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Cities in Massachusetts by Gini index

Amherst Town, MA had the highest Gini index of 54 cities in 2021, at 55.3. Weymouth Town, MA had the lowest, at 39.7. The median was 45.2 and the figure for Massachusetts was 48.5. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.3Amherst Town, MA
Lowest39.7Weymouth Town, MA
Median45.254 cities
Massachusetts48.5History

All cities, 2021

Amherst Town, MA: 55.3 indexAmherst Town, MA55.3Boston, MA: 53.5 indexBoston, MA53.5North Adams, MA: 49.6 indexNorth Adams, MA49.6Cambridge, MA: 49.5 indexCambridge, MA49.5Holyoke, MA: 48.8 indexHolyoke, MA48.8Beverly, MA: 48.3 indexBeverly, MA48.3Worcester, MA: 48.3 indexWorcester, MA48.3Northampton, MA: 48.2 indexNorthampton, MA48.2Newton, MA: 47.9 indexNewton, MA47.9Springfield, MA: 47.8 indexSpringfield, MA47.8Pittsfield, MA: 47.4 indexPittsfield, MA47.4West Springfield Town, MA: 46.7 indexWest Springfield Town, MA46.7Newburyport, MA: 46.7 indexNewburyport, MA46.7Framingham, MA: 46.7 indexFramingham, MA46.7Salem, MA: 46.5 indexSalem, MA46.5Lawrence, MA: 46.4 indexLawrence, MA46.4Fall River, MA: 46.2 indexFall River, MA46.2Lynn, MA: 46.2 indexLynn, MA46.2Southbridge Town, MA: 45.8 indexSouthbridge Town, MA45.8Revere, MA: 45.8 indexRevere, MA45.8Gloucester, MA: 45.6 indexGloucester, MA45.6Brockton, MA: 45.4 indexBrockton, MA45.4New Bedford, MA: 45.4 indexNew Bedford, MA45.4Malden, MA: 45.3 indexMalden, MA45.3Leominster, MA: 45.3 indexLeominster, MA45.3Barnstable Town, MA: 45.2 indexBarnstable Town, MA45.2Lowell, MA: 45.2 indexLowell, MA45.2Randolph Town, MA: 45.2 indexRandolph Town, MA45.2Everett, MA: 45.1 indexEverett, MA45.1Chelsea, MA: 44.7 indexChelsea, MA44.7Gardner, MA: 44.7 indexGardner, MA44.7Peabody, MA: 44.3 indexPeabody, MA44.3Greenfield, MA: 44 indexGreenfield, MA44Chicopee, MA: 44 indexChicopee, MA44Taunton, MA: 43.9 indexTaunton, MA43.9Woburn, MA: 43.9 indexWoburn, MA43.9Medford, MA: 43.8 indexMedford, MA43.8Winthrop Town, MA: 43.5 indexWinthrop Town, MA43.5Westfield, MA: 43.4 indexWestfield, MA43.4Quincy, MA: 43.3 indexQuincy, MA43.3Attleboro, MA: 43.2 indexAttleboro, MA43.2Somerville, MA: 43.2 indexSomerville, MA43.2Agawam Town, MA: 43.1 indexAgawam Town, MA43.1Haverhill, MA: 42.7 indexHaverhill, MA42.7Marlborough, MA: 42.7 indexMarlborough, MA42.7Waltham, MA: 42.6 indexWaltham, MA42.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 42.5 indexNorth Attleborough Town, MA42.5Melrose, MA: 42.1 indexMelrose, MA42.1Fitchburg, MA: 41.9 indexFitchburg, MA41.9Braintree Town, MA: 41.6 indexBraintree Town, MA41.6Franklin Town, MA: 40.1 indexFranklin Town, MA40.1Palmer Town, MA: 40 indexPalmer Town, MA40Bridgewater Town, MA: 39.7 indexBridgewater Town, MA39.7Weymouth Town, MA: 39.7 indexWeymouth Town, MA39.7Amherst Town, MA: 55.3 indexAmherst Town, MA55.3Boston, MA: 53.5 indexBoston, MA53.5North Adams, MA: 49.6 indexNorth Adams, MA49.6Cambridge, MA: 49.5 indexCambridge, MA49.5Holyoke, MA: 48.8 indexHolyoke, MA48.8Beverly, MA: 48.3 indexBeverly, MA48.3Worcester, MA: