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Cities in Massachusetts by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

New Bedford, MA had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2023, at 22%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 12.8%. The median was 17.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest22New Bedford, MA
Lowest12.8Newburyport, MA
Median17.554 cities

All cities, 2023

New Bedford, MA: 22 %New Bedford, MA22Fall River, MA: 21.8 %Fall River, MA21.8Brockton, MA: 21.4 %Brockton, MA21.4Springfield, MA: 21.1 %Springfield, MA21.1Amherst Town, MA: 20.6 %Amherst Town, MA20.6North Adams, MA: 20.5 %North Adams, MA20.5Taunton, MA: 20.1 %Taunton, MA20.1Everett, MA: 20 %Everett, MA20Worcester, MA: 19.9 %Worcester, MA19.9Holyoke, MA: 19.8 %Holyoke, MA19.8Southbridge Town, MA: 19.8 %Southbridge Town, MA19.8Fitchburg, MA: 19.5 %Fitchburg, MA19.5Chicopee, MA: 19.4 %Chicopee, MA19.4Gardner, MA: 19.4 %Gardner, MA19.4Palmer Town, MA: 19.1 %Palmer Town, MA19.1Chelsea, MA: 19 %Chelsea, MA19Westfield, MA: 19 %Westfield, MA19Bridgewater Town, MA: 18.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA18.6West Springfield Town, MA: 18.6 %West Springfield Town, MA18.6Lowell, MA: 18.5 %Lowell, MA18.5Attleboro, MA: 18.3 %Attleboro, MA18.3Pittsfield, MA: 18.1 %Pittsfield, MA18.1Boston, MA: 18 %Boston, MA18Leominster, MA: 18 %Leominster, MA18Revere, MA: 17.9 %Revere, MA17.9Lawrence, MA: 17.8 %Lawrence, MA17.8Lynn, MA: 17.6 %Lynn, MA17.6Agawam Town, MA: 17.4 %Agawam Town, MA17.4Greenfield, MA: 17.4 %Greenfield, MA17.4Marlborough, MA: 17.4 %Marlborough, MA17.4Haverhill, MA: 17.1 %Haverhill, MA17.1Somerville, MA: 17 %Somerville, MA17Framingham, MA: 16.9 %Framingham, MA16.9Malden, MA: 16.8 %Malden, MA16.8North Attleborough Town, MA: 16.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA16.6Waltham, MA: 16.6 %Waltham, MA16.6Medford, MA: 16.4 %Medford, MA16.4Randolph Town, MA: 16.4 %Randolph Town, MA16.4Salem, MA: 16.4 %Salem, MA16.4Northampton, MA: 16.3 %Northampton, MA16.3Weymouth Town, MA: 16.3 %Weymouth Town, MA16.3Woburn, MA: 16.1 %Woburn, MA16.1Beverly, MA: 16 %Beverly, MA16Cambridge, MA: 16 %Cambridge, MA16Barnstable Town, MA: 15.7 %Barnstable Town, MA15.7Gloucester, MA: 15.7 %Gloucester, MA15.7Winthrop Town, MA: 15.7 %Winthrop Town, MA15.7Peabody, MA: 15.6 %Peabody, MA15.6Franklin Town, MA: 15.5 %Franklin Town, MA15.5Quincy, MA: 15.5 %Quincy, MA15.5Braintree Town, MA: 15 %Braintree Town, MA15Melrose, MA: 14.5 %Melrose, MA14.5Newton, MA: 13.1 %Newton, MA13.1Newburyport, MA: 12.8 %Newburyport, MA12.8New Bedford, MA: 22 %New Bedford, MA22Fall River, MA: 21.8 %Fall River, MA21.8Brockton, MA: 21.4 %Brockton, MA21.4Springfield, MA: 21.1 %Springfield, MA21.1Amherst Town, MA: 20.6 %Amherst Town, MA20.6North Adams, MA: 20.5 %North Adams, MA20.5Taunton, MA: 20.1 %Taunton, MA20.1Everett, MA: 20 %Everett, MA20Worcester, MA: 19.9 %Worcester, MA19.9Holyoke, MA: 19.8 %Holyoke, MA19.8Southbridge Town, MA: 19.8 %Southbridge Town, MA19.8Fitchburg, MA: 19.5 %Fitchburg, MA19.5Chicopee, MA: 19.4 %Chicopee, MA19.4Gardner, MA: 19.4 %Gardner, MA19.4Palmer Town, MA: 19.1 %Palmer Town, MA19.1Chelsea, MA: 19 %Chelsea, MA19Westfield, MA: 19 %Westfield, MA19Bridgewater Town, MA: 18.6 %Bridgewater Town, MA18.6West Springfield Town, MA: 18.6 %West Springfield