Ancestry in Massachusetts (State)

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 the United States and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%10%20%30%CountOther1IrishItalianUnclassified2EnglishFrenchGermanPolishPortugueseAmericanFrench CanadianScottishSubsaharan AfricanWest IndianSwedishRussianGreekHaitianArabEuropean23.893367%38.428408%23.893367%23.9%1,610,9251.61M21.158762%10.388542%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M13.186668%5.391399%13.186668%13.2%889,064889k11.797110%15.173733%11.797110%11.8%795,378795k9.773717%7.667869%9.773717%9.8%658,958659k6.824166%2.558873%6.824166%6.8%460,095460k6.003952%14.402193%6.003952%6.0%404,795405k4.666958%2.933256%4.666958%4.7%314,653315k4.396955%0.429270%4.396955%4.4%296,449296k4.261612%6.893915%4.261612%4.3%287,324287k3.905064%0.654481%3.905064%3.9%263,285263k2.283146%1.713281%2.283146%2.3%153,933154k2.000076%1.014616%2.000076%2.0%134,848135k1.956188%0.904390%1.956188%2.0%131,889132k1.666251%1.227017%1.666251%1.7%112,341112k1.647711%0.877530%1.647711%1.6%111,091111k1.221615%0.402644%1.221615%1.2%82,36382.4k1.153506%0.308683%1.153506%1.2%77,77177.8k1.098879%0.591244%1.098879%1.1%74,08874.1k1.081674%1.231449%1.081674%1.1%72,92872.9k
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 the United States and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%Puerto RicanDominicanCentral AmericanSouth AmericanSalvadoranMexicanGuatemalanOther HispanicColombianHonduranCubanPeruvianSpaniardEcuadorianVenezuelanArgentineanSpanishChilean41.650097%9.556329%41.650097%41.7%304,770305k4.520%4.52%18.747395%3.240446%18.747395%18.7%137,182137k2.035%2.03%16.461744%9.063007%16.461744%16.5%120,457120k1.787%1.79%10.374191%6.058500%10.374191%10.4%75,91275.9k1.126%1.13%7.372301%3.727366%7.372301%7.4%53,94653.9k0.800%0.80%6.173649%63.606971%6.173649%6.2%45,17545.2k0.670%0.67%5.464243%2.407590%5.464243%5.5%39,98440.0k0.593%0.59%4.840250%4.710506%4.840250%4.8%35,41835.4k0.525%0.53%4.405123%1.955032%4.405123%4.4%32,23432.2k0.478%0.48%2.388010%1.505399%2.388010%2.4%17,47417.5k0.259%0.26%1.752674%3.764242%1.752674%1.8%12,82512.8k0.190%0.19%1.657422%1.140825%1.657422%1.7%12,12812.1k0.180%0.18%1.480719%1.391783%1.480719%1.5%10,83510.8k0.161%0.16%1.475799%1.247325%1.475799%1.5%10,79910.8k0.160%0.16%0.732775%0.537721%0.732775%0.7%5,3620.080%0.08%0.705579%0.484479%0.705579%0.7%5,1630.077%0.08%0.683030%0.908158%0.683030%0.7%4,9980.074%0.07%0.628639%0.269403%0.628639%0.6%4,6000.068%0.07%
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 the United States and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%ChineseIndianVietnameseCambodianKoreanFilipinoJapaneseMixedPakistaniNepaleseTaiwaneseLaotianNot SpecifiedThaiBangladeshi36.195280%22.878500%36.195280%36.2%149,029149k2.210%2.21%22.694396%20.803641%22.694396%22.7%93,44193.4k1.386%1.39%11.344891%10.347871%11.344891%11.3%46,71146.7k0.693%0.69%6.978258%1.568456%6.978258%7.0%28,73228.7k0.426%0.43%5.995832%8.710278%5.995832%6.0%24,68724.7k0.366%0.37%3.101988%16.556564%3.101988%3.1%12,77212.8k0.189%0.19%2.491645%4.706558%2.491645%2.5%10,25910.3k0.152%0.15%2.108390%2.308201%2.108390%2.1%8,6810.129%0.13%1.752579%2.630381%1.752579%1.8%7,2160.107%0.11%1.504362%0.723646%1.504362%1.5%6,1940.092%0.09%1.111392%0.950392%1.111392%1.1%4,5760.068%0.07%0.947938%1.274762%0.947938%0.9%3,9030.058%0.06%0.850788%0.802052%0.850788%0.9%3,5030.052%0.05%0.796384%1.136294%0.796384%0.8%3,2790.049%0.05%0.656003%0.963735%0.656003%0.7%2,7010.040%0.04%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in Massachusetts

Irish Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
13.7%17.3%20.8%24.4%27.9%31.5%

Italian Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
5.6%8.0%10.4%12.8%15.2%17.6%

English Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.3%7.5%10.7%13.9%17.1%20.4%

French Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
2.0%4.3%6.5%8.8%11.1%13.4%

German Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
4.0%5.3%6.7%8.0%9.4%10.7%

Polish Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
2.4%4.5%6.5%8.6%10.6%12.7%

Portuguese Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0%6%12%17%22%28%

American Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.9%5.5%8.0%10.4%12.9%15.5%

French Canadian Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.5%3.7%5.0%6.3%7.6%

Scottish Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.2%1.8%2.4%2.9%3.4%4.0%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.2%2.1%3.0%3.9%4.8%

West Indian Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.4%2.6%3.7%4.9%6.1%

Swedish Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.69%1.17%1.65%2.12%2.60%3.08%

Russian Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.28%0.76%1.23%1.71%2.18%2.67%

Greek Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.26%0.64%1.01%1.38%1.75%2.13%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.6%4.5%8.3%12.1%15.9%19.8%

Dominican Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.1%9.0%

Central American Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%4.0%5.3%6.6%

South American Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.7%1.2%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Salvadoran Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

Chinese Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.2%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.1%

Indian Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.65%0.97%1.29%1.62%

Cambodian Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.43%0.64%0.86%1.08%

Korean Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.03%0.17%0.31%0.45%0.59%0.74%
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Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
4%13%21%30%38%47%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
1%9%16%23%31%38%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1%9%17%25%32%40%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1%7%13%19%25%31%

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.9%5.0%9.2%13.3%17.5%21.6%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0%6%11%17%22%28%

Portuguese Ancestry by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'Portuguese' ancestry (%):
0%9%18%26%35%44%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
1%8%14%20%27%34%

French Canadian Ancestry by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.3%3.3%6.3%9.3%12.3%15.4%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.2%2.4%4.7%6.9%9.1%11.4%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.0%20.1%

West Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'West Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.6%18.3%

Swedish Ancestry by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%6.9%8.7%

Russian Ancestry by County Subdivision#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.6%10.8%

Greek Ancestry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County Subdivision#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0%9%18%28%37%46%

Dominican Ancestry by County Subdivision#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0%9%19%28%38%48%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0%8%17%25%34%43%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%

Salvadoran Ancestry by County Subdivision#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.0%16.0%20.0%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.8%18.6%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.7%14.7%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%

Cambodian Ancestry by County Subdivision#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cambodian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%4.9%7.4%9.9%12.4%

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%
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Ancestry by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Massachusetts, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Irish Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownNorwoodFranklin TownWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldNeedhamWestfieldMedfordWellesleyGloucesterTauntonAgawam TownMassachusettsHaverhillWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughSomervilleMethuen TownFraminghamFitchburgLowellChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterBostonLynnBrocktonHolyokeLexingtonEverettBrooklineCambridgeFall RiverRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldNew BedfordChelseaLawrence40.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k235.071335%35.071335%35.1%10,17710.2k331.326621%31.326621%31.3%10,29810.3k428.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k526.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k626.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k726.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k825.870826%25.870826%25.9%11,51211.5k924.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1024.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1123.785295%23.785295%23.8%10,37810.4k1222.912454%22.912454%22.9%6,9121322.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251422.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k1522.051956%22.051956%22.1%6,3751621.799905%21.799905%21.8%6,4411721.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k1821.267552%21.267552%21.3%6,1041921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2020.906387%20.906387%20.9%5,9742120.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992219.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4852319.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k2418.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2712517.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k2617.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6022716.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k2816.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6102916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3015.570410%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%26,81026.8k3514.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k3613.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k3713.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k3813.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4143913.259048%13.259048%13.3%4,3674012.944708%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 place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in Massachusetts

