Massachusetts (USA): State, Major Cities, Towns & Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

State

The population development of the State of Massachusetts according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A-L (km²)	Population Census (C) 1990-04-01	Population Census (C) 2000-04-01	Population Census (C) 2010-04-01	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
Massachusetts	MA	FSt	Boston	20,205	6,016,425	6,349,097	6,547,629	7,029,917	7,136,171	2020500	→
USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281	340,110,988		→

U.S. Census Bureau.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01
1	Boston	673,458
2	Worcester	211,286
3	Springfield	154,888
4	Cambridge	121,186
5	Lowell	120,418
6	Brockton	105,788
7	Lynn	103,489
8	Quincy	103,434
9	New Bedford	101,318

Contents: Cities, Towns & Places

The population of all cities, towns and unincorporated places in Massachusetts with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Census (C) 1990-04-01	Population Census (C) 2000-04-01	Population Census (C) 2010-04-01	Population Census (C) 2020-04-01	Population Estimate (E) 2024-07-01	Area
Abington	Town	13,817	14,605	15,985	17,059	17,090	2580	→
Agawam Town	City	27,320	28,146	28,438	28,692	28,749	6040	→
Amesbury	City	14,984	16,459	16,286	17,366	17,617	3184	→
Amherst Town	City	35,231	34,864	37,817	39,264	40,989	7155	→
Arlington	Town	44,630	42,389	42,844	46,322	47,112	1332	→
Attleboro	City	38,366	42,107	43,570	46,471	47,085	6936	→
Barnstable Town	City	40,958	47,847	45,195	48,914	49,831	15522	→
Belmont	Town	24,720	24,194	24,729	27,307	27,442	1204	→
Beverly	City	38,153	39,787	39,504	42,674	43,223	3908	→
Boston	City	574,759	590,355	617,779	678,622	673,458	12520	→
Braintree Town	City	33,836	33,822	35,726	39,146	39,134	3564	→
Bridgewater Town	City	21,249	25,242	26,569	28,627	29,167	7055	→
Brockton	City	92,783	94,349	93,767	105,654	105,788	5525	→
Brookline	Town	54,718	57,107	58,732	63,165	63,925	1750	→
Burlington	Town	23,302	22,876	24,498	26,058	26,977	3043	→
Cambridge	City	95,849	101,322	105,155	118,379	121,186	1657	→
Chelsea	City	28,352	35,074	35,181	40,746	40,245	575	→
Chicopee	City	56,662	54,647	55,307	55,566	55,381	5933	→
Danvers	Town	24,174	25,212	26,493	28,080	28,590	3439	→
Dedham	Town	23,782	23,464	24,729	25,364	25,485	2660	→
Easthampton	City	15,530	16,005	16,046	16,211	16,020	3451	→
Everett	City	35,744	38,172	41,553	49,078	51,825	885	→
Fall River	City	92,992	91,928	88,865	93,983	94,689	8579	→
Fitchburg	City	41,573	39,134	40,325	41,948	42,145	7206	→
Framingham	City	64,994	66,910	68,325	72,377	73,361	6486	→
Franklin Town	City	22,083	29,566	31,633	33,271	33,742	6900	→
Gardner	City	20,168	20,793	20,233	21,282	21,381	5715	→
Gloucester	City	28,719	30,282	28,789	29,736	30,491	6784	→
Greenfield	City	18,666	18,177	17,450	17,759	17,633	5546	→
Haverhill	City	51,165	58,979	60,878	67,776	68,291	8556	→
Holyoke	City	43,705	39,845	39,881	38,248	37,838	5483	→
Hudson	CDP	14,267	14,388	14,907	15,749	16,110	1488	→
Lawrence	City	69,867	72,045	76,343	89,165	89,332	1795	→
Leominster	City	37,927	41,283	40,762	43,792	44,209	7465	→
Lexington	Town	28,974	30,355	31,394	34,455	34,743	4256	→
Longmeadow	Town	15,467	15,633	15,784	15,853	15,712	2354	→
Lowell	City	103,423	105,046	106,529	115,560	120,418	3525	→
Lynn	City	81,414	89,029	90,319	101,261	103,489	2781	→
Malden	City	53,674	56,223	59,533	66,274	66,693	1307	→
Marblehead	Town	19,971	20,377	19,808	20,437	20,576	1134	→
Marlborough	City	31,821	36,343	38,501	41,800	42,169	5404	→
Medford	City	57,281	55,647	56,280	59,671	59,898	2098	→
Melrose	City	28,285	27,142	26,971	29,821	29,938	1213	→
Methuen	City	40,377	43,801	47,332	53,019	54,272	5753	→
Milford	CDP	23,339	24,230	25,055	26,971	27,790	2630	→
Milton	Town	25,725	26,062	27,003	28,625	28,811	3370	→
Needham	Town	27,557	28,911	28,886	32,227	32,931	3185	→
New Bedford	City	98,475	93,847	95,063	101,079	101,318	5181	→
Newburyport	City	16,375	17,214	17,410	18,285	19,163	2163	→
Newton	City	83,132	83,518	85,074	88,931	90,700	4617	→
Northampton	City	29,250	28,987	28,559	29,567	31,315	8870	→
North Attleborough Town	City	25,147	27,278	28,699	30,823	31,210	4884	→
Norwood	Town	28,700	28,587	28,602	31,615	31,764	2688	→
Peabody	City	47,241	48,319	51,270	54,501	55,418	4205	→
Pittsfield	City	48,703	45,785	44,743	43,959	43,121	10481	→
Quincy	City	85,005	88,025	92,260	101,618	103,434	4292	→
Randolph Town	City	30,093	30,964	32,099	35,028	35,114	2546	→
Reading	Town	22,539	23,708	24,747	25,517	26,041	2584	→
Revere	City	42,733	47,316	51,715	62,247	60,702	1477	→
Salem	City	38,231	40,431	41,311	44,474	45,677	2148	→
Saugus	Town	25,549	26,078	26,628	28,613	29,029	2791	→
Somerset	Town	17,655	18,234	18,165	18,306	18,375	2046	→
Somerville	City	75,842	77,629	75,693	81,048	82,149	1067	→
Southbridge Town	City	17,845	17,220	16,707	17,738	18,106	5242	→
Springfield	City	156,944	152,001	153,132	155,927	154,888	8254	→
Stoneham	Town	22,203	22,219	21,437	23,246	24,550	1558	→
Swampscott	Town	13,650	14,412	13,787	15,108	15,658	783	→
Taunton	City	49,903	56,039	55,834	59,350	61,936	12097	→
Wakefield	Town	24,825	24,804	24,932	27,083	29,216	1915	→
Waltham	City	58,168	59,219	60,660	65,206	65,849	3301	→
Watertown	City	33,472	32,153	31,963	35,338	35,985	1035	→
Wellesley	Town	26,615	26,613	27,982	29,425	31,242	2595	→
Westfield	City	38,474	40,079	41,093	40,824	40,403	11982	→
West Springfield Town	City	27,537	27,901	28,391	28,832	29,028	4333	→
Weymouth Town	City	54,063	53,991	53,762	57,443	60,159	4342	→
Wilmington	Town	17,654	21,363	22,325	23,355	23,802	4396	→
Winchester	Town	20,267	20,810	21,374	22,972	23,953	1562	→
Winthrop Town	City	18,127	18,302	17,497	19,322	18,739	516	→
Woburn	City	36,085	37,262	38,908	40,881	43,895	3277	→
Worcester	City	169,689	172,529	180,892	206,511	211,286	9676	→

Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
U.S. Census Bureau.