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Highest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Holyoke, MAMA38,02326.4%+0.7 pts
02Lawrence, MAMA89,32024.3%−3.2 pts
03Chelsea, MAMA40,13023.3%−0.7 pts
04Springfield, MAMA154,70223.1%+3.0 pts
05New Bedford, MAMA101,83420.2%+3.4 pts
06Boston, MAMA672,97319.5%+0.8 pts
07North Adams, MAMA12,36818.2%+3.8 pts
08Worcester, MAMA213,86217.9%+2.6 pts
09Fall River, MAMA95,29817.1%+2.8 pts
10Lowell, MAMA119,97116.8%−1.2 pts
11Lynn, MAMA104,23616.5%+0.6 pts
12Greenfield, MAMA17,69115.7%+2.2 pts
13Fitchburg, MAMA42,13615.0%+1.0 pts
14Revere, MAMA60,14114.6%+3.0 pts
15Brockton, MAMA106,13414.5%+0.8 pts
16Webster, MAMA12,22813.7%+2.0 pts
17Ware, MAMA6,36913.6%−0.1 pts
18Cambridge, MAMA122,58812.9%+2.2 pts
19Somerville, MAMA84,21112.5%+1.0 pts
20Chicopee, MAMA55,31012.3%+2.5 pts
21Spencer, MAMA5,66112.0%+2.3 pts
22Everett, MAMA53,57211.8%+2.2 pts
23Adams, MAMA5,42711.8%+3.0 pts
24West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19411.4%+1.0 pts
25Pittsfield, MAMA42,90911.4%+1.6 pts
26Westfield, MAMA40,54611.3%+3.3 pts
27Athol, MAMA8,80110.3%−2.1 pts
28Taunton, MAMA62,52210.0%+1.7 pts
29Northampton, MAMA31,0479.8%−1.7 pts
30Oxford, MAMA5,6719.8%+6.0 pts
31Salem, MAMA45,3819.7%−2.0 pts
32Gardner, MAMA21,4839.6%−1.4 pts
33Leominster, MAMA44,1949.5%+2.3 pts
34Brookline, MAMA63,2669.3%+0.7 pts
35Malden, MAMA66,3709.2%+1.6 pts
36Nantucket, MAMA10,0179.1%+4.7 pts
37Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.1%+0.3 pts
38Gloucester, MAMA30,6278.8%+1.3 pts
39Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1558.6%−0.1 pts
40Hull, MAMA10,1388.3%+0.3 pts
41Andover, MAMA9,4518.3%+3.6 pts
42Framingham, MAMA73,0218.0%+2.1 pts
43Salisbury, MAMA5,6568.0%+0.3 pts
44East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.0%−5.7 pts
45Clinton, MAMA7,6587.9%+0.7 pts
46Milford, MAMA27,7317.6%+3.0 pts
47Plymouth, MAMA7,9187.4%−2.0 pts
48Williamstown, MAMA5,0707.4%−1.4 pts
49South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.3%−3.8 pts
50Quincy, MAMA103,1737.3%+0.4 pts
51Waltham, MAMA65,0377.0%+0.5 pts
52Marlborough, MAMA42,7726.8%+1.2 pts
53Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4056.7%−3.8 pts
54North Westport, MAMA5,2896.7%+3.2 pts
55Marshfield, MAMA5,1616.5%+1.0 pts
56Medford, MAMA59,8346.4%−0.5 pts
57Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.4%+0.3 pts
58Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.2%−0.3 pts
59Woburn, MAMA43,9626.1%+1.0 pts
60Whitinsville, MAMA7,1156.1%−1.7 pts
61Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.0%+1.3 pts
62Hingham, MAMA5,1305.8%+2.7 pts
63Beverly, MAMA43,3635.7%−0.9 pts
64Maynard, MAMA10,7125.6%+0.0 pts
65Peabody, MAMA55,9535.3%+0.7 pts
66Hudson, MAMA15,7195.3%+1.3 pts
67Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.2%−0.6 pts
68Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.1%−0.2 pts
69Kingston, MAMA5,9104.8%−0.5 pts
70Dedham, MAMA25,2374.6%−0.1 pts
71Belmont, MAMA27,1754.4%+0.8 pts
72Norwood, MAMA31,5424.4%+0.4 pts
73Newton, MAMA90,7414.3%−0.0 pts
74Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9614.3%+0.2 pts
75Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.3%+0.9 pts
76Saugus, MAMA28,7734.2%+0.3 pts
77East Harwich, MAMA5,6544.1%−1.4 pts
78Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.1%−0.9 pts
79Arlington, MAMA46,3504.1%−0.6 pts
80Somerset, MAMA18,2984.0%+0.5 pts
81Scituate, MAMA5,7963.8%+0.7 pts
82Wellesley, MAMA30,3473.8%+1.0 pts
83Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.8%+2.4 pts
84Swampscott, MAMA15,2773.7%−0.2 pts
85Abington, MAMA17,0533.6%−0.9 pts
86Lexington, MAMA34,2953.4%+0.8 pts
87Melrose, MAMA29,5973.3%−0.9 pts
88Northborough, MAMA6,3923.1%+0.7 pts
89Walpole, MAMA6,4613.1%−0.7 pts
90Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.1%−1.1 pts
91West Concord, MAMA5,8763.0%+0.2 pts
92Danvers, MAMA28,0982.9%−1.7 pts
93Sharon, MAMA6,2322.9%−0.1 pts
94Milton, MAMA28,5872.8%−0.3 pts
95Reading, MAMA25,6122.6%+0.5 pts
96Bellingham, MAMA5,3252.6%−0.8 pts
97Winchester, MAMA23,4062.6%−0.0 pts
98Needham, MAMA32,4592.5%−0.8 pts
99Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.5%−0.3 pts
100Medfield, MAMA6,8492.4%+0.2 pts
101North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.3%−0.7 pts
102Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.2%−0.2 pts
103Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.1%−0.2 pts
104Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.9%−0.5 pts
105Burlington, MAMA26,2741.9%−1.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS