Ancestry in the Town of Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountOther1IrishEnglishUnclassified2ItalianGermanRussianAmericanPolishFrenchFrench CanadianScottishEuropeanEastern EuropeanSwedishGreekArabSubsaharan AfricanDutchPortuguese30.083157%24.277212%30.083157%30.1%6,98216.170451%20.873559%16.170451%16.2%3,75312.206472%9.340078%12.206472%12.2%2,83311.392132%12.096057%11.392132%11.4%2,6449.319660%14.631254%9.319660%9.3%2,1638.332974%6.446055%8.332974%8.3%1,9346.350985%2.374634%6.350985%6.4%1,4744.226809%3.659711%4.226809%4.2%9813.959671%3.458322%3.959671%4.0%9193.843337%4.565868%3.843337%3.8%8923.201344%3.395551%3.201344%3.2%7432.904046%2.377887%2.904046%2.9%6742.460252%1.888926%2.460252%2.5%5711.956138%0.797456%1.956138%2.0%4541.732087%1.530228%1.732087%1.7%4021.339997%1.528250%1.339997%1.3%3111.206429%1.102060%1.206429%1.2%2800.947908%1.354291%0.947908%0.9%2200.891895%0.654053%0.891895%0.9%2070.853117%2.795976%0.853117%0.9%198
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%Count%South AmericanPeruvianPuerto RicanOther HispanicCentral AmericanSpanishGuatemalanColombianMexicanCubanCosta RicanDominicanNicaraguanEcuadorianBolivian34.435798%18.328180%34.435798%34.4%1770.763%0.76%25.097276%3.272920%25.097276%25.1%1290.556%0.56%22.568093%29.330725%22.568093%22.6%1160.500%0.50%17.704280%7.116380%17.704280%17.7%910.392%0.39%12.840467%24.369245%12.840467%12.8%660.284%0.28%8.754864%1.150476%8.754864%8.8%450.194%0.19%7.198444%8.781025%7.198444%7.2%370.159%0.16%6.420233%6.805487%6.420233%6.4%330.142%0.14%6.031128%10.137340%6.031128%6.0%310.134%0.13%3.696498%2.804018%3.696498%3.7%190.082%0.08%2.918288%0.532960%2.918288%2.9%150.065%0.06%2.723735%7.914111%2.723735%2.7%140.060%0.06%2.723735%0.271605%2.723735%2.7%140.060%0.06%1.556420%2.145505%1.556420%1.6%80.034%0.03%1.361868%0.995883%1.361868%1.4%70.030%0.03%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Middlesex County and the Town of Acton
Town of Acton
Middlesex County
0%10%20%30%40%Count%IndianChineseKoreanNepaleseMixedVietnameseJapaneseTaiwaneseFilipino47.174673%27.085843%47.174673%47.2%2,56311.043%11.0%39.628198%34.617035%39.628198%39.6%2,1539.277%9.28%4.730352%6.205373%4.730352%4.7%2571.107%1.11%1.785386%1.833579%1.785386%1.8%970.418%0.42%1.325235%2.150342%1.325235%1.3%720.310%0.31%1.306829%5.583601%1.306829%1.3%710.306%0.31%1.122768%2.517645%1.122768%1.1%610.263%0.26%1.122768%1.371071%1.122768%1.1%610.263%0.26%0.957114%2.091573%0.957114%1.0%520.224%0.22%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in the Town of Acton

Irish Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
13.2%15.0%16.8%18.5%20.3%22.1%

English Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
8.7%10.5%12.2%13.9%15.6%17.4%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
4.5%6.1%7.6%9.1%10.7%12.2%

German Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
5.6%6.7%7.7%8.8%9.8%10.9%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
3.4%4.7%6.1%7.4%8.7%10.1%

American Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.9%3.6%4.3%5.0%5.6%6.3%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.5%3.1%3.7%4.2%4.7%5.3%

French Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
3.19%3.60%4.00%4.40%4.80%5.20%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
1.5%2.2%2.8%3.5%4.1%4.8%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.91%2.41%2.91%3.40%3.89%4.39%

European Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.8%2.8%3.8%4.8%5.9%

Eastern European Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Eastern European' ancestry (%):
1.46%1.68%1.90%2.12%2.34%2.57%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.62%1.01%1.40%1.78%2.17%2.55%

Greek Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.2%0.8%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

South American Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.20%0.57%0.93%1.29%1.65%2.01%

Peruvian Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Peruvian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.36%0.71%1.07%1.42%1.78%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.37%0.56%0.74%0.93%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.37%0.49%0.62%

Spanish Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Spanish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.56%0.70%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
5.6%7.7%9.7%11.7%13.7%15.8%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
3.0%5.2%7.4%9.6%11.8%14.0%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.6%

Nepalese Ancestry by Tract#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Nepalese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.30%0.60%0.90%1.20%1.50%

Mixed Ancestry by Tract#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Mixed' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.29%0.57%0.86%1.15%1.44%
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Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the Town of Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of TewksburyTewksburyTown of PlymouthPlymouthFranklin TownTown of BillericaBillericaMelroseTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWoburnTown of SaugusSaugusTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of DerryBeverlyTown of SalemQuincyTown of DracutDracutSalemPeabodyTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NeedhamNeedhamMedfordTown of StoughtonStoughtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of NatickNatickTown of WellesleyWellesleyGloucesterDoverMassachusettsHaverhillMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of ArlingtonArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughRochesterSomervilleMethuen TownActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughTown of FraminghamFraminghamLowellTown of ActonNewtonNortheastMaldenBostonLynnBrocktonTown of LexingtonLexingtonEverettTown of BrooklineBrooklineCambridgeTown of RandolphRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChelseaLawrence40.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k235.071335%35.071335%35.1%10,17710.2k332.829679%32.829679%32.8%9,973432.482479%32.482479%32.5%18,91018.9k531.326621%31.326621%31.3%10,29810.3k630.344795%30.344795%30.3%12,81412.8k729.650556%29.650556%29.7%8,239828.530912%28.530912%28.5%9,959928.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k1026.986642%26.986642%27.0%7,4951126.985356%26.985356%27.0%8,0161226.492257%26.492257%26.5%8,8101326.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k1426.316701%26.316701%26.3%7,5951526.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k1625.704590%25.704590%25.7%7,9531724.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1824.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1923.667877%23.667877%23.7%8,2752022.912454%22.912454%22.9%6,9122122.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k2222.303609%22.303609%22.3%6,3032322.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M22.193020%22.193020%22.2%7,8532422.051956%22.051956%22.1%6,3752521.799905%21.799905%21.8%6,4412621.508943%21.508943%21.5%6,6142721.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2820.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k20.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992919.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4853019.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k3118.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2713217.955544%17.955544%18.0%5,3963317.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k3417.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6023516.497052%16.497052%16.5%4,70116.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k3616.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3716.170451%16.170451%16.2%3,75315.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633914.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k4013.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k4113.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k4213.259048%13.259048%13.3%4,3674312.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784412.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904512.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4611.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234710.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M6.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of BillericaBillericaTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldTown of AndoverAndoverWestfieldMedfordBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTauntonMassachusettsHaverhillMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTown of ArlingtonArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughSomervilleMethuen TownActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughTown of AmherstAmherstTown of FraminghamFraminghamFitchburgLowellTown of ActonChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterTown of DartmouthDartmouthBostonLynnBrocktonHolyokeEverettTown of BrooklineBrooklineCambridgeFall RiverTown of RandolphRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldNew BedfordChelseaLawrence40.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k232.482479%32.482479%32.5%18,91018.9k330.344795%30.344795%30.3%12,81412.8k428.530912%28.530912%28.5%9,959528.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k626.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k726.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k826.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k925.870826%25.870826%25.9%11,51211.5k1024.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1124.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1223.785295%23.785295%23.8%10,37810.4k1323.667877%23.667877%23.7%8,2751422.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251522.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k1622.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M22.193020%22.193020%22.2%7,8531722.066641%22.066641%22.1%8,0531821.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k1921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2020.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k20.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992119.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4852219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k2318.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2712417.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k2517.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6022616.497052%16.497052%16.5%4,70116.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,5222716.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k2816.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6102916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3016.170451%16.170451%16.2%3,75315.570410%15.570410%15.6%8,7353115.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3215.264865%15.264865%15.3%6,3053315.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633414.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k3514.168717%14.168717%14.2%4,8963614.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k3713.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k3813.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k3913.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4144012.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784112.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4311.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4411.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234510.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k478.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048486.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivTown of SmithtownSmithtownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayNew EnglandTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughPittsburghLowellTown of ActonTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k224.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k322.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k421.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k19.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k619.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k717.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.497052%16.497052%16.5%4,70116.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1216.170451%16.170451%16.2%3,75315.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Acton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Acton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Acton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Acton
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Boston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew EnglandActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-BoxboroughTown of ActonNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami22.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M16.497052%16.497052%16.5%4,70116.170451%16.170451%16.2%3,75315.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k211.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Acton. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
01718, 01720, 01742
Unified School District:
Acton-Boxborough
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Middlesex and Worcester
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-14th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex
Neighboring Towns:
Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Westford
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Maynard, West Concord
Nearby Towns:
Ayer, Bedford, Billerica, Bolton, Chelmsford, Harvard, Hudson, Lincoln, Wayland