There are 8 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Massachusetts (5 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Massachusetts, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Irish Ancestry by Metro Area#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Barnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastVineyard Haven Metro AreaVineyard HavenUnited States of AmericaUnited States26.200845%26.200845%26.2%56,25456.3k122.284326%22.284326%22.3%1,053,7911.05M221.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.834921%20.834921%20.8%26,78626.8k319.406404%19.406404%19.4%180,609181k419.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.320266%18.320266%18.3%12,99213.0k518.319965%18.319965%18.3%294,834295k617.176887%17.176887%17.2%108,061108k715.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.436599%14.436599%14.4%2,474810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 8 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Massachusetts, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Irish Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%Count#Plymouth CountyPlymouthNorfolk CountyNorfolkBarnstable CountyBarnstableEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBerkshire CountyBerkshireWorcester CountyWorcesterHampshire CountyHampshireNew EnglandBristol CountyBristolFranklin CountyFranklinNantucket CountyNantucketHampden CountyHampdenNortheastDukes CountyDukesSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited States31.441784%31.441784%31.4%159,302159k128.307278%28.307278%28.3%195,665196k226.200845%26.200845%26.2%56,25456.3k321.464278%21.464278%21.5%165,138165k421.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.873559%20.873559%20.9%327,216327k520.834921%20.834921%20.8%26,78626.8k619.936971%19.936971%19.9%162,205162k719.870215%19.870215%19.9%31,99832.0k819.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.604605%18.604605%18.6%103,231103k918.320266%18.320266%18.3%12,99213.0k1016.757060%16.757060%16.8%1,7921116.250278%16.250278%16.3%76,06376.1k1215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.436599%14.436599%14.4%2,4741313.733931%13.733931%13.7%105,438105k1410.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

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

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of BillericaBillericaTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldTown of AndoverAndoverWestfieldMedfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTauntonMassachusettsHaverhillTown of ArlingtonArlingtonWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughSomervilleMethuen TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of FraminghamFraminghamFitchburgLowellChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterTown 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%12,99013.0k1622.193020%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%13,06013.1k2020.714736%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%8,6022616.418286%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%17,78517.8k3015.570410%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 State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Massachusetts to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Irish Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MassachusettsNew HampshireNew EnglandRhode IslandVermontMainePennsylvaniaDelawareConnecticutNortheastWest VirginiaNew JerseyMontanaIowaOhioMissouriNebraskaKentuckyKansasNew YorkOregonWyomingIllinoisColoradoIndianaOklahomaWisconsinWashingtonMichiganMarylandSouth DakotaArkansasMinnesotaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTennesseeAlaskaVirginiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaIdahoArizonaNevadaFloridaAlabamaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaNorth DakotaLouisianaTexasCaliforniaNew MexicoUtahHawaii21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M120.917166%20.917166%20.9%277,676278k219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k317.724579%17.724579%17.7%111,000111k417.286114%17.286114%17.3%229,892230k516.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M616.077544%16.077544%16.1%150,276150k715.596435%15.596435%15.6%559,689560k815.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.365481%14.365481%14.4%265,200265k914.094826%14.094826%14.1%1,256,6181.26M1014.026213%14.026213%14.0%143,543144k1113.520392%13.520392%13.5%420,023420k1213.461534%13.461534%13.5%1,559,7801.56M1313.132852%13.132852%13.1%795,805796k1413.094263%13.094263%13.1%246,337246k1512.197605%12.197605%12.2%538,157538k1612.046095%12.046095%12.0%349,131349k1711.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M1811.742231%11.742231%11.7%467,607468k1911.617432%11.617432%11.6%67,73367.7k2011.584599%11.584599%11.6%1,488,8161.49M2111.564637%11.564637%11.6%619,783620k2211.468246%11.468246%11.5%755,709756k2311.134204%11.134204%11.1%431,516432k2410.842518%10.842518%10.8%623,965624k2510.808500%10.808500%10.8%764,501765k2610.764925%10.764925%10.8%1,066,7611.07M2710.743918%10.743918%10.7%640,327640k2810.713606%10.713606%10.7%91,17991.2k2910.630958%10.630958%10.6%315,577316k3010.494567%10.494567%10.5%572,045572k3110.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.149528%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k329.976725%9.976725%10.0%73,51473.5k339.666160%9.666160%9.7%803,287803k349.618552%9.618552%9.6%465,019465k359.288326%9.288326%9.3%151,909152k369.094479%9.094479%9.1%611,929612k378.986352%8.986352%9.0%255,138255k388.889776%8.889776%8.9%1,772,1281.77M398.818210%8.818210%8.8%426,904427k408.600430%8.600430%8.6%854,954855k417.907455%7.907455%7.9%236,369236k427.873342%7.873342%7.9%795,154795k437.686216%7.686216%7.7%56,58356.6k447.328824%7.328824%7.3%340,473340k456.773574%6.773574%6.8%1,825,9141.83M466.441359%6.441359%6.4%2,489,8562.49M476.325777%6.325777%6.3%131,745132k485.789630%5.789630%5.8%170,703171k494.461569%4.461569%4.5%63,07263.1k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Massachusetts to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Irish Ancestry by State#179

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MassachusettsNew HampshireNew EnglandRhode IslandVermontMainePennsylvaniaConnecticutNortheastNew JerseyNew YorkUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M120.917166%20.917166%20.9%277,676278k219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.170188%18.170188%18.2%191,603192k317.724579%17.724579%17.7%111,000111k417.286114%17.286114%17.3%229,892230k516.449740%16.449740%16.4%2,102,9312.10M615.596435%15.596435%15.6%559,689560k715.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.094826%14.094826%14.1%1,256,6181.26M811.830182%11.830182%11.8%2,330,2452.33M910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Massachusetts. 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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Major Counties:
Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester
Counties:
Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester
Metro Areas:
Barnstable Town Area, Boston Area, Greenfield Town Area, Pittsfield Area, Providence Area, Springfield Area, Vineyard Haven Area, Worcester Area
Major Cities:
Agawam Town, Attleboro, Barnstable Town, Beverly, Boston, Braintree Town, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Chicopee, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Franklin Town, Gloucester, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Methuen Town, New Bedford, Newton, Peabody, Pittsfield, Quincy, Revere, Salem, Somerville, Springfield, Taunton, Waltham, Watertown Town, West Springfield Town, Westfield, Weymouth Town, Woburn, Worcester
Major Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Brookline, Framingham, Lexington, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Wellesley
Congressional Districts:
MA-1, MA-2, MA-3, MA-4, MA-5, MA-6, MA-7, MA-8, MA-9
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Barnstable, MA-1st Berkshire, MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Franklin, MA-1st Hampden, MA-1st Hampshire, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-1st Plymouth, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-1st Worcester, MA-2nd Barnstable, MA-2nd Berkshire, MA-2nd Bristol, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Franklin, MA-2nd Hampden, MA-2nd Hampshire, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-2nd Worcester, MA-3rd Barnstable, MA-3rd Berkshire, MA-3rd Bristol, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Hampden, MA-3rd Hampshire, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-3rd Worcester, MA-4th Barnstable, MA-4th Berkshire, MA-4th Bristol, MA-4th Essex, MA-4th Hampden, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-4th Worcester, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Bristol, MA-5th Essex, MA-5th Hampden, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-5th Worcester, MA-6th Bristol, MA-6th Essex, MA-6th Hampden, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-6th Worcester, MA-7th Bristol, MA-7th Essex, MA-7th Hampden, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-7th Worcester, MA-8th Bristol, MA-8th Essex, MA-8th Hampden, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Bristol, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Hampden, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-9th Worcester, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Essex, MA-10th Hampden, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Bristol, MA-11th Essex, MA-11th Hampden, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-11th Worcester, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Essex, MA-12th Hampden, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Plymouth, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-12th Worcester, MA-13th Bristol, MA-13th Essex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-13th Worcester, MA-14th Bristol, MA-14th Essex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-14th Worcester, MA-15th Essex, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-15th Worcester, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-16th Worcester, MA-17th Essex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-17th Worcester, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-18th Suffolk, MA-18th Worcester, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-19th Suffolk, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex, MA-Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-Cape and Islands, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-1st Bristol and Plymouth, MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Hampden and Hampshire, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Plymouth and Bristol, MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-1st Worcester, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-Hampden, MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Worcester, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Barnstable, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Bristol and Plymouth, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Hampden and Hampshire, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Plymouth and Bristol, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-2nd Worcester, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Middlesex, MA-Worcester and Norfolk, MA-Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex
Neighboring States:
Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont