: 4.4 %Somerville, MA4.4Woburn, MA: 4.4 %Woburn, MA4.4New Bedford, MA: 4.4 %New Bedford, MA4.4Revere, MA: 4.4 %Revere, MA4.4Peabody, MA: 4.3 %Peabody, MA4.3Weymouth Town, MA: 4 %Weymouth Town, MA4Gardner, MA: 4 %Gardner, MA4West Springfield Town, MA: 3.8 %West Springfield Town, MA3.8Watertown, MA: 3.8 %Watertown, MA3.8Palmer Town, MA: 3.7 %Palmer Town, MA3.7Marlborough, MA: 3.7 %Marlborough, MA3.7Braintree Town, MA: 3.4 %Braintree Town, MA3.4Winthrop Town, MA: 3.2 %Winthrop Town, MA3.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 3 %North Attleborough Town, MA3Southbridge Town, MA: 2.9 %Southbridge Town, MA2.9Beverly, MA: 2.8 %Beverly, MA2.8Agawam Town, MA: 2.8 %Agawam Town, MA2.8Amesbury, MA: 2.7 %Amesbury, MA2.7Haverhill, MA: 2.7 %Haverhill, MA2.7Northampton, MA: 2.7 %Northampton, MA2.7Holyoke, MA: 2.4 %Holyoke, MA2.4Newton, MA: 2.4 %Newton, MA2.4Greenfield, MA: 2.2 %Greenfield, MA2.2Franklin Town, MA: 2.1 %Franklin Town, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2 %Lawrence, MA2Melrose, MA: 1.6 %Melrose, MA1.6North Adams, MA: 1.5 %North Adams, MA1.5Gloucester, MA: 1.4 %Gloucester, MA1.4Westfield, MA: 0.7 %Westfield, MA0.7Easthampton, MA: 0.6 %Easthampton, MA0.6Newburyport, MA: 0.4 %Newburyport, MA0.4Randolph Town, MA: 39.8 %Randolph Town, MA39.8Brockton, MA: 33.5 %Brockton, MA33.5Boston, MA: 19.3 %Boston, MA19.3Springfield, MA: 17.5 %Springfield, MA17.5Malden, MA: 13.2 %Malden, MA13.2Worcester, MA: 12.1 %Worcester, MA12.1Cambridge, MA: 10.3 %Cambridge, MA10.3Lynn, MA: 10 %Lynn, MA10Lowell, MA: 10 %Lowell, MA10Everett, MA: 9.4 %Everett, MA9.4Waltham, MA: 8.3 %Waltham, MA8.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 7.8 %Bridgewater Town, MA7.8Taunton, MA: 7.7 %Taunton, MA7.7Chelsea, MA: 7.1 %Chelsea, MA7.1Medford, MA: 6.3 %Medford, MA6.3Quincy, MA: 6 %Quincy, MA6Fitchburg, MA: 6 %Fitchburg, MA6Barnstable Town, MA: 5.7 %Barnstable Town, MA5.7Fall River, MA: 5.6 %Fall River, MA5.6Framingham, MA: 5.6 %Framingham, MA5.6Attleboro, MA: 5.5 %Attleboro, MA5.5Pittsfield, MA: 5.2 %Pittsfield, MA5.2Leominster, MA: 4.9 %Leominster, MA4.9Amherst Town, MA: 4.7 %Amherst Town, MA4.7Salem, MA: 4.6 %Salem, MA4.6Methuen, MA: 4.6 %Methuen, MA4.6Chicopee, MA: 4.4 %Chicopee, MA4.4Somerville, MA: 4.4 %Somerville, MA4.4Woburn, MA: 4.4 %Woburn, MA4.4New Bedford, MA: 4.4 %New Bedford, MA4.4Revere, MA: 4.4 %Revere, MA4.4Peabody, MA: 4.3 %Peabody, MA4.3Weymouth Town, MA: 4 %Weymouth Town, MA4Gardner, MA: 4 %Gardner, MA4West Springfield Town, MA: 3.8 %West Springfield Town, MA3.8Watertown, MA: 3.8 %Watertown, MA3.8Palmer Town, MA: 3.7 %Palmer Town, MA3.7Marlborough, MA: 3.7 %Marlborough, MA3.7Braintree Town, MA: 3.4 %Braintree Town, MA3.4Winthrop Town, MA: 3.2 %Winthrop Town, MA3.2North Attleborough Town, MA: 3 %North Attleborough Town, MA3Southbridge Town, MA: 2.9 %Southbridge Town, MA2.9Beverly, MA: 2.8 %Beverly, MA2.8Agawam Town, MA: 2.8 %Agawam Town, MA2.8Amesbury, MA: 2.7 %Amesbury, MA2.7Haverhill, MA: 2.7 %Haverhill, MA2.7Northampton, MA: 2.7 %Northampton, MA2.7Holyoke, MA: 2.4 %Holyoke, MA2.4Newton, MA: 2.4 %Newton, MA2.4Greenfield, MA: 2.2 %Greenfield, MA2.2Franklin Town, MA: 2.1 %Franklin Town, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2 %Lawrence, MA2Melrose, MA: 1.6 %Melrose, MA1.6North Adams, MA: 1.5 %North Adams, MA1.5Gloucester, MA: 1.4 %Gloucester, MA1.4Westfield, MA: 0.7 %Westfield, MA0.7Easthampton, MA: 0.6 %Easthampton, MA0.6Newburyport, MA: 0.4 %Newburyport, MA0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Randolph Town, MA39.8-0.4 pts
2Brockton, MA33.5-3.5 pts
3Boston, MA19.3-1 pts
4Springfield, MA17.5-0.2 pts
5Malden, MA13.20 pts
6Worcester, MA12.1+0.6 pts
7Cambridge, MA10.30 pts
8Lynn, MA10-0.4 pts
9Lowell, MA10-0.1 pts
10Everett, MA9.4-2.2 pts
11Waltham, MA8.3+1.2 pts
12Bridgewater Town, MA7.8+1.2 pts
13Taunton, MA7.7+0.9 pts
14Chelsea, MA7.1+0.9 pts
15Medford, MA6.30 pts
16Quincy, MA6-0 pts
17Fitchburg, MA6+0.3 pts
18Barnstable Town, MA5.7-0.6 pts
19Fall River, MA5.6+0.2 pts
20Framingham, MA5.6-0.6 pts
21Attleboro, MA5.5-0.1 pts
22Pittsfield, MA5.2+0.3 pts
23Leominster, MA4.9-0 pts
24Amherst Town, MA4.7+0.3 pts
25Salem, MA4.6-0.5 pts
26Methuen, MA4.6n/a
27Chicopee, MA4.4+0.4 pts
27Somerville, MA4.4-0.1 pts
27Woburn, MA4.4-1.5 pts
30New Bedford, MA4.4-0.8 pts
31Revere, MA4.40 pts
32Peabody, MA4.3+0.7 pts
33Weymouth Town, MA4-1.1 pts
34Gardner, MA4+0.4 pts
35West Springfield Town, MA3.8-0.7 pts
36Watertown, MA3.8n/a
37Palmer Town, MA3.7+0.5 pts
38Marlborough, MA3.7+0.1 pts
39Braintree Town, MA3.4+0.8 pts
40Winthrop Town, MA3.2+0.1 pts
41North Attleborough Town, MA3+1.1 pts
42Southbridge Town, MA2.9+0.4 pts
43Beverly, MA2.8+0.4 pts
44Agawam Town, MA2.8+0.3 pts
45Amesbury, MA2.7n/a
45Haverhill, MA2.7+0.1 pts
47Northampton, MA2.7+0.6 pts
48Holyoke, MA2.4-0 pts
49Newton, MA2.4+0.2 pts
50Greenfield, MA2.2-0.2 pts
51Franklin Town, MA2.1+0.1 pts
52Lawrence, MA2-0.1 pts
53Melrose, MA1.6-0.6 pts
54North Adams, MA1.5+0.4 pts
55Gloucester, MA1.4+0.3 pts
56Westfield, MA0.7-0.3 pts
57Easthampton, MA0.6n/a
58Newburyport, MA0.4-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American 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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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 black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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 black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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 black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American 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 black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Randolph Town, MA, with 39.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Newburyport, MA, with 0.4% in 2024.

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