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Lowest poverty rate, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities with the lowest 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

01Sharon, MAMA6,2321.3%−1.6 pts

02Cochituate, MAMA6,4711.5%−0.7 pts

03East Harwich, MAMA5,6541.8%−2.3 pts

04Northborough, MAMA6,3922.2%−0.9 pts

05Longmeadow, MAMA15,6962.3%+0.2 pts

06Needham, MAMA32,4592.4%−0.2 pts

07Wilmington, MAMA23,3362.8%+0.8 pts

08Winchester, MAMA23,4062.8%+0.2 pts

09Oxford, MAMA5,6712.9%−6.9 pts

10Reading, MAMA25,6123.0%+0.4 pts

11Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2223.2%−2.8 pts

12Lexington, MAMA34,2953.2%−0.2 pts

13Marblehead, MAMA20,4133.3%−1.0 pts

14North Scituate, MAMA6,4923.5%+1.2 pts

15The Pinehills, MAMA5,2823.5%–

16South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5523.8%−3.5 pts

17Scituate, MAMA5,7963.8%+0.0 pts

18Melrose, MAMA29,5973.9%+0.6 pts

19West Concord, MAMA5,8764.0%+0.9 pts

20Lynnfield, MAMA13,0644.1%+1.6 pts

21Medfield, MAMA6,8494.2%+1.8 pts

22Burlington, MAMA26,2744.2%+2.3 pts

23Wellesley, MAMA30,3474.2%+0.4 pts

24Hull, MAMA10,1384.3%−4.0 pts

25Pinehurst, MAMA6,8454.3%+0.5 pts

26Newton, MAMA90,7414.3%−0.0 pts

27Braintree, MAMA38,9574.3%–

28Somerset, MAMA18,2984.4%+0.4 pts

29Dedham, MAMA25,2374.8%+0.2 pts

30Bellingham, MAMA5,3254.8%+2.2 pts

31Swampscott, MAMA15,2774.9%+1.3 pts

32Wakefield, MAMA27,7935.0%+1.9 pts

33Stoneham, MAMA23,3555.0%+0.9 pts

34Hingham, MAMA5,1305.0%−0.8 pts

35Abington, MAMA17,0535.1%+1.5 pts

36Walpole, MAMA6,4615.2%+2.1 pts

37Franklin, MAMA33,9555.3%–

38North Attleborough, MAMA31,5065.3%–

39Belmont, MAMA27,1755.4%+1.0 pts

40Maynard, MAMA10,7125.4%−0.2 pts

41Arlington, MAMA46,3505.5%+1.4 pts

42Newburyport, MAMA19,1485.5%+0.3 pts

43Milton, MAMA28,5875.6%+2.9 pts

44Hudson, MAMA15,7195.6%+0.4 pts

45Woburn, MAMA43,9625.7%−0.4 pts

46Plymouth, MAMA7,9185.9%−1.5 pts

47Westfield, MAMA40,5466.0%−5.3 pts

48Bridgewater, MAMA29,3096.1%–

49Danvers, MAMA28,0986.1%+3.2 pts

50Williamstown, MAMA5,0706.2%−1.2 pts

51East Falmouth, MAMA6,2456.3%−1.7 pts

52Kingston, MAMA5,9106.3%+1.6 pts

53Weymouth, MAMA59,7596.3%–

54Holbrook, MAMA11,3806.5%+0.1 pts

55Whitinsville, MAMA7,1156.6%+0.5 pts

56West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1946.8%−4.7 pts

57Andover, MAMA9,4516.9%−1.3 pts

58Salisbury, MAMA5,6566.9%−1.1 pts

59Nantucket, MAMA10,0177.1%−2.0 pts

60Marlborough, MAMA42,7727.2%+0.4 pts

61Peabody, MAMA55,9537.7%+2.4 pts

62Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4057.7%+1.0 pts

63North Westport, MAMA5,2897.8%+1.1 pts

64Winthrop, MAMA18,6477.9%–

65Agawam, MAMA28,7837.9%–

66Saugus, MAMA28,7737.9%+3.7 pts

67Foxborough, MAMA6,2518.0%+2.8 pts

68Norwood, MAMA31,5428.1%+3.7 pts

69Framingham, MAMA73,0218.3%+0.2 pts

70Medford, MAMA59,8348.6%+2.2 pts

71Randolph, MAMA34,9488.6%–

72Barnstable, MAMA50,1018.7%–

73Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9619.0%+4.7 pts

74Attleboro, MAMA47,4479.2%+3.0 pts

75Waltham, MAMA65,0379.2%+2.2 pts

76Clinton, MAMA7,6589.5%+1.6 pts

77Gloucester, MAMA30,6279.6%+0.8 pts

78Palmer, MAMA12,3679.7%–

79Quincy, MAMA103,1739.8%+2.6 pts

80Milford, MAMA27,73110.1%+2.5 pts

81Beverly, MAMA43,36310.3%+4.5 pts

82West Springfield, MAMA28,82910.3%–

83Brookline, MAMA63,26610.8%+1.6 pts

84Everett, MAMA53,57210.9%−0.9 pts

85Northampton, MAMA31,04710.9%+1.1 pts

86Leominster, MAMA44,19411.0%+1.5 pts

87Somerville, MAMA84,21111.3%−1.2 pts

88Cambridge, MAMA122,58812.0%−1.0 pts

89Haverhill, MAMA68,36112.0%+2.9 pts

90Spencer, MAMA5,66112.4%+0.4 pts

91Revere, MAMA60,14112.4%−2.2 pts

92Pittsfield, MAMA42,90912.6%+1.2 pts

93Brockton, MAMA106,13413.0%−1.4 pts

94Greenfield, MAMA17,69113.7%−2.0 pts

95Gardner, MAMA21,48313.7%+4.1 pts

96Taunton, MAMA62,52213.9%+3.9 pts

97North Adams, MAMA12,36814.2%−4.0 pts

98Adams, MAMA5,42714.2%+2.4 pts

99Fitchburg, MAMA42,13614.5%−0.5 pts

100Athol, MAMA8,80114.6%+4.3 pts

101Webster, MAMA12,22814.8%+1.1 pts

102Malden, MAMA66,37015.6%+6.4 pts

103Chicopee, MAMA55,31015.6%+3.4 pts

104Lynn, MAMA104,23615.8%−0.7 pts

105Salem, MAMA45,38115.9%+6.2 pts

106Marshfield, MAMA5,16116.3%+9.9 pts

107Lowell, MAMA119,97117.3%+0.5 pts

108Boston, MAMA672,97318.0%−1.6 pts

109Ware, MAMA6,36918.0%+4.4 pts

110Fall River, MAMA95,29818.3%+1.2 pts

111New Bedford, MAMA101,83418.6%−1.6 pts

112Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15519.1%+10.5 pts

113Chelsea, MAMA40,13019.1%−4.2 pts

114Southbridge, MAMA18,10519.6%–

115Worcester, MAMA213,86219.7%+1.8 pts

116Lawrence, MAMA89,32021.0%−3.4 pts

117Amherst, MAMA40,92025.1%–

118Springfield, MAMA154,70225.5%+2.4 pts

119Holyoke, MAMA38,02327.5%+1.1 pts

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