Dominican Population in Massachusetts by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Dominican population in Massachusetts totals 179,670, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Lawrence (45,948), followed by Boston (37,507) and Lynn (14,812), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Dominican residents are distributed across Massachusetts''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Dominican population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Lawrence
    Dominican population in Lawrence is 45,948
    52.04% of Lawrence population is Dominican
  • 2
    Boston
    Dominican population in Boston is 37,507
    5.65% of Boston population is Dominican
  • 3
    Lynn
    Dominican population in Lynn is 14,812
    14.68% of Lynn population is Dominican
  • 4
    Methuen Town
    Dominican population in Methuen Town is 10,287
    19.39% of Methuen Town population is Dominican
  • 5
    Worcester
    Dominican population in Worcester is 8,040
    3.91% of Worcester population is Dominican

Overview of Dominican population in Massachusetts

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Massachusetts with 179,670 Dominican residents (2.6% of 7.0 million total state population), ranking the state at the 93rd percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Dominican demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Massachusetts's Dominican population of 2.6% exceeds the national average of 0.7% by a factor of 3.7.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Massachusetts hosts 179,670 Dominican residents, representing 7.7% of the nation's total Dominican population of 2.3 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Massachusetts maintains 23 Dominican Americans per square mile, representing nearly thirty-five times the national average of 0.66 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations nationally.
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333 Cities in Massachusetts Ranked by Dominican Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Dominican population in Massachusetts present in Lawrence, Boston, and Lynn, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Massachusetts ranked by Dominican population count
Rank by Dominican Population
City
Dominican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Dominican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Lawrence 45,948 52.04% 25.57%
2 Boston 37,507 5.65% 20.88%
3 Lynn 14,812 14.68% 8.24%
4 Methuen Town 10,287 19.39% 5.73%
5 Worcester 8,040 3.91% 4.47%
6 Haverhill 7,625 11.32% 4.24%
7 Springfield 5,454 3.52% 3.04%
8 4,577 10.35% 2.55%
9 3,971 3.46% 2.21%
10 3,339 6.16% 1.86%
11 2,414 2.40% 1.34%
12 1,718 1.63% 0.96%
13 1,442 3.65% 0.80%
14 1,159 1.93% 0.65%
15 1,044 1.11% 0.58%
16 914 1.41% 0.51%
17 862 1.56% 0.48%
18 742 1.78% 0.41%
19 709 1.87% 0.39%
20 683 4.78% 0.38%
21 674 2.08% 0.38%
22 657 1.10% 0.37%
23 653 0.55% 0.36%
24 647 1.53% 0.36%
25 635 0.63% 0.35%
26 628 4.07% 0.35%
27 583 1.33% 0.32%
28 569 0.71% 0.32%
29 556 1.79% 0.31%
30 499 1.30% 0.28%
31 474 1.30% 0.26%
32 435 1.46% 0.24%
33 433 2.45% 0.24%
34 424 0.91% 0.24%
35 417 1.43% 0.23%
36 367 1.46% 0.20%
37 363 0.58% 0.20%
38 332 0.57% 0.18%
39 299 0.46% 0.17%
40 277 1.56% 0.15%
41 275 0.91% 0.15%
41 275 0.88% 0.15%
42 266 2.35% 0.15%
43 257 1.39% 0.14%
44 248 2.10% 0.14%
45 246 3.03% 0.14%
46 225 0.54% 0.13%
46 225 2.75% 0.13%
47 209 0.83% 0.12%
48 205 1.32% 0.11%
49 204 1.47% 0.11%
50 203 5.30% 0.11%
51 202 0.52% 0.11%
52 198 0.73% 0.11%
52 198 0.92% 0.11%
53 192 1.19% 0.11%
54 184 0.37% 0.10%
55 183 0.37% 0.10%
55 183 0.31% 0.10%
56 180 1.18% 0.10%
57 179 0.51% 0.10%
58 174 0.93% 0.10%
59 171 0.70% 0.10%
60 169 0.80% 0.09%
61 167 0.69% 0.09%
62 165 0.79% 0.09%
63 163 3.43% 0.09%
63 163 0.57% 0.09%
64 158 0.55% 0.09%
65 149 0.57% 0.08%
66 146 0.89% 0.08%
67 140 1.65% 0.08%
67 140 0.32% 0.08%
68 139 0.74% 0.08%
69 137 0.49% 0.08%
70 130 0.87% 0.07%
70 130 0.94% 0.07%
71 122 0.29% 0.07%
72 120 1.42% 0.07%
73 119 0.83% 0.07%
74 118 0.58% 0.07%
75 117 0.40% 0.07%
76 114 0.92% 0.06%
76 114 0.50% 0.06%
77 107 0.30% 0.06%
78 106 1.09% 0.06%
79 102 0.42% 0.06%
80 97 0.67% 0.05%
81 96 0.34% 0.05%
81 96 0.34% 0.05%
81 96 0.34% 0.05%
82 92 0.67% 0.05%
82 92 0.25% 0.05%
83 90 0.36% 0.05%
84 89 0.10% 0.05%
85 86 0.47% 0.05%
86 84 1.09% 0.05%
87 83 0.69% 0.05%
88 82 0.83% 0.05%
89 81 0.99% 0.05%
90 80 0.60% 0.04%
91 78 0.70% 0.04%
91 78 0.33% 0.04%
92 77 0.19% 0.04%
93 76 0.45% 0.04%
93 76 0.53% 0.04%
94 68 0.34% 0.04%
94 68 0.88% 0.04%
95 66 0.22% 0.04%
95 66 0.40% 0.04%
96 65 0.25% 0.04%
96 65 0.77% 0.04%
96 65 0.33% 0.04%
97 64 0.91% 0.04%
98 63 0.38% 0.04%
99 60 0.95% 0.03%
99 60 0.34% 0.03%
100 59 0.34% 0.03%
101 54 0.12% 0.03%
102 53 0.13% 0.03%
103 49 0.44% 0.03%
104 48 0.55% 0.03%
104 48 0.08% 0.03%
105 47 0.40% 0.03%
106 46 0.57% 0.03%
107 44 0.38% 0.02%
108 43 0.23% 0.02%
109 42 0.46% 0.02%
110 41 0.23% 0.02%
110 41 0.22% 0.02%
111 39 0.39% 0.02%
111 39 0.26% 0.02%
112 38 2.85% 0.02%
113 37 0.74% 0.02%
113 37 0.15% 0.02%
114 35 0.30% 0.02%
115 34 0.19% 0.02%
116 33 0.36% 0.02%
116 33 0.10% 0.02%
116 33 0.36% 0.02%
117 32 0.52% 0.02%
117 32 0.14% 0.02%
118 31 0.27% 0.02%
119 29 0.59% 0.02%
120 26 0.31% 0.01%
120 26 0.40% 0.01%
121 25 0.21% 0.01%
122 23 0.45% 0.01%
122 23 0.07% 0.01%
122 23 0.12% 0.01%
123 22 0.40% 0.01%
123 22 0.11% 0.01%
123 22 0.24% 0.01%
124 21 0.16% 0.01%
125 20 0.13% 0.01%
125 20 0.29% 0.01%
125 20 0.13% 0.01%
126 19 0.11% 0.01%
126 19 0.10% 0.01%
127 18 0.08% 0.01%
127 18 0.10% 0.01%
127 18 0.16% 0.01%
127 18 1.22% 0.01%
127 18 0.09% 0.01%
128 16 0.06% 0.01%
128 16 0.06% 0.01%
128 16 0.05% 0.01%
129 14 0.29% 0.01%
130 13 0.24% 0.01%
131 12 0.35% 0.01%
131 12 0.20% 0.01%
131 12 1.02% 0.01%
131 12 1.18% 0.01%
132 11 0.03% 0.01%
133 10 1.29% 0.01%
133 10 1.28% 0.01%
133 10 0.10% 0.01%
134 9 0.09% 0.01%
134 9 0.27% 0.01%
134 9 1.38% 0.01%
134 9 1.10% 0.01%
135 8 0.02% 0.00%
135 8 0.15% 0.00%
135 8 1.00% 0.00%
135 8 0.29% 0.00%
136 7 0.06% 0.00%
136 7 0.15% 0.00%
137 6 0.05% 0.00%
137 6 0.43% 0.00%
138 5 0.03% 0.00%
139 4 0.07% 0.00%
139 4 0.03% 0.00%
139 4 0.02% 0.00%
139 4 0.05% 0.00%
140 3 0.02% 0.00%
140 3 0.34% 0.00%
141 2 0.04% 0.00%
141 2 0.17% 0.00%
142 1 0.02% 0.00%
142 1 0.01% 0.00%
142 1 0.00% 0.00%
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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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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.