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Cities in Massachusetts by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Newburyport, MA had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 54 cities in 2021, at 93.1%. Lawrence, MA had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 70.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 69.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.1Newburyport, MA
Lowest13.2Lawrence, MA
Median70.454 cities
Massachusetts69.7History

All cities, 2021

Newburyport, MA: 93.1 %Newburyport, MA93.1Gloucester, MA: 90.1 %Gloucester, MA90.1Agawam Town, MA: 88.7 %Agawam Town, MA88.7Franklin Town, MA: 86.2 %Franklin Town, MA86.2Beverly, MA: 86.1 %Beverly, MA86.1Greenfield, MA: 86.1 %Greenfield, MA86.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 85.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA85.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 85.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA85.1North Adams, MA: 84.8 %North Adams, MA84.8Westfield, MA: 83 %Westfield, MA83Palmer Town, MA: 82.7 %Palmer Town, MA82.7Gardner, MA: 82.5 %Gardner, MA82.5Attleboro, MA: 82.4 %Attleboro, MA82.4Northampton, MA: 82.4 %Northampton, MA82.4Peabody, MA: 81 %Peabody, MA81Melrose, MA: 80.8 %Melrose, MA80.8Pittsfield, MA: 80.7 %Pittsfield, MA80.7Weymouth Town, MA: 80.7 %Weymouth Town, MA80.7Barnstable Town, MA: 79.1 %Barnstable Town, MA79.1Winthrop Town, MA: 79 %Winthrop Town, MA79Woburn, MA: 76 %Woburn, MA76West Springfield Town, MA: 75.1 %West Springfield Town, MA75.1Taunton, MA: 74.8 %Taunton, MA74.8Newton, MA: 72.1 %Newton, MA72.1Salem, MA: 72.1 %Salem, MA72.1Braintree Town, MA: 71.6 %Braintree Town, MA71.6Fall River, MA: 71.4 %Fall River, MA71.4Chicopee, MA: 69.4 %Chicopee, MA69.4Leominster, MA: 69.2 %Leominster, MA69.2Somerville, MA: 68.8 %Somerville, MA68.8Medford, MA: 68.4 %Medford, MA68.4Amherst Town, MA: 66.9 %Amherst Town, MA66.9Haverhill, MA: 66.9 %Haverhill, MA66.9Marlborough, MA: 64.5 %Marlborough, MA64.5Waltham, MA: 63.8 %Waltham, MA63.8Fitchburg, MA: 60.9 %Fitchburg, MA60.9Southbridge Town, MA: 59.9 %Southbridge Town, MA59.9Framingham, MA: 58 %Framingham, MA58New Bedford, MA: 58 %New Bedford, MA58Cambridge, MA: 57.5 %Cambridge, MA57.5Quincy, MA: 56.7 %Quincy, MA56.7Worcester, MA: 53.6 %Worcester, MA53.6Revere, MA: 50.5 %Revere, MA50.5Lowell, MA: 48.3 %Lowell, MA48.3Boston, MA: 44 %Boston, MA44Malden, MA: 43.7 %Malden, MA43.7Holyoke, MA: 42 %Holyoke, MA42Everett, MA: 40.9 %Everett, MA40.9Lynn, MA: 37.8 %Lynn, MA37.8Brockton, MA: 29.3 %Brockton, MA29.3Springfield, MA: 28.9 %Springfield, MA28.9Randolph Town, MA: 28.6 %Randolph Town, MA28.6Chelsea, MA: 19.7 %Chelsea, MA19.7Lawrence, MA: 13.2 %Lawrence, MA13.2Newburyport, MA: 93.1 %Newburyport, MA93.1Gloucester, MA: 90.1 %Gloucester, MA90.1Agawam Town, MA: 88.7 %Agawam Town, MA88.7Franklin Town, MA: 86.2 %Franklin Town, MA86.2Beverly, MA: 86.1 %Beverly, MA86.1Greenfield, MA: 86.1 %Greenfield, MA86.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 85.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA85.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 85.