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Cities in Massachusetts by black or African American population share

Randolph Town, MA had the highest black or African American population share of 54 cities in 2022, at 39.3%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Massachusetts was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.3Randolph Town, MA
Lowest0.5Newburyport, MA
Median4.354 cities
Massachusetts6.6History

All cities, 2022

Randolph Town, MA: 39.3 %Randolph Town, MA39.3Brockton, MA: 39.1 %Brockton, MA39.1Boston, MA: 21 %Boston, MA21Springfield, MA: 17.7 %Springfield, MA17.7Malden, MA: 13.3 %Malden, MA13.3Everett, MA: 12.6 %Everett, MA12.6Worcester, MA: 11.9 %Worcester, MA11.9Lynn, MA: 10.8 %Lynn, MA10.8Cambridge, MA: 10.3 %Cambridge, MA10.3Lowell, MA: 8.8 %Lowell, MA8.8Medford, MA: 7.6 %Medford, MA7.6Taunton, MA: 7.2 %Taunton, MA7.2Waltham, MA: 6.9 %Waltham, MA6.9Barnstable Town, MA: 6.2 %Barnstable Town, MA6.2Quincy, MA: 6 %Quincy, MA6Leominster, MA: 5.9 %Leominster, MA5.9Framingham, MA: 5.9 %Framingham, MA5.9Fitchburg, MA: 5.8 %Fitchburg, MA5.8Chelsea, MA: 5.6 %Chelsea, MA5.6Fall River, MA: 5.5 %Fall River, MA5.5Pittsfield, MA: 5.5 %Pittsfield, MA5.5Weymouth Town, MA: 5.4 %Weymouth Town, MA5.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 5.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA5.3Woburn, MA: 5 %Woburn, MA5New Bedford, MA: 4.8 %New Bedford, MA4.8Salem, MA: 4.8 %Salem, MA4.8Attleboro, MA: 4.3 %Attleboro, MA4.3Chicopee, MA: 4.3 %Chicopee, MA4.3Amherst Town, MA: 4.2 %Amherst Town, MA4.2Somerville, MA: 4 %Somerville, MA4Winthrop Town, MA: 3.6 %Winthrop Town, MA3.6Revere, MA: 3.5 %Revere, MA3.5Marlborough, MA: 3.3 %Marlborough, MA3.3West Springfield Town, MA: 3.3 %West Springfield Town, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.3 %Haverhill, MA3.3Southbridge Town, MA: 3.2 %Southbridge Town, MA3.2Braintree Town, MA: 2.9 %Braintree Town, MA2.9Peabody, MA: 2.8 %Peabody, MA2.8Melrose, MA: 2.7 %Melrose, MA2.7Newton, MA: 2.6 %Newton, MA2.6Palmer Town, MA: 2.6 %Palmer Town, MA2.6Holyoke, MA: 2.6 %Holyoke, MA2.6Beverly, MA: 2.4 %Beverly, MA2.4Greenfield, MA: 2.4 %Greenfield, MA2.4Agawam Town, MA: 2.1 %Agawam Town, MA2.1Northampton, MA: 2.1 %Northampton, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2 %Lawrence, MA2North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.9Gardner, MA: 1.8 %Gardner, MA1.8Franklin Town, MA: 1.5 %Franklin Town, MA1.5North Adams, MA: 1.4 %North Adams, MA1.4Westfield, MA: 1.3 %Westfield, MA1.3Gloucester, MA: 1.2 %Gloucester, MA1.2Newburyport, MA: 0.5 %Newburyport, MA0.5Randolph Town, MA: 39.3 %Randolph Town, MA39.3Brockton, MA: 39.1 %Brockton, MA39.1Boston, MA: 21 %Boston, MA21Springfield, MA: 17.7 %Springfield, MA17.7Malden, MA: 13.3 %Malden, MA13.3Everett, MA: 12.6 %Everett, MA12.6Worcester, MA: 11.9 %Worcester, MA11.9Lynn, MA: 10.8 %Lynn, MA10.8Cambridge, MA: 10.3 %Cambridge, MA10.3Lowell, MA: 8.8 %Lowell, MA8.8Medford, MA: 7.6 %Medford, MA7.6Taunton, MA: 7.2 %Taunton, MA7.2Waltham, MA: 6.9 %Waltham, MA6.9Barnstable Town, MA: 6.2 %Barnstable Town, MA6.2Quincy, MA: 6 %Quincy, MA6Leominster, MA: 5.9 %Leominster, MA5.9Framingham, MA: 5.9 %Framingham, MA5.9Fitchburg, MA: 5.8 %Fitchburg, MA5.8Chelsea, MA: 5.6 %Chelsea, MA5.6Fall River, MA: 5.5 %Fall River, MA5.5Pittsfield, MA: 5.5 %Pittsfield, MA5.5Weymouth Town, MA: 5.4 %Weymouth Town, MA5.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 5.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA5.3Woburn, MA: 5 %Woburn, MA5New Bedford, MA: 4.8 %New Bedford, MA4.8Salem, MA: 4.8 %Salem, MA4.8Attleboro, MA: 4.3 %Attleboro, MA4.3Chicopee, MA: 4.3 %Chicopee, MA4.3Amherst Town, MA: 4.2 %Amherst Town, MA4.2Somerville, MA: 4 %Somerville, MA4Winthrop Town, MA: 3.6 %Winthrop Town, MA3.6Revere, MA: 3.5 %Revere, MA3.5Marlborough, MA: 3.3 %Marlborough, MA3.3West Springfield Town, MA: 3.3 %West Springfield Town, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.3 %Haverhill, MA3.3Southbridge Town, MA: 3.2 %Southbridge Town, MA3.2Braintree Town, MA: 2.9 %Braintree Town, MA2.9Peabody, MA: 2.8 %Peabody, MA2.8Melrose, MA: 2.7 %Melrose, MA2.7Newton, MA: 2.6 %Newton, MA2.6Palmer Town, MA: 2.6 %Palmer Town, MA2.6Holyoke, MA: 2.6 %Holyoke, MA2.6Beverly, MA: 2.4 %Beverly, MA2.4Greenfield, MA: 2.4 %Greenfield, MA2.4Agawam Town, MA: 2.1 %Agawam Town, MA2.1Northampton, MA: 2.1 %Northampton, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2 %Lawrence, MA2North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.9Gardner, MA: 1.8 %Gardner, MA1.8Franklin Town, MA: 1.5 %Franklin Town, MA1.5North Adams, MA: 1.4 %North Adams, MA1.4Westfield, MA: 1.3 %Westfield, MA1.3Gloucester, MA: 1.2 %Gloucester, MA1.2Newburyport, MA: 0.5 %Newburyport, MA0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Randolph Town, MA39.3-1.5 pts
2Brockton, MA39.1-0.8 pts
3Boston, MA21-0.7 pts
4Springfield, MA17.7-0.4 pts
5Malden, MA13.3-2.1 pts
6Everett, MA12.6+0.3 pts
7Worcester, MA11.9+0.3 pts
8Lynn, MA10.8-0.4 pts
9Cambridge, MA10.3+0.3 pts
10Lowell, MA8.8+0.7 pts
11Medford, MA7.6-0.7 pts
12Taunton, MA7.2+0.6 pts
13Waltham, MA6.9+0.4 pts
14Barnstable Town, MA6.2+0.7 pts
15Quincy, MA6+0.3 pts
16Leominster, MA5.9-0.4 pts
17Framingham, MA5.9-0 pts
18Fitchburg, MA5.8+0.7 pts
19Chelsea, MA5.6-1.5 pts
20Fall River, MA5.5-0.3 pts
21Pittsfield, MA5.5+0.7 pts
22Weymouth Town, MA5.4+0.9 pts
23Bridgewater Town, MA5.3-0.1 pts
24Woburn, MA5+0.7 pts
25New Bedford, MA4.8-0.7 pts
26Salem, MA4.8+0.9 pts
27Attleboro, MA4.3+1 pts
28Chicopee, MA4.3-0.4 pts
29Amherst Town, MA4.2-1.3 pts
30Somerville, MA4-0.8 pts
31Winthrop Town, MA3.6-0.3 pts
32Revere, MA3.5-0.2 pts
33Marlborough, MA3.3-0.1 pts
34West Springfield Town, MA3.3-0 pts
35Haverhill, MA3.3+0.2 pts
36Southbridge Town, MA3.2+0.2 pts
37Braintree Town, MA2.9-0.2 pts
38Peabody, MA2.8-0.2 pts
39Melrose, MA2.7-0.7 pts
40Newton, MA2.6-0.1 pts
40Palmer Town, MA2.6-0 pts
42Holyoke, MA2.6+0.4 pts
43Beverly, MA2.4+0.1 pts
44Greenfield, MA2.4-0.2 pts
45Agawam Town, MA2.1-0.3 pts
46Northampton, MA2.1-0.6 pts
47Lawrence, MA2+0.1 pts
48North Attleborough Town, MA1.9+0.7 pts
49Gardner, MA1.8-0.2 pts
50Franklin Town, MA1.5-0.2 pts
51North Adams, MA1.4-0.2 pts
52Westfield, MA1.3-0.2 pts
53Gloucester, MA1.2-0.7 pts
54Newburyport, MA0.5+0.2 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Randolph Town, MA, with 39.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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