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Most population lost, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 104 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Fall River, MAMA95,298-3,081+303%

02Somerville, MAMA84,211-1,724−236%

03Gloucester, MAMA30,627-1,484−195%

04Pittsfield, MAMA42,909-1,056−63%

05North Adams, MAMA12,368-973−54%

06Stoneham, MAMA23,355-782−4988%

07Hull, MAMA10,138-757−230%

08Swampscott, MAMA15,277-625−182%

09East Falmouth, MAMA6,245-577−156%

10Marblehead, MAMA20,413-569−240%

11Leominster, MAMA44,194-544−117%

12Gardner, MAMA21,483-542−184%

13South Yarmouth, MAMA11,552-511−141%

14Clinton, MAMA7,658-495+739%

15Brockton, MAMA106,134-494−133%

16West Yarmouth, MAMA6,194-448−143%

17Northampton, MAMA31,047-429+63%

18Williamstown, MAMA5,070-429+1059%

19Beverly, MAMA43,363-360−122%

20Spencer, MAMA5,661-332+21%

21Maynard, MAMA10,712-327−403%

22Sharon, MAMA6,232-283−690%

23Adams, MAMA5,427-269−53%

24Cochituate, MAMA6,471-199−128%

25Webster, MAMA12,228-188−24%

26Medfield, MAMA6,849-187−127%

27Bliss Corner, MAMA5,405-186−133%

28Plymouth, MAMA7,918-164−141%

29Melrose, MAMA29,597-151−85%

30Athol, MAMA8,801-105−71%

31Taunton, MAMA62,522-102−102%

32Northborough, MAMA6,392-90−118%

33Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,961-75−107%

34Somerset, MAMA18,298-69−112%

35Needham, MAMA32,459-25−102%

36Ware, MAMA6,369-4−99%

37Holbrook, MAMA11,380+6−102%

38North Scituate, MAMA6,492+12−93%

39Norwood, MAMA31,542+15−113%

40North Westport, MAMA5,289+38−123%

41Mansfield Center, MAMA7,222+40−73%

42Holyoke, MAMA38,023+42−101%

43Walpole, MAMA6,461+51−86%

44Lynnfield, MAMA13,064+54−80%

45Marshfield, MAMA5,161+89−64%

46Chelsea, MAMA40,130+97−98%

47Foxborough, MAMA6,251+116−159%

48East Harwich, MAMA5,654+128−85%

49Wakefield, MAMA27,793+128−710%

50Longmeadow, MAMA15,696+151−9%

51Scituate, MAMA5,796+176−259%

52Oxford, MAMA5,671+204−391%

53Kingston, MAMA5,910+211−65%

54Pinehurst, MAMA6,845+211−35%

55Newburyport, MAMA19,148+227−73%

56Hingham, MAMA5,130+298−392%

57Bellingham, MAMA5,325+357−1039%

58Whitinsville, MAMA7,115+364−48%

59Salisbury, MAMA5,656+385−51%

60West Concord, MAMA5,876+396−407%

61Middleborough Center, MAMA8,155+406+434%

62Medford, MAMA59,834+408−125%

63Arlington, MAMA46,350+455−120%

64Hudson, MAMA15,719+519+329%

65Belmont, MAMA27,175+535−202%

66Saugus, MAMA28,773+550+4%

67Winchester, MAMA23,406+564+4%

68Chicopee, MAMA55,310+645−133%

69Milford, MAMA27,731+825−7%

70Andover, MAMA9,451+862−352%

71Woburn, MAMA43,962+862−34%

72Salem, MAMA45,381+933−60%

73Milton, MAMA28,587+941+179%

74Wilmington, MAMA23,336+962−74%

75Springfield, MAMA154,702+978−120%

76Westfield, MAMA40,546+1,022−40%

77Reading, MAMA25,612+1,039−11%

78Lexington, MAMA34,295+1,039−25%

79Fitchburg, MAMA42,136+1,216−158%

80Dedham, MAMA25,237+1,265−498%

81Lynn, MAMA104,236+1,279−84%

82Danvers, MAMA28,098+1,281+23%

83New Bedford, MAMA101,834+1,304−121%

84Newton, MAMA90,741+1,317+6%

85Lowell, MAMA119,971+1,352−22%

86Wellesley, MAMA30,347+1,369−68550%

87Abington, MAMA17,053+1,380+75%

88Waltham, MAMA65,037+1,406+4%

89Framingham, MAMA73,021+1,408−27%

90Attleboro, MAMA47,447+1,525−59%

91Burlington, MAMA26,274+1,622−481%

92Brookline, MAMA63,266+1,625−32%

93Haverhill, MAMA68,361+1,910−75%

94Marlborough, MAMA42,772+2,244−49%

95Malden, MAMA66,370+3,110+27%

96Peabody, MAMA55,953+3,122+186%

97Nantucket, MAMA10,017+3,616+412%

98Everett, MAMA53,572+3,630+55%

99Cambridge, MAMA122,588+3,807−31%

100Quincy, MAMA103,173+4,246+40%

101Lawrence, MAMA89,320+4,334+136%

102Revere, MAMA60,141+4,472−1%

103Worcester, MAMA213,862+8,397+191%

104Boston, MAMA672,973+28,453+91%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS