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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01Lawrence, MAMA89,32059.6%+1.4 pts

02Chelsea, MAMA40,13057.6%+7.1 pts

03Springfield, 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

07Brockton, MAMA106,13444.7%+0.7 pts

08Lynn, MAMA104,23643.2%−1.2 pts

09Everett, MAMA53,57243.2%+0.7 pts

10Southbridge, MAMA18,10543.2%+0.5 pts

11Webster, MAMA12,22843.2%+2.4 pts

12Ware, MAMA6,36943.1%+2.9 pts

13Athol, MAMA8,80141.7%+7.3 pts

14Fitchburg, MAMA42,13641.6%+1.9 pts

15Revere, MAMA60,14140.3%+0.5 pts

16Lowell, MAMA119,97138.2%+0.0 pts

17Worcester, MAMA213,86237.2%−0.4 pts

18Greenfield, MAMA17,69135.5%−0.8 pts

19Milford, MAMA27,73135.3%+8.7 pts

20Pittsfield, MAMA42,90934.2%+1.5 pts

21Chicopee, MAMA55,31033.3%−2.5 pts

22Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15533.1%−2.5 pts

23Gardner, MAMA21,48332.3%+3.0 pts

24North Adams, MAMA12,36832.3%+6.1 pts

25Adams, MAMA5,42732.1%+2.5 pts

26Foxborough, MAMA6,25131.1%+5.6 pts

27Taunton, MAMA62,52230.9%−4.9 pts

28Framingham, MAMA73,02130.3%+5.6 pts

29Plymouth, MAMA7,91829.9%+12.7 pts

30Spencer, MAMA5,66129.8%+11.2 pts

31Malden, MAMA66,37029.7%+1.2 pts

32Haverhill, MAMA68,36129.5%+1.3 pts

33West Springfield, MAMA28,82929.2%−0.9 pts

34Marlborough, MAMA42,77228.9%+5.6 pts

35Oxford, MAMA5,67128.3%+5.6 pts

36Randolph, MAMA34,94828.2%−0.6 pts

37Boston, MAMA672,97327.5%−0.6 pts

38Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40527.1%+5.6 pts

39Gloucester, MAMA30,62726.8%+4.5 pts

40South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55226.7%+2.2 pts

41Leominster, MAMA44,19426.5%−2.8 pts

42Clinton, MAMA7,65826.3%−4.4 pts

43Salem, MAMA45,38126.0%−1.2 pts

44Holbrook, MAMA11,38025.4%+2.4 pts

45Methuen, MAMA54,58425.3%–

46Palmer, MAMA12,36724.8%−2.3 pts

47Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22224.6%+10.0 pts

48Attleboro, MAMA47,44724.4%+2.0 pts

49Westfield, MAMA40,54624.1%+0.3 pts

50Barnstable, MAMA50,10123.9%+1.2 pts

51Woburn, MAMA43,96222.9%+5.1 pts

52West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19422.6%−4.4 pts

53Quincy, MAMA103,17322.6%−0.6 pts

54Bellingham, MAMA5,32522.4%+7.3 pts

55North Westport, MAMA5,28922.3%+3.9 pts

56Peabody, MAMA55,95321.4%+0.7 pts

57Northampton, MAMA31,04721.3%+0.7 pts

58Norwood, MAMA31,54221.2%+2.9 pts

59Abington, MAMA17,05321.0%+3.3 pts

60Saugus, MAMA28,77320.8%−0.2 pts

61Marshfield, MAMA5,16120.5%−3.1 pts

62Agawam, MAMA28,78320.4%+3.1 pts

63Hudson, MAMA15,71920.0%+3.7 pts

64Whitinsville, MAMA7,11519.4%−3.4 pts

65East Falmouth, MAMA6,24519.0%−8.7 pts

66Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96119.0%+1.2 pts

67Easthampton, MAMA15,85118.3%–

68Beverly, MAMA43,36318.0%−1.8 pts

69Waltham, MAMA65,03717.9%+0.0 pts

70Amesbury, MAMA17,58817.7%–

71Winthrop, MAMA18,64717.7%−3.6 pts

72Hull, MAMA10,13817.4%+1.0 pts

73Bridgewater, MAMA29,30917.3%+5.5 pts

74Weymouth, MAMA59,75917.2%+0.6 pts

75Salisbury, MAMA5,65616.4%−1.7 pts

76North Attleborough, MAMA31,50616.1%−4.5 pts

77Swampscott, MAMA15,27715.9%−1.1 pts

78Somerville, MAMA84,21115.9%−1.4 pts

79Medford, MAMA59,83415.4%+0.4 pts

80Braintree, MAMA38,95715.2%+0.0 pts

81Watertown, MAMA35,71015.2%–

82Danvers, MAMA28,09814.6%−0.3 pts

83Amherst, MAMA40,92014.3%−0.2 pts

84Kingston, MAMA5,91014.1%−3.6 pts

85Pinehurst, MAMA6,84513.8%−2.2 pts

86Somerset, MAMA18,29813.8%−1.9 pts

87Nantucket, MAMA10,01713.6%−7.5 pts

88Northborough, MAMA6,39213.3%+7.1 pts

89Wilmington, MAMA23,33613.2%−1.4 pts

90Franklin, MAMA33,95512.8%+3.0 pts

91Longmeadow, MAMA15,69612.6%+0.9 pts

92Dedham, MAMA25,23712.5%−0.2 pts

93Stoneham, MAMA23,35512.2%+0.8 pts

94Cambridge, MAMA122,58811.6%+0.2 pts

95Andover, MAMA9,45111.5%−0.2 pts

96Newburyport, MAMA19,14811.3%+1.3 pts

97Sharon, MAMA6,23211.2%+0.8 pts

98Maynard, MAMA10,71211.0%+0.6 pts

99Williamstown, MAMA5,07010.8%+3.9 pts

100Cochituate, MAMA6,47110.3%+4.2 pts

101East Harwich, MAMA5,65410.1%−4.8 pts

102Wakefield, MAMA27,79310.1%+0.6 pts

103Burlington, MAMA26,27410.0%−1.6 pts

104Melrose, MAMA29,5979.9%−1.7 pts

105Scituate, MAMA5,7969.8%−5.0 pts

106Belmont, MAMA27,1759.5%+0.9 pts

107Walpole, MAMA6,4619.4%−3.2 pts

108Milton, MAMA28,5879.3%−0.1 pts

109Lynnfield, MAMA13,0649.2%+2.2 pts

110North Scituate, MAMA6,4928.9%−0.5 pts

111Brookline, MAMA63,2668.7%+0.6 pts

112Arlington, MAMA46,3508.5%−0.4 pts

113West Concord, MAMA5,8768.5%+2.4 pts

114The Pinehills, MAMA5,2827.7%+2.2 pts

115Hingham, MAMA5,1307.6%+0.2 pts

116Newton, MAMA90,7417.6%−0.7 pts

117Marblehead, MAMA20,4137.5%−3.3 pts

118Reading, MAMA25,6127.4%−1.2 pts

119Winchester, MAMA23,4067.3%+1.2 pts

120Lexington, MAMA34,2957.1%+1.3 pts

121Medfield, MAMA6,8497.0%+0.2 pts

122Wellesley, MAMA30,3476.1%+0.8 pts

123Needham, MAMA32,4595.6%−3.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES