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Highest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Holyoke, MAMA38,02327.5%+1.1 pts

02Springfield, MAMA154,70225.5%+2.4 pts

03Amherst, MAMA40,92025.1%–

04Lawrence, MAMA89,32021.0%−3.4 pts

05Worcester, MAMA213,86219.7%+1.8 pts

06Southbridge, MAMA18,10519.6%–

07Chelsea, MAMA40,13019.1%−4.2 pts

08Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15519.1%+10.5 pts

09New Bedford, MAMA101,83418.6%−1.6 pts

10Fall River, MAMA95,29818.3%+1.2 pts

11Ware, MAMA6,36918.0%+4.4 pts

12Boston, MAMA672,97318.0%−1.6 pts

13Lowell, MAMA119,97117.3%+0.5 pts

14Marshfield, MAMA5,16116.3%+9.9 pts

15Salem, MAMA45,38115.9%+6.2 pts

16Lynn, MAMA104,23615.8%−0.7 pts

17Chicopee, MAMA55,31015.6%+3.4 pts

18Malden, MAMA66,37015.6%+6.4 pts

19Webster, MAMA12,22814.8%+1.1 pts

20Athol, MAMA8,80114.6%+4.3 pts

21Fitchburg, MAMA42,13614.5%−0.5 pts

22Adams, MAMA5,42714.2%+2.4 pts

23North Adams, MAMA12,36814.2%−4.0 pts

24Taunton, MAMA62,52213.9%+3.9 pts

25Gardner, MAMA21,48313.7%+4.1 pts

26Greenfield, MAMA17,69113.7%−2.0 pts

27Brockton, MAMA106,13413.0%−1.4 pts

28Pittsfield, MAMA42,90912.6%+1.2 pts

29Revere, MAMA60,14112.4%−2.2 pts

30Spencer, MAMA5,66112.4%+0.4 pts

31Haverhill, MAMA68,36112.0%+2.9 pts

32Cambridge, MAMA122,58812.0%−1.0 pts

33Somerville, MAMA84,21111.3%−1.2 pts

34Leominster, MAMA44,19411.0%+1.5 pts

35Northampton, MAMA31,04710.9%+1.1 pts

36Everett, MAMA53,57210.9%−0.9 pts

37Brookline, MAMA63,26610.8%+1.6 pts

38West Springfield, MAMA28,82910.3%–

39Beverly, MAMA43,36310.3%+4.5 pts

40Milford, MAMA27,73110.1%+2.5 pts

41Quincy, MAMA103,1739.8%+2.6 pts

42Palmer, MAMA12,3679.7%–

43Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%+0.8 pts

44Clinton, MAMA7,6589.5%+1.6 pts

45Waltham, MAMA65,0379.2%+2.2 pts

46Attleboro, MAMA47,4479.2%+3.0 pts

47Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9619.0%+4.7 pts

48Barnstable, MAMA50,1018.7%–

49Randolph, MAMA34,9488.6%–

50Medford, MAMA59,8348.6%+2.2 pts

51Framingham, MAMA73,0218.3%+0.2 pts

52Norwood, MAMA31,5428.1%+3.7 pts

53Foxborough, MAMA6,2518.0%+2.8 pts

54Saugus, MAMA28,7737.9%+3.7 pts

55Agawam, MAMA28,7837.9%–

56Winthrop, MAMA18,6477.9%–

57North Westport, MAMA5,2897.8%+1.1 pts

58Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4057.7%+1.0 pts

59Peabody, MAMA55,9537.7%+2.4 pts

60Marlborough, MAMA42,7727.2%+0.4 pts

61Nantucket, MAMA10,0177.1%−2.0 pts

62Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.9%−1.1 pts

63Andover, MAMA9,4516.9%−1.3 pts

64West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1946.8%−4.7 pts

65Whitinsville, MAMA7,1156.6%+0.5 pts

66Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.5%+0.1 pts

67Weymouth, MAMA59,7596.3%–

68Kingston, MAMA5,9106.3%+1.6 pts

69East Falmouth, MAMA6,2456.3%−1.7 pts

70Williamstown, MAMA5,0706.2%−1.2 pts

71Danvers, MAMA28,0986.1%+3.2 pts

72Bridgewater, MAMA29,3096.1%–

73Westfield, MAMA40,5466.0%−5.3 pts

74Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.9%−1.5 pts

75Woburn, MAMA43,9625.7%−0.4 pts

76Hudson, MAMA15,7195.6%+0.4 pts

77Milton, MAMA28,5875.6%+2.9 pts

78Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5%+0.3 pts

79Arlington, MAMA46,3505.5%+1.4 pts

80Maynard, MAMA10,7125.4%−0.2 pts

81Belmont, MAMA27,1755.4%+1.0 pts

82North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.3%–

83Franklin, MAMA33,9555.3%–

84Walpole, MAMA6,4615.2%+2.1 pts

85Abington, MAMA17,0535.1%+1.5 pts

86Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%−0.8 pts

87Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.0%+0.9 pts

88Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.0%+1.9 pts

89Swampscott, MAMA15,2774.9%+1.3 pts

90Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.8%+2.2 pts

91Dedham, MAMA25,2374.8%+0.2 pts

92Somerset, MAMA18,2984.4%+0.4 pts

93Braintree, MAMA38,9574.3%–

94Newton, MAMA90,7414.3%−0.0 pts

95Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.3%+0.5 pts

96Hull, MAMA10,1384.3%−4.0 pts

97Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.2%+0.4 pts

98Burlington, MAMA26,2744.2%+2.3 pts

99Medfield, MAMA6,8494.2%+1.8 pts

100Lynnfield, MAMA13,0644.1%+1.6 pts

101West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%+0.9 pts

102Melrose, MAMA29,5973.9%+0.6 pts

103Scituate, MAMA5,7963.8%+0.0 pts

104South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5523.8%−3.5 pts

105The Pinehills, MAMA5,2823.5%–

106North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.5%+1.2 pts

107Marblehead, MAMA20,4133.3%−1.0 pts

108Lexington, MAMA34,2953.2%−0.2 pts

109Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.2%−2.8 pts

110Reading, MAMA25,6123.0%+0.4 pts

111Oxford, MAMA5,6712.9%−6.9 pts

112Winchester, MAMA23,4062.8%+0.2 pts

113Wilmington, MAMA23,3362.8%+0.8 pts

114Needham, MAMA32,4592.4%−0.2 pts

115Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.3%+0.2 pts

116Northborough, MAMA6,3922.2%−0.9 pts

117East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%−2.3 pts

118Cochituate, MAMA6,4711.5%−0.7 pts

119Sharon, MAMA6,2321.3%−1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS