2025

Cities in Massachusetts ranked by White Population

This list ranks the 345 cities in Massachusetts based on their 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 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest White population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Boston
    White population in Boston is 381,070
    49.75% of Boston population is White
  • 2
    Worcester
    White population in Worcester is 147,306
    61.69% of Worcester population is White
  • 3
    Springfield
    White population in Springfield is 96,285
    49.51% of Springfield population is White
  • 4
    Cambridge
    White population in Cambridge is 77,940
    59.92% of Cambridge population is White
  • 5
    Fall River
    White population in Fall River is 75,896
    72.37% of Fall River population is White

List of 345 cities in Massachusetts by White Population

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

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

How We Ranked the Data

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