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

Amherst Town, MA had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2022, at 21.6%. Newburyport, MA had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 17.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.6Amherst Town, MA
Lowest12.4Newburyport, MA
Median17.254 cities

All cities, 2022

Amherst Town, MA: 21.6 %Amherst Town, MA21.6New Bedford, MA: 21.1 %New Bedford, MA21.1Springfield, MA: 21 %Springfield, MA21Fall River, MA: 20.7 %Fall River, MA20.7Brockton, MA: 20.2 %Brockton, MA20.2Holyoke, MA: 20 %Holyoke, MA20North Adams, MA: 20 %North Adams, MA20Chelsea, MA: 19.8 %Chelsea, MA19.8Southbridge Town, MA: 19.8 %Southbridge Town, MA19.8Taunton, MA: 19.5 %Taunton, MA19.5Everett, MA: 19.4 %Everett, MA19.4Worcester, MA: 19.4 %Worcester, MA19.4Lawrence, MA: 19.3 %Lawrence, MA19.3Fitchburg, MA: 19.1 %Fitchburg, MA19.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 19 %Bridgewater Town, MA19Chicopee, MA: 18.8 %Chicopee, MA18.8Palmer Town, MA: 18.8 %Palmer Town, MA18.8Gardner, MA: 18.5 %Gardner, MA18.5Westfield, MA: 18.4 %Westfield, MA18.4Boston, MA: 18.3 %Boston, MA18.3Lynn, MA: 18.3 %Lynn, MA18.3Lowell, MA: 18.1 %Lowell, MA18.1Revere, MA: 18.1 %Revere, MA18.1West Springfield Town, MA: 17.8 %West Springfield Town, MA17.8Greenfield, MA: 17.6 %Greenfield, MA17.6Haverhill, MA: 17.6 %Haverhill, MA17.6Leominster, MA: 17.3 %Leominster, MA17.3Pittsfield, MA: 17.1 %Pittsfield, MA17.1Salem, MA: 16.8 %Salem, MA16.8Attleboro, MA: 16.7 %Attleboro, MA16.7Agawam Town, MA: 16.6 %Agawam Town, MA16.6Marlborough, MA: 16.6 %Marlborough, MA16.6Somerville, MA: 16.6 %Somerville, MA16.6Northampton, MA: 16.4 %Northampton, MA16.4Framingham, MA: 16.2 %Framingham, MA16.2Beverly, MA: 16.1 %Beverly, MA16.1Malden, MA: 16.1 %Malden, MA16.1Randolph Town, MA: 16 %Randolph Town, MA16Waltham, MA: 15.9 %Waltham, MA15.9Gloucester, MA: 15.8 %Gloucester, MA15.8Medford, MA: 15.8 %Medford, MA15.8Cambridge, MA: 15.7 %Cambridge, MA15.7Barnstable Town, MA: 15.6 %Barnstable Town, MA15.6Weymouth Town, MA: 15.5 %Weymouth Town, MA15.5Peabody, MA: 15.4 %Peabody, MA15.4Winthrop Town, MA: 15.4 %Winthrop Town, MA15.4Woburn, MA: 15.4 %Woburn, MA15.4North Attleborough Town, MA: 15.3 %North Attleborough Town, MA15.3Franklin Town, MA: 14.5 %Franklin Town, MA14.5Quincy, MA: 14.5 %Quincy, MA14.5Braintree Town, MA: 13.8 %Braintree Town, MA13.8Melrose, MA: 13.6 %Melrose, MA13.6Newton, MA: 12.5 %Newton, MA12.5Newburyport, MA: 12.4 %Newburyport, MA12.4Amherst Town, MA: 21.6 %Amherst Town, MA21.6New Bedford, MA: 21.1 %New Bedford, MA21.1Springfield, MA: 21 %Springfield, MA21Fall River, MA: 20.7 %Fall River, MA20.7Brockton, MA: 20.2 %Brockton, MA20.2Holyoke, MA: 20 %Holyoke, MA20North Adams, MA: 20 %North Adams, MA20Chelsea, MA: 19.8 %Chelsea, MA19.8Southbridge Town, MA: 19.8 %Southbridge Town, MA19.8Taunton, MA: 19.5 %Taunton, MA19.5Everett, MA: 19.4 %Everett, MA19.4Worcester, MA: 19.4 %Worcester, MA19.4Lawrence, MA: 19.3 %Lawrence, MA19.3Fitchburg, MA: 19.1 %Fitchburg, MA19.