Dominican Population in Essex County, MA by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Dominican population in Essex County, MA is reported at 89,696 residents, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Essex County - including Lawrence, Lynn, Methuen Town, and others - report some Dominican presence. With a total matching the county''s, this suggests a fully urbanized footprint for the group. The section below compares this even spread with similar counties in Massachusetts.

Top 5 cities with the largest Dominican population in Essex County

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  • 1
    Lawrence
    Dominican population in Lawrence is 45,948
    52.04% of Lawrence population is Dominican
  • 2
    Lynn
    Dominican population in Lynn is 14,812
    14.68% of Lynn population is Dominican
  • 3
    Methuen Town
    Dominican population in Methuen Town is 10,287
    19.39% of Methuen Town population is Dominican
  • 4
    Haverhill
    Dominican population in Haverhill is 7,625
    11.32% of Haverhill population is Dominican
  • 5
    Salem
    Dominican population in Salem is 4,577
    10.35% of Salem population is Dominican

Overview of Dominican population in Essex County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data document Essex County with 89,696 Dominican residents (11.1% of 807,258 total county population), placing the jurisdiction at the 99th percentile nationally among counties and 92nd percentile within Massachusetts for Dominican population density, with demographic concentrations among the highest nationwide.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show Essex County's Dominican population of 11.1% surpassing both Massachusetts's state average of 2.6% and the national average of 0.7%, positioning the county as a high-concentration jurisdiction exceeding demographic benchmarks across all geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey document Essex County's 89,696 Dominican residents representing 49.9% of Massachusetts's total Dominican population of 179,670.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Essex County with 182.1 Dominican Americans per square mile, more than seven times Massachusetts's average density of 23 per square mile, placing the county among the most densely concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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34 Cities in Essex County Ranked by Dominican Population

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ACS data [1] show Dominican populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Lawrence, Lynn, Methuen Town, and Haverhill. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 34 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Essex County, MA ranked by Dominican population count
Rank by Dominican Population
City
Dominican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Essex County Dominican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Lawrence 45,948 52.04% 51.23%
2 Lynn 14,812 14.68% 16.51%
3 Methuen Town 10,287 19.39% 11.47%
4 Haverhill 7,625 11.32% 8.50%
5 Salem 4,577 10.35% 5.10%
6 Peabody 3,339 6.16% 3.72%
7 Beverly 647 1.53% 0.72%
8 556 1.79% 0.62%
9 474 1.30% 0.53%
10 435 1.46% 0.49%
11 180 1.18% 0.20%
12 137 0.49% 0.15%
13 118 0.58% 0.13%
14 106 1.09% 0.12%
15 96 0.34% 0.11%
16 92 0.67% 0.10%
17 81 0.99% 0.09%
18 65 0.77% 0.07%
19 29 0.59% 0.03%
20 26 0.40% 0.03%
21 22 0.24% 0.02%
22 19 0.10% 0.02%
23 18 0.10% 0.02%
24 7 0.15% 0.01%
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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 Essex County, MA by their Dominican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Dominican 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 Dominican 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 Dominican alone, while others identify as Dominican along with another race (such as Dominican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Dominican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Dominican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Dominican 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 Dominican .
  2. % of Total Essex County Dominican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Dominican 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 Dominican 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 Dominican 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 Dominican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

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