RANKING · 2024 ACS · 14 SHOWN OF 14

Highest Medicare coverage, Massachusetts counties

Massachusetts counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 14 counties in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 14 is 19.9%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Barnstable County, MAMA233,53934.0%+2.9 pts

02Berkshire County, MAMA128,22426.8%+0.9 pts

03Dukes County, MAMA21,21926.1%+0.4 pts

04Franklin County, MAMA70,69826.1%+1.8 pts

05▲2Hampden County, MAMA464,33820.0%+1.4 pts

06Plymouth County, MAMA546,82920.0%+1.2 pts

07▲1Hampshire County, MAMA164,06519.9%+1.7 pts

08▼3Bristol County, MAMA593,64019.3%+0.5 pts

09Essex County, MAMA826,65318.8%+0.7 pts

10▲1Norfolk County, MAMA739,74917.6%+0.7 pts

11▲1Worcester County, MAMA888,50217.5%+0.9 pts

12▼2Nantucket County, MAMA14,75817.4%−0.1 pts

13Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97916.1%+0.7 pts

14Suffolk County, MAMA791,89113.8%+1.0 pts

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