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Cities in Massachusetts ranked by Non-Hispanic White Population

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

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  • 1
    Boston
    Non-Hispanic White population in Boston is 381,070
    49.75% of Boston population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 2
    Worcester
    Non-Hispanic White population in Worcester is 147,306
    61.69% of Worcester population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 3
    Fall River
    Non-Hispanic White population in Fall River is 75,896
    72.37% of Fall River population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 4
    Cambridge
    Non-Hispanic White population in Cambridge is 77,940
    59.92% of Cambridge population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 5
    Newton
    Non-Hispanic White population in Newton is 69,018
    72.39% of Newton population is Non-Hispanic White

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

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Rank by Non-Hispanic White Population
City
Non-Hispanic White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Non-Hispanic White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Boston 381,070 49.75% 7.11%
2 Worcester 147,306 61.69% 2.75%
3 Fall River 75,896 72.37% 1.42%
4 Cambridge 77,940 59.92% 1.46%
5 Newton 69,018 72.39% 1.29%
6 New Bedford 69,614 57.53% 1.30%
7 Plymouth town 59,179 88.88% 1.10%
8 61,405 56.68% 1.15%
9 62,911 70.76% 1.17%
10 67,386 53.36% 1.26%
11 49,210 81.08% 0.92%
12 96,285 49.51% 1.80%
13 55,715 71.31% 1.04%
14 50,782 73.94% 0.95%
15 48,368 80.77% 0.90%
16 48,297 69.43% 0.90%
17 45,534 70.70% 0.85%
18 43,199 80.36% 0.81%
19 45,768 64.62% 0.85%
20 46,028 73.93% 0.86%
21 57,874 48.35% 1.08%
22 39,347 87.39% 0.73%
23 39,084 78.55% 0.73%
24 38,315 77.48% 0.72%
25 38,868 80.19% 0.73%
26 37,085 85.28% 0.69%
27 34,575 78.51% 0.65%
28 33,341 75.52% 0.62%
29 36,240 74.73% 0.68%
30 36,730 74.95% 0.69%
31 36,428 61.26% 0.68%
32 31,171 81.72% 0.58%
33 45,713 61.93% 0.85%
34 30,146 85.47% 0.56%
35 38,104 30.36% 0.71%
36 30,343 78.06% 0.57%
37 34,210 47.93% 0.64%
38 29,931 85.59% 0.56%
39 30,149 85.48% 0.56%
40 28,922 89.05% 0.54%
41 28,779 70.84% 0.54%
42 28,312 90.38% 0.53%
43 27,895 82.20% 0.52%
44 28,847 73.67% 0.54%
45 28,576 82.45% 0.53%
46 26,643 89.49% 0.50%
47 27,983 72.25% 0.52%
48 26,825 82.34% 0.50%
49 26,044 90.15% 0.49%
50 25,330 96.00% 0.47%
51 31,586 63.87% 0.59%
52 27,133 65.58% 0.51%
53 25,297 88.07% 0.47%
54 34,064 68.22% 0.64%
55 25,612 83.39% 0.48%
56 25,294 79.52% 0.47%
57 23,304 93.85% 0.44%
58 24,056 86.00% 0.45%
59 25,142 73.91% 0.47%
60 23,508 87.50% 0.44%
61 22,997 91.00% 0.43%
62 24,517 75.05% 0.46%
63 24,780 78.58% 0.46%
64 23,651 76.98% 0.44%
65 22,472 82.07% 0.42%
66 21,810 71.52% 0.41%
67 22,290 81.73% 0.42%
68 21,072 85.27% 0.39%
69 21,736 87.29% 0.41%
70 23,876 66.89% 0.45%
71 21,454 78.36% 0.40%
72 21,454 77.23% 0.40%
73 21,329 58.73% 0.40%
74 19,747 95.01% 0.37%
75 20,518 83.56% 0.38%
76 20,593 79.55% 0.38%
77 19,442 92.60% 0.36%
78 31,480 49.83% 0.59%
79 20,565 71.32% 0.38%
80 19,049 88.88% 0.36%
81 19,872 87.80% 0.37%
82 18,202 91.69% 0.34%
83 19,542 61.72% 0.36%
84 18,236 71.51% 0.34%
85 18,852 72.74% 0.35%
86 17,785 93.90% 0.33%
87 17,577 88.93% 0.33%
88 18,884 81.40% 0.35%
89 18,577 86.67% 0.35%
90 18,105 92.82% 0.34%
91 17,602 91.07% 0.33%
92 31,445 65.83% 0.59%
93 18,121 73.79% 0.34%
94 17,383 81.01% 0.32%
95 16,008 94.76% 0.30%
96 16,418 80.84% 0.31%
97 16,023 89.22% 0.30%
98 15,665 93.69% 0.29%
99 16,692 65.39% 0.31%
100 16,905 77.43% 0.32%
101 16,270 88.31% 0.30%
102 15,437 95.24% 0.29%
103 15,917 89.35% 0.30%
104 16,480 81.46% 0.31%
105 16,119 88.58% 0.30%
106 15,649 81.87% 0.29%
107 15,480 85.15% 0.29%
108 15,575 77.81% 0.29%
109 16,364 86.08% 0.31%
110 15,470 89.04% 0.29%
111 15,070 85.20% 0.28%
112 15,050 84.99% 0.28%
113 15,115 74.37% 0.28%
114 14,403 87.41% 0.27%
115 14,592 88.51% 0.27%
116 14,381 85.19% 0.27%
117 16,258 80.11% 0.30%
118 14,264 89.02% 0.27%
119 14,281 88.11% 0.27%
120 14,215 90.05% 0.27%
121 14,181 90.12% 0.26%
122 13,562 96.71% 0.25%
123 14,103 86.50% 0.26%
124 13,811 89.69% 0.26%
125 14,116 88.10% 0.26%
126 14,267 72.71% 0.27%
127 13,338 89.58% 0.25%
128 14,618 63.67% 0.27%
129 13,285 94.39% 0.25%
130 13,299 82.88% 0.25%
131 13,305 92.22% 0.25%
132 13,491 84.42% 0.25%
133 13,945 80.25% 0.26%
134 14,679 75.87% 0.27%
135 13,583 88.17% 0.25%
136 14,134 70.98% 0.26%
137 13,162 92.83% 0.25%
138 12,447 94.92% 0.23%
139 12,938 77.18% 0.24%
140 12,698 90.20% 0.24%
141 12,842 83.64% 0.24%
142 13,664 80.82% 0.26%
143 12,054 87.70% 0.23%
144 32,144 30.30% 0.60%
145 12,193 84.69% 0.23%
146 11,823 88.57% 0.22%
147 11,315 93.68% 0.21%
148 11,479 88.53% 0.21%
149 11,527 92.28% 0.22%
150 11,273 82.31% 0.21%
151 11,473 75.12% 0.21%
152 11,245 90.59% 0.21%
153 11,816 85.55% 0.22%
154 11,389 77.36% 0.21%
155 11,010 87.81% 0.21%
156 10,761 90.87% 0.20%
157 10,786 87.00% 0.20%
158 10,822 83.83% 0.20%
159 10,705 86.48% 0.20%
160 10,333 92.83% 0.19%
161 10,614 86.69% 0.20%
162 11,395 70.52% 0.21%
163 15,258 69.90% 0.28%
164 10,193 83.66% 0.19%
165 9,759 93.32% 0.18%
166 10,357 85.50% 0.19%
167 10,117 93.36% 0.19%
168 10,224 87.44% 0.19%
169 10,078 89.73% 0.19%
170 9,447 91.13% 0.18%
171 9,227 90.49% 0.17%
172 9,695 87.43% 0.18%
173 9,759 85.19% 0.18%
174 8,939 96.07% 0.17%
175 9,265 76.29% 0.17%
176 8,930 84.37% 0.17%
177 8,826 92.86% 0.16%
178 8,766 93.35% 0.16%
179 8,960 90.55% 0.17%
180 8,791 91.29% 0.16%
181 8,849 83.44% 0.17%
182 8,228 96.94% 0.15%
183 8,764 87.82% 0.16%
184 8,338 80.45% 0.16%
185 8,380 88.29% 0.16%
186 8,538 85.59% 0.16%
187 30,087 45.74% 0.56%
188 7,930 94.73% 0.15%
189 8,311 75.19% 0.16%
190 8,245 91.96% 0.15%
191 8,076 90.09% 0.15%
192 8,096 92.18% 0.15%
193 8,116 85.96% 0.15%
194 7,811 90.34% 0.15%
195 7,874 92.52% 0.15%
196 7,863 93.44% 0.15%
197 7,948 91.87% 0.15%
198 7,719 85.83% 0.14%
199 7,660 90.10% 0.14%
200 8,479 66.70% 0.16%
201 7,648 90.90% 0.14%
202 7,861 86.67% 0.15%
203 7,424 91.84% 0.14%
204 7,071 91.29% 0.13%
205 7,466 91.76% 0.14%
206 7,146 87.13% 0.13%
207 6,889 94.24% 0.13%
208 6,676 97.06% 0.12%
209 6,706 95.19% 0.13%
210 6,436 91.88% 0.12%
211 6,552 92.82% 0.12%
212 6,235 95.98% 0.12%
213 7,336 73.08% 0.14%
214 6,441 94.72% 0.12%
215 6,562 82.18% 0.12%
216 6,262 90.30% 0.12%
217 6,217 94.92% 0.12%
218 6,258 84.18% 0.12%
219 6,383 84.38% 0.12%
220 6,121 94.78% 0.11%
221 6,114 93.97% 0.11%
222 6,110 90.92% 0.11%
223 5,842 93.10% 0.11%
224 6,108 88.13% 0.11%
225 5,976 82.18% 0.11%
226 5,762 90.84% 0.11%
227 5,909 87.84% 0.11%
228 6,080 81.72% 0.11%
229 5,468 91.59% 0.10%
230 5,512 89.15% 0.10%
231 5,438 93.42% 0.10%
232 5,355 88.00% 0.10%
233 5,822 78.55% 0.11%
234 5,208 85.21% 0.10%
235 5,121 87.48% 0.10%
236 5,117 89.82% 0.10%
237 4,766 93.36% 0.09%
238 5,044 80.63% 0.09%
239 4,784 91.61% 0.09%
240 4,765 92.13% 0.09%
241 4,673 95.37% 0.09%
242 4,801 91.69% 0.09%
243 4,694 91.70% 0.09%
244 5,014 90.49% 0.09%
245 4,836 85.56% 0.09%
246 5,095 82.66% 0.10%
247 4,663 91.36% 0.09%
248 4,644 83.89% 0.09%
249 4,622 78.93% 0.09%
250 4,295 86.23% 0.08%
251 4,394 87.65% 0.08%
252 4,022 89.60% 0.08%
253 3,963 69.37% 0.07%
254 3,647 98.09% 0.07%
255 4,057 73.17% 0.08%
255 3,941 81.98% 0.07%
256 3,729 91.80% 0.07%
257 3,451 94.42% 0.06%
258 3,561 88.10% 0.07%
259 3,291 93.10% 0.06%
260 3,222 94.99% 0.06%
261 3,232 92.42% 0.06%
262 3,251 91.45% 0.06%
263 3,162 93.52% 0.06%
264 3,169 94.85% 0.06%
265 3,150 90.73% 0.06%
266 3,146 90.25% 0.06%
267 2,917 96.18% 0.05%
268 2,993 89.80% 0.06%
269 2,895 96.63% 0.05%
270 3,111 76.40% 0.06%
270 2,960 59.11% 0.06%
271 2,805 93.84% 0.05%
272 2,875 75.64% 0.05%
273 2,634 93.80% 0.05%
274 2,628 87.51% 0.05%
275 2,615 93.29% 0.05%
276 2,402 89.29% 0.04%
277 2,168 95.72% 0.04%
278 2,030 92.23% 0.04%
279 2,067 92.19% 0.04%
280 1,905 97.44% 0.04%
281 2,037 90.37% 0.04%
282 1,882 93.82% 0.04%
283 1,821 93.87% 0.03%
284 1,803 94.99% 0.03%
285 1,869 87.05% 0.03%
286 1,674 99.94% 0.03%
287 1,781 93.54% 0.03%
288 1,724 94.78% 0.03%
289 1,705 89.74% 0.03%
290 1,821 89.26% 0.03%
291 1,712 94.80% 0.03%
292 1,664 96.97% 0.03%
293 1,639 92.39% 0.03%
294 1,601 93.96% 0.03%
295 1,628 93.51% 0.03%
296 1,611 89.25% 0.03%
297 1,647 89.17% 0.03%
298 1,626 94.37% 0.03%
299 1,579 91.75% 0.03%
300 1,499 94.45% 0.03%
301 1,490 94.96% 0.03%
302 1,433 93.29% 0.03%
303 1,324 91.25% 0.02%
304 1,287 96.33% 0.02%
305 1,411 85.57% 0.03%
306 1,178 94.62% 0.02%
307 1,162 95.80% 0.02%
308 1,215 90.47% 0.02%
309 1,143 91.73% 0.02%
310 1,137 79.51% 0.02%
311 1,112 87.91% 0.02%
312 1,037 95.84% 0.02%
313 1,027 92.36% 0.02%
314 967 92.18% 0.02%
315 935 94.73% 0.02%
316 947 94.79% 0.02%
317 894 93.71% 0.02%
318 1,005 85.46% 0.02%
319 963 79.26% 0.02%
320 906 92.64% 0.02%
321 857 93.56% 0.02%
322 849 94.75% 0.02%
323 867 90.31% 0.02%
324 758 97.06% 0.01%
325 761 91.69% 0.01%
326 722 97.17% 0.01%
327 771 89.34% 0.01%
328 758 80.55% 0.01%
329 639 95.37% 0.01%
330 617 95.07% 0.01%
331 610 88.66% 0.01%
332 496 90.35% 0.01%
333 468 96.89% 0.01%
334 459 96.84% 0.01%
335 405 59.38% 0.01%
336 439 83.30% 0.01%
337 377 96.92% 0.01%
338 334 90.27% 0.01%
338 357 87.93% 0.01%
339 237 93.31% -
340 188 95.92% -
341 115 90.55% -
342 51 100.00% -

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 White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

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

How We Ranked the Data

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