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Lowest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities · 2000

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