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Cities in Massachusetts ranked by Multi-Racial Black Population

This list ranks the 345 cities in Massachusetts based on their Multi-Racial Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Multi-Racial Black population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Boston
    Multi-Racial Black population in Boston is 187,704
    24.51% of Boston population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 2
    Brockton
    Multi-Racial Black population in Brockton is 54,135
    43.14% of Brockton population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 3
    Chelsea
    Multi-Racial Black population in Chelsea is 12,872
    19.57% of Chelsea population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 4
    Springfield
    Multi-Racial Black population in Springfield is 40,242
    20.69% of Springfield population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 5
    Worcester
    Multi-Racial Black population in Worcester is 33,290
    13.94% of Worcester population is Multi-Racial Black

List of 345 cities in Massachusetts by Multi-Racial Black Population

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Rank by Multi-Racial Black Population
City
Multi-Racial Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Multi-Racial Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Boston 187,704 24.51% 27.98%
2 Brockton 54,135 43.14% 8.07%
3 Chelsea 12,872 19.57% 1.92%
4 Springfield 40,242 20.69% 6.00%
5 Worcester 33,290 13.94% 4.96%
6 New Bedford 14,125 11.67% 2.11%
7 Lynn 18,262 15.26% 2.72%
8 9,273 8.74% 1.38%
9 10,578 10.09% 1.58%
10 10,190 16.13% 1.52%
11 7,353 10.71% 1.10%
12 14,964 11.50% 2.23%
13 4,835 9.98% 0.72%
14 4,339 5.55% 0.65%
15 8,728 8.06% 1.30%
16 14,548 11.52% 2.17%
17 4,976 6.74% 0.74%
18 5,677 6.39% 0.85%
19 3,348 6.77% 0.50%
20 4,586 7.37% 0.68%
21 4,092 8.44% 0.61%
22 4,518 7.60% 0.67%
23 3,064 6.41% 0.46%
24 5,284 8.20% 0.79%
25 4,318 8.65% 0.64%
26 10,386 14.55% 1.55%
27 3,630 7.41% 0.54%
28 2,234 6.26% 0.33%
29 3,136 4.51% 0.47%
30 6,039 8.53% 0.90%
31 6,423 20.29% 0.96%
32 3,065 3.21% 0.46%
33 3,709 7.45% 0.55%
34 2,357 18.54% 0.35%
35 2,070 4.60% 0.31%
36 2,872 4.80% 0.43%
37 2,355 6.08% 0.35%
38 1,250 3.54% 0.19%
39 2,456 8.97% 0.37%
40 2,131 13.19% 0.32%
41 1,654 4.69% 0.25%
42 3,211 7.27% 0.48%
43 4,878 16.00% 0.73%
44 1,093 4.22% 0.16%
45 1,498 2.25% 0.22%
46 1,025 4.12% 0.15%
47 2,908 8.55% 0.43%
48 807 4.56% 0.12%
49 3,812 7.09% 0.57%
50 1,130 2.60% 0.17%
51 1,679 7.24% 0.25%
52 3,783 6.23% 0.56%
53 1,846 4.46% 0.28%
54 1,219 3.73% 0.18%
55 1,007 7.29% 0.15%
56 733 3.42% 0.11%
57 1,301 6.81% 0.19%
58 1,816 9.07% 0.27%
59 1,326 6.08% 0.20%
60 1,664 4.10% 0.25%
61 728 4.49% 0.11%
62 615 3.38% 0.09%
63 598 3.15% 0.09%
64 834 8.31% 0.12%
65 693 4.50% 0.10%
66 855 3.78% 0.13%
67 1,847 5.86% 0.28%
68 1,757 6.44% 0.26%
69 1,508 4.35% 0.22%
70 515 5.73% 0.08%
71 1,039 3.38% 0.15%
72 780 2.49% 0.12%
73 493 2.55% 0.07%
74 664 3.93% 0.10%
75 725 3.32% 0.11%
76 1,042 4.54% 0.16%
77 392 4.53% 0.06%
78 1,244 3.18% 0.19%
79 997 4.03% 0.15%
80 1,386 5.06% 0.21%
81 950 6.17% 0.14%
82 1,680 5.47% 0.25%
82 1,496 3.03% 0.22%
83 979 3.08% 0.15%
84 1,136 7.08% 0.17%
85 1,140 3.83% 0.17%
86 861 2.22% 0.13%
87 551 2.18% 0.08%
88 501 2.04% 0.07%
89 718 4.36% 0.11%
90 1,315 6.80% 0.20%
91 935 3.37% 0.14%
92 302 6.06% 0.05%
93 719 3.55% 0.11%
94 494 4.66% 0.07%
95 2,895 11.17% 0.43%
96 399 2.83% 0.06%
96 547 3.67% 0.08%
97 380 2.47% 0.06%
97 821 4.90% 0.12%
98 685 4.05% 0.10%
99 1,011 3.61% 0.15%
100 387 1.90% 0.06%
101 809 4.39% 0.12%
102 907 2.59% 0.14%
103 465 1.62% 0.07%
103 580 4.67% 0.09%
104 255 1.28% 0.04%
105 651 3.68% 0.10%
106 937 2.58% 0.14%
107 405 3.65% 0.06%
108 260 2.70% 0.04%
109 375 2.81% 0.06%
110 960 3.32% 0.14%
111 319 2.00% 0.05%
111 465 3.76% 0.07%
112 399 1.86% 0.06%
113 576 3.59% 0.09%
114 218 1.96% 0.03%
114 540 4.45% 0.08%
114 472 3.64% 0.07%
115 258 4.65% 0.04%
116 639 2.22% 0.10%
117 488 3.20% 0.07%
118 334 2.92% 0.05%
119 420 2.34% 0.06%
119 188 1.11% 0.03%
119 267 2.98% 0.04%
120 324 4.67% 0.05%
121 746 6.38% 0.11%
122 295 3.12% 0.04%
123 216 2.58% 0.03%
124 821 4.05% 0.12%
124 270 2.16% 0.04%
125 937 4.74% 0.14%
126 807 7.79% 0.12%
127 2,130 4.84% 0.32%
128 409 2.25% 0.06%
128 641 1.89% 0.10%
129 734 3.42% 0.11%
130 430 4.15% 0.06%
131 211 3.14% 0.03%
132 234 0.92% 0.03%
133 209 2.57% 0.03%
133 255 1.82% 0.04%
134 442 5.39% 0.07%
135 391 1.86% 0.06%
136 297 1.67% 0.04%
137 548 3.36% 0.08%
137 1,342 26.80% 0.20%
138 832 3.39% 0.12%
139 199 1.40% 0.03%
140 693 5.59% 0.10%
141 244 2.01% 0.04%
142 734 3.74% 0.11%
143 1,086 4.25% 0.16%
144 143 2.31% 0.02%
145 630 3.10% 0.09%
146 373 6.05% 0.06%
147 436 3.48% 0.07%
147 255 3.15% 0.04%
148 340 2.47% 0.05%
149 405 4.06% 0.06%
150 414 2.63% 0.06%
151 809 2.12% 0.12%
152 197 2.84% 0.03%
152 152 1.70% 0.02%
153 279 1.94% 0.04%
154 188 0.96% 0.03%
155 194 2.28% 0.03%
156 356 5.85% 0.05%
156 218 2.18% 0.03%
156 1,098 5.51% 0.16%
156 113 1.08% 0.02%
157 186 0.98% 0.03%
157 185 1.67% 0.03%
158 350 4.38% 0.05%
159 99 1.40% 0.01%
160 148 0.91% 0.02%
160 320 4.30% 0.05%
160 95 1.12% 0.01%
161 94 1.82% 0.01%
162 872 2.68% 0.13%
163 185 1.17% 0.03%
163 180 2.12% 0.03%
164 226 2.99% 0.03%
164 111 1.28% 0.02%
165 97 1.44% 0.01%
166 195 1.32% 0.03%
167 230 0.87% 0.03%
168 108 1.65% 0.02%
168 385 3.14% 0.06%
169 531 7.30% 0.08%
170 121 0.92% 0.02%
171 179 2.82% 0.03%
172 1,023 3.14% 0.15%
172 338 3.56% 0.05%
172 144 1.46% 0.02%
173 287 4.90% 0.04%
174 65 1.30% 0.01%
175 256 1.03% 0.04%
176 200 1.66% 0.03%
177 172 1.03% 0.03%
178 471 5.19% 0.07%
178 328 1.89% 0.05%
179 96 1.31% 0.01%
180 82 0.58% 0.01%
180 813 6.67% 0.12%
181 97 0.90% 0.01%
181 92 2.76% 0.01%
182 128 0.48% 0.02%
182 118 1.00% 0.02%
183 64 1.75% 0.01%
184 294 7.22% 0.04%
184 50 1.50% 0.01%
185 74 1.34% 0.01%
185 121 1.27% 0.02%
186 46 2.09% 0.01%
186 221 4.92% 0.03%
187 73 7.76% 0.01%
187 74 5.51% 0.01%
188 229 1.67% 0.03%
188 64 3.47% 0.01%
188 44 0.77% 0.01%
189 117 2.01% 0.02%
189 91 0.97% 0.01%
190 119 6.26% 0.02%
190 194 1.90% 0.03%
191 50 4.12% 0.01%
191 42 6.10% 0.01%
192 157 2.83% 0.02%
192 49 1.41% 0.01%
193 39 1.45% 0.01%
194 454 2.83% 0.07%
194 38 0.45% 0.01%
194 43 1.92% 0.01%
195 80 0.91% 0.01%
196 56 1.16% 0.01%
197 49 1.64% 0.01%
198 357 6.32% 0.05%
198 451 6.06% 0.07%
199 35 1.17% 0.01%
199 34 1.58% 0.01%
200 32 1.42% -
200 101 0.61% 0.02%
201 123 2.41% 0.02%
201 36 2.18% 0.01%
202 86 0.81% 0.01%
203 162 0.78% 0.02%
203 24 0.35% -
204 63 0.56% 0.01%
205 36 1.99% 0.01%
205 75 0.89% 0.01%
205 119 2.27% 0.02%
206 67 1.37% 0.01%
207 20 0.28% -
207 33 2.08% -
208 122 0.85% 0.02%
208 132 3.47% 0.02%
208 171 11.96% 0.03%
208 29 0.47% -
209 25 1.98% -
210 21 2.43% -
210 16 1.79% -
211 67 4.62% 0.01%
211 67 3.45% 0.01%
211 15 0.23% -
211 31 1.52% -
211 15 0.96% -
212 14 1.19% -
212 40 2.25% 0.01%
212 14 2.66% -
212 24 1.20% -
212 29 1.03% -
212 103 1.39% 0.02%
212 39 4.09% 0.01%
213 12 1.11% -
213 35 2.01% 0.01%
213 12 0.99% -
213 53 1.49% 0.01%
214 11 0.64% -
214 22 0.32% -
214 25 0.49% -
215 22 2.23% -
216 71 2.04% 0.01%
217 25 3.67% -
217 8 0.22% -
217 68 1.94% 0.01%
217 8 0.87% -
217 40 2.32% 0.01%
217 12 0.61% -
218 46 2.67% 0.01%
218 9 0.27% -
218 34 2.00% 0.01%
218 7 0.84% -
219 23 2.40% -
219 59 1.46% 0.01%
219 44 1.47% 0.01%
220 5 0.77% -
221 13 0.72% -
221 55 1.05% 0.01%
221 4 0.32% -
221 4 0.22% -
221 4 0.60% -
221 4 0.36% -
221 9 0.32% -
222 3 0.38% -
222 3 1.53% -
223 2 0.42% -
223 2 0.03% -
224 9 0.27% -
224 4 0.21% -
224 29 0.96% -
224 9 0.86% -
224 6 2.36% -
224 3 0.40% -
224 3 0.55% -
224 279 3.98% 0.04%
224 68 0.73% 0.01%
224 228 2.94% 0.03%
224 2 0.11% -
224 6 0.45% -
224 2 0.41% -
224 4 0.41% -
224 119 1.90% 0.02%
224 34 1.50% 0.01%
224 465 8.14% 0.07%
224 178 1.38% 0.03%
224 117 1.87% 0.02%
224 263 1.51% 0.04%
224 17 0.48% -
224 25 0.38% -
224 5 0.33% -
224 68 1.33% 0.01%

List of cities with no Multi-Racial Black Population in Massachusetts

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Massachusetts have no recorded Multi-Racial Black population*:
  • Orleans town
  • Truro town
  • Alford town
  • Egremont town
  • Lee town
  • Gosnold town
  • Hawley town
  • Monroe town
  • Goshen town
  • Middlefield town
  • West Brookfield town
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

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 cities in Massachusetts by their Multi-Racial Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Multi-Racial Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Multi-Racial Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Multi-Racial Black alone, while others identify as Multi-Racial Black along with another race (such as Multi-Racial Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Multi-Racial Black .
  • We’ve used the “Multi-Racial Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Multi-Racial Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Multi-Racial Black alone or in combination in cities. 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 Multi-Racial Black .
  2. % of Total Massachusetts Multi-Racial Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Multi-Racial Black 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 Multi-Racial Black 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.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Multi-Racial Black 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 Multi-Racial Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.