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Cities in Massachusetts ranked by Native American Population

This list ranks the 345 cities in Massachusetts based on their American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) 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 Native American population in Massachusetts

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  • 1
    Boston
    Native American population in Boston is 8,571
    1.12% of Boston population is Native American
  • 2
    Worcester
    Native American population in Worcester is 3,095
    1.30% of Worcester population is Native American
  • 3
    Springfield
    Native American population in Springfield is 2,453
    1.26% of Springfield population is Native American
  • 4
    New Bedford
    Native American population in New Bedford is 2,312
    1.91% of New Bedford population is Native American
  • 5
    Lynn
    Native American population in Lynn is 1,974
    1.65% of Lynn population is Native American

List of 345 cities in Massachusetts by Native American Population

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Rank by Native American Population
City
Native American Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Massachusetts Native American Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Boston 8,571 1.12% 12.68%
2 Worcester 3,095 1.30% 4.58%
3 Springfield 2,453 1.26% 3.63%
4 New Bedford 2,312 1.91% 3.42%
5 Lynn 1,974 1.65% 2.92%
6 Milford town 1,561 4.37% 2.31%
7 Brockton 1,404 1.12% 2.08%
8 1,263 1.20% 1.87%
9 1,146 1.47% 1.70%
10 1,098 1.04% 1.62%
11 992 0.79% 1.47%
12 952 2.70% 1.41%
13 925 1.31% 1.37%
14 891 0.69% 1.32%
15 870 1.79% 1.29%
16 785 1.24% 1.16%
17 773 0.87% 1.14%
18 721 1.20% 1.07%
19 680 0.98% 1.01%
20 670 0.62% 0.99%
21 664 0.70% 0.98%
22 639 1.07% 0.95%
23 612 1.23% 0.91%
24 608 0.82% 0.90%
25 579 2.85% 0.86%
26 578 0.84% 0.86%
27 541 1.08% 0.80%
28 535 3.34% 0.79%
29 534 0.83% 0.79%
30 521 1.09% 0.77%
31 506 0.71% 0.75%
32 496 0.80% 0.73%
33 477 0.73% 0.71%
34 460 0.86% 0.68%
35 450 0.68% 0.67%
36 448 1.27% 0.66%
37 405 1.24% 0.60%
38 401 1.84% 0.59%
39 396 0.90% 0.59%
40 394 0.80% 0.58%
40 394 0.81% 0.58%
41 374 1.37% 0.55%
42 347 0.79% 0.51%
43 345 1.61% 0.51%
44 341 1.25% 0.50%
45 332 2.40% 0.49%
46 325 2.18% 0.48%
47 324 1.25% 0.48%
48 321 0.92% 0.48%
49 319 1.67% 0.47%
50 300 0.79% 0.44%
51 291 1.36% 0.43%
52 289 2.88% 0.43%
53 277 1.22% 0.41%
54 274 1.62% 0.41%
54 274 0.90% 0.41%
55 272 0.89% 0.40%
56 271 0.55% 0.40%
56 271 1.53% 0.40%
57 266 1.15% 0.39%
58 262 1.47% 0.39%
59 260 0.58% 0.38%
60 259 1.28% 0.38%
61 254 1.90% 0.38%
62 249 0.84% 0.37%
62 249 0.72% 0.37%
63 243 0.49% 0.36%
64 242 0.56% 0.36%
65 238 34.90% 0.35%
65 238 0.61% 0.35%
66 228 0.38% 0.34%
67 225 0.81% 0.33%
68 213 0.82% 0.32%
68 213 3.44% 0.32%
