Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking Spanish at home

Lawrence, MA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 54 cities in 2022, at 73.9%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Massachusetts was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest73.9Lawrence, MA
Median7.254 cities
Massachusetts9.5History

All cities, 2022

Lawrence, MA: 73.9 %Lawrence, MA73.9Chelsea, MA: 60.3 %Chelsea, MA60.3Holyoke, MA: 39.6 %Holyoke, MA39.6Lynn, MA: 37.2 %Lynn, MA37.2Revere, MA: 37 %Revere, MA37Springfield, MA: 35.5 %Springfield, MA35.5Southbridge Town, MA: 29.3 %Southbridge Town, MA29.3Everett, MA: 24 %Everett, MA24Fitchburg, MA: 22.3 %Fitchburg, MA22.3Worcester, MA: 18.9 %Worcester, MA18.9Haverhill, MA: 18.2 %Haverhill, MA18.2New Bedford, MA: 16.5 %New Bedford, MA16.5Winthrop Town, MA: 16.3 %Winthrop Town, MA16.3Boston, MA: 16.1 %Boston, MA16.1Framingham, MA: 15.2 %Framingham, MA15.2Marlborough, MA: 14.9 %Marlborough, MA14.9Chicopee, MA: 14.5 %Chicopee, MA14.5Salem, MA: 12.5 %Salem, MA12.5Lowell, MA: 11.9 %Lowell, MA11.9Waltham, MA: 11.5 %Waltham, MA11.5Leominster, MA: 10.3 %Leominster, MA10.3Brockton, MA: 9.7 %Brockton, MA9.7Fall River, MA: 9.4 %Fall River, MA9.4Somerville, MA: 8.7 %Somerville, MA8.7West Springfield Town, MA: 8.1 %West Springfield Town, MA8.1Randolph Town, MA: 7.9 %Randolph Town, MA7.9Malden, MA: 7.2 %Malden, MA7.2Peabody, MA: 7.2 %Peabody, MA7.2Northampton, MA: 6.7 %Northampton, MA6.7Cambridge, MA: 6.6 %Cambridge, MA6.6Westfield, MA: 6.2 %Westfield, MA6.2Medford, MA: 6.1 %Medford, MA6.1Pittsfield, MA: 5.1 %Pittsfield, MA5.1Gardner, MA: 4.9 %Gardner, MA4.9Barnstable Town, MA: 4.8 %Barnstable Town, MA4.8Attleboro, MA: 4.7 %Attleboro, MA4.7Amherst Town, MA: 4.6 %Amherst Town, MA4.6Melrose, MA: 4.5 %Melrose, MA4.5Taunton, MA: 4.3 %Taunton, MA4.3Woburn, MA: 4.3 %Woburn, MA4.3Greenfield, MA: 4.2 %Greenfield, MA4.2Beverly, MA: 3.9 %Beverly, MA3.9North Adams, MA: 3.7 %North Adams, MA3.7Quincy, MA: 3.3 %Quincy, MA3.3Gloucester, MA: 3.2 %Gloucester, MA3.2Newton, MA: 2.9 %Newton, MA2.9Weymouth Town, MA: 2.7 %Weymouth Town, MA2.7Agawam Town, MA: 2.1 %Agawam Town, MA2.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 2 %Bridgewater Town, MA2North Attleborough Town, MA: 2 %North Attleborough Town, MA2Palmer Town, MA: 2 %Palmer Town, MA2Braintree Town, MA: 1.8 %Braintree Town, MA1.8Franklin Town, MA: 1.8 %Franklin Town, MA1.8Newburyport, MA: 1.2 %Newburyport, MA1.2Lawrence, MA: 73.9 %Lawrence, MA73.9Chelsea, MA: 60.3 %Chelsea, MA60.3Holyoke, MA: 39.6 %Holyoke, MA39.6Lynn, MA: 37.2 %Lynn, MA37.2Revere, MA: 37 %Revere, MA37Springfield, MA: 35.5 %Springfield, MA35.5Southbridge Town, MA: 29.3 %Southbridge Town, MA29.3Everett, MA: 24 %Everett, MA24Fitchburg, MA: 22.3 %Fitchburg, MA22.3Worcester, MA: 18.9 %Worcester, MA18.9Haverhill, MA: 18.2 %Haverhill, MA18.2New Bedford, MA: 16.5 %New Bedford, MA16.5Winthrop Town, MA: 16.3 %Winthrop Town, MA16.3Boston, MA: 16.1 %Boston, MA16.1Framingham, MA: 15.2 %Framingham, MA15.2Marlborough, MA: 14.9 %Marlborough, MA14.9Chicopee, MA: 14.5 %Chicopee, MA14.5Salem, MA: 12.5 %Salem, MA12.5Lowell, MA: 11.9 %Lowell, MA11.9Waltham, MA: 11.5 %Waltham, MA11.5Leominster, MA: 10.3 %Leominster, MA10.3Brockton, MA: 9.7 %Brockton, MA9.7Fall River, MA: 9.4 %Fall River, MA9.4Somerville, MA: 8.7 %Somerville, MA8.7West Springfield Town, MA: 8.1 %West Springfield Town, MA8.1Randolph Town, MA: 7.9 %Randolph Town, MA7.9Malden, MA: 7.2 %Malden, MA7.2Peabody, MA: 7.2 %Peabody, MA7.2Northampton, MA: 6.7 %Northampton, MA6.7Cambridge, MA: 6.6 %Cambridge, MA6.6Westfield, MA: 6.2 %Westfield, MA6.2Medford, MA: 6.1 %Medford, MA6.1Pittsfield, MA: 5.1 %Pittsfield, MA5.1Gardner, MA: 4.9 %Gardner, MA4.9Barnstable Town, MA: 4.8 %Barnstable Town, MA4.8Attleboro, MA: 4.7 %Attleboro, MA4.7Amherst Town, MA: 4.6 %Amherst Town, MA4.6Melrose, MA: 4.5 %Melrose, MA4.5Taunton, MA: 4.3 %Taunton, MA4.3Woburn, MA: 4.3 %Woburn, MA4.3Greenfield, MA: 4.2 %Greenfield, MA4.2Beverly, MA: 3.9 %Beverly, MA3.9North Adams, MA: 3.7 %North Adams, MA3.7Quincy, MA: 3.3 %Quincy, MA3.3Gloucester, MA: 3.2 %Gloucester, MA3.2Newton, MA: 2.9 %Newton, MA2.9Weymouth Town, MA: 2.7 %Weymouth Town, MA2.7Agawam Town, MA: 2.1 %Agawam Town, MA2.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 2 %Bridgewater Town, MA2North Attleborough Town, MA: 2 %North Attleborough Town, MA2Palmer Town, MA: 2 %Palmer Town, MA2Braintree Town, MA: 1.8 %Braintree Town, MA1.8Franklin Town, MA: 1.8 %Franklin Town, MA1.8Newburyport, MA: 1.2 %Newburyport, MA1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lawrence, MA73.9-2.6 pts
2Chelsea, MA60.3+0.6 pts
3Holyoke, MA39.6-1.7 pts
4Lynn, MA37.2+1 pts
5Revere, MA37+4.6 pts
6Springfield, MA35.5+0.4 pts
7Southbridge Town, MA29.3+2.2 pts
8Everett, MA24-0.9 pts
9Fitchburg, MA22.3+0.1 pts
10Worcester, MA18.9+0.8 pts
11Haverhill, MA18.2+0.4 pts
12New Bedford, MA16.5+0.1 pts
13Winthrop Town, MA16.3+4.1 pts
14Boston, MA16.1-0.3 pts
15Framingham, MA15.2+0.3 pts
16Marlborough, MA14.9+0.3 pts
17Chicopee, MA14.5+2.5 pts
18Salem, MA12.5+0.3 pts
19Lowell, MA11.9+0.2 pts
20Waltham, MA11.5+0.1 pts
21Leominster, MA10.3-3.1 pts
22Brockton, MA9.7+0.1 pts
23Fall River, MA9.4+0.5 pts
24Somerville, MA8.7-1.4 pts
25West Springfield Town, MA8.1-0.3 pts
26Randolph Town, MA7.9+0.4 pts
27Malden, MA7.2+0.4 pts
28Peabody, MA7.2-0.1 pts
29Northampton, MA6.7+0.5 pts
30Cambridge, MA6.6-0.2 pts
31Westfield, MA6.2+0.6 pts
32Medford, MA6.1-0.2 pts
33Pittsfield, MA5.1+0.5 pts
34Gardner, MA4.9-1.8 pts
35Barnstable Town, MA4.8-0.1 pts
36Attleboro, MA4.7+0.3 pts
37Amherst Town, MA4.6-0.4 pts
38Melrose, MA4.5+1.5 pts
39Taunton, MA4.3-0.3 pts
39Woburn, MA4.3-0.1 pts
41Greenfield, MA4.2+0.2 pts
42Beverly, MA3.9+0.6 pts
43North Adams, MA3.7-0.2 pts
44Quincy, MA3.3+0.5 pts
45Gloucester, MA3.2+0.2 pts
46Newton, MA2.9-0 pts
47Weymouth Town, MA2.7+0.4 pts
48Agawam Town, MA2.1+0.6 pts
49Bridgewater Town, MA2-0.3 pts
50North Attleborough Town, MA2-0.7 pts
50Palmer Town, MA2-1.1 pts
52Braintree Town, MA1.8-0.2 pts
53Franklin Town, MA1.8-0.3 pts
54Newburyport, MA1.2+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. 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.

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 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

MLA 9

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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_massachusetts_by_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2022
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Cities in Massachusetts by population speaking Spanish at home using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"spanish_at_home_share","level":"municipality","within":"Massachusetts","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=spanish_at_home_share&level=municipality&within=Massachusetts&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Lawrence, MA, with 73.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Newburyport, MA, with 1.2% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

Population speaking Spanish at home: other rankings

Cities in Massachusetts: more rankings