# Cities in Massachusetts by current asthma in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 54 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_asthma_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they have asthma and say they still have it. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), current asthma in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), current asthma in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-asthma-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Brockton, MA | 14.4 |
| 2 | Fall River, MA | 13.8 |
| 2 | New Bedford, MA | 13.8 |
| 4 | Taunton, MA | 13.4 |
| 5 | Springfield, MA | 13.3 |
| 6 | North Adams, MA | 13.2 |
| 7 | Palmer Town, MA | 13.1 |
| 8 | Chicopee, MA | 13 |
| 8 | Everett, MA | 13 |
| 10 | Gardner, MA | 12.9 |
| 10 | Westfield, MA | 12.9 |
| 12 | Worcester, MA | 12.8 |
| 13 | Fitchburg, MA | 12.7 |
| 13 | Holyoke, MA | 12.7 |
| 13 | Southbridge Town, MA | 12.7 |
| 13 | West Springfield Town, MA | 12.7 |
| 17 | Agawam Town, MA | 12.6 |
| 17 | Leominster, MA | 12.6 |
| 19 | Attleboro, MA | 12.5 |
| 19 | Pittsfield, MA | 12.5 |
| 21 | Marlborough, MA | 12.4 |
| 22 | Barnstable Town, MA | 12.3 |
| 22 | Greenfield, MA | 12.3 |
| 22 | Northampton, MA | 12.3 |
| 25 | Framingham, MA | 12.2 |
| 25 | Gloucester, MA | 12.2 |
| 25 | Haverhill, MA | 12.2 |
| 28 | Beverly, MA | 12.1 |
| 28 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 12.1 |
| 28 | Randolph Town, MA | 12.1 |
| 31 | Amherst Town, MA | 12 |
| 31 | Lynn, MA | 12 |
| 31 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 12 |
| 31 | Peabody, MA | 12 |
| 31 | Salem, MA | 12 |
| 36 | Lowell, MA | 11.9 |
| 36 | Woburn, MA | 11.9 |
| 38 | Medford, MA | 11.8 |
| 39 | Boston, MA | 11.7 |
| 40 | Malden, MA | 11.6 |
| 41 | Melrose, MA | 11.5 |
| 41 | Newburyport, MA | 11.5 |
| 41 | Somerville, MA | 11.5 |
| 41 | Weymouth Town, MA | 11.5 |
| 45 | Revere, MA | 11.4 |
| 45 | Waltham, MA | 11.4 |
| 47 | Winthrop Town, MA | 11.3 |
| 48 | Chelsea, MA | 11.2 |
| 48 | Franklin Town, MA | 11.2 |
| 48 | Lawrence, MA | 11.2 |
| 51 | Cambridge, MA | 11.1 |
| 52 | Braintree Town, MA | 10.8 |
| 52 | Newton, MA | 10.8 |
| 54 | Quincy, MA | 10.5 |