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Cities in Massachusetts by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Palmer Town, MA had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2023, at 28.6%. Randolph Town, MA had the lowest, at 20%. The median was 24.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest28.6Palmer Town, MA
Lowest20Randolph Town, MA
Median24.854 cities

All cities, 2023

Palmer Town, MA: 28.6 %Palmer Town, MA28.6Westfield, MA: 28.5 %Westfield, MA28.5Amherst Town, MA: 28.3 %Amherst Town, MA28.3North Adams, MA: 28.1 %North Adams, MA28.1Chicopee, MA: 27.8 %Chicopee, MA27.8Gardner, MA: 27.5 %Gardner, MA27.5West Springfield Town, MA: 27.4 %West Springfield Town, MA27.4Northampton, MA: 27.3 %Northampton, MA27.3Agawam Town, MA: 27.2 %Agawam Town, MA27.2Southbridge Town, MA: 26.9 %Southbridge Town, MA26.9Holyoke, MA: 26.7 %Holyoke, MA26.7Somerville, MA: 26.6 %Somerville, MA26.6Fitchburg, MA: 26.5 %Fitchburg, MA26.5Greenfield, MA: 26.4 %Greenfield, MA26.4Springfield, MA: 26.3 %Springfield, MA26.3Worcester, MA: 26.3 %Worcester, MA26.3Leominster, MA: 26 %Leominster, MA26Everett, MA: 25.9 %Everett, MA25.9Fall River, MA: 25.9 %Fall River, MA25.9Marlborough, MA: 25.9 %Marlborough, MA25.9Pittsfield, MA: 25.9 %Pittsfield, MA25.9Medford, MA: 25.4 %Medford, MA25.4New Bedford, MA: 25.4 %New Bedford, MA25.4Woburn, MA: 25.3 %Woburn, MA25.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 25.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA25.1Framingham, MA: 25.1 %Framingham, MA25.1Taunton, MA: 24.8 %Taunton, MA24.8Waltham, MA: 24.8 %Waltham, MA24.8Melrose, MA: 24.7 %Melrose, MA24.7Cambridge, MA: 24.5 %Cambridge, MA24.5Lowell, MA: 24.5 %Lowell, MA24.5Beverly, MA: 24.4 %Beverly, MA24.4Brockton, MA: 24.4 %Brockton, MA24.4Weymouth Town, MA: 24.1 %Weymouth Town, MA24.1Winthrop Town, MA: 24.1 %Winthrop Town, MA24.1Boston, MA: 24 %Boston, MA24Salem, MA: 24 %Salem, MA24Barnstable Town, MA: 23.9 %Barnstable Town, MA23.9Franklin Town, MA: 23.9 %Franklin Town, MA23.9Gloucester, MA: 23.9 %Gloucester, MA23.9Haverhill, MA: 23.9 %Haverhill, MA23.9Attleboro, MA: 23.4 %Attleboro, MA23.4Revere, MA: 23.4 %Revere, MA23.4Malden, MA: 23.3 %Malden, MA23.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 22.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA22.9Peabody, MA: 22.9 %Peabody, MA22.9Chelsea, MA: 22.7 %Chelsea, MA22.7Newton, MA: 22.7 %Newton, MA22.7Braintree Town, MA: 22.1 %Braintree Town, MA22.1Newburyport, MA: 22.1 %Newburyport, MA22.1Lynn, MA: 21.9 %Lynn, MA21.9Quincy, MA: 21.4 %Quincy, MA21.4Lawrence, MA: 20.8 %Lawrence, MA20.8Randolph Town, MA: 20 %Randolph Town, MA20Palmer Town, MA: 28.6 %Palmer Town, MA28.6Westfield, MA: 28.5 %Westfield, MA28.5Amherst Town, MA: 28.3 %Amherst Town, MA28.3North Adams, MA: 28.1 %North Adams, MA28.1Chicopee, MA: 27.8 %Chicopee, MA27.8Gardner, MA: 27.5 %Gardner, MA27.5West Springfield Town, MA: 27.4 %West Springfield Town, MA27.4Northampton, MA: 27.3 %Northampton, MA27.3Agawam Town, MA: 27.2 %Agawam Town, MA27.2Southbridge Town, MA: 26.9 %Southbridge Town, MA26.9Holyoke, MA: 26.7 %Holyoke, MA26.7Somerville, MA: 26.6 %Somerville, MA26.6Fitchburg, MA: 26.5 %Fitchburg, MA26.5Greenfield, MA: 26.4 %Greenfield, MA26.4Springfield, MA: 26.3 %Springfield, MA26.3Worcester, MA: 26.3 %Worcester, MA26.3Leominster, MA: 26 %Leominster, MA26Everett, MA: 25.9 %Everett, MA25.9Fall River, MA: 25.9 %Fall River, MA25.9Marlborough, MA: 25.9 %Marlborough, MA25.9Pittsfield, MA: 25.9 %Pittsfield, MA25.9Medford, MA: 25.4 %Medford, MA25.4New Bedford, MA: 25.4 %New Bedford, MA25.4Woburn, MA: 25.3 %Woburn, MA25.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 25.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA25.1Framingham, MA: 25.1 %Framingham, MA25.1Taunton, MA: 24.8 %Taunton, MA24.8Waltham, MA: 24.8 %Waltham, MA24.8Melrose, MA: 24.7 %Melrose, MA24.7Cambridge, MA: 24.5 %Cambridge, MA24.5Lowell, MA: 24.5 %Lowell, MA24.5Beverly, MA: 24.4 %Beverly, MA24.4Brockton, MA: 24.4 %Brockton, MA24.4Weymouth Town, MA: 24.1 %Weymouth Town, MA24.1Winthrop Town, MA: 24.1 %Winthrop Town, MA24.1Boston, MA: 24 %Boston, MA24Salem, MA: 24 %Salem, MA24Barnstable Town, MA: 23.9 %Barnstable Town, MA23.9Franklin Town, MA: 23.9 %Franklin Town, MA23.9Gloucester, MA: 23.9 %Gloucester, MA23.9Haverhill, MA: 23.9 %Haverhill, MA23.9Attleboro, MA: 23.4 %Attleboro, MA23.4Revere, MA: 23.4 %Revere, MA23.4Malden, MA: 23.3 %Malden, MA23.3North Attleborough Town, MA: 22.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA22.9Peabody, MA: 22.9 %Peabody, MA22.9Chelsea, MA: 22.7 %Chelsea, MA22.7Newton, MA: 22.7 %Newton, MA22.7Braintree Town, MA: 22.1 %Braintree Town, MA22.1Newburyport, MA: 22.1 %Newburyport, MA22.1Lynn, MA: 21.9 %Lynn, MA21.9Quincy, MA: 21.4 %Quincy, MA21.4Lawrence, MA: 20.8 %Lawrence, MA20.8Randolph Town, MA: 20 %Randolph Town, MA20
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Palmer Town, MA28.6-0.7 pts
2Westfield, MA28.5-0.2 pts
3Amherst Town, MA28.3+0.5 pts
4North Adams, MA28.1+2.4 pts
5Chicopee, MA27.8-0.5 pts
6Gardner, MA27.5+2 pts
7West Springfield Town, MA27.40 pts
8Northampton, MA27.3+0.9 pts
9Agawam Town, MA27.2+0.1 pts
10Southbridge Town, MA26.9+1.3 pts
11Holyoke, MA26.7-1.2 pts
12Somerville, MA26.6+0.8 pts
13Fitchburg, MA26.5+1.6 pts
14Greenfield, MA26.4+0.5 pts
15Springfield, MA26.3-1.1 pts
15Worcester, MA26.3+1.9 pts
17Leominster, MA26+1.9 pts
18Everett, MA25.9+0.2 pts
18Fall River, MA25.9-0.1 pts
18Marlborough, MA25.9+0.7 pts
18Pittsfield, MA25.9+2.8 pts
22Medford, MA25.4+0.8 pts
22New Bedford, MA25.4-0.4 pts
24Woburn, MA25.3+0.7 pts
25Bridgewater Town, MA25.1+1 pts
25Framingham, MA25.1+0.7 pts
27Taunton, MA24.8-0.4 pts
27Waltham, MA24.8+0.8 pts
29Melrose, MA24.7+0.9 pts
30Cambridge, MA24.5+0.9 pts
30Lowell, MA24.5+0.4 pts
32Beverly, MA24.4+0.4 pts
32Brockton, MA24.4+1.7 pts
34Weymouth Town, MA24.1+1.8 pts
34Winthrop Town, MA24.10 pts
36Boston, MA24-0.1 pts
36Salem, MA24-0.1 pts
38Barnstable Town, MA23.9+0.9 pts
38Franklin Town, MA23.9+2 pts
38Gloucester, MA23.9+0.1 pts
38Haverhill, MA23.9-0.3 pts
42Attleboro, MA23.4+0.4 pts
42Revere, MA23.4-0.7 pts
44Malden, MA23.3+0.7 pts
45North Attleborough Town, MA22.9+0.4 pts
45Peabody, MA22.9+0.2 pts
47Chelsea, MA22.7-1.5 pts
47Newton, MA22.7+0.9 pts
49Braintree Town, MA22.1+1.8 pts
49Newburyport, MA22.1+0.4 pts
51Lynn, MA21.9-0.8 pts
52Quincy, MA21.4+1.9 pts
53Lawrence, MA20.8-1.8 pts
54Randolph Town, MA20+1 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression 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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Massachusetts by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Massachusetts by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Massachusetts by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Massachusetts by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in Massachusetts by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
  year = {2025},
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  url = {https://www.cdc.gov/places/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities. Publisher attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression 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.},
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Which city has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Palmer Town, MA, with 28.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Randolph Town, MA, with 20% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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