2010 CENSUS

The information is provided by the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

For general information about the Census, please visit their website.

Asian Americans in Massachusetts

349768

Identify as Asian American (alone)

2,223

Identity as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (alone)

14.2%

Less than high school diploma

15.7%

Poverty Rate

35.0%

Speak English less than “very well”

Population by Race

20002010% Change% of Total Pop
Asian American238,124349,76846.9%5.3%
White**5,367,2865,265,236-1.9%80.4%
Black or African American343,454434,39826.5%6.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native15,01518,85025.5%0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander2,4892,223-10.7%0.0%
Some Other Race236,724305,15128.9%4.7%
Total One Race6,203,0926,375,626 2.8%97.4%
Total Two or More Races146,005172,00317.8%2.6%
Total Population6,349,0976,547,6293.1%100.0%

Asian American Population in Selected Cities and Towns in Massachusetts

20002010Total Population% of Total Pop% Change
Boston city44,28455,235617,5948.9%24.7%
Quincy city13,54622,17492,27124.0%63.7%
Lowell city17,37121,513 106,51920.2% 23.8%
Cambridge city12,03615,879 105,16215.1%31.9%
Malden city 7,88211,97159,45020.1% 51.9%
Worcester city8,40211,034181,0456.1% 31.3%
Newton city6,4349,790 85,14611.5%52.2%
Brookline town7,3259,183 58,73215.6% 25.4%
Somerville city4,990 6,60675,754 8.7% 32.4%
Lynn city 5,7306,292 90,329 7.0%9.8%
Lexington town3,310 6,24031,394 19.9% 88.5%
Waltham city4,318 5,860 60,6329.7% 35.7%
Shrewsbury2,408 5,45135,60815.3% 126.4%
Framingham town3,527 4,333 68,318 6.3% 22.9%
Amherst 3,1444,140 37,819 10.9%31.7%
Acton 1,758 4,067 21,92418.6% 131.3%
Randolph town3,151 3,998 32,112 12.5%26.9%
Medford city2,157 3,865 56,173 6.9%79.2%
Springfield city2,916 3,728 153,060 2.4% 27.8%
Arlington town2,107 3,550 42,844 8.3% 68.5%
Andover 1,7913,438 33,201 10.4% 92.0%
Burlington town 2,436 3,271 24,498 13.4% 34.3%
Westborough 1,456 3,188 18,272 17.4% 119.0%

Population of Asian American Subgroups in Massachusetts

20002010% Change
Chinese84,392 122,957 45.7%
Indian 43,801 77,177 76.2%
Vietnamese 33,96242,915 26.4%
Korean 17,369 24,110 38.8%
Filipino8,273 12,309 48.8%
Japanese 10,5399,224-12.5%