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Lowest fertility rate, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the lowest general fertility rate, births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4050.0−100%

02East Falmouth, MAMA6,2450.0−100%

03The Pinehills, MAMA5,2820.0–

04Williamstown, MAMA5,0700.0−100%

05Whitinsville, MAMA7,1150.0−100%

06Northborough, MAMA6,3920.0−100%

07Salisbury, MAMA5,6560.0−100%

08Oxford, MAMA5,6716.0−93%

09Amherst, MAMA40,9207.6–

10Andover, MAMA9,4518.3−57%

11Marshfield, MAMA5,16110.0–

12Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96111.3−61%

13Northampton, MAMA31,04715.2−17%

14North Scituate, MAMA6,49215.4−62%

15Easthampton, MAMA15,85115.9–

16Maynard, MAMA10,71215.9−87%

17Hull, MAMA10,13818.6−21%

18Wilmington, MAMA23,33622.7−50%

19West Concord, MAMA5,87623.2+15%

20Danvers, MAMA28,09824.0−44%

21Bridgewater, MAMA29,30924.1–

22Quincy, MAMA103,17324.6−41%

23Kingston, MAMA5,91025.1−35%

24Westfield, MAMA40,54626.2−12%

25Somerville, MAMA84,21126.5−35%

26North Westport, MAMA5,28926.8+106%

27West Springfield, MAMA28,82929.2−58%

28Newton, MAMA90,74129.3−18%

29Medford, MAMA59,83429.5−24%

30Brookline, MAMA63,26630.0−27%

31Franklin, MAMA33,95530.1−48%

32Ware, MAMA6,36930.2−37%

33Needham, MAMA32,45930.5−33%

34North Attleborough, MAMA31,50630.8–

35Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22231.1−70%

36Waltham, MAMA65,03731.9−24%

37Athol, MAMA8,80132.5+6%

38Cambridge, MAMA122,58832.6−29%

39Wellesley, MAMA30,34732.6+7%

40Longmeadow, MAMA15,69634.8+26%

41Boston, MAMA672,97335.4−19%

42Revere, MAMA60,14135.5−48%

43Saugus, MAMA28,77336.5−10%

44Milton, MAMA28,58736.5−27%

45Holbrook, MAMA11,38036.6−41%

46Lexington, MAMA34,29536.8+33%

47Marblehead, MAMA20,41336.9+5%

48Sharon, MAMA6,23237.1+3%

49Webster, MAMA12,22837.6−26%

50Plymouth, MAMA7,91837.7+22%

51Randolph, MAMA34,94837.8–

52Nantucket, MAMA10,01738.7−62%

53Clinton, MAMA7,65838.9−44%

54Burlington, MAMA26,27439.3−20%

55Braintree, MAMA38,95739.6−1%

56Brockton, MAMA106,13440.1−41%

57Newburyport, MAMA19,14840.5−25%

58Spencer, MAMA5,66140.6+81%

59Arlington, MAMA46,35041.4−18%

60Agawam, MAMA28,78341.4+8%

61Bellingham, MAMA5,32542.7−71%

62Hingham, MAMA5,13043.1−38%

63South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55244.0−3%

64Methuen, MAMA54,58444.4–

65Watertown, MAMA35,71045.2–

66Melrose, MAMA29,59745.2−32%

67Adams, MAMA5,42745.5+46%

68Malden, MAMA66,37046.2−5%

69Woburn, MAMA43,96247.1−29%

70Chicopee, MAMA55,31047.8+5%

71Pittsfield, MAMA42,90948.0+1%

72Belmont, MAMA27,17548.4−32%

73Winthrop, MAMA18,64748.8+9%

74Hudson, MAMA15,71949.0−47%

75Gloucester, MAMA30,62749.7+143%

76Holyoke, MAMA38,02349.9−8%

77Dedham, MAMA25,23750.7+6%

78Scituate, MAMA5,79650.9+2%

79Lawrence, MAMA89,32051.2−7%

80Norwood, MAMA31,54251.5−15%

81Salem, MAMA45,38151.7−10%

82Fall River, MAMA95,29851.7−10%

83Attleboro, MAMA47,44752.0−23%

84Worcester, MAMA213,86252.2−10%

85Beverly, MAMA43,36352.6+72%

86Somerset, MAMA18,29852.7+24%

87Winchester, MAMA23,40652.8−11%

88Barnstable, MAMA50,10153.1+4%

89Springfield, MAMA154,70253.5−23%

90Weymouth, MAMA59,75953.6−12%

91Haverhill, MAMA68,36156.1+23%

92Palmer, MAMA12,36756.4−28%

93Lynn, MAMA104,23656.9+13%

94Milford, MAMA27,73157.2+4%

95Framingham, MAMA73,02157.3−4%

96North Adams, MAMA12,36857.4+11%

97Chelsea, MAMA40,13058.1−21%

98Wakefield, MAMA27,79358.2+42%

99Peabody, MAMA55,95358.9+61%

100Walpole, MAMA6,46159.1+713%

101Lowell, MAMA119,97159.3+0%

102Amesbury, MAMA17,58859.8–

103Greenfield, MAMA17,69160.5–

104Fitchburg, MAMA42,13662.4+12%

105Leominster, MAMA44,19463.7+22%

106Pinehurst, MAMA6,84563.9+40%

107Swampscott, MAMA15,27763.9+163%

108Medfield, MAMA6,84965.0+109%

109East Harwich, MAMA5,65469.6−24%

110Cochituate, MAMA6,47170.0+13%

111Everett, MAMA53,57270.4+57%

112Gardner, MAMA21,48371.0−14%

113New Bedford, MAMA101,83471.6+20%

114Southbridge, MAMA18,10574.3+74%

115Marlborough, MAMA42,77275.1+37%

116Lynnfield, MAMA13,06475.6+234%

117Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15577.8−53%

118Taunton, MAMA62,52279.0+45%

119Reading, MAMA25,61280.5+59%

120Stoneham, MAMA23,35582.0+11%

121Abington, MAMA17,05387.7+64%

122Foxborough, MAMA6,251118.1+43%

123West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194129.7+27%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES