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Cities in Massachusetts ranked by Non-Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 345 cities in Massachusetts based on their Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Boston
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Boston is 187,704
    24.51% of Boston population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 2
    Brockton
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Brockton is 54,135
    43.14% of Brockton population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 3
    Springfield
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Springfield is 40,242
    20.69% of Springfield population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 4
    Worcester
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Worcester is 33,290
    13.94% of Worcester population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 5
    Cambridge
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Cambridge is 14,964
    11.50% of Cambridge population is Non-Hispanic Black

List of 345 cities in Massachusetts by Non-Hispanic Black Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic Black Population
City
Non-Hispanic Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Non-Hispanic Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Boston 187,704 24.51% 27.98%
2 Brockton 54,135 43.14% 8.07%
3 Springfield 40,242 20.69% 6.00%
4 Worcester 33,290 13.94% 4.96%
5 Cambridge 14,964 11.50% 2.23%
6 Lowell 14,548 11.52% 2.17%
7 Lynn 18,262 15.26% 2.72%
8 10,386 14.55% 1.55%
9 8,728 8.06% 1.30%
10 10,190 16.13% 1.52%
11 14,125 11.67% 2.11%
12 10,578 10.09% 1.58%
13 6,423 20.29% 0.96%
14 6,039 8.53% 0.90%
15 4,878 16.00% 0.73%
16 7,353 10.71% 1.10%
17 5,284 8.20% 0.79%
18 5,677 6.39% 0.85%
19 3,812 7.09% 0.57%
20 3,783 6.23% 0.56%
21 2,895 11.17% 0.43%
22 4,518 7.60% 0.67%
23 3,709 7.45% 0.55%
24 4,976 6.74% 0.74%
25 12,872 19.57% 1.92%
26 3,211 7.27% 0.48%
27 4,318 8.65% 0.64%
28 4,092 8.44% 0.61%
29 4,586 7.37% 0.68%
30 3,630 7.41% 0.54%
31 2,908 8.55% 0.43%
32 4,835 9.98% 0.72%
33 2,130 4.84% 0.32%
34 2,872 4.80% 0.43%
35 3,065 3.21% 0.46%
36 3,136 4.51% 0.47%
37 9,273 8.74% 1.38%
38 4,339 5.55% 0.65%
39 2,456 8.97% 0.37%
40 3,348 6.77% 0.50%
41 2,355 6.08% 0.35%
42 1,847 5.86% 0.28%
43 2,357 18.54% 0.35%
44 2,131 13.19% 0.32%
45 1,680 5.47% 0.25%
46 1,816 9.07% 0.27%
47 1,757 6.44% 0.26%
48 1,846 4.46% 0.28%
49 1,342 26.80% 0.20%
50 1,496 3.03% 0.22%
51 1,386 5.06% 0.21%
52 1,508 4.35% 0.22%
53 2,070 4.60% 0.31%
54 1,664 4.10% 0.25%
55 1,086 4.25% 0.16%
56 1,098 5.51% 0.16%
57 3,064 6.41% 0.46%
58 2,234 6.26% 0.33%
59 1,315 6.80% 0.20%
60 1,023 3.14% 0.15%
61 1,136 7.08% 0.17%
62 1,244 3.18% 0.19%
63 872 2.68% 0.13%
64 1,654 4.69% 0.25%
65 1,679 7.24% 0.25%
66 1,011 3.61% 0.15%
67 1,498 2.25% 0.22%
68 1,140 3.83% 0.17%
69 813 6.67% 0.12%
70 960 3.32% 0.14%
71 937 2.58% 0.14%
72 809 2.12% 0.12%
73 832 3.39% 0.12%
74 907 2.59% 0.14%
75 979 3.08% 0.15%
75 1,042 4.54% 0.16%
76 935 3.37% 0.14%
77 997 4.03% 0.15%
78 950 6.17% 0.14%
79 734 3.74% 0.11%
80 1,039 3.38% 0.15%
81 821 4.05% 0.12%
82 937 4.74% 0.14%
83 734 3.42% 0.11%
84 1,301 6.81% 0.19%
84 821 4.90% 0.12%
85 809 4.39% 0.12%
85 746 6.38% 0.11%
86 693 5.59% 0.10%
87 1,219 3.73% 0.18%
88 861 2.22% 0.13%
89 641 1.89% 0.10%
90 465 8.14% 0.07%
91 1,326 6.08% 0.20%
92 639 2.22% 0.10%
93 719 3.55% 0.11%
94 651 3.68% 0.10%
95 454 2.83% 0.07%
96 471 5.19% 0.07%
97 451 6.06% 0.07%
98 531 7.30% 0.08%
99 1,007 7.29% 0.15%
99 1,130 2.60% 0.17%
100 1,250 3.54% 0.19%
101 576 3.59% 0.09%
102 855 3.78% 0.13%
103 807 7.79% 0.12%
104 1,093 4.22% 0.16%
105 548 3.36% 0.08%
106 540 4.45% 0.08%
107 357 6.32% 0.05%
108 834 8.31% 0.12%
109 725 3.32% 0.11%
110 780 2.49% 0.12%
111 436 3.48% 0.07%
112 385 3.14% 0.06%
113 414 2.63% 0.06%
114 1,025 4.12% 0.15%
115 405 4.06% 0.06%
116 547 3.67% 0.08%
117 488 3.20% 0.07%
118 279 3.98% 0.04%
119 442 5.39% 0.07%
120 472 3.64% 0.07%
121 338 3.56% 0.05%
122 328 1.89% 0.05%
123 580 4.67% 0.09%
124 664 3.93% 0.10%
125 430 4.15% 0.06%
126 263 1.51% 0.04%
127 373 6.05% 0.06%
128 356 5.85% 0.05%
129 294 7.22% 0.04%
130 391 1.86% 0.06%
130 409 2.25% 0.06%
131 350 4.38% 0.05%
132 630 3.10% 0.09%
133 228 2.94% 0.03%
134 320 4.30% 0.05%
135 340 2.47% 0.05%
136 287 4.90% 0.04%
137 728 4.49% 0.11%
138 494 4.66% 0.07%
139 465 1.62% 0.07%
140 718 4.36% 0.11%
141 465 3.76% 0.07%
142 399 1.86% 0.06%
143 420 2.34% 0.06%
144 551 2.18% 0.08%
145 693 4.50% 0.10%
146 229 1.67% 0.03%
146 501 2.04% 0.07%
147 178 1.38% 0.03%
148 221 4.92% 0.03%
149 405 3.65% 0.06%
150 279 1.94% 0.04%
151 230 0.87% 0.03%
152 194 1.90% 0.03%
153 685 4.05% 0.10%
154 334 2.92% 0.05%
155 297 1.67% 0.04%
156 226 2.99% 0.03%
157 324 4.67% 0.05%
158 162 0.78% 0.02%
158 387 1.90% 0.06%
159 399 2.83% 0.06%
160 375 2.81% 0.06%
160 200 1.66% 0.03%
160 255 3.15% 0.04%
161 171 11.96% 0.03%
162 615 3.38% 0.09%
163 380 2.47% 0.06%
164 598 3.15% 0.09%
165 119 1.90% 0.02%
166 117 1.87% 0.02%
167 195 1.32% 0.03%
167 295 3.12% 0.04%
168 218 2.18% 0.03%
168 244 2.01% 0.04%
169 132 3.47% 0.02%
169 172 1.03% 0.03%
170 256 1.03% 0.04%
171 122 0.85% 0.02%
172 185 1.17% 0.03%
173 157 2.83% 0.02%
174 123 2.41% 0.02%
174 119 2.27% 0.02%
174 180 2.12% 0.03%
175 319 2.00% 0.05%
175 270 2.16% 0.04%
176 103 1.39% 0.02%
177 197 2.84% 0.03%
178 807 4.56% 0.12%
178 186 0.98% 0.03%
179 185 1.67% 0.03%
180 267 2.98% 0.04%
180 255 1.82% 0.04%
181 119 6.26% 0.02%
182 128 0.48% 0.02%
183 117 2.01% 0.02%
184 188 0.96% 0.03%
185 101 0.61% 0.02%
186 68 0.73% 0.01%
187 144 1.46% 0.02%
188 118 1.00% 0.02%
189 258 4.65% 0.04%
190 515 5.73% 0.08%
191 86 0.81% 0.01%
192 68 1.94% 0.01%
193 199 1.40% 0.03%
194 59 1.46% 0.01%
195 67 4.62% 0.01%
195 67 3.45% 0.01%
195 493 2.55% 0.07%
196 71 2.04% 0.01%
197 733 3.42% 0.11%
197 211 3.14% 0.03%
197 91 0.97% 0.01%
198 148 0.91% 0.02%
199 67 1.37% 0.01%
200 80 0.91% 0.01%
200 121 1.27% 0.02%
201 97 0.90% 0.01%
201 260 2.70% 0.04%
202 53 1.49% 0.01%
203 96 1.31% 0.01%
204 46 2.67% 0.01%
204 152 1.70% 0.02%
205 216 2.58% 0.03%
205 44 1.47% 0.01%
205 92 2.76% 0.01%
206 75 0.89% 0.01%
206 68 1.33% 0.01%
207 34 1.50% 0.01%
208 392 4.53% 0.06%
209 209 2.57% 0.03%
209 40 2.32% 0.01%
210 111 1.28% 0.02%
211 29 0.96% -
211 74 5.51% 0.01%
212 55 1.05% 0.01%
212 179 2.82% 0.03%
213 82 0.58% 0.01%
213 34 2.00% 0.01%
213 73 7.76% 0.01%
213 74 1.34% 0.01%
214 40 2.25% 0.01%
215 39 4.09% 0.01%
216 255 1.28% 0.04%
217 35 2.01% 0.01%
217 234 0.92% 0.03%
218 63 0.56% 0.01%
219 56 1.16% 0.01%
220 218 1.96% 0.03%
220 64 3.47% 0.01%
221 143 2.31% 0.02%
222 302 6.06% 0.05%
222 23 2.40% -
222 25 3.67% -
222 97 1.44% 0.01%
222 17 0.48% -
223 29 1.03% -
224 194 2.28% 0.03%
224 49 1.64% 0.01%
225 33 2.08% -
226 108 1.65% 0.02%
226 22 2.23% -
227 36 2.18% 0.01%
227 24 1.20% -
228 9 0.27% -
228 13 0.72% -
228 9 0.86% -
228 36 1.99% 0.01%
228 50 4.12% 0.01%
228 49 1.41% 0.01%
228 113 1.08% 0.02%
229 6 2.36% -
229 6 0.45% -
230 21 2.43% -
230 121 0.92% 0.02%
230 35 1.17% 0.01%
230 43 1.92% 0.01%
230 9 0.32% -
230 64 1.75% 0.01%
230 5 0.33% -
231 4 0.21% -
231 34 1.58% 0.01%
231 31 1.52% -
231 4 0.41% -
231 25 1.98% -
231 12 0.61% -
232 3 0.40% -
232 3 0.55% -
232 32 1.42% -
232 25 0.38% -
233 9 0.27% -
233 188 1.11% 0.03%
233 2 0.11% -
234 42 6.10% 0.01%
234 29 0.47% -
235 46 2.09% 0.01%
235 3 0.38% -
235 3 1.53% -
235 11 0.64% -
235 5 0.77% -
235 2 0.42% -
235 4 0.32% -
235 14 1.19% -
235 8 0.22% -
235 22 0.32% -
235 2 0.03% -
235 20 0.28% -
235 99 1.40% 0.01%
235 15 0.23% -
235 65 1.30% 0.01%
235 12 1.11% -
235 4 0.22% -
235 7 0.84% -
235 4 0.60% -
235 14 2.66% -
235 16 1.79% -
235 12 0.99% -
235 94 1.82% 0.01%
235 39 1.45% 0.01%
235 8 0.87% -
235 2 0.41% -
235 44 0.77% 0.01%
235 15 0.96% -
235 4 0.36% -
235 50 1.50% 0.01%
235 38 0.45% 0.01%
235 24 0.35% -
235 25 0.49% -
235 95 1.12% 0.01%

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Black Population in Massachusetts

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Massachusetts have no recorded Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Black along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic Black .
  2. % of Total Massachusetts Non-Hispanic Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic 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.