Indian Population in Massachusetts by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Indian population in Massachusetts totals 138,962, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Boston (12,642), followed by Cambridge (6,547) and Shrewsbury town (6,423), 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 Indian residents are distributed across Massachusetts''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Indian population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Boston
    Indian population in Boston is 12,642
    1.90% of Boston population is Indian
  • 2
    Cambridge
    Indian population in Cambridge is 6,547
    5.56% of Cambridge population is Indian
  • 3
    Shrewsbury town
    Indian population in Shrewsbury town is 6,423
    16.71% of Shrewsbury town population is Indian
  • 4
    Quincy
    Indian population in Quincy is 4,082
    4.03% of Quincy population is Indian
  • 5
    Westborough town
    Indian population in Westborough town is 3,861
    17.88% of Westborough town population is Indian

Overview of Indian population in Massachusetts

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Massachusetts with 138,962 Indian residents (2% of 7.0 million total state population), ranking the state at the 79th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Indian demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Massachusetts's Indian population of 2% exceeds the national average of 1.5% by a factor of 1.4.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Massachusetts hosts 138,962 Indian residents, representing 2.9% of the nation's total Indian population of 4.9 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 17.8 Indian Americans per square mile, representing nearly thirteen times the national average of 1.4 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations nationally.
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333 Cities in Massachusetts Ranked by Indian Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Indian population in Massachusetts present in Boston, Cambridge, and Shrewsbury town, 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 Indian population count
Rank by Indian Population
City
Indian Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Indian Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Boston 12,642 1.90% 9.10%
2 Cambridge 6,547 5.56% 4.71%
3 Shrewsbury town 6,423 16.71% 4.62%
4 Quincy 4,082 4.03% 2.94%
5 Westborough town 3,861 17.88% 2.78%
6 Westford town 3,805 15.48% 2.74%
7 Lexington town 3,797 11.14% 2.73%
8 3,190 4.87% 2.30%
9 3,076 3.82% 2.21%
10 2,742 3.10% 1.97%
11 2,700 2.35% 1.94%
12 2,674 14.04% 1.92%
13 2,543 4.05% 1.83%
14 2,540 6.09% 1.83%
15 2,390 9.97% 1.72%
16 2,368 3.66% 1.70%
17 2,292 8.74% 1.65%
18 2,180 5.98% 1.57%
19 2,156 11.53% 1.55%
20 2,080 5.68% 1.50%
21 2,014 3.41% 1.45%
22 1,972 4.29% 1.42%
23 1,900 4.61% 1.37%
24 1,842 0.90% 1.33%
25 1,707 4.71% 1.23%
26 1,686 9.12% 1.21%
27 1,344 2.33% 0.97%
28 1,342 3.24% 0.97%
29 1,308 3.71% 0.94%
30 1,259 6.37% 0.91%
31 1,243 7.92% 0.89%
32 1,104 4.09% 0.79%
33 1,083 7.55% 0.78%
34 1,049 3.17% 0.75%
35 1,023 3.19% 0.74%
36 990 3.15% 0.71%
37 952 3.18% 0.69%
38 920 4.02% 0.66%
39 895 16.37% 0.64%
40 894 1.69% 0.64%
41 774 7.41% 0.56%
42 761 3.19% 0.55%
43 741 3.89% 0.53%
44 719 1.46% 0.52%
45 706 2.28% 0.51%
46 702 2.45% 0.51%
47 656 1.09% 0.47%
48 654 4.37% 0.47%
49 648 3.25% 0.47%
50 645 2.45% 0.46%
51 606 4.67% 0.44%
52 600 0.59% 0.43%
53 581 1.50% 0.42%
54 565 3.05% 0.41%
55 555 2.03% 0.40%
56 548 2.24% 0.39%
57 522 2.27% 0.38%
58 515 4.57% 0.37%
59 508 1.09% 0.37%
60 506 3.82% 0.36%
60 506 0.33% 0.36%
61 501 4.03% 0.36%
62 499 0.50% 0.36%
63 482 3.49% 0.35%
64 429 0.72% 0.31%
65 425 4.19% 0.31%
66 422 3.69% 0.30%
67 419 1.34% 0.30%
68 408 3.83% 0.29%
69 402 1.40% 0.29%
70 401 1.24% 0.29%
71 394 1.70% 0.28%
72 391 1.54% 0.28%
73 390 2.04% 0.28%
74 388 2.13% 0.28%
75 366 2.26% 0.26%
76 355 3.07% 0.26%
77 342 2.46% 0.25%
78 325 2.08% 0.23%
79 322 3.03% 0.23%
80 291 1.91% 0.21%
81 288 0.98% 0.21%
82 273 3.22% 0.20%
83 265 0.87% 0.19%
84 264 0.93% 0.19%
85 263 0.63% 0.19%
86 257 1.74% 0.18%
86 257 1.63% 0.18%
87 252 4.28% 0.18%
88 246 0.62% 0.18%
89 219 0.50% 0.16%
90 216 1.09% 0.16%
91 210 0.50% 0.15%
92 207 0.73% 0.15%
93 205 0.23% 0.15%
94 204 3.92% 0.15%
95 200 2.78% 0.14%
95 200 5.48% 0.14%
96 192 0.44% 0.14%
97 181 0.19% 0.13%
98 179 0.29% 0.13%
99 176 4.00% 0.13%
100 175 1.55% 0.13%
101 174 0.46% 0.13%
101 174 1.85% 0.13%
102 172 0.69% 0.12%
103 169 1.31% 0.12%
104 163 0.16% 0.12%
105 162 1.64% 0.12%
106 161 1.35% 0.12%
107 158 0.23% 0.11%
108 154 0.82% 0.11%
109 149 0.78% 0.11%
110 144 0.86% 0.10%
110 144 0.44% 0.10%
110 144 0.48% 0.10%
111 136 0.54% 0.10%
112 135 5.24% 0.10%
113 134 0.79% 0.10%
114 127 0.31% 0.09%
115 125 0.72% 0.09%
116 119 1.02% 0.09%
117 112 0.53% 0.08%
117 112 0.25% 0.08%
118 108 0.88% 0.08%
119 106 0.66% 0.08%
120 105 0.42% 0.08%
121 103 0.58% 0.07%
122 102 1.17% 0.07%
122 102 1.37% 0.07%
123 100 2.04% 0.07%
124 99 1.22% 0.07%
125 98 2.26% 0.07%
126 92 0.50% 0.07%
126 92 0.32% 0.07%
127 87 1.53% 0.06%
128 83 0.34% 0.06%
129 82 1.17% 0.06%
130 80 0.46% 0.06%
130 80 0.82% 0.06%
131 79 0.87% 0.06%
132 71 0.13% 0.05%
133 70 0.38% 0.05%
134 66 0.12% 0.05%
135 65 0.38% 0.05%
135 65 0.27% 0.05%
136 61 0.37% 0.04%
136 61 1.01% 0.04%
136 61 0.33% 0.04%
137 56 0.54% 0.04%
137 56 0.37% 0.04%
138 55 0.47% 0.04%
139 54 1.71% 0.04%
140 53 0.77% 0.04%
141 52 0.46% 0.04%
142 51 2.45% 0.04%
142 51 0.96% 0.04%
143 50 0.17% 0.04%
143 50 0.70% 0.04%
144 47 0.31% 0.03%
145 46 0.72% 0.03%
145 46 0.09% 0.03%
145 46 0.34% 0.03%
145 46 0.32% 0.03%
146 45 0.43% 0.03%
147 44 2.58% 0.03%
147 44 0.67% 0.03%
148 39 0.27% 0.03%
148 39 0.56% 0.03%
148 39 0.29% 0.03%
148 39 0.24% 0.03%
149 38 0.30% 0.03%
150 37 1.14% 0.03%
151 36 0.16% 0.03%
152 33 0.16% 0.02%
152 33 0.43% 0.02%
153 31 0.49% 0.02%
154 30 0.91% 0.02%
154 30 0.61% 0.02%
154 30 0.17% 0.02%
155 29 0.56% 0.02%
155 29 0.42% 0.02%
156 26 0.55% 0.02%
157 24 0.09% 0.02%
157 24 0.49% 0.02%
158 22 0.33% 0.02%
158 22 0.33% 0.02%
159 19 0.06% 0.01%
159 19 0.63% 0.01%
159 19 0.12% 0.01%
160 17 0.14% 0.01%
160 17 0.20% 0.01%
161 16 0.14% 0.01%
162 15 0.09% 0.01%
163 14 0.12% 0.01%
163 14 0.41% 0.01%
163 14 0.18% 0.01%
164 13 0.11% 0.01%
164 13 0.17% 0.01%
165 12 0.12% 0.01%
166 11 0.09% 0.01%
166 11 0.06% 0.01%
166 11 0.13% 0.01%
167 10 0.31% 0.01%
167 10 0.06% 0.01%
167 10 0.07% 0.01%
167 10 0.13% 0.01%
168 8 0.09% 0.01%
168 8 0.13% 0.01%
169 7 0.08% 0.01%
170 6 0.68% 0.00%
170 6 0.21% 0.00%
171 5 0.11% 0.00%
171 5 0.42% 0.00%
171 5 0.03% 0.00%
172 4 0.62% 0.00%
173 3 0.17% 0.00%
173 3 0.39% 0.00%
173 3 0.20% 0.00%
173 3 0.16% 0.00%
173 3 0.37% 0.00%
174 2 0.11% 0.00%
174 2 0.02% 0.00%
174 2 0.04% 0.00%
174 2 0.17% 0.00%
175 1 0.01% 0.00%
175 1 0.01% 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 Indian population, using the most recent ACS data available.

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

How We Ranked the Data

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

Sources

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