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA85.1North Adams, MA: 84.8 %North Adams, MA84.8Westfield, MA: 83 %Westfield, MA83Palmer Town, MA: 82.7 %Palmer Town, MA82.7Gardner, MA: 82.5 %Gardner, MA82.5Attleboro, MA: 82.4 %Attleboro, MA82.4Northampton, MA: 82.4 %Northampton, MA82.4Peabody, MA: 81 %Peabody, MA81Melrose, MA: 80.8 %Melrose, MA80.8Pittsfield, MA: 80.7 %Pittsfield, MA80.7Weymouth Town, MA: 80.7 %Weymouth Town, MA80.7Barnstable Town, MA: 79.1 %Barnstable Town, MA79.1Winthrop Town, MA: 79 %Winthrop Town, MA79Woburn, MA: 76 %Woburn, MA76West Springfield Town, MA: 75.1 %West Springfield Town, MA75.1Taunton, MA: 74.8 %Taunton, MA74.8Newton, MA: 72.1 %Newton, MA72.1Salem, MA: 72.1 %Salem, MA72.1Braintree Town, MA: 71.6 %Braintree Town, MA71.6Fall River, MA: 71.4 %Fall River, MA71.4Chicopee, MA: 69.4 %Chicopee, MA69.4Leominster, MA: 69.2 %Leominster, MA69.2Somerville, MA: 68.8 %Somerville, MA68.8Medford, MA: 68.4 %Medford, MA68.4Amherst Town, MA: 66.9 %Amherst Town, MA66.9Haverhill, MA: 66.9 %Haverhill, MA66.9Marlborough, MA: 64.5 %Marlborough, MA64.5Waltham, MA: 63.8 %Waltham, MA63.8Fitchburg, MA: 60.9 %Fitchburg, MA60.9Southbridge Town, MA: 59.9 %Southbridge Town, MA59.9Framingham, MA: 58 %Framingham, MA58New Bedford, MA: 58 %New Bedford, MA58Cambridge, MA: 57.5 %Cambridge, MA57.5Quincy, MA: 56.7 %Quincy, MA56.7Worcester, MA: 53.6 %Worcester, MA53.6Revere, MA: 50.5 %Revere, MA50.5Lowell, MA: 48.3 %Lowell, MA48.3Boston, MA: 44 %Boston, MA44Malden, MA: 43.7 %Malden, MA43.7Holyoke, MA: 42 %Holyoke, MA42Everett, MA: 40.9 %Everett, MA40.9Lynn, MA: 37.8 %Lynn, MA37.8Brockton, MA: 29.3 %Brockton, MA29.3Springfield, MA: 28.9 %Springfield, MA28.9Randolph Town, MA: 28.6 %Randolph Town, MA28.6Chelsea, MA: 19.7 %Chelsea, MA19.7Lawrence, MA: 13.2 %Lawrence, MA13.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Newburyport, MA93.1
2Gloucester, MA90.1
3Agawam Town, MA88.7
4Franklin Town, MA86.2
5Beverly, MA86.1
6Greenfield, MA86.1
7Bridgewater Town, MA85.6
8North Attleborough Town, MA85.1
9North Adams, MA84.8
10Westfield, MA83
11Palmer Town, MA82.7
12Gardner, MA82.5
13Attleboro, MA82.4
14Northampton, MA82.4
15Peabody, MA81
16Melrose, MA80.8
17Pittsfield, MA80.7
18Weymouth Town, MA80.7
19Barnstable Town, MA79.1
20Winthrop Town, MA79
21Woburn, MA76
22West Springfield Town, MA75.1
23Taunton, MA74.8
24Newton, MA72.1
25Salem, MA72.1
26Braintree Town, MA71.6
27Fall River, MA71.4
28Chicopee, MA69.4
29Leominster, MA69.2
30Somerville, MA68.8
31Medford, MA68.4
32Amherst Town, MA66.9
33Haverhill, MA66.9
34Marlborough, MA64.5
35Waltham, MA63.8
36Fitchburg, MA60.9
37Southbridge Town, MA59.9
38Framingham, MA58
38New Bedford, MA58
40Cambridge, MA57.5
41Quincy, MA56.7
42Worcester, MA53.6
43Revere, MA50.5
44Lowell, MA48.3
45Boston, MA44
46Malden, MA43.7
47Holyoke, MA42
48Everett, MA40.9
49Lynn, MA37.8
50Brockton, MA29.3
51Springfield, MA28.9
52Randolph Town, MA28.6
53Chelsea, MA19.7
54Lawrence, MA13.2

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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 2021 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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Massachusetts by white (non-Hispanic) population share, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/white-non-hispanic-population-share/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Newburyport, MA, with 93.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lawrence, MA, with 13.2% in 2021.

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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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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