USA: Massachusetts

flag Contents: Massachusetts (State)

Capital: Boston

7,033,112 Population [2020] – census

7,136,171 Population [2025] – estimate

20,204km² Area

353.2/km² Density [2025]

Counties

The population of all counties in the State of Massachusetts according to census results and latest offcial estimates.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01
Barnstable	County	186,605	222,230	215,888	229,064	232,570	→
Berkshire	County	139,352	134,953	131,219	129,026	128,726	→
Bristol	County	506,325	534,678	548,285	579,295	588,593	→
Dukes	County	11,639	14,987	16,535	20,593	21,061	→
Essex	County	670,080	723,419	743,159	809,943	823,938	→
Franklin	County	70,092	71,535	71,372	71,029	70,871	→
Hampden	County	456,310	456,228	463,490	465,818	464,151	→
Hampshire	County	146,568	152,251	158,080	162,315	165,399	→
Middlesex	County	1,398,468	1,465,396	1,503,085	1,631,912	1,668,956	→
Nantucket	County	6,012	9,520	10,172	14,251	14,670	→
Norfolk	County	616,087	650,308	670,850	726,021	740,754	→
Plymouth	County	435,276	472,822	494,919	530,818	542,090	→
Suffolk	County	663,906	689,807	722,023	800,934	793,144	→
Worcester	County	709,705	750,963	798,552	862,093	881,248	→
Massachusetts	State	6,016,425	6,349,097	6,547,629	7,033,112	7,136,171

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population of all incorporated places in the State of Massachusetts according to census results and latest offcial estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2025-07-01
Agawam Town	City	Hampden	27,320	28,146	28,438	28,693	28,783	→
Amesbury	City	Essex	14,984	16,459	16,286	17,364	17,588	→
Amherst Town	City	Hampshire	35,231	34,864	37,817	39,269	40,920	→
Attleboro	City	Bristol	38,366	42,107	43,570	46,466	47,447	→
Barnstable Town	City	Barnstable	40,958	47,847	45,195	48,902	50,101	→
Beverly	City	Essex	38,153	39,787	39,504	42,673	43,363	→
Boston	City	Suffolk	574,759	590,355	617,779	678,617	672,973	→
Braintree Town	City	Norfolk	33,836	33,822	35,726	39,153	38,957	→
Bridgewater Town	City	Plymouth	21,249	25,242	26,569	28,617	29,309	→
Brockton	City	Plymouth	92,783	94,349	93,767	105,658	106,134	→
Cambridge	City	Middlesex	95,849	101,322	105,155	118,395	122,588	→
Chelsea	City	Suffolk	28,352	35,074	35,181	40,746	40,130	→
Chicopee	City	Hampden	56,662	54,647	55,307	55,580	55,310	→
Easthampton	City	Hampshire	15,530	16,005	16,046	16,213	15,851	→
Everett	City	Middlesex	35,744	38,172	41,553	49,068	53,572	→
Fall River	City	Bristol	92,992	91,928	88,865	93,982	95,298	→
Fitchburg	City	Worcester	41,573	39,134	40,325	41,935	42,136	→
Framingham	City	Middlesex	64,994	66,910	68,325	72,392	73,021	→
Franklin Town	City	Norfolk	22,083	29,566	31,633	33,273	33,955	→
Gardner	City	Worcester	20,168	20,793	20,233	21,268	21,483	→
Gloucester	City	Essex	28,719	30,282	28,789	29,736	30,627	→
Greenfield (Greenfield Town)	City	Franklin	18,666	18,177	17,450	17,759	17,691	→
Haverhill	City	Essex	51,165	58,979	60,878	67,777	68,361	→
Holyoke	City	Hampden	43,705	39,845	39,881	38,256	38,023	→
Lawrence	City	Essex	69,867	72,045	76,343	89,173	89,320	→
Leominster	City	Worcester	37,927	41,283	40,762	43,783	44,194	→
Lowell	City	Middlesex	103,423	105,046	106,529	115,596	119,971	→
Lynn	City	Essex	81,414	89,029	90,319	101,259	104,236	→
Malden	City	Middlesex	53,674	56,223	59,533	66,278	66,370	→
Marlborough	City	Middlesex	31,821	36,343	38,501	41,783	42,772	→
Medford	City	Middlesex	57,281	55,647	56,280	59,750	59,834	→
Melrose	City	Middlesex	28,285	27,142	26,971	29,816	29,597	→
Methuen	City	Essex	40,377	43,801	47,332	53,023	54,584	→
New Bedford	City	Bristol	98,475	93,847	95,063	101,047	101,834	→
Newburyport	City	Essex	16,375	17,214	17,410	18,284	19,148	→
Newton	City	Middlesex	83,132	83,518	85,074	88,951	90,741	→
North Adams	City	Berkshire	16,804	14,672	13,700	12,940	12,368	→
North Attleborough Town	City	Bristol	25,147	27,278	28,699	30,831	31,506	→
Northampton	City	Hampshire	29,250	28,987	28,559	29,577	31,047	→
Palmer Town	City	Hampden	12,021	12,515	12,142	12,453	12,367	→
Peabody	City	Essex	47,241	48,319	51,270	54,493	55,953	→
Pittsfield	City	Berkshire	48,703	45,785	44,743	43,957	42,909	→
Quincy	City	Norfolk	85,005	88,025	92,260	101,623	103,173	→
Randolph Town	City	Norfolk	30,093	30,964	32,099	35,033	34,948	→
Revere	City	Suffolk	42,733	47,316	51,715	62,249	60,141	→
Salem	City	Essex	38,231	40,431	41,311	44,483	45,381	→
Somerville	City	Middlesex	75,842	77,629	75,693	80,988	84,211	→
Southbridge Town	City	Worcester	17,845	17,220	16,707	17,735	18,105	→
Springfield	City	Hampden	156,944	152,001	153,132	155,873	154,702	→
Taunton	City	Bristol	49,903	56,039	55,834	59,365	62,522	→
Waltham	City	Middlesex	58,168	59,219	60,660	65,203	65,037	→
Watertown	City	Middlesex	33,472	32,153	31,963	35,323	35,710	→
West Springfield Town	City	Hampden	27,537	27,901	28,391	28,831	28,829	→
Westfield	City	Hampden	38,474	40,079	41,093	40,814	40,546	→
Weymouth Town	City	Norfolk	54,063	53,991	53,762	57,434	59,759	→
Winthrop Town	City	Suffolk	18,127	18,302	17,497	19,322	18,647	→
Woburn	City	Middlesex	36,085	37,262	38,908	40,877	43,962	→
Worcester	City	Worcester	169,689	172,529	180,892	206,508	213,862	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	3,401,702
Females	3,628,215

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	1,366,194
18-64 years	4,431,935
65+ years	1,231,788

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	297,218
70-79 years	538,699
60-69 years	866,448
50-59 years	969,408
40-49 years	831,410
30-39 years	946,497
20-29 years	1,017,697
10-19 years	853,092
0-9 years	709,448

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	613,022
Urban	6,416,895

»Race« (C 2020)
White	4,896,037
Black/African American	494,029
Indigenous	24,018
Asian	507,934
Pacific Islander	2,301
Some other	496,731
2 or more	608,867

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	887,685
Other	6,142,232