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Lowest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities · 2000

Massachusetts cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Burlington, MAMA26,2741.9%+0%

02Wilmington, MAMA23,3361.9%+0%

03Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.1%+0%

04Cochituate, MAMA6,4712.2%+0%

05North Scituate, MAMA6,4922.3%+0%

06Medfield, MAMA6,8492.4%+0%

07Lynnfield, MAMA13,0642.5%+0%

08Needham, MAMA32,4592.5%+0%

09Winchester, MAMA23,4062.6%+0%

10Bellingham, MAMA5,3252.6%+0%

11Reading, MAMA25,6122.6%+0%

12Milton, MAMA28,5872.8%+0%

13Sharon, MAMA6,2322.9%+0%

14Danvers, MAMA28,0982.9%+0%

15West Concord, MAMA5,8763.0%+0%

16Wakefield, MAMA27,7933.1%+0%

17Walpole, MAMA6,4613.1%+0%

18Northborough, MAMA6,3923.1%+0%

19Melrose, MAMA29,5973.3%+0%

20Lexington, MAMA34,2953.4%+0%

21Abington, MAMA17,0533.6%+0%

22Swampscott, MAMA15,2773.7%+0%

23Pinehurst, MAMA6,8453.8%+0%

24Wellesley, MAMA30,3473.8%+0%

25Scituate, MAMA5,7963.8%+0%

26Somerset, MAMA18,2984.0%+0%

27Arlington, MAMA46,3504.1%+0%

28Stoneham, MAMA23,3554.1%+0%

29East Harwich, MAMA5,6544.1%+0%

30Saugus, MAMA28,7734.2%+0%

31Marblehead, MAMA20,4134.3%+0%

32Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9614.3%+0%

33Newton, MAMA90,7414.3%+0%

34Norwood, MAMA31,5424.4%+0%

35Belmont, MAMA27,1754.4%+0%

36Dedham, MAMA25,2374.6%+0%

37Kingston, MAMA5,9104.8%+0%

38Foxborough, MAMA6,2515.1%+0%

39Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.2%+0%

40Hudson, MAMA15,7195.3%+0%

41Peabody, MAMA55,9535.3%+0%

42Maynard, MAMA10,7125.6%+0%

43Beverly, MAMA43,3635.7%+0%

44Hingham, MAMA5,1305.8%+0%

45Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2226.0%+0%

46Whitinsville, MAMA7,1156.1%+0%

47Woburn, MAMA43,9626.1%+0%

48Attleboro, MAMA47,4476.2%+0%

49Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.4%+0%

50Medford, MAMA59,8346.4%+0%

51Marshfield, MAMA5,1616.5%+0%

52North Westport, MAMA5,2896.7%+0%

53Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4056.7%+0%

54Marlborough, MAMA42,7726.8%+0%

55Waltham, MAMA65,0377.0%+0%

56Quincy, MAMA103,1737.3%+0%

57South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5527.3%+0%

58Williamstown, MAMA5,0707.4%+0%

59Plymouth, MAMA7,9187.4%+0%

60Milford, MAMA27,7317.6%+0%

61Clinton, MAMA7,6587.9%+0%

62East Falmouth, MAMA6,2458.0%+0%

63Salisbury, MAMA5,6568.0%+0%

64Framingham, MAMA73,0218.0%+0%

65Andover, MAMA9,4518.3%+0%

66Hull, MAMA10,1388.3%+0%

67Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1558.6%+0%

68Gloucester, MAMA30,6278.8%+0%

69Haverhill, MAMA68,3619.1%+0%

70Nantucket, MAMA10,0179.1%+0%

71Malden, MAMA66,3709.2%+0%

72Brookline, MAMA63,2669.3%+0%

73Leominster, MAMA44,1949.5%+0%

74Gardner, MAMA21,4839.6%+0%

75Salem, MAMA45,3819.7%+0%

76Oxford, MAMA5,6719.8%+0%

77Northampton, MAMA31,0479.8%+0%

78Taunton, MAMA62,52210.0%+0%

79Athol, MAMA8,80110.3%+0%

80Westfield, MAMA40,54611.3%+0%

81Pittsfield, MAMA42,90911.4%+0%

82West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19411.4%+0%

83Adams, MAMA5,42711.8%+0%

84Everett, MAMA53,57211.8%+0%

85Spencer, MAMA5,66112.0%+0%

86Chicopee, MAMA55,31012.3%+0%

87Somerville, MAMA84,21112.5%+0%

88Cambridge, MAMA122,58812.9%+0%

89Ware, MAMA6,36913.6%+0%

90Webster, MAMA12,22813.7%+0%

91Brockton, MAMA106,13414.5%+0%

92Revere, MAMA60,14114.6%+0%

93Fitchburg, MAMA42,13615.0%+0%

94Greenfield, MAMA17,69115.7%+0%

95Lynn, MAMA104,23616.5%+0%

96Lowell, MAMA119,97116.8%+0%

97Fall River, MAMA95,29817.1%+0%

98Worcester, MAMA213,86217.9%+0%

99North Adams, MAMA12,36818.2%+0%

100Boston, MAMA672,97319.5%+0%

101New Bedford, MAMA101,83420.2%+0%

102Springfield, MAMA154,70223.1%+0%

103Chelsea, MAMA40,13023.3%+0%

104Lawrence, MAMA89,32024.3%+0%

105Holyoke, MAMA38,02326.4%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES