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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 2023, at 40.2%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Massachusetts was 6.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.2Randolph Town, MA
Lowest0.4Newburyport, MA
Median4.754 cities
Massachusetts6.5History

All cities, 2023

Randolph Town, MA: 40.2 %Randolph Town, MA40.2Brockton, MA: 37 %Brockton, MA37Boston, MA: 20.3 %Boston, MA20.3Springfield, MA: 17.7 %Springfield, MA17.7Malden, MA: 13.1 %Malden, MA13.1Everett, MA: 11.6 %Everett, MA11.6Worcester, MA: 11.4 %Worcester, MA11.4Lynn, MA: 10.4 %Lynn, MA10.4Cambridge, MA: 10.2 %Cambridge, MA10.2Lowell, MA: 10.1 %Lowell, MA10.1Waltham, MA: 7.1 %Waltham, MA7.1Taunton, MA: 6.9 %Taunton, MA6.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 6.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA6.6Barnstable Town, MA: 6.3 %Barnstable Town, MA6.3Medford, MA: 6.3 %Medford, MA6.3Chelsea, MA: 6.2 %Chelsea, MA6.2Framingham, MA: 6.2 %Framingham, MA6.2Quincy, MA: 6.1 %Quincy, MA6.1Woburn, MA: 5.9 %Woburn, MA5.9Fitchburg, MA: 5.7 %Fitchburg, MA5.7Attleboro, MA: 5.6 %Attleboro, MA5.6Fall River, MA: 5.5 %Fall River, MA5.5New Bedford, MA: 5.3 %New Bedford, MA5.3Weymouth Town, MA: 5.1 %Weymouth Town, MA5.1Salem, MA: 5.1 %Salem, MA5.1Leominster, MA: 4.9 %Leominster, MA4.9Pittsfield, MA: 4.8 %Pittsfield, MA4.8Somerville, MA: 4.5 %Somerville, MA4.5West Springfield Town, MA: 4.5 %West Springfield Town, MA4.5Amherst Town, MA: 4.5 %Amherst Town, MA4.5Revere, MA: 4.3 %Revere, MA4.3Chicopee, MA: 4 %Chicopee, MA4Gardner, MA: 3.6 %Gardner, MA3.6Peabody, MA: 3.6 %Peabody, MA3.6Marlborough, MA: 3.5 %Marlborough, MA3.5Palmer Town, MA: 3.2 %Palmer Town, MA3.2Winthrop Town, MA: 3.1 %Winthrop Town, MA3.1Haverhill, MA: 2.6 %Haverhill, MA2.6Southbridge Town, MA: 2.6 %Southbridge Town, MA2.6Braintree Town, MA: 2.5 %Braintree Town, MA2.5Agawam Town, MA: 2.5 %Agawam Town, MA2.5Holyoke, MA: 2.5 %Holyoke, MA2.5Greenfield, MA: 2.4 %Greenfield, MA2.4Beverly, MA: 2.4 %Beverly, MA2.4Melrose, MA: 2.2 %Melrose, MA2.2Newton, MA: 2.1 %Newton, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2.1 %Lawrence, MA2.1Northampton, MA: 2.1 %Northampton, MA2.1Franklin Town, MA: 2 %Franklin Town, MA2North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.9Gloucester, MA: 1.1 %Gloucester, MA1.1North Adams, MA: 1.1 %North Adams, MA1.1Westfield, MA: 1 %Westfield, MA1Newburyport, MA: 0.4 %Newburyport, MA0.4Randolph Town, MA: 40.2 %Randolph Town, MA40.2Brockton, MA: 37 %Brockton, MA37Boston, MA: 20.3 %Boston, MA20.3Springfield, MA: 17.7 %Springfield, MA17.7Malden, MA: 13.1 %Malden, MA13.1Everett, MA: 11.6 %Everett, MA11.6Worcester, MA: 11.4 %Worcester, MA11.4Lynn, MA: 10.4 %Lynn, MA10.4Cambridge, MA: 10.2 %Cambridge, MA10.2Lowell, MA: 10.1 %Lowell, MA10.1Waltham, MA: 7.1 %Waltham, MA7.1Taunton, MA: 6.9 %Taunton, MA6.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 6.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA6.6Barnstable Town, MA: 6.3 %Barnstable Town, MA6.3Medford, MA: 6.3 %Medford, MA6.3Chelsea, MA: 6.2 %Chelsea, MA6.2Framingham, MA: 6.2 %Framingham, MA6.2Quincy, MA: 6.1 %Quincy, MA6.1Woburn, MA: 5.9 %Woburn, MA5.9Fitchburg, MA: 5.7 %Fitchburg, MA5.7Attleboro, MA: 5.6 %Attleboro, MA5.6Fall River, MA: 5.5 %Fall River, MA5.5New Bedford, MA: 5.3 %New Bedford, MA5.3Weymouth Town, MA: 5.1 %Weymouth Town, MA5.1Salem, MA: 5.1 %Salem, MA5.1Leominster, MA: 4.9 %Leominster, MA4.9Pittsfield, MA: 4.8 %Pittsfield, MA4.8Somerville, MA: 4.5 %Somerville, MA4.5West Springfield Town, MA: 4.5 %West