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Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Lawrence, MA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 58 cities in 2024, at 73.6%. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Massachusetts was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.6Lawrence, MA
Lowest0.8Palmer Town, MA
Median6.758 cities
Massachusetts9.7History

All cities, 2024

Lawrence, MA: 73.6 %Lawrence, MA73.6Chelsea, MA: 60.4 %Chelsea, MA60.4Lynn, MA: 39.2 %Lynn, MA39.2Holyoke, MA: 38.2 %Holyoke, MA38.2Revere, MA: 35 %Revere, MA35Springfield, MA: 32.9 %Springfield, MA32.9Southbridge Town, MA: 28.8 %Southbridge Town, MA28.8Everett, MA: 26.4 %Everett, MA26.4Methuen, MA: 26.4 %Methuen, MA26.4Fitchburg, MA: 23.5 %Fitchburg, MA23.5Haverhill, MA: 19.8 %Haverhill, MA19.8Worcester, MA: 18.9 %Worcester, MA18.9New Bedford, MA: 17.2 %New Bedford, MA17.2Winthrop Town, MA: 16 %Winthrop Town, MA16Framingham, MA: 15.9 %Framingham, MA15.9Boston, MA: 15.5 %Boston, MA15.5Chicopee, MA: 15 %Chicopee, MA15Marlborough, MA: 14.8 %Marlborough, MA14.8Salem, MA: 13.7 %Salem, MA13.7Lowell, MA: 13.6 %Lowell, MA13.6Waltham, MA: 11.4 %Waltham, MA11.4Leominster, MA: 11.4 %Leominster, MA11.4Randolph Town, MA: 11.2 %Randolph Town, MA11.2Fall River, MA: 10.2 %Fall River, MA10.2Peabody, MA: 9.2 %Peabody, MA9.2West Springfield Town, MA: 9.2 %West Springfield Town, MA9.2Brockton, MA: 9 %Brockton, MA9Somerville, MA: 8.9 %Somerville, MA8.9Medford, MA: 6.8 %Medford, MA6.8Gardner, MA: 6.7 %Gardner, MA6.7Cambridge, MA: 6.7 %Cambridge, MA6.7Northampton, MA: 6.7 %Northampton, MA6.7Malden, MA: 6.6 %Malden, MA6.6Pittsfield, MA: 6.5 %Pittsfield, MA6.5Taunton, MA: 5.7 %Taunton, MA5.7Woburn, MA: 5.6 %Woburn, MA5.6Attleboro, MA: 5.5 %Attleboro, MA5.5Amherst Town, MA: 5.4 %Amherst Town, MA5.4Westfield, MA: 4.8 %Westfield, MA4.8Watertown, MA: 4.7 %Watertown, MA4.7Easthampton, MA: 4.7 %Easthampton, MA4.7Quincy, MA: 4.2 %Quincy, MA4.2Melrose, MA: 4.1 %Melrose, MA4.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 3.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA3.6Gloucester, MA: 3.5 %Gloucester, MA3.5Beverly, MA: 3.4 %Beverly, MA3.4Newton, MA: 3.3 %Newton, MA3.3Greenfield, MA: 3.2 %Greenfield, MA3.2Barnstable Town, MA: 3 %Barnstable Town, MA3North Adams, MA: 2.9 %North Adams, MA2.9Weymouth Town, MA: 2.8 %Weymouth Town, MA2.8Franklin Town, MA: 2.6 %Franklin Town, MA2.6Braintree Town, MA: 2.6 %Braintree Town, MA2.6Agawam Town, MA: 2.3 %Agawam Town, MA2.3Amesbury, MA: 2.1 %Amesbury, MA2.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 2 %North Attleborough Town, MA2Newburyport, MA: 1.8 %Newburyport, MA1.8Palmer Town, MA: 0.8 %Palmer Town, MA0.8Lawrence, MA: 73.6 %Lawrence, MA73.6Chelsea, MA: 60.4 %Chelsea, MA60.4Lynn, MA: 39.2 %Lynn, MA39.2Holyoke, MA: 38.2 %Holyoke, MA38.2Revere, MA: 35 %Revere, MA35Springfield, MA: 32.9 %Springfield, MA32.9Southbridge Town, MA: 28.8 %Southbridge Town, MA28.8Everett, MA: 26.4 %Everett, MA26.4Methuen, MA: 26.4 %Methuen, MA26.4Fitchburg, MA: 23.5 %Fitchburg, MA23.5Haverhill, MA: 19.8 %Haverhill, MA19.8Worcester, MA: 18.9 %Worcester, MA18.9New Bedford, MA: 17.2 %New Bedford, MA17.2Winthrop Town, MA: 16 %Winthrop Town, MA16Framingham, MA: 15.9 %Framingham, MA15.9Boston, MA: 15.5 %Boston, MA15.5Chicopee, MA: 15 %Chicopee, MA15Marlborough, MA: 14.8 %Marlborough, MA14.8Salem, MA: 13.7 %Salem, MA13.7Lowell, MA: 13.6 %Lowell, MA13.6Waltham, MA: 11.4 %Waltham, MA11.4Leominster, MA: 11.4 %Leominster, MA11.4Randolph Town, MA: 11.2 %Randolph Town, MA11.2Fall River, MA: 10.2 %Fall River, MA10.2Peabody, MA: 9.2 %Peabody, MA9.2West Springfield Town, MA: 9.2 %West Springfield Town, MA9.2Brockton, MA: 9 %Brockton, MA9Somerville, MA: 8.9 %Somerville, MA8.9Medford, MA: 6.8 %Medford, MA6.8Gardner, MA: 6.7 %Gardner, MA6.7Cambridge, MA: 6.7 %Cambridge, MA6.7Northampton, MA: 6.7 %Northampton, MA6.7Malden, MA: 6.6 %Malden, MA6.6Pittsfield, MA: 6.5 %Pittsfield, MA6.5Taunton, MA: 5.7 %Taunton, MA5.7Woburn, MA: 5.6 %Woburn, MA5.6Attleboro, MA: 5.5 %Attleboro, MA5.5Amherst Town, MA: 5.4 %Amherst Town, MA5.4Westfield, MA: 4.8 %Westfield, MA4.8Watertown, MA: 4.7 %Watertown, MA4.7Easthampton, MA: 4.7 %Easthampton, MA4.7Quincy, MA: 4.2 %Quincy, MA4.2Melrose, MA: 4.1 %Melrose, MA4.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 3.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA3.6Gloucester, MA: 3.5 %Gloucester, MA3.5Beverly, MA: 3.4 %Beverly, MA3.4Newton, MA: 3.3 %Newton, MA3.3Greenfield, MA: 3.2 %Greenfield, MA3.2Barnstable Town, MA: 3 %Barnstable Town, MA3North Adams, MA: 2.9 %North Adams, MA2.9Weymouth Town, MA: 2.8 %Weymouth Town, MA2.8Franklin Town, MA: 2.6 %Franklin Town, MA2.6Braintree Town, MA: 2.6 %Braintree Town, MA2.6Agawam Town, MA: 2.3 %Agawam Town, MA2.3Amesbury, MA: 2.1 %Amesbury, MA2.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 2 %North Attleborough Town, MA2Newburyport, MA: 1.8 %Newburyport, MA1.8Palmer Town, MA: 0.8 %Palmer Town, MA0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lawrence, MA73.6-0.1 pts
2Chelsea, MA60.4+1.1 pts
3Lynn, MA39.2+2.6 pts
4Holyoke, MA38.2-1.1 pts
5Revere, MA35-0.4 pts
6Springfield, MA32.9-1 pts
7Southbridge Town, MA28.8-2 pts
8Everett, MA26.4+0.4 pts
9Methuen, MA26.4n/a
10Fitchburg, MA23.5+2 pts
11Haverhill, MA19.8-0.3 pts
12Worcester, MA18.9-0.4 pts
13New Bedford, MA17.2+0.9 pts
14Winthrop Town, MA16-2 pts
15Framingham, MA15.9-0.3 pts
16Boston, MA15.5-0.1 pts
17Chicopee, MA15+0.2 pts
18Marlborough, MA14.8-0.3 pts
19Salem, MA13.7+0.8 pts
20Lowell, MA13.6+0.4 pts
21Waltham, MA11.4-1.7 pts
22Leominster, MA11.4-1.5 pts
23Randolph Town, MA11.2+1 pts
24Fall River, MA10.2+0.1 pts
25Peabody, MA9.2+1.1 pts
26West Springfield Town, MA9.2+0.3 pts
27Brockton, MA9-0.9 pts
28Somerville, MA8.9+0.1 pts
29Medford, MA6.8-0.1 pts
30Gardner, MA6.7+0.5 pts
31Cambridge, MA6.7+0.1 pts
31Northampton, MA6.7-0.8 pts
33Malden, MA6.6+1.1 pts
34Pittsfield, MA6.5+0.7 pts
35Taunton, MA5.7-0.1 pts
36Woburn, MA5.6+1.8 pts
37Attleboro, MA5.5-0.3 pts
38Amherst Town, MA5.4+0.4 pts
39Westfield, MA4.8-0.8 pts
40Watertown, MA4.7n/a
41Easthampton, MA4.7n/a
42Quincy, MA4.2+0.7 pts
43Melrose, MA4.1-0.8 pts
44Bridgewater Town, MA3.6+1.5 pts
45Gloucester, MA3.5+0.1 pts
46Beverly, MA3.4+0.4 pts
47Newton, MA3.3+0.1 pts
48Greenfield, MA3.2-0.7 pts
49Barnstable Town, MA3-0.4 pts
50North Adams, MA2.9+0.6 pts
51Weymouth Town, MA2.8+0.3 pts
52Franklin Town, MA2.6+0.5 pts
53Braintree Town, MA2.6+0.5 pts
54Agawam Town, MA2.3-0.3 pts
55Amesbury, MA2.1n/a
56North Attleborough Town, MA2-0.5 pts
57Newburyport, MA1.8-0.8 pts
58Palmer Town, MA0.8-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Lawrence, MA, with 73.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Palmer Town, MA, with 0.8% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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