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

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

- Indicator id: `language_other_than_english_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lawrence, MA | 78.1 |
| 2 | Chelsea, MA | 70.7 |
| 3 | Everett, MA | 63.4 |
| 4 | Revere, MA | 56.4 |
| 5 | Lynn, MA | 53.5 |
| 6 | Malden, MA | 50.9 |
| 7 | Brockton, MA | 46.5 |
| 8 | Framingham, MA | 45 |
| 9 | Lowell, MA | 43.3 |
| 10 | Randolph Town, MA | 43.2 |
| 11 | Marlborough, MA | 42.2 |
| 12 | Holyoke, MA | 41.6 |
| 13 | Methuen, MA | 39.7 |
| 14 | Worcester, MA | 39.5 |
| 15 | Springfield, MA | 39.1 |
| 16 | Quincy, MA | 38.9 |
| 17 | Fall River, MA | 38.4 |
| 18 | New Bedford, MA | 37.7 |
| 19 | Boston, MA | 35.6 |
| 20 | Cambridge, MA | 35.2 |
| 21 | Southbridge Town, MA | 34.7 |
| 22 | Waltham, MA | 32.3 |
| 23 | Fitchburg, MA | 31.8 |
| 24 | Watertown, MA | 30.3 |
| 25 | Medford, MA | 29.1 |
| 26 | West Springfield Town, MA | 28.7 |
| 27 | Somerville, MA | 28.6 |
| 28 | Winthrop Town, MA | 28.4 |
| 29 | Newton, MA | 28.3 |
| 30 | Braintree Town, MA | 27.6 |
| 31 | Woburn, MA | 25.8 |
| 32 | Haverhill, MA | 25.5 |
| 33 | Chicopee, MA | 24.1 |
| 34 | Salem, MA | 23.8 |
| 35 | Peabody, MA | 23.8 |
| 36 | Leominster, MA | 23.6 |
| 37 | Amherst Town, MA | 23.3 |
| 38 | Melrose, MA | 22.4 |
| 39 | Taunton, MA | 22.3 |
| 40 | Barnstable Town, MA | 19 |
| 41 | Weymouth Town, MA | 16.1 |
| 42 | Attleboro, MA | 15.9 |
| 43 | Westfield, MA | 14.4 |
| 44 | Gardner, MA | 13.9 |
| 45 | Northampton, MA | 12.7 |
| 46 | Franklin Town, MA | 12.5 |
| 47 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 12.3 |
| 48 | Gloucester, MA | 12.3 |
| 49 | Pittsfield, MA | 11.7 |
| 50 | Beverly, MA | 11.2 |
| 51 | Agawam Town, MA | 11.1 |
| 52 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 11 |
| 53 | Easthampton, MA | 10.7 |
| 54 | Amesbury, MA | 8.3 |
| 55 | Greenfield, MA | 8.3 |
| 56 | Newburyport, MA | 7.2 |
| 57 | North Adams, MA | 7.2 |
| 58 | Palmer Town, MA | 3.2 |