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

Lawrence, MA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 54 cities in 2022, at 78%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 25.3% and the figure for Massachusetts was 24.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78Lawrence, MA
Lowest6.5Newburyport, MA
Median25.354 cities
Massachusetts24.5History

All cities, 2022

Lawrence, MA: 78 %Lawrence, MA78Chelsea, MA: 71 %Chelsea, MA71Everett, MA: 61.6 %Everett, MA61.6Revere, MA: 57.6 %Revere, MA57.6Lynn, MA: 52.2 %Lynn, MA52.2Malden, MA: 50 %Malden, MA50Brockton, MA: 46 %Brockton, MA46Randolph Town, MA: 43.8 %Randolph Town, MA43.8Holyoke, MA: 42.7 %Holyoke, MA42.7Framingham, MA: 41.7 %Framingham, MA41.7Lowell, MA: 41.3 %Lowell, MA41.3Springfield, MA: 41.2 %Springfield, MA41.2Marlborough, MA: 38.8 %Marlborough, MA38.8Worcester, MA: 38.4 %Worcester, MA38.4Quincy, MA: 38.2 %Quincy, MA38.2Fall River, MA: 38 %Fall River, MA38New Bedford, MA: 37.9 %New Bedford, MA37.9Boston, MA: 36 %Boston, MA36Cambridge, MA: 34.5 %Cambridge, MA34.5Southbridge Town, MA: 33.9 %Southbridge Town, MA33.9Waltham, MA: 31.5 %Waltham, MA31.5Medford, MA: 29.4 %Medford, MA29.4Winthrop Town, MA: 29.1 %Winthrop Town, MA29.1Fitchburg, MA: 28.7 %Fitchburg, MA28.7Somerville, MA: 28 %Somerville, MA28West Springfield Town, MA: 26.1 %West Springfield Town, MA26.1Braintree Town, MA: 25.4 %Braintree Town, MA25.4Newton, MA: 25.3 %Newton, MA25.3Woburn, MA: 23.8 %Woburn, MA23.8Haverhill, MA: 23.7 %Haverhill, MA23.7Chicopee, MA: 23.4 %Chicopee, MA23.4Peabody, MA: 22.5 %Peabody, MA22.5Taunton, MA: 22.1 %Taunton, MA22.1Leominster, MA: 21.7 %Leominster, MA21.7Salem, MA: 21.6 %Salem, MA21.6Barnstable Town, MA: 21 %Barnstable Town, MA21Amherst Town, MA: 20.8 %Amherst Town, MA20.8Melrose, MA: 20.1 %Melrose, MA20.1Westfield, MA: 18.5 %Westfield, MA18.5Weymouth Town, MA: 15.5 %Weymouth Town, MA15.5Attleboro, MA: 14.1 %Attleboro, MA14.1Northampton, MA: 13.3 %Northampton, MA13.3Beverly, MA: 12 %Beverly, MA12Gardner, MA: 11.8 %Gardner, MA11.8Agawam Town, MA: 11.5 %Agawam Town, MA11.5Gloucester, MA: 11.2 %Gloucester, MA11.2Franklin Town, MA: 10.5 %Franklin Town, MA10.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 10.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA10.1Pittsfield, MA: 9.3 %Pittsfield, MA9.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 9.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA9.3Greenfield, MA: 8.3 %Greenfield, MA8.3North Adams, MA: 8.1 %North Adams, MA8.1Palmer Town, MA: 7.3 %Palmer Town, MA7.3Newburyport, MA: 6.5 %Newburyport, MA6.5Lawrence, MA: 78 %Lawrence, MA78Chelsea, MA: 71 %Chelsea, MA71Everett, MA: 61.6 %Everett, MA61.6Revere, MA: 57.6 %Revere, MA57.6Lynn, MA: 52.2 %Lynn, MA52.2Malden, MA: 50 %Malden, MA50Brockton, MA: 46 %Brockton, MA46Randolph Town, MA: 43.8 %Randolph Town, MA43.8Holyoke, MA: 42.7 %Holyoke, MA42.7Framingham, MA: 41.7 %Framingham, MA41.7Lowell, MA: 41.3 %Lowell, MA41.3Springfield, MA: 41.2 %Springfield, MA41.2Marlborough, MA: 38.8 %Marlborough, MA38.8Worcester, MA: 38.4 %Worcester, MA38.4Quincy, MA: 38.2 %Quincy, MA38.2Fall River, MA: 38 %Fall River, MA38New Bedford, MA: 37.9 %New Bedford, MA37.9Boston, MA: 36 %Boston, MA36Cambridge, MA: 34.5 %Cambridge, MA34.5Southbridge Town, MA: 33.9 %Southbridge Town, MA33.9Waltham, MA: 31.5 %Waltham, MA31.5Medford, MA: 29.4 %Medford, MA29.4Winthrop Town, MA: 29.1 %Winthrop Town, MA29.1Fitchburg, MA: 28.7 %Fitchburg, MA28.7Somerville, MA: 28 %Somerville, MA28West Springfield Town, MA: 26.1 %West Springfield Town, MA26.1Braintree Town, MA: 25.4 %Braintree Town, MA25.4Newton, MA: 25.3 %Newton, MA25.3Woburn, MA: 23.8 %Woburn, MA23.8Haverhill, MA: 23.7 %Haverhill, MA23.7Chicopee, MA: 23.4 %Chicopee, MA23.4Peabody, MA: 22.5 %Peabody, MA22.5Taunton, MA: 22.1 %Taunton, MA22.1Leominster, MA: 21.7 %Leominster, MA21.7Salem, MA: 21.6 %Salem, MA21.6Barnstable Town, MA: 21 %Barnstable Town, MA21Amherst Town, MA: 20.8 %Amherst Town, MA20.8Melrose, MA: 20.1 %Melrose, MA20.1Westfield, MA: 18.5 %Westfield, MA18.5Weymouth Town, MA: 15.5 %Weymouth Town, MA15.5Attleboro, MA: 14.1 %Attleboro, MA14.1Northampton, MA: 13.3 %Northampton, MA13.3Beverly, MA: 12 %Beverly, MA12Gardner, MA: 11.8 %Gardner, MA11.8Agawam Town, MA: 11.5 %Agawam Town, MA11.5Gloucester, MA: 11.2 %Gloucester, MA11.2Franklin Town, MA: 10.5 %Franklin Town, MA10.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 10.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA10.1Pittsfield, MA: 9.3 %Pittsfield, MA9.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 9.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA9.3Greenfield, MA: 8.3 %Greenfield, MA8.3North Adams, MA: 8.1 %North Adams, MA8.1Palmer Town, MA: 7.3 %Palmer Town, MA7.3Newburyport, MA: 6.5 %Newburyport, MA6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lawrence, MA78-1.9 pts
2Chelsea, MA71-0.1 pts
3Everett, MA61.60 pts
4Revere, MA57.6+3.5 pts
5Lynn, MA52.2+1.7 pts
6Malden, MA50-0.9 pts
7Brockton, MA46-0.7 pts
8Randolph Town, MA43.8-1.9 pts
9Holyoke, MA42.7-2.4 pts
10Framingham, MA41.7+0.4 pts
11Lowell, MA41.3+1.3 pts
12Springfield, MA41.20 pts
13Marlborough, MA38.8+2 pts
14Worcester, MA38.4+1.4 pts
15Quincy, MA38.2+0.3 pts
16Fall River, MA38-0.6 pts
17New Bedford, MA37.9+0.2 pts
18Boston, MA36-0.6 pts
19Cambridge, MA34.5-0.1 pts
20Southbridge Town, MA33.9+2 pts
21Waltham, MA31.5+0.5 pts
22Medford, MA29.4+0.1 pts
23Winthrop Town, MA29.1+2 pts
24Fitchburg, MA28.7+0.6 pts
25Somerville, MA28-1.1 pts
26West Springfield Town, MA26.1+0.5 pts
27Braintree Town, MA25.4+1.6 pts
28Newton, MA25.3+0.1 pts
29Woburn, MA23.8+1.7 pts
30Haverhill, MA23.7+0.8 pts
31Chicopee, MA23.4+2.4 pts
32Peabody, MA22.5-0.3 pts
33Taunton, MA22.1+0.3 pts
34Leominster, MA21.7-3.7 pts
35Salem, MA21.6+0.6 pts
36Barnstable Town, MA21+0.6 pts
37Amherst Town, MA20.8-1.5 pts
38Melrose, MA20.1+3 pts
39Westfield, MA18.5+2 pts
40Weymouth Town, MA15.5-0.2 pts
41Attleboro, MA14.1+0.1 pts
42Northampton, MA13.3+0.9 pts
43Beverly, MA12+0.2 pts
44Gardner, MA11.8-2.2 pts
45Agawam Town, MA11.5+0.5 pts
46Gloucester, MA11.2+0.4 pts
47Franklin Town, MA10.5-0.3 pts
48North Attleborough Town, MA10.1-1.7 pts
49Pittsfield, MA9.3+0.6 pts
50Bridgewater Town, MA9.3+0.7 pts
51Greenfield, MA8.3+0.2 pts
52North Adams, MA8.1-0.8 pts
53Palmer Town, MA7.3-1.6 pts
54Newburyport, MA6.5+1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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. 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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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% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Newburyport, MA, with 6.5% in 2022.

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