RANKING · 2024 ACS · 123 SHOWN OF 123

Highest Medicaid coverage, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 123 is 20.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Plymouth, MA, up 41 places to #29.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Lawrence, MAMA89,32059.6%+1.4 pts

02▲1Chelsea, MAMA40,13057.6%+7.1 pts

03▼1Springfield, MAMA154,70251.4%+0.6 pts

04Holyoke, MAMA38,02350.3%+0.1 pts

05New Bedford, MAMA101,83448.6%+1.8 pts

06Fall River, MAMA95,29845.3%+0.6 pts

07▲1Brockton, MAMA106,13444.7%+0.7 pts

08▼1Lynn, MAMA104,23643.2%−1.2 pts

09▲1Everett, MAMA53,57243.2%+0.7 pts

10▼1Southbridge, MAMA18,10543.2%+0.5 pts

11Webster, MAMA12,22843.2%+2.4 pts

12Ware, MAMA6,36943.1%+2.9 pts

13▲8Athol, MAMA8,80141.7%+7.3 pts

14Fitchburg, MAMA42,13641.6%+1.9 pts

15▼2Revere, MAMA60,14140.3%+0.5 pts

16▼1Lowell, MAMA119,97138.2%0.0 pts

17▼1Worcester, MAMA213,86237.2%−0.4 pts

18▼1Greenfield, MAMA17,69135.5%−0.8 pts

19▲17Milford, MAMA27,73135.3%+8.7 pts

20▲2Pittsfield, MAMA42,90934.2%+1.5 pts

21▼2Chicopee, MAMA55,31033.3%−2.5 pts

22▼2Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15533.1%−2.5 pts

23▲4Gardner, MAMA21,48332.3%+3.0 pts

24▲13North Adams, MAMA12,36832.3%+6.1 pts

25Adams, MAMA5,42732.1%+2.5 pts

26▲12Foxborough, MAMA6,25131.1%+5.6 pts

27▼9Taunton, MAMA62,52230.9%−4.9 pts

28▲11Framingham, MAMA73,02130.3%+5.6 pts

29▲41Plymouth, MAMA7,91829.9%+12.7 pts

30▲29Spencer, MAMA5,66129.8%+11.2 pts

31▼2Malden, MAMA66,37029.7%+1.2 pts

32▼2Haverhill, MAMA68,36129.5%+1.3 pts

33▼9West Springfield, MAMA28,82929.2%−0.9 pts

34▲9Marlborough, MAMA42,77228.9%+5.6 pts

35▲13Oxford, MAMA5,67128.3%+5.6 pts

36▼8Randolph, MAMA34,94828.2%−0.6 pts

37▼6Boston, MAMA672,97327.5%−0.6 pts

38▲13Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40527.1%+5.6 pts

39▲11Gloucester, MAMA30,62726.8%+4.5 pts

40South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55226.7%+2.2 pts

41▼15Leominster, MAMA44,19426.5%−2.8 pts

42▼19Clinton, MAMA7,65826.3%−4.4 pts

43▼10Salem, MAMA45,38126.0%−1.2 pts

44▲1Holbrook, MAMA11,38025.4%+2.4 pts

45Methuen, MAMA54,58425.3%–

46▼12Palmer, MAMA12,36724.8%−2.3 pts

47▲36Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22224.6%+10.0 pts

48▲1Attleboro, MAMA47,44724.4%+2.0 pts

49▼8Westfield, MAMA40,54624.1%+0.3 pts

50▼3Barnstable, MAMA50,10123.9%+1.2 pts

51▲13Woburn, MAMA43,96222.9%+5.1 pts

52▼17West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19422.6%−4.4 pts

53▼9Quincy, MAMA103,17322.6%−0.6 pts

54▲24Bellingham, MAMA5,32522.4%+7.3 pts

55▲5North Westport, MAMA5,28922.3%+3.9 pts

56▼1Peabody, MAMA55,95321.4%+0.7 pts

57▼1Northampton, MAMA31,04721.3%+0.7 pts

58▲3Norwood, MAMA31,54221.2%+2.9 pts

59▲7Abington, MAMA17,05321.0%+3.3 pts

60▼6Saugus, MAMA28,77320.8%−0.2 pts

61▼19Marshfield, MAMA5,16120.5%−3.1 pts

62▲6Agawam, MAMA28,78320.4%+3.1 pts

63▲11Hudson, MAMA15,71920.0%+3.7 pts

64▼18Whitinsville, MAMA7,11519.4%−3.4 pts

65▼33East Falmouth, MAMA6,24519.0%−8.7 pts

66▼1Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96119.0%+1.2 pts

67Easthampton, MAMA15,85118.3%–

68▼10Beverly, MAMA43,36318.0%−1.8 pts

69▼6Waltham, MAMA65,03717.9%0.0 pts

70Amesbury, MAMA17,58817.7%–

71▼19Winthrop, MAMA18,64717.7%−3.6 pts

72▲1Hull, MAMA10,13817.4%+1.0 pts

73▲15Bridgewater, MAMA29,30917.3%+5.5 pts

74▼2Weymouth, MAMA59,75917.2%+0.6 pts

75▼13Salisbury, MAMA5,65616.4%−1.7 pts

76▼19North Attleborough, MAMA31,50616.1%−4.5 pts

77▼6Swampscott, MAMA15,27715.9%−1.1 pts

78▼9Somerville, MAMA84,21115.9%−1.4 pts

79Medford, MAMA59,83415.4%+0.4 pts

80▼3Braintree, MAMA38,95715.2%0.0 pts

81Watertown, MAMA35,71015.2%–

82▼2Danvers, MAMA28,09814.6%−0.3 pts

83▲2Amherst, MAMA40,92014.3%−0.2 pts

84▼17Kingston, MAMA5,91014.1%−3.6 pts

85▼10Pinehurst, MAMA6,84513.8%−2.2 pts

86▼10Somerset, MAMA18,29813.8%−1.9 pts

87▼34Nantucket, MAMA10,01713.6%−7.5 pts

88▲25Northborough, MAMA6,39213.3%+7.1 pts

89▼5Wilmington, MAMA23,33613.2%−1.4 pts

90▲9Franklin, MAMA33,95512.8%+3.0 pts

91▼1Longmeadow, MAMA15,69612.6%+0.9 pts

92▼6Dedham, MAMA25,23712.5%−0.2 pts

93Stoneham, MAMA23,35512.2%+0.8 pts

94Cambridge, MAMA122,58811.6%+0.2 pts

95▼6Andover, MAMA9,45111.5%−0.2 pts

96▲2Newburyport, MAMA19,14811.3%+1.3 pts

97Sharon, MAMA6,23211.2%+0.8 pts

98▼2Maynard, MAMA10,71211.0%+0.6 pts

99▲12Williamstown, MAMA5,07010.8%+3.9 pts

100▲14Cochituate, MAMA6,47110.3%+4.2 pts

101▼20East Harwich, MAMA5,65410.1%−4.8 pts

102▼2Wakefield, MAMA27,79310.1%+0.6 pts

103▼12Burlington, MAMA26,27410.0%−1.6 pts

104▼12Melrose, MAMA29,5979.9%−1.7 pts

105▼23Scituate, MAMA5,7969.8%−5.0 pts

106▼1Belmont, MAMA27,1759.5%+0.9 pts

107▼20Walpole, MAMA6,4619.4%−3.2 pts

108▼7Milton, MAMA28,5879.3%−0.1 pts

109▲1Lynnfield, MAMA13,0649.2%+2.2 pts

110▼8North Scituate, MAMA6,4928.9%−0.5 pts

111▼3Brookline, MAMA63,2668.7%+0.6 pts

112▼9Arlington, MAMA46,3508.5%−0.4 pts

113▲2West Concord, MAMA5,8768.5%+2.4 pts

114▲4The Pinehills, MAMA5,2827.7%+2.2 pts

115▼6Hingham, MAMA5,1307.6%+0.2 pts

116▼9Newton, MAMA90,7417.6%−0.7 pts

117▼22Marblehead, MAMA20,4137.5%−3.3 pts

118▼12Reading, MAMA25,6127.4%−1.2 pts

119▼3Winchester, MAMA23,4067.3%+1.2 pts

120▼3Lexington, MAMA34,2957.1%+1.3 pts

121▼9Medfield, MAMA6,8497.0%+0.2 pts

122▼3Wellesley, MAMA30,3476.1%+0.8 pts

123▼19Needham, MAMA32,4595.6%−3.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES