Chinese Population in Massachusetts by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Chinese population in Massachusetts totals 201,607, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Boston (34,166), followed by Quincy (19,255) and Cambridge (10,910), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Chinese residents are distributed across Massachusetts''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Chinese population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Boston
    Chinese population in Boston is 34,166
    5.15% of Boston population is Chinese
  • 2
    Quincy
    Chinese population in Quincy is 19,255
    19.00% of Quincy population is Chinese
  • 3
    Cambridge
    Chinese population in Cambridge is 10,910
    9.26% of Cambridge population is Chinese
  • 4
    Malden
    Chinese population in Malden is 10,633
    16.23% of Malden population is Chinese
  • 5
    Newton
    Chinese population in Newton is 9,300
    10.51% of Newton population is Chinese

Overview of Chinese population in Massachusetts

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Massachusetts with 201,607 Chinese residents (2.9% of 7.0 million total state population), ranking the state at the 91st percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Chinese demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Massachusetts's Chinese population of 2.9% exceeds the national average of 1.6% by a factor of 1.8.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Massachusetts hosts 201,607 Chinese residents, representing 3.8% of the nation's total Chinese population of 5.4 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Massachusetts maintains 25.8 Chinese Americans per square mile, representing exactly seventeen times the national average of 1.5 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations nationally.
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333 Cities in Massachusetts Ranked by Chinese Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Chinese population in Massachusetts present in Boston, Quincy, and Cambridge, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Massachusetts ranked by Chinese population count
Rank by Chinese Population
City
Chinese Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Chinese Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Boston 34,166 5.15% 16.95%
2 Quincy 19,255 19.00% 9.55%
3 Cambridge 10,910 9.26% 5.41%
4 Malden 10,633 16.23% 5.27%
5 Newton 9,300 10.51% 4.61%
6 Brookline town 6,050 9.63% 3.00%
7 Braintree Town 5,788 14.93% 2.87%
8 5,430 15.93% 2.69%
9 3,858 5.96% 1.91%
10 3,420 4.25% 1.70%
11 3,334 5.64% 1.65%
12 3,058 11.32% 1.52%
13 3,011 1.47% 1.49%
14 2,925 9.78% 1.45%
15 2,764 11.54% 1.37%
16 2,679 5.82% 1.33%
17 2,599 11.37% 1.29%
18 2,544 6.98% 1.26%
19 1,768 4.83% 0.88%
20 1,734 5.41% 0.86%
21 1,588 6.46% 0.79%
22 1,555 5.27% 0.77%
23 1,551 4.40% 0.77%
24 1,542 4.01% 0.76%
25 1,500 2.60% 0.74%
26 1,449 1.26% 0.72%
27 1,325 6.95% 0.66%
28 1,218 8.81% 0.60%
29 1,204 7.43% 0.60%
30 1,074 4.39% 0.53%
31 1,063 3.73% 0.53%
32 1,039 2.52% 0.52%
33 991 3.89% 0.49%
34 935 5.06% 0.46%
35 877 4.06% 0.44%
36 868 0.56% 0.43%
37 833 7.28% 0.41%
38 829 2.51% 0.41%
39 799 1.62% 0.40%
40 776 2.96% 0.38%
41 775 3.37% 0.38%
42 703 2.58% 0.35%
43 698 6.69% 0.35%
44 689 1.15% 0.34%
45 685 5.28% 0.34%
46 678 2.33% 0.34%
47 667 4.65% 0.33%
48 661 0.63% 0.33%
49 632 2.04% 0.31%
50 628 3.30% 0.31%
51 604 1.67% 0.30%
52 556 1.94% 0.28%
53 553 1.02% 0.27%
54 538 1.64% 0.27%
55 531 1.28% 0.26%
56 512 2.04% 0.25%
57 497 2.85% 0.25%
58 493 0.49% 0.24%
59 489 0.52% 0.24%
60 471 1.65% 0.23%
61 463 0.46% 0.23%
62 456 4.49% 0.23%
63 447 1.07% 0.22%
64 427 1.08% 0.21%
64 427 1.77% 0.21%
65 420 2.30% 0.21%
66 411 6.97% 0.20%
67 396 0.90% 0.20%
68 392 1.69% 0.19%
69 386 0.44% 0.19%
70 383 1.22% 0.19%
71 381 1.17% 0.19%
72 380 0.61% 0.19%
72 380 1.45% 0.19%
73 368 1.97% 0.18%
73 368 2.35% 0.18%
74 365 0.90% 0.18%
75 359 2.78% 0.18%
76 353 0.83% 0.18%
77 347 1.11% 0.17%
78 346 1.75% 0.17%
79 337 1.82% 0.17%
80 335 3.14% 0.17%
81 330 4.75% 0.16%
82 322 7.31% 0.16%
83 316 2.79% 0.16%
84 314 2.66% 0.16%
85 311 2.02% 0.15%
86 304 1.72% 0.15%
87 288 2.96% 0.14%
88 285 1.43% 0.14%
89 284 1.67% 0.14%
90 280 1.11% 0.14%
91 270 1.95% 0.13%
92 258 4.95% 0.13%
93 244 4.28% 0.12%
94 238 1.80% 0.12%
95 230 1.22% 0.11%
96 229 0.38% 0.11%
97 226 2.45% 0.11%
98 220 0.51% 0.11%
99 216 0.75% 0.11%
100 214 0.66% 0.11%
101 208 1.67% 0.10%
102 207 0.50% 0.10%
102 207 2.38% 0.10%
103 200 0.43% 0.10%
104 196 0.98% 0.10%
105 194 2.82% 0.10%
105 194 1.01% 0.10%
106 180 2.38% 0.09%
106 180 4.93% 0.09%
107 176 0.63% 0.09%
108 173 1.06% 0.09%
109 171 1.16% 0.08%
110 167 0.34% 0.08%
111 162 2.48% 0.08%
112 160 0.56% 0.08%
112 160 1.02% 0.08%
112 160 2.14% 0.08%
113 158 1.01% 0.08%
113 158 0.87% 0.08%
114 156 1.04% 0.08%
115 152 1.82% 0.08%
116 150 0.97% 0.07%
117 149 1.07% 0.07%
118 148 0.28% 0.07%
118 148 0.97% 0.07%
119 146 2.42% 0.07%
120 137 1.21% 0.07%
121 135 0.80% 0.07%
122 130 0.64% 0.06%
123 126 0.78% 0.06%
124 120 0.74% 0.06%
125 116 1.03% 0.06%
126 114 2.08% 0.06%
127 106 0.35% 0.05%
128 104 0.52% 0.05%
128 104 0.81% 0.05%
129 102 0.70% 0.05%
130 101 1.25% 0.05%
131 100 0.33% 0.05%
132 97 0.14% 0.05%
133 94 0.22% 0.05%
133 94 1.40% 0.05%
134 88 0.37% 0.04%
135 84 0.34% 0.04%
136 83 0.80% 0.04%
137 82 1.73% 0.04%
137 82 0.83% 0.04%
138 80 0.21% 0.04%
139 79 0.93% 0.04%
139 79 0.14% 0.04%
139 79 0.31% 0.04%
139 79 0.48% 0.04%
140 78 2.36% 0.04%
140 78 0.79% 0.04%
141 77 0.49% 0.04%
142 75 0.37% 0.04%
142 75 0.98% 0.04%
143 74 1.04% 0.04%
144 73 0.41% 0.04%
144 73 0.70% 0.04%
145 72 0.71% 0.04%
145 72 0.59% 0.04%
146 67 1.26% 0.03%
147 66 0.56% 0.03%
148 65 0.41% 0.03%
148 65 0.55% 0.03%
149 63 0.68% 0.03%
150 62 0.34% 0.03%
150 62 0.41% 0.03%
151 59 0.34% 0.03%
152 55 0.52% 0.03%
153 54 0.66% 0.03%
153 54 1.78% 0.03%
154 50 0.43% 0.02%
155 49 0.85% 0.02%
155 49 1.33% 0.02%
156 48 0.41% 0.02%
157 46 0.32% 0.02%
158 45 1.31% 0.02%
158 45 0.64% 0.02%
159 44 0.83% 0.02%
159 44 1.62% 0.02%
160 42 0.31% 0.02%
161 41 0.39% 0.02%
162 40 0.23% 0.02%
162 40 0.29% 0.02%
163 39 0.19% 0.02%
164 38 1.18% 0.02%
164 38 1.13% 0.02%
164 38 0.23% 0.02%
165 37 0.46% 0.02%
166 35 0.38% 0.02%
167 33 0.76% 0.02%
168 32 0.96% 0.02%
169 31 1.55% 0.02%
169 31 0.34% 0.02%
170 30 0.61% 0.01%
170 30 0.24% 0.01%
171 29 0.40% 0.01%
172 28 0.44% 0.01%
172 28 0.18% 0.01%
173 25 1.37% 0.01%
173 25 0.58% 0.01%
174 24 0.16% 0.01%
174 24 0.45% 0.01%
175 21 0.46% 0.01%
175 21 0.25% 0.01%
176 20 0.17% 0.01%
177 18 0.13% 0.01%
177 18 1.87% 0.01%
177 18 1.70% 0.01%
178 17 0.12% 0.01%
178 17 0.21% 0.01%
179 16 0.26% 0.01%
179 16 0.20% 0.01%
180 15 0.07% 0.01%
180 15 1.88% 0.01%
180 15 0.45% 0.01%
180 15 1.13% 0.01%
180 15 0.09% 0.01%
181 14 0.15% 0.01%
181 14 0.06% 0.01%
182 13 0.09% 0.01%
182 13 0.21% 0.01%
182 13 1.03% 0.01%
183 12 0.24% 0.01%
183 12 0.16% 0.01%
184 11 0.22% 0.01%
184 11 0.06% 0.01%
185 10 0.08% 0.01%
185 10 0.11% 0.01%
185 10 0.37% 0.01%
185 10 1.15% 0.01%
185 10 0.05% 0.01%
185 10 0.83% 0.01%
186 9 0.18% 0.00%
186 9 0.88% 0.00%
187 8 0.16% 0.00%
187 8 0.83% 0.00%
187 8 0.22% 0.00%
187 8 0.48% 0.00%
187 8 1.02% 0.00%
187 8 0.47% 0.00%
187 8 0.43% 0.00%
187 8 0.42% 0.00%
188 7 0.08% 0.00%
188 7 0.07% 0.00%
189 5 0.24% 0.00%
189 5 0.07% 0.00%
189 5 0.58% 0.00%
190 4 0.62% 0.00%
190 4 0.03% 0.00%
190 4 0.02% 0.00%
190 4 0.02% 0.00%
191 3 0.29% 0.00%
191 3 0.32% 0.00%
191 3 0.18% 0.00%
191 3 0.20% 0.00%
192 2 0.11% 0.00%
192 2 0.01% 0.00%
193 1 0.02% 0.00%
193 1 0.06% 0.00%
193 1 0.16% 0.00%
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
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194 0 - -
194 0 - -
194 0 - -
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194 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Massachusetts by their Chinese population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Chinese population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Chinese ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Chinese alone, while others identify as Chinese along with another race (such as Chinese and German).
  • We’ve used the “Chinese alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Chinese population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Chinese alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Chinese .
  2. % of Total Massachusetts Chinese Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Chinese population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Chinese populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Chinese population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Chinese populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.