Population in Cambridge, MA

Population in Cambridge, MA was 122,588 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

2025, persons122,588
Change on 2024+0.6%
Series high122,5882025
Series low112,9712021

Population in Cambridge, MA, 2020 to 2025

112K114K116K118K120K122K124K2020202120222023202420252020: 116,202 persons2021: 112,971 persons2022: 119,861 persons2023: 121,186 persons2024: 121,837 persons2025: 122,588 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
2025122,588
2024121,837
2023121,186
2022119,861
2021112,971
2020116,202

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Cambridge, MA122,588
Massachusetts7,154,084
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the population in Cambridge, MA?

Population in Cambridge, MA was 122,588 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 58 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Cambridge, MA?

122,588 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Massachusetts

All statistics for Cambridge, MA