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Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Lawrence, MA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 58 cities in 2024, at 78.1%. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 27.9% and the figure for Massachusetts was 25.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.1Lawrence, MA
Lowest3.2Palmer Town, MA
Median27.958 cities
Massachusetts25.1History

All cities, 2024

Lawrence, MA: 78.1 %Lawrence, MA78.1Chelsea, MA: 70.7 %Chelsea, MA70.7Everett, MA: 63.4 %Everett, MA63.4Revere, MA: 56.4 %Revere, MA56.4Lynn, MA: 53.5 %Lynn, MA53.5Malden, MA: 50.9 %Malden, MA50.9Brockton, MA: 46.5 %Brockton, MA46.5Framingham, MA: 45 %Framingham, MA45Lowell, MA: 43.3 %Lowell, MA43.3Randolph Town, MA: 43.2 %Randolph Town, MA43.2Marlborough, MA: 42.2 %Marlborough, MA42.2Holyoke, MA: 41.6 %Holyoke, MA41.6Methuen, MA: 39.7 %Methuen, MA39.7Worcester, MA: 39.5 %Worcester, MA39.5Springfield, MA: 39.1 %Springfield, MA39.1Quincy, MA: 38.9 %Quincy, MA38.9Fall River, MA: 38.4 %Fall River, MA38.4New Bedford, MA: 37.7 %New Bedford, MA37.7Boston, MA: 35.6 %Boston, MA35.6Cambridge, MA: 35.2 %Cambridge, MA35.2Southbridge Town, MA: 34.7 %Southbridge Town, MA34.7Waltham, MA: 32.3 %Waltham, MA32.3Fitchburg, MA: 31.8 %Fitchburg, MA31.8Watertown, MA: 30.3 %Watertown, MA30.3Medford, MA: 29.1 %Medford, MA29.1West Springfield Town, MA: 28.7 %West Springfield Town, MA28.7Somerville, MA: 28.6 %Somerville, MA28.6Winthrop Town, MA: 28.4 %Winthrop Town, MA28.4Newton, MA: 28.3 %Newton, MA28.3Braintree Town, MA: 27.6 %Braintree Town, MA27.6Woburn, MA: 25.8 %Woburn, MA25.8Haverhill, MA: 25.5 %Haverhill, MA25.5Chicopee, MA: 24.1 %Chicopee, MA24.1Salem, MA: 23.8 %Salem, MA23.8Peabody, MA: 23.8 %Peabody, MA23.8Leominster, MA: 23.6 %Leominster, MA23.6Amherst Town, MA: 23.3 %Amherst Town, MA23.3Melrose, MA: 22.4 %Melrose, MA22.4Taunton, MA: 22.3 %Taunton, MA22.3Barnstable Town, MA: 19 %Barnstable Town, MA19Weymouth Town, MA: 16.1 %Weymouth Town, MA16.1Attleboro, MA: 15.9 %Attleboro, MA15.9Westfield, MA: 14.4 %Westfield, MA14.4Gardner, MA: 13.9 %Gardner, MA13.9Northampton, MA: 12.7 %Northampton, MA12.7Franklin Town, MA: 12.5 %Franklin Town, MA12.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 12.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA12.3Gloucester, MA: 12.3 %Gloucester, MA12.3Pittsfield, MA: 11.7 %Pittsfield, MA11.7Beverly, MA: 11.2 %Beverly, MA11.2Agawam Town, MA: 11.1 %Agawam Town, MA11.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 11 %North Attleborough Town, MA11Easthampton, MA: 10.7 %Easthampton, MA10.7Amesbury, MA: 8.3 %Amesbury, MA8.3Greenfield, MA: 8.3 %Greenfield, MA8.3Newburyport, MA: 7.2 %Newburyport, MA7.2North Adams, MA: 7.2 %North Adams, MA7.2Palmer Town, MA: 3.2 %Palmer Town, MA3.2Lawrence, MA: 78.1 %Lawrence, MA78.1Chelsea, MA: 70.7 %Chelsea, MA70.7Everett, MA: 63.4 %Everett, MA63.4Revere, MA: 56.4 %Revere, MA56.4Lynn, MA: 53.5 %Lynn, MA53.5Malden, MA: 50.9 %Malden, MA50.9Brockton, MA: 46.5 %Brockton, MA46.5Framingham, MA: 45 %Framingham, MA45Lowell, MA: 43.3 %Lowell, MA43.3Randolph Town, MA: 43.2 %Randolph Town, MA43.2Marlborough, MA: 42.2 %Marlborough, MA42.2Holyoke, MA: 41.6 %Holyoke, MA41.6Methuen, MA: 39.7 %Methuen, MA39.7Worcester, MA: 39.5 %Worcester, MA39.5Springfield, MA: 39.1 %Springfield, MA39.1Quincy, MA: 38.9 %Quincy, MA38.9Fall River, MA: 38.4 %Fall River, MA38.4New Bedford, MA: 37.7 %New Bedford, MA37.7Boston, MA: 35.6 %Boston, MA35.6Cambridge, MA: 35.2 %Cambridge, MA35.2Southbridge Town, MA: 34.7 %Southbridge Town, MA34.7Waltham, MA: 32.3 %Waltham, MA32.3Fitchburg, MA: 31.8 %Fitchburg, MA31.8Watertown, MA: 30.3 %Watertown, MA30.3Medford, MA: 29.1 %Medford, MA29.1West Springfield Town, MA: 28.7 %West Springfield Town, MA28.7Somerville, MA: 28.6 %Somerville, MA28.6Winthrop Town, MA: 28.4 %Winthrop Town, MA28.4Newton, MA: 28.3 %Newton, MA28.3Braintree Town, MA: 27.6 %Braintree Town, MA27.6Woburn, MA: 25.8 %Woburn, MA25.8Haverhill, MA: 25.5 %Haverhill, MA25.5Chicopee, MA: 24.1 %Chicopee, MA24.1Salem, MA: 23.8 %Salem, MA23.8Peabody, MA: 23.8 %Peabody, MA23.8Leominster, MA: 23.6 %Leominster, MA23.6Amherst Town, MA: 23.3 %Amherst Town, MA23.3Melrose, MA: 22.4 %Melrose, MA22.4Taunton, MA: 22.3 %Taunton, MA22.3Barnstable Town, MA: 19 %Barnstable Town, MA19Weymouth Town, MA: 16.1 %Weymouth Town, MA16.1Attleboro, MA: 15.9 %Attleboro, MA15.9Westfield, MA: 14.4 %Westfield, MA14.4Gardner, MA: 13.9 %Gardner, MA13.9Northampton, MA: 12.7 %Northampton, MA12.7Franklin Town, MA: 12.5 %Franklin Town, MA12.5Bridgewater Town, MA: 12.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA12.3Gloucester, MA: 12.3 %Gloucester, MA12.3Pittsfield, MA: 11.7 %Pittsfield, MA11.7Beverly, MA: 11.2 %Beverly, MA11.2Agawam Town, MA: 11.1 %Agawam Town, MA11.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 11 %North Attleborough Town, MA11Easthampton, MA: 10.7 %Easthampton, MA10.7Amesbury, MA: 8.3 %Amesbury, MA8.3Greenfield, MA: 8.3 %Greenfield, MA8.3Newburyport, MA: 7.2 %Newburyport, MA7.2North Adams, MA: 7.2 %North Adams, MA7.2Palmer Town, MA: 3.2 %Palmer Town, MA3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lawrence, MA78.1-0.4 pts
2Chelsea, MA70.7+0.3 pts
3Everett, MA63.4+0.5 pts
4Revere, MA56.4-0.2 pts
5Lynn, MA53.5+2.3 pts
6Malden, MA50.9+1.8 pts
7Brockton, MA46.5+0.1 pts
8Framingham, MA45+1.1 pts
9Lowell, MA43.3+1.2 pts
10Randolph Town, MA43.2-2.1 pts
11Marlborough, MA42.2+1.9 pts
12Holyoke, MA41.6-0.7 pts
13Methuen, MA39.7n/a
14Worcester, MA39.5+0.6 pts
15Springfield, MA39.1-0.6 pts
16Quincy, MA38.9+0.6 pts
17Fall River, MA38.4-0.2 pts
18New Bedford, MA37.7+0.1 pts
19Boston, MA35.6+0.4 pts
20Cambridge, MA35.2+1 pts
21Southbridge Town, MA34.7-0.4 pts
22Waltham, MA32.3-1.2 pts
23Fitchburg, MA31.8+3.2 pts
24Watertown, MA30.3n/a
25Medford, MA29.1-0.9 pts
26West Springfield Town, MA28.7+1.3 pts
27Somerville, MA28.6-0.2 pts
28Winthrop Town, MA28.4-1.8 pts
29Newton, MA28.3+0.8 pts
30Braintree Town, MA27.6+1.8 pts
31Woburn, MA25.8+2 pts
32Haverhill, MA25.5-0 pts
33Chicopee, MA24.1-0.1 pts
34Salem, MA23.8+1.2 pts
35Peabody, MA23.80 pts
36Leominster, MA23.6-0.9 pts
37Amherst Town, MA23.3+1.3 pts
38Melrose, MA22.4+1.2 pts
39Taunton, MA22.3+0.7 pts
40Barnstable Town, MA19-0.9 pts
41Weymouth Town, MA16.1+1.5 pts
42Attleboro, MA15.9-1.6 pts
43Westfield, MA14.4-1.6 pts
44Gardner, MA13.9+0.3 pts
45Northampton, MA12.7-0.6 pts
46Franklin Town, MA12.5+0.7 pts
47Bridgewater Town, MA12.3+2 pts
48Gloucester, MA12.3+0.7 pts
49Pittsfield, MA11.7+1.5 pts
50Beverly, MA11.2-0.7 pts
51Agawam Town, MA11.1-1.6 pts
52North Attleborough Town, MA11+0.6 pts
53Easthampton, MA10.7n/a
54Amesbury, MA8.3n/a
55Greenfield, MA8.3-0.2 pts
56Newburyport, MA7.2+0.5 pts
57North Adams, MA7.2+1.1 pts
58Palmer Town, MA3.2-1.7 pts

Other periods

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People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, 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-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Lawrence, MA, with 78.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Palmer Town, MA, with 3.2% in 2024.

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