# Cities in Massachusetts by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `foreign_born_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat). England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population 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-b05002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population 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-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Chelsea, MA | 46.1 |
| 2 | Everett, MA | 45.9 |
| 3 | Lawrence, MA | 44.6 |
| 4 | Revere, MA | 44.2 |
| 5 | Malden, MA | 41.2 |
| 6 | Lynn, MA | 37.5 |
| 7 | Randolph Town, MA | 36 |
| 8 | Brockton, MA | 33.7 |
| 9 | Framingham, MA | 33.1 |
| 10 | Quincy, MA | 33 |
| 11 | Marlborough, MA | 30.8 |
| 12 | Lowell, MA | 30.5 |
| 13 | Cambridge, MA | 29.7 |
| 14 | Boston, MA | 27.8 |
| 15 | Waltham, MA | 26.3 |
| 16 | Watertown, MA | 25.7 |
| 17 | Worcester, MA | 25.1 |
| 18 | Newton, MA | 24.3 |
| 19 | Somerville, MA | 24 |
| 20 | Methuen, MA | 24 |
| 21 | Fall River, MA | 23.8 |
| 22 | Medford, MA | 23.3 |
| 23 | New Bedford, MA | 20.4 |
| 24 | Woburn, MA | 20.4 |
| 25 | Braintree Town, MA | 20 |
| 26 | Winthrop Town, MA | 19.3 |
| 27 | West Springfield Town, MA | 18.5 |
| 28 | Melrose, MA | 17.6 |
| 29 | Peabody, MA | 17.3 |
| 30 | Barnstable Town, MA | 16.7 |
| 31 | Salem, MA | 16.3 |
| 32 | Amherst Town, MA | 16.1 |
| 33 | Leominster, MA | 15.7 |
| 34 | Weymouth Town, MA | 14.4 |
| 35 | Haverhill, MA | 13.7 |
| 36 | Taunton, MA | 13.7 |
| 37 | Fitchburg, MA | 13 |
| 38 | Attleboro, MA | 11.4 |
| 39 | Springfield, MA | 10.5 |
| 40 | Franklin Town, MA | 10.3 |
| 41 | Gloucester, MA | 10.2 |
| 42 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 9.7 |
| 43 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 9.6 |
| 44 | Chicopee, MA | 9.5 |
| 45 | Westfield, MA | 9.4 |
| 46 | Beverly, MA | 9.3 |
| 47 | Agawam Town, MA | 8.2 |
| 48 | Amesbury, MA | 7.9 |
| 49 | Gardner, MA | 7.9 |
| 50 | Northampton, MA | 7.9 |
| 51 | Pittsfield, MA | 7.6 |
| 52 | Easthampton, MA | 6.9 |
| 53 | Greenfield, MA | 6.5 |
| 53 | Newburyport, MA | 6.5 |
| 55 | Holyoke, MA | 6.2 |
| 56 | North Adams, MA | 5.4 |
| 57 | Southbridge Town, MA | 5 |
| 58 | Palmer Town, MA | 1.2 |