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 19 %Bridgewater Town, MA19Chicopee, MA: 18.8 %Chicopee, MA18.8Palmer Town, MA: 18.8 %Palmer Town, MA18.8Gardner, MA: 18.5 %Gardner, MA18.5Westfield, MA: 18.4 %Westfield, MA18.4Boston, MA: 18.3 %Boston, MA18.3Lynn, MA: 18.3 %Lynn, MA18.3Lowell, MA: 18.1 %Lowell, MA18.1Revere, MA: 18.1 %Revere, MA18.1West Springfield Town, MA: 17.8 %West Springfield Town, MA17.8Greenfield, MA: 17.6 %Greenfield, MA17.6Haverhill, MA: 17.6 %Haverhill, MA17.6Leominster, MA: 17.3 %Leominster, MA17.3Pittsfield, MA: 17.1 %Pittsfield, MA17.1Salem, MA: 16.8 %Salem, MA16.8Attleboro, MA: 16.7 %Attleboro, MA16.7Agawam Town, MA: 16.6 %Agawam Town, MA16.6Marlborough, MA: 16.6 %Marlborough, MA16.6Somerville, MA: 16.6 %Somerville, MA16.6Northampton, MA: 16.4 %Northampton, MA16.4Framingham, MA: 16.2 %Framingham, MA16.2Beverly, MA: 16.1 %Beverly, MA16.1Malden, MA: 16.1 %Malden, MA16.1Randolph Town, MA: 16 %Randolph Town, MA16Waltham, MA: 15.9 %Waltham, MA15.9Gloucester, MA: 15.8 %Gloucester, MA15.8Medford, MA: 15.8 %Medford, MA15.8Cambridge, MA: 15.7 %Cambridge, MA15.7Barnstable Town, MA: 15.6 %Barnstable Town, MA15.6Weymouth Town, MA: 15.5 %Weymouth Town, MA15.5Peabody, MA: 15.4 %Peabody, MA15.4Winthrop Town, MA: 15.4 %Winthrop Town, MA15.4Woburn, MA: 15.4 %Woburn, MA15.4North Attleborough Town, MA: 15.3 %North Attleborough Town, MA15.3Franklin Town, MA: 14.5 %Franklin Town, MA14.5Quincy, MA: 14.5 %Quincy, MA14.5Braintree Town, MA: 13.8 %Braintree Town, MA13.8Melrose, MA: 13.6 %Melrose, MA13.6Newton, MA: 12.5 %Newton, MA12.5Newburyport, MA: 12.4 %Newburyport, MA12.4
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Amherst Town, MA21.6n/a
2New Bedford, MA21.1+1.9 pts
3Springfield, MA21-0.7 pts
4Fall River, MA20.7+1.4 pts
5Brockton, MA20.2+1.8 pts
6Holyoke, MA20-0.5 pts
6North Adams, MA20+0.9 pts
8Chelsea, MA19.8+1.8 pts
8Southbridge Town, MA19.8+0.4 pts
10Taunton, MA19.5+1.9 pts
11Everett, MA19.4+2.3 pts
11Worcester, MA19.4-0.1 pts
13Lawrence, MA19.3-0.5 pts
14Fitchburg, MA19.1+0.1 pts
15Bridgewater Town, MA19+2 pts
16Chicopee, MA18.8-0.5 pts
16Palmer Town, MA18.8+0.3 pts
18Gardner, MA18.5+0.4 pts
19Westfield, MA18.4+0.2 pts
20Boston, MA18.3+1 pts
20Lynn, MA18.3-0.4 pts
22Lowell, MA18.1+0.5 pts
22Revere, MA18.1+1.6 pts
24West Springfield Town, MA17.8-0.1 pts
25Greenfield, MA17.6n/a
25Haverhill, MA17.6+0.1 pts
27Leominster, MA17.30 pts
28Pittsfield, MA17.1+0.4 pts
29Salem, MA16.8-0.4 pts
30Attleboro, MA16.7+1 pts
31Agawam Town, MA16.6+0.3 pts
31Marlborough, MA16.6+1.7 pts
31Somerville, MA16.6+1.2 pts
34Northampton, MA16.4+0.3 pts
35Framingham, MA16.2+1.2 pts
36Beverly, MA16.1+0.3 pts
36Malden, MA16.1+0.4 pts
38Randolph Town, MA16+0.7 pts
39Waltham, MA15.9+1.2 pts
40Gloucester, MA15.8+0.3 pts
40Medford, MA15.8+1.4 pts
42Cambridge, MA15.7+1 pts
43Barnstable Town, MA15.6+0.7 pts
44Weymouth Town, MA15.5+0.7 pts
45Peabody, MA15.4-0.1 pts
45Winthrop Town, MA15.4+0.8 pts
45Woburn, MA15.4+1.6 pts
48North Attleborough Town, MA15.3n/a
49Franklin Town, MA14.5+0.7 pts
49Quincy, MA14.5-0.2 pts
51Braintree Town, MA13.80 pts
52Melrose, MA13.6+1 pts
53Newton, MA12.5+0.5 pts
54Newburyport, MA12.4-1 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.

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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Amherst Town, MA, with 21.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Newburyport, MA, with 12.4% in 2022.

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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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