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Highest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Holyoke, MAMA38,02327.0%+2%

02Springfield, MAMA154,70225.8%+12%

03Amherst, MAMA40,92023.7%–

04Athol, MAMA8,80121.0%+104%

05Chelsea, MAMA40,13020.7%−11%

06New Bedford, MAMA101,83420.6%+2%

07Worcester, MAMA213,86219.6%+9%

08Fall River, MAMA95,29819.6%+14%

09North Adams, MAMA12,36818.6%+2%

10Williamstown, MAMA5,07018.0%+144%

11Lawrence, MAMA89,32017.6%−28%

12Marshfield, MAMA5,16117.4%+170%

13Chicopee, MAMA55,31017.3%+41%

14Lowell, MAMA119,97116.9%+1%

15Boston, MAMA672,97316.6%−15%

16Webster, MAMA12,22816.0%+17%

17Spencer, MAMA5,66115.8%+31%

18Fitchburg, MAMA42,13615.6%+4%

19Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.3%–

20Greenfield, MAMA17,69115.2%−3%

21Adams, MAMA5,42715.1%+28%

22Pittsfield, MAMA42,90914.9%+31%

23Everett, MAMA53,57214.7%+24%

24Ware, MAMA6,36914.1%+4%

25Lynn, MAMA104,23613.8%−16%

26Gardner, MAMA21,48313.7%+43%

27Brockton, MAMA106,13413.5%−7%

28Northampton, MAMA31,04713.4%+36%

29Foxborough, MAMA6,25113.0%+155%

30Taunton, MAMA62,52213.0%+29%

31Cambridge, MAMA122,58812.8%−1%

32Salem, MAMA45,38112.1%+25%

33West Springfield, MAMA28,82911.9%–

34South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55211.6%+60%

35Revere, MAMA60,14111.5%−21%

36Oxford, MAMA5,67111.4%+17%

37Malden, MAMA66,37011.4%+24%

38Haverhill, MAMA68,36111.3%+25%

39Westfield, MAMA40,54610.7%−5%

40Quincy, MAMA103,17310.6%+46%

41Framingham, MAMA73,02110.4%+29%

42Whitinsville, MAMA7,11510.3%+70%

43Plymouth, MAMA7,91810.0%+34%

44Somerville, MAMA84,2119.8%−22%

45Marlborough, MAMA42,7729.6%+40%

46Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%+9%

47Waltham, MAMA65,0379.4%+34%

48Beverly, MAMA43,3639.4%+63%

49Leominster, MAMA44,1949.2%−3%

50Clinton, MAMA7,6589.2%+17%

51West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1949.1%−21%

52Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4059.0%+33%

53Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1558.8%+2%

54Norwood, MAMA31,5428.8%+101%

55Brookline, MAMA63,2668.7%−6%

56Attleboro, MAMA47,4478.6%+41%

57East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.6%+8%

58Randolph, MAMA34,9488.4%–

59Milford, MAMA27,7318.4%+11%

60Palmer, MAMA12,3678.3%–

61Maynard, MAMA10,7128.3%+47%

62Easthampton, MAMA15,8518.0%–

63Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%+29%

64Methuen, MAMA54,5847.9%–

65Hingham, MAMA5,1307.7%+33%

66Holbrook, MAMA11,3807.7%+21%

67Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9617.7%+79%

68Weymouth, MAMA59,7597.7%–

69Peabody, MAMA55,9537.7%+44%

70Medford, MAMA59,8347.6%+19%

71Watertown, MAMA35,7107.5%–

72Barnstable, MAMA50,1017.4%–

73Winthrop, MAMA18,6477.2%–

74Amesbury, MAMA17,5887.1%–

75Swampscott, MAMA15,2777.1%+93%

76Agawam, MAMA28,7836.7%–

77West Concord, MAMA5,8766.5%+116%

78Hudson, MAMA15,7196.3%+18%

79Andover, MAMA9,4516.2%−24%

80Walpole, MAMA6,4616.1%+96%

81Saugus, MAMA28,7736.0%+41%

82Lynnfield, MAMA13,0646.0%+139%

83Braintree, MAMA38,9575.9%–

84Franklin, MAMA33,9555.9%–

85Burlington, MAMA26,2745.9%+208%

86Hull, MAMA10,1385.8%−30%

87Dedham, MAMA25,2375.6%+22%

88Salisbury, MAMA5,6565.6%−30%

89Arlington, MAMA46,3505.4%+32%

90Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.4%+31%

91Abington, MAMA17,0535.2%+44%

92Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.0%−3%

93Kingston, MAMA5,9104.9%+4%

94Somerset, MAMA18,2984.9%+22%

95Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.9%+58%

96Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.8%–

97Danvers, MAMA28,0984.8%+64%

98Milton, MAMA28,5874.7%+69%

99North Attleborough, MAMA31,5064.7%–

100Winchester, MAMA23,4064.7%+79%

101Lexington, MAMA34,2954.7%+37%

102Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.6%+106%

103Newton, MAMA90,7414.5%+5%

104Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.4%+3%

105North Westport, MAMA5,2894.3%−36%

106Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964.1%+100%

107Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2224.1%−32%

108Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.0%+4%

109Wilmington, MAMA23,3363.8%+96%

110Melrose, MAMA29,5973.8%+13%

111Needham, MAMA32,4593.7%+46%

112Belmont, MAMA27,1753.6%−19%

113The Pinehills, MAMA5,2823.5%–

114Scituate, MAMA5,7963.4%−11%

115Nantucket, MAMA10,0173.2%−65%

116Reading, MAMA25,6123.2%+21%

117Medfield, MAMA6,8493.0%+24%

118Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.9%−22%

119North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.9%+24%

120Sharon, MAMA6,2322.6%−9%

121Northborough, MAMA6,3922.1%−33%

122Bellingham, MAMA5,3251.8%−31%

123East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.7%−59%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES