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) 2025-07-01
Massachusetts	MA	FSt	Boston	20,205	6,016,425	6,349,097	6,547,629	7,029,917	7,154,084	2020500	→
USA	USA	Fed Rep	Washington	9,149,429	248,709,873	281,421,906	308,745,538	331,449,281	341,784,857		→

U.S. Census Bureau.

Major Cities

	Name	Population Estimate (E) 2025-07-01
1	Boston	672,973
2	Worcester	213,862
3	Springfield	154,702
4	Cambridge	122,588
5	Lowell	119,971
6	Brockton	106,134
7	Lynn	104,236
8	Quincy	103,173
9	New Bedford	101,834

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) 2025-07-01	Area
Abington	Town	13,817	14,605	15,985	17,057	17,142	2580	→
Agawam Town	City	27,320	28,146	28,438	28,693	28,783	6040	→
Amesbury	City	14,984	16,459	16,286	17,364	17,588	3184	→
Amherst Town	City	35,231	34,864	37,817	39,269	40,920	7155	→
Arlington	Town	44,630	42,389	42,844	46,321	46,563	1332	→
Attleboro	City	38,366	42,107	43,570	46,466	47,447	6936	→
Barnstable Town	City	40,958	47,847	45,195	48,902	50,101	15522	→
Belmont	Town	24,720	24,194	24,729	27,302	27,118	1204	→
Beverly	City	38,153	39,787	39,504	42,673	43,363	3908	→
Boston	City	574,759	590,355	617,779	678,617	672,973	12520	→
Braintree Town	City	33,836	33,822	35,726	39,153	38,957	3564	→
Bridgewater Town	City	21,249	25,242	26,569	28,617	29,309	7055	→
Brockton	City	92,783	94,349	93,767	105,658	106,134	5525	→
Brookline	Town	54,718	57,107	58,732	63,168	63,414	1750	→
Burlington	Town	23,302	22,876	24,498	26,077	26,778	3043	→
Cambridge	City	95,849	101,322	105,155	118,395	122,588	1657	→
Chelsea	City	28,352	35,074	35,181	40,746	40,130	575	→
Chicopee	City	56,662	54,647	55,307	55,580	55,310	5933	→
Danvers	Town	24,174	25,212	26,493	28,081	29,211	3439	→
Dedham	Town	23,782	23,464	24,729	25,364	25,731	2660	→
Easthampton	City	15,530	16,005	16,046	16,213	15,851	3451	→
Everett	City	35,744	38,172	41,553	49,068	53,572	885	→
Fall River	City	92,992	91,928	88,865	93,982	95,298	8579	→
Fitchburg	City	41,573	39,134	40,325	41,935	42,136	7206	→
Framingham	City	64,994	66,910	68,325	72,392	73,021	6486	→
Franklin Town	City	22,083	29,566	31,633	33,273	33,955	6900	→
Gardner	City	20,168	20,793	20,233	21,268	21,483	5715	→
Gloucester	City	28,719	30,282	28,789	29,736	30,627	6784	→
Greenfield	City	18,666	18,177	17,450	17,759	17,691	5546	→
Haverhill	City	51,165	58,979	60,878	67,777	68,361	8556	→
Holyoke	City	43,705	39,845	39,881	38,256	38,023	5483	→
Hudson	CDP	14,267	14,388	14,907	15,749	15,940	1488	→
Lawrence	City	69,867	72,045	76,343	89,173	89,320	1795	→
Leominster	City	37,927	41,283	40,762	43,783	44,194	7465	→
Lexington	Town	28,974	30,355	31,394	34,435	34,648	4256	→
Longmeadow	Town	15,467	15,633	15,784	15,862	15,688	2354	→
Lowell	City	103,423	105,046	106,529	115,596	119,971	3525	→
Lynn	City	81,414	89,029	90,319	101,259	104,236	2781	→
Malden	City	53,674	56,223	59,533	66,278	66,370	1307	→
Marblehead	Town	19,971	20,377	19,808	20,435	20,583	1134	→
Marlborough	City	31,821	36,343	38,501	41,783	42,772	5404	→
Medford	City	57,281	55,647	56,280	59,750	59,834	2098	→
Melrose	City	28,285	27,142	26,971	29,816	29,597	1213	→
Methuen	City	40,377	43,801	47,332	53,023	54,584	5753	→
Milford	CDP	23,339	24,230	25,055	26,971	27,370	2630	→
Milton	Town	25,725	26,062	27,003	28,618	28,537	3370	→
Needham	Town	27,557	28,911	28,886	32,236	32,897	3185	→
New Bedford	City	98,475	93,847	95,063	101,047	101,834	5181	→
Newburyport	City	16,375	17,214	17,410	18,284	19,148	2163	→
Newton	City	83,132	83,518	85,074	88,951	90,741	4617	→
Northampton	City	29,250	28,987	28,559	29,577	31,047	8870	→
North Attleborough Town	City	25,147	27,278	28,699	30,831	31,506	4884	→
Norwood	Town	28,700	28,587	28,602	31,611	31,714	2688	→
Peabody	City	47,241	48,319	51,270	54,493	55,953	4205	→
Pittsfield	City	48,703	45,785	44,743	43,957	42,909	10481	→
Quincy	City	85,005	88,025	92,260	101,623	103,173	4292	→
Randolph Town	City	30,093	30,964	32,099	35,033	34,948	2546	→
Reading	Town	22,539	23,708	24,747	25,509	25,803	2584	→
Revere	City	42,733	47,316	51,715	62,249	60,141	1477	→
Salem	City	38,231	40,431	41,311	44,483	45,381	2148	→
Saugus	Town	25,549	26,078	26,628	28,614	29,179	2791	→
Somerset	Town	17,655	18,234	18,165	18,272	18,681	2046	→
Somerville	City	75,842	77,629	75,693	80,988	84,211	1067	→
Southbridge Town	City	17,845	17,220	16,707	17,735	18,105	5244	→
Springfield	City	156,944	152,001	153,132	155,873	154,702	8254	→
Stoneham	Town	22,203	22,219	21,437	23,222	24,253	1558	→
Swampscott	Town	13,650	14,412	13,787	15,110	15,183	783	→
Taunton	City	49,903	56,039	55,834	59,365	62,522	12098	→
Wakefield	Town	24,825	24,804	24,932	27,110	29,234	1915	→
Waltham	City	58,168	59,219	60,660	65,203	65,037	3301	→
Watertown	City	33,472	32,153	31,963	35,323	35,710	1035	→
Wellesley	Town	26,615	26,613	27,982	29,419	31,239	2595	→
Westfield	City	38,474	40,079	41,093	40,814	40,546	11982	→
West Springfield Town	City	27,537	27,901	28,391	28,831	28,829	4333	→
Weymouth Town	City	54,063	53,991	53,762	57,434	59,759	4342	→
Wilmington	Town	17,654	21,363	22,325	23,351	23,629	4396	→
Winchester	Town	20,267	20,810	21,374	22,962	23,710	1562	→
Winthrop Town	City	18,127	18,302	17,497	19,322	18,647	516	→
Woburn	City	36,085	37,262	38,908	40,877	43,962	3277	→
Worcester	City	169,689	172,529	180,892	206,508	213,862	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.