# Cities in Massachusetts by COPD 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_copd_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. 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), copd 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), copd 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-copd-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fall River, MA | 10.2 |
| 1 | New Bedford, MA | 10.2 |
| 3 | North Adams, MA | 9.5 |
| 4 | Holyoke, MA | 8.8 |
| 5 | Gardner, MA | 8.7 |
| 6 | Brockton, MA | 8.4 |
| 7 | Taunton, MA | 8.3 |
| 8 | Chicopee, MA | 8.2 |
| 8 | Greenfield, MA | 8.2 |
| 8 | Southbridge Town, MA | 8.2 |
| 11 | Springfield, MA | 8.1 |
| 12 | Pittsfield, MA | 8 |
| 13 | Gloucester, MA | 7.9 |
| 13 | Palmer Town, MA | 7.9 |
| 15 | West Springfield Town, MA | 7.5 |
| 16 | Barnstable Town, MA | 7.4 |
| 17 | Agawam Town, MA | 7.1 |
| 17 | Fitchburg, MA | 7.1 |
| 17 | Lynn, MA | 7.1 |
| 17 | Peabody, MA | 7.1 |
| 21 | Attleboro, MA | 7 |
| 21 | Westfield, MA | 7 |
| 23 | Haverhill, MA | 6.9 |
| 24 | Everett, MA | 6.7 |
| 24 | Leominster, MA | 6.7 |
| 24 | Worcester, MA | 6.7 |
| 27 | Revere, MA | 6.6 |
| 28 | Chelsea, MA | 6.2 |
| 28 | Lawrence, MA | 6.2 |
| 30 | Lowell, MA | 6.1 |
| 30 | Marlborough, MA | 6.1 |
| 32 | Winthrop Town, MA | 6 |
| 33 | Weymouth Town, MA | 5.9 |
| 34 | Salem, MA | 5.8 |
| 35 | Beverly, MA | 5.7 |
| 35 | Northampton, MA | 5.7 |
| 35 | Randolph Town, MA | 5.7 |
| 38 | Framingham, MA | 5.6 |
| 38 | Woburn, MA | 5.6 |
| 40 | Braintree Town, MA | 5.5 |
| 41 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 5.4 |
| 41 | Newburyport, MA | 5.4 |
| 41 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 5.4 |
| 41 | Quincy, MA | 5.4 |
| 45 | Malden, MA | 5.2 |
| 46 | Franklin Town, MA | 5.1 |
| 47 | Boston, MA | 4.9 |
| 48 | Medford, MA | 4.5 |
| 48 | Melrose, MA | 4.5 |
| 50 | Waltham, MA | 4.2 |
| 51 | Newton, MA | 3.8 |
| 52 | Amherst Town, MA | 3.6 |
| 53 | Somerville, MA | 3.3 |
| 54 | Cambridge, MA | 3.1 |