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Highest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 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%+0.6 pts

02Springfield, MAMA154,70225.8%+2.7 pts

03Amherst, MAMA40,92023.7%–

04Athol, MAMA8,80121.0%+10.7 pts

05Chelsea, MAMA40,13020.7%−2.6 pts

06New Bedford, MAMA101,83420.6%+0.4 pts

07Worcester, MAMA213,86219.6%+1.6 pts

08Fall River, MAMA95,29819.6%+2.4 pts

09North Adams, MAMA12,36818.6%+0.4 pts

10Williamstown, MAMA5,07018.0%+10.6 pts

11Lawrence, MAMA89,32017.6%−6.7 pts

12Marshfield, MAMA5,16117.4%+10.9 pts

13Chicopee, MAMA55,31017.3%+5.1 pts

14Lowell, MAMA119,97116.9%+0.1 pts

15Boston, MAMA672,97316.6%−2.9 pts

16Webster, MAMA12,22816.0%+2.3 pts

17Spencer, MAMA5,66115.8%+3.8 pts

18Fitchburg, MAMA42,13615.6%+0.6 pts

19Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.3%–

20Greenfield, MAMA17,69115.2%−0.5 pts

21Adams, MAMA5,42715.1%+3.3 pts

22Pittsfield, MAMA42,90914.9%+3.5 pts

23Everett, MAMA53,57214.7%+2.9 pts

24Ware, MAMA6,36914.1%+0.5 pts

25Lynn, MAMA104,23613.8%−2.7 pts

26Gardner, MAMA21,48313.7%+4.1 pts

27Brockton, MAMA106,13413.5%−1.0 pts

28Northampton, MAMA31,04713.4%+3.5 pts

29Foxborough, MAMA6,25113.0%+7.9 pts

30Taunton, MAMA62,52213.0%+2.9 pts

31Cambridge, MAMA122,58812.8%−0.1 pts

32Salem, MAMA45,38112.1%+2.5 pts

33West Springfield, MAMA28,82911.9%–

34South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55211.6%+4.3 pts

35Revere, MAMA60,14111.5%−3.1 pts

36Oxford, MAMA5,67111.4%+1.6 pts

37Malden, MAMA66,37011.4%+2.2 pts

38Haverhill, MAMA68,36111.3%+2.2 pts

39Westfield, MAMA40,54610.7%−0.6 pts

40Quincy, MAMA103,17310.6%+3.3 pts

41Framingham, MAMA73,02110.4%+2.4 pts

42Whitinsville, MAMA7,11510.3%+4.2 pts

43Plymouth, MAMA7,91810.0%+2.6 pts

44Somerville, MAMA84,2119.8%−2.7 pts

45Marlborough, MAMA42,7729.6%+2.8 pts

46Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%+0.8 pts

47Waltham, MAMA65,0379.4%+2.4 pts

48Beverly, MAMA43,3639.4%+3.6 pts

49Leominster, MAMA44,1949.2%−0.3 pts

50Clinton, MAMA7,6589.2%+1.3 pts

51West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1949.1%−2.4 pts

52Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4059.0%+2.2 pts

53Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1558.8%+0.2 pts

54Norwood, MAMA31,5428.8%+4.4 pts

55Brookline, MAMA63,2668.7%−0.5 pts

56Attleboro, MAMA47,4478.6%+2.5 pts

57East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.6%+0.6 pts

58Randolph, MAMA34,9488.4%–

59Milford, MAMA27,7318.4%+0.8 pts

60Palmer, MAMA12,3678.3%–

61Maynard, MAMA10,7128.3%+2.7 pts

62Easthampton, MAMA15,8518.0%–

63Woburn, MAMA43,9627.9%+1.8 pts

64Methuen, MAMA54,5847.9%–

65Hingham, MAMA5,1307.7%+1.9 pts

66Holbrook, MAMA11,3807.7%+1.3 pts

67Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9617.7%+3.4 pts

68Weymouth, MAMA59,7597.7%–

69Peabody, MAMA55,9537.7%+2.3 pts

70Medford, MAMA59,8347.6%+1.2 pts

71Watertown, MAMA35,7107.5%–

72Barnstable, MAMA50,1017.4%–

73Winthrop, MAMA18,6477.2%–

74Amesbury, MAMA17,5887.1%–

75Swampscott, MAMA15,2777.1%+3.4 pts

76Agawam, MAMA28,7836.7%–

77West Concord, MAMA5,8766.5%+3.5 pts

78Hudson, MAMA15,7196.3%+1.0 pts

79Andover, MAMA9,4516.2%−2.0 pts

80Walpole, MAMA6,4616.1%+3.0 pts

81Saugus, MAMA28,7736.0%+1.7 pts

82Lynnfield, MAMA13,0646.0%+3.5 pts

83Braintree, MAMA38,9575.9%–

84Franklin, MAMA33,9555.9%–

85Burlington, MAMA26,2745.9%+4.0 pts

86Hull, MAMA10,1385.8%−2.5 pts

87Dedham, MAMA25,2375.6%+1.0 pts

88Salisbury, MAMA5,6565.6%−2.4 pts

89Arlington, MAMA46,3505.4%+1.3 pts

90Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.4%+1.3 pts

91Abington, MAMA17,0535.2%+1.6 pts

92Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.0%−0.2 pts

93Kingston, MAMA5,9104.9%+0.2 pts

94Somerset, MAMA18,2984.9%+0.9 pts

95Wakefield, MAMA27,7934.9%+1.8 pts

96Bridgewater, MAMA29,3094.8%–

97Danvers, MAMA28,0984.8%+1.9 pts

98Milton, MAMA28,5874.7%+1.9 pts

99North Attleborough, MAMA31,5064.7%–

100Winchester, MAMA23,4064.7%+2.1 pts

101Lexington, MAMA34,2954.7%+1.3 pts

102Cochituate, MAMA6,4714.6%+2.4 pts

103Newton, MAMA90,7414.5%+0.2 pts

104Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.4%+0.1 pts

105North Westport, MAMA5,2894.3%−2.4 pts

106Longmeadow, MAMA15,6964.1%+2.1 pts

107Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2224.1%−1.9 pts

108Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.0%+0.1 pts

109Wilmington, MAMA23,3363.8%+1.9 pts

110Melrose, MAMA29,5973.8%+0.4 pts

111Needham, MAMA32,4593.7%+1.2 pts

112Belmont, MAMA27,1753.6%−0.8 pts

113The Pinehills, MAMA5,2823.5%–

114Scituate, MAMA5,7963.4%−0.4 pts

115Nantucket, MAMA10,0173.2%−5.9 pts

116Reading, MAMA25,6123.2%+0.5 pts

117Medfield, MAMA6,8493.0%+0.6 pts

118Pinehurst, MAMA6,8452.9%−0.8 pts

119North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.9%+0.6 pts

120Sharon, MAMA6,2322.6%−0.3 pts

121Northborough, MAMA6,3922.1%−1.0 pts

122Bellingham, MAMA5,3251.8%−0.8 pts

123East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.7%−2.4 pts

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