69 210 1.00% 0.31%
70 206 0.84% 0.30%
71 200 1.03% 0.30%
72 196 0.62% 0.29%
73 193 2.04% 0.29%
74 191 1.13% 0.28%
75 190 0.69% 0.28%
76 187 0.86% 0.28%
77 176 0.54% 0.26%
78 173 0.81% 0.26%
79 171 0.88% 0.25%
80 168 0.81% 0.25%
81 167 2.38% 0.25%
82 166 0.43% 0.25%
83 155 1.33% 0.23%
84 154 0.60% 0.23%
84 154 0.49% 0.23%
85 149 0.52% 0.22%
86 146 0.48% 0.22%
86 146 0.52% 0.22%
86 146 0.90% 0.22%
86 146 1.18% 0.22%
87 140 2.53% 0.21%
88 135 1.08% 0.20%
89 134 0.82% 0.20%
89 134 0.34% 0.20%
90 133 0.85% 0.20%
91 132 1.57% 0.20%
92 129 1.23% 0.19%
93 128 0.71% 0.19%
94 127 1.14% 0.19%
94 127 0.79% 0.19%
95 120 0.47% 0.18%
95 120 0.72% 0.18%
96 119 1.33% 0.18%
96 119 0.47% 0.18%
97 117 1.21% 0.17%
98 116 0.72% 0.17%
99 112 0.55% 0.17%
100 111 0.97% 0.16%
101 110 1.06% 0.16%
101 110 0.88% 0.16%
102 109 0.47% 0.16%
103 108 0.44% 0.16%
103 108 0.70% 0.16%
104 105 0.58% 0.16%
105 104 0.53% 0.15%
105 104 0.42% 0.15%
106 103 2.55% 0.15%
106 103 0.28% 0.15%
107 102 0.58% 0.15%
107 102 1.20% 0.15%
108 100 0.40% 0.15%
109 98 0.64% 0.15%
110 97 0.24% 0.14%
111 96 0.58% 0.14%
112 95 2.81% 0.14%
113 94 0.51% 0.14%
114 93 0.66% 0.14%
115 91 0.58% 0.13%
116 87 0.26% 0.13%
116 87 1.28% 0.13%
117 83 6.83% 0.12%
117 83 0.42% 0.12%
118 82 0.80% 0.12%
119 81 1.99% 0.12%
119 81 0.56% 0.12%
119 81 0.24% 0.12%
119 81 0.31% 0.12%
120 80 0.98% 0.12%
120 80 2.97% 0.12%
121 79 0.40% 0.12%
122 77 1.11% 0.11%
122 77 1.51% 0.11%
122 77 0.61% 0.11%
123 75 1.11% 0.11%
124 74 0.68% 0.11%
125 73 1.00% 0.11%
125 73 0.65% 0.11%
126 72 1.27% 0.11%
126 72 0.38% 0.11%
126 72 0.97% 0.11%
127 70 0.43% 0.10%
127 70 0.63% 0.10%
128 69 0.58% 0.10%
129 68 1.16% 0.10%
129 68 0.16% 0.10%
130 67 3.63% 0.10%
130 67 0.35% 0.10%
131 66 0.60% 0.10%
132 64 0.42% 0.09%
132 64 0.32% 0.09%
132 64 0.71% 0.09%
133 63 0.19% 0.09%
133 63 0.66% 0.09%
133 63 0.33% 0.09%
134 62 0.37% 0.09%
135 61 0.42% 0.09%
136 60 0.19% 0.09%
136 60 0.83% 0.09%
137 59 0.45% 0.09%
138 57 0.55% 0.08%
138 57 0.63% 0.08%
139 56 1.08% 0.08%
139 56 0.19% 0.08%
139 56 0.19% 0.08%
140 55 0.18% 0.08%
141 54 0.98% 0.08%
141 54 0.44% 0.08%
141 54 1.93% 0.08%
141 54 1.33% 0.08%
142 53 0.21% 0.08%
142 53 5.63% 0.08%
142 53 0.20% 0.08%
143 51 0.36% 0.08%
144 49 0.27% 0.07%
144 49 1.09% 0.07%
145 48 0.96% 0.07%
145 48 2.66% 0.07%
145 48 0.31% 0.07%
145 48 0.33% 0.07%
145 48 0.40% 0.07%
146 47 0.77% 0.07%
147 46 0.27% 0.07%
147 46 0.53% 0.07%
148 45 2.00% 0.07%
148 45 2.01% 0.07%
149 44 0.36% 0.07%
149 44 0.52% 0.07%
150 43 0.46% 0.06%
150 43 0.41% 0.06%
151 42 0.67% 0.06%
152 41 0.39% 0.06%
153 40 1.09% 0.06%
154 39 0.31% 0.06%
155 38 0.38% 0.06%
156 37 0.31% 0.05%
157 36 0.21% 0.05%
158 35 0.50% 0.05%
159 34 1.87% 0.05%
159 34 0.25% 0.05%
159 34 0.58% 0.05%
160 33 0.54% 0.05%
160 33 0.95% 0.05%
160 33 0.23% 0.05%
161 32 0.64% 0.05%
162 31 0.39% 0.05%
162 31 0.54% 0.05%
162 31 1.10% 0.05%
162 31 0.35% 0.05%
162 31 0.38% 0.05%
163 30 2.37% 0.04%
164 29 0.48% 0.04%
164 29 0.34% 0.04%
165 27 0.21% 0.04%
166 26 0.34% 0.04%
166 26 1.47% 0.04%
166 26 1.15% 0.04%
166 26 0.21% 0.04%
166 26 0.41% 0.04%
167 25 0.30% 0.04%
167 25 1.14% 0.04%
167 25 1.44% 0.04%
167 25 0.66% 0.04%
167 25 0.25% 0.04%
167 25 0.27% 0.04%
168 24 1.41% 0.04%
169 23 1.33% 0.03%
169 23 0.34% 0.03%
170 22 0.25% 0.03%
170 22 0.16% 0.03%
170 22 1.08% 0.03%
170 22 0.11% 0.03%
170 22 0.30% 0.03%
170 22 0.11% 0.03%
170 22 0.73% 0.03%
171 20 1.61% 0.03%
171 20 0.36% 0.03%
171 20 0.93% 0.03%
171 20 1.50% 0.03%
171 20 0.24% 0.03%
171 20 0.16% 0.03%
171 20 0.58% 0.03%
172 19 1.21% 0.03%
172 19 0.12% 0.03%
172 19 0.54% 0.03%
173 17 0.22% 0.03%
173 17 1.72% 0.03%
173 17 0.17% 0.03%
174 16 1.12% 0.02%
174 16 2.33% 0.02%
175 15 0.20% 0.02%
175 15 0.77% 0.02%
176 14 0.22% 0.02%
176 14 0.96% 0.02%
176 14 1.15% 0.02%
176 14 1.26% 0.02%
176 14 0.27% 0.02%
177 13 0.68% 0.02%
177 13 2.69% 0.02%
177 13 1.33% 0.02%
177 13 0.07% 0.02%
178 12 0.20% 0.02%
178 12 0.73% 0.02%
178 12 0.23% 0.02%
179 11 0.17% 0.02%
179 11 1.69% 0.02%
179 11 1.15% 0.02%
179 11 0.31% 0.02%
180 10 0.19% 0.01%
180 10 0.27% 0.01%
180 10 0.14% 0.01%
180 10 0.63% 0.01%
181 9 0.47% 0.01%
181 9 0.50% 0.01%
181 9 0.27% 0.01%
181 9 0.52% 0.01%
181 9 0.09% 0.01%
182 8 0.42% 0.01%
182 8 1.97% 0.01%
182 8 0.10% 0.01%
183 7 0.41% 0.01%
183 7 1.28% 0.01%
183 7 0.04% 0.01%
183 7 0.20% 0.01%
183 7 0.15% 0.01%
183 7 0.05% 0.01%
183 7 0.14% 0.01%
183 7 0.46% 0.01%
184 6 2.36% 0.01%
184 6 0.09% 0.01%
184 6 1.14% 0.01%
184 6 0.63% 0.01%
185 5 0.56% 0.01%
186 4 0.46% 0.01%
186 4 0.54% 0.01%
186 4 0.21% 0.01%
186 4 0.48% 0.01%
186 4 3.15% 0.01%
186 4 0.13% 0.01%
186 4 0.20% 0.01%
186 4 0.12% 0.01%
186 4 0.02% 0.01%
187 3 1.53% -
187 3 0.33% -
187 3 0.22% -
187 3 0.02% -
187 3 0.05% -
188 2 0.17% -
188 2 0.18% -
188 2 0.20% -
189 1 0.15% -
189 1 0.02% -
189 1 0.02% -

List of cities with no Native American Population in Massachusetts

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Massachusetts have no recorded Native American population*:
  • Truro town
  • Alford town
  • Egremont town
  • Florida town
  • Lanesborough town
  • Monterey town
  • Sheffield town
  • Tyringham town
  • Gosnold town
  • West Tisbury town
  • Boxford town
  • Newbury town
  • Rowley town
  • Hawley town
  • Granby town
  • Boxborough town
  • Warren town
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

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 American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population, using the most recent ACS data available.

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

How We Ranked the Data

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