Springfield Town, MA4.5Amherst Town, MA: 4.5 %Amherst Town, MA4.5Revere, MA: 4.3 %Revere, MA4.3Chicopee, MA: 4 %Chicopee, MA4Gardner, MA: 3.6 %Gardner, MA3.6Peabody, MA: 3.6 %Peabody, MA3.6Marlborough, MA: 3.5 %Marlborough, MA3.5Palmer Town, MA: 3.2 %Palmer Town, MA3.2Winthrop Town, MA: 3.1 %Winthrop Town, MA3.1Haverhill, MA: 2.6 %Haverhill, MA2.6Southbridge Town, MA: 2.6 %Southbridge Town, MA2.6Braintree Town, MA: 2.5 %Braintree Town, MA2.5Agawam Town, MA: 2.5 %Agawam Town, MA2.5Holyoke, MA: 2.5 %Holyoke, MA2.5Greenfield, MA: 2.4 %Greenfield, MA2.4Beverly, MA: 2.4 %Beverly, MA2.4Melrose, MA: 2.2 %Melrose, MA2.2Newton, MA: 2.1 %Newton, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2.1 %Lawrence, MA2.1Northampton, MA: 2.1 %Northampton, MA2.1Franklin Town, MA: 2 %Franklin Town, MA2North Attleborough Town, MA: 1.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA1.9Gloucester, MA: 1.1 %Gloucester, MA1.1North Adams, MA: 1.1 %North Adams, MA1.1Westfield, MA: 1 %Westfield, MA1Newburyport, MA: 0.4 %Newburyport, MA0.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Randolph Town, MA40.2+0.9 pts
2Brockton, MA37-2 pts
3Boston, MA20.3-0.8 pts
4Springfield, MA17.7-0.1 pts
5Malden, MA13.1-0.1 pts
6Everett, MA11.6-1 pts
7Worcester, MA11.4-0.5 pts
8Lynn, MA10.4-0.4 pts
9Cambridge, MA10.2-0.1 pts
10Lowell, MA10.1+1.2 pts
11Waltham, MA7.1+0.3 pts
12Taunton, MA6.9-0.4 pts
13Bridgewater Town, MA6.6+1.3 pts
14Barnstable Town, MA6.3+0.1 pts
15Medford, MA6.3-1.3 pts
16Chelsea, MA6.2+0.6 pts
17Framingham, MA6.2+0.3 pts
18Quincy, MA6.10 pts
19Woburn, MA5.9+0.8 pts
20Fitchburg, MA5.7-0.1 pts
21Attleboro, MA5.6+1.3 pts
22Fall River, MA5.5-0 pts
23New Bedford, MA5.3+0.5 pts
24Weymouth Town, MA5.1-0.3 pts
25Salem, MA5.1+0.3 pts
26Leominster, MA4.9-1 pts
27Pittsfield, MA4.8-0.6 pts
28Somerville, MA4.5+0.5 pts
29West Springfield Town, MA4.5+1.2 pts
30Amherst Town, MA4.5+0.3 pts
31Revere, MA4.3+0.9 pts
32Chicopee, MA4-0.3 pts
33Gardner, MA3.6+1.8 pts
34Peabody, MA3.6+0.8 pts
35Marlborough, MA3.5+0.2 pts
36Palmer Town, MA3.2+0.6 pts
37Winthrop Town, MA3.1-0.5 pts
38Haverhill, MA2.6-0.7 pts
39Southbridge Town, MA2.6-0.6 pts
40Braintree Town, MA2.5-0.4 pts
41Agawam Town, MA2.5+0.4 pts
42Holyoke, MA2.5-0.1 pts
43Greenfield, MA2.4+0.1 pts
44Beverly, MA2.40 pts
45Melrose, MA2.2-0.5 pts
46Newton, MA2.1-0.5 pts
47Lawrence, MA2.1+0.1 pts
47Northampton, MA2.10 pts
49Franklin Town, MA2+0.5 pts
50North Attleborough Town, MA1.90 pts
51Gloucester, MA1.1-0.1 pts
51North Adams, MA1.1-0.3 pts
53Westfield, MA1-0.3 pts
54Newburyport, 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. 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: 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/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: 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, 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: 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, 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/black-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: 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, 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/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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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, 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/black-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Randolph Town, MA, with 40.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Newburyport, MA, with 0.4% in 2023.

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