Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
5-2026
Abstract
In previous reports, the Gastón Institute has noted that the Latino population is dispersed across the state, but mainly to urban areas. In 2024, Latinos living in Massachusetts rural areas1 numbered 38,500, or 3.6% of the state's overall Latino population. Although Massachusetts is the third most densely populated among the fifty U.S. states, 52% of its land is classified as rural. These rural areas hold over 45% of the state's cities and towns and about 700,000 residents (9.9% of the total population). This report underscores the limited Latino presence in rural areas compared to urban areas and analyzes differences in the Latino population across a number of demographic and individual characteristics in both types of areas.
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Recommended Citation
Granberry, Phillip; Vega, Rodolfo R.; Tristán, Florita Coto; and Pérez Medina, Rafael M., "Latinos in Rural Areas of Massachusetts" (2026). Gastón Institute Publications. 346.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/346
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