Town, MA18.6Lowell, MA: 18.5 %Lowell, MA18.5Attleboro, MA: 18.3 %Attleboro, MA18.3Pittsfield, MA: 18.1 %Pittsfield, MA18.1Boston, MA: 18 %Boston, MA18Leominster, MA: 18 %Leominster, MA18Revere, MA: 17.9 %Revere, MA17.9Lawrence, MA: 17.8 %Lawrence, MA17.8Lynn, MA: 17.6 %Lynn, MA17.6Agawam Town, MA: 17.4 %Agawam Town, MA17.4Greenfield, MA: 17.4 %Greenfield, MA17.4Marlborough, MA: 17.4 %Marlborough, MA17.4Haverhill, MA: 17.1 %Haverhill, MA17.1Somerville, MA: 17 %Somerville, MA17Framingham, MA: 16.9 %Framingham, MA16.9Malden, MA: 16.8 %Malden, MA16.8North Attleborough Town, MA: 16.6 %North Attleborough Town, MA16.6Waltham, MA: 16.6 %Waltham, MA16.6Medford, MA: 16.4 %Medford, MA16.4Randolph Town, MA: 16.4 %Randolph Town, MA16.4Salem, MA: 16.4 %Salem, MA16.4Northampton, MA: 16.3 %Northampton, MA16.3Weymouth Town, MA: 16.3 %Weymouth Town, MA16.3Woburn, MA: 16.1 %Woburn, MA16.1Beverly, MA: 16 %Beverly, MA16Cambridge, MA: 16 %Cambridge, MA16Barnstable Town, MA: 15.7 %Barnstable Town, MA15.7Gloucester, MA: 15.7 %Gloucester, MA15.7Winthrop Town, MA: 15.7 %Winthrop Town, MA15.7Peabody, MA: 15.6 %Peabody, MA15.6Franklin Town, MA: 15.5 %Franklin Town, MA15.5Quincy, MA: 15.5 %Quincy, MA15.5Braintree Town, MA: 15 %Braintree Town, MA15Melrose, MA: 14.5 %Melrose, MA14.5Newton, MA: 13.1 %Newton, MA13.1Newburyport, MA: 12.8 %Newburyport, MA12.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Bedford, MA22+0.9 pts
2Fall River, MA21.8+1.1 pts
3Brockton, MA21.4+1.2 pts
4Springfield, MA21.1+0.1 pts
5Amherst Town, MA20.6-1 pts
6North Adams, MA20.5+0.5 pts
7Taunton, MA20.1+0.6 pts
8Everett, MA20+0.6 pts
9Worcester, MA19.9+0.5 pts
10Holyoke, MA19.8-0.2 pts
10Southbridge Town, MA19.80 pts
12Fitchburg, MA19.5+0.4 pts
13Chicopee, MA19.4+0.6 pts
13Gardner, MA19.4+0.9 pts
15Palmer Town, MA19.1+0.3 pts
16Chelsea, MA19-0.8 pts
16Westfield, MA19+0.6 pts
18Bridgewater Town, MA18.6-0.4 pts
18West Springfield Town, MA18.6+0.8 pts
20Lowell, MA18.5+0.4 pts
21Attleboro, MA18.3+1.6 pts
22Pittsfield, MA18.1+1 pts
23Boston, MA18-0.3 pts
23Leominster, MA18+0.7 pts
25Revere, MA17.9-0.2 pts
26Lawrence, MA17.8-1.5 pts
27Lynn, MA17.6-0.7 pts
28Agawam Town, MA17.4+0.8 pts
28Greenfield, MA17.4-0.2 pts
28Marlborough, MA17.4+0.8 pts
31Haverhill, MA17.1-0.5 pts
32Somerville, MA17+0.4 pts
33Framingham, MA16.9+0.7 pts
34Malden, MA16.8+0.7 pts
35North Attleborough Town, MA16.6+1.3 pts
35Waltham, MA16.6+0.7 pts
37Medford, MA16.4+0.6 pts
37Randolph Town, MA16.4+0.4 pts
37Salem, MA16.4-0.4 pts
40Northampton, MA16.3-0.1 pts
40Weymouth Town, MA16.3+0.8 pts
42Woburn, MA16.1+0.7 pts
43Beverly, MA16-0.1 pts
43Cambridge, MA16+0.3 pts
45Barnstable Town, MA15.7+0.1 pts
45Gloucester, MA15.7-0.1 pts
45Winthrop Town, MA15.7+0.3 pts
48Peabody, MA15.6+0.2 pts
49Franklin Town, MA15.5+1 pts
49Quincy, MA15.5+1 pts
51Braintree Town, MA15+1.2 pts
52Melrose, MA14.5+0.9 pts
53Newton, MA13.1+0.6 pts
54Newburyport, MA12.8+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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.

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

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New Bedford, MA, with 22% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Newburyport, MA, with 12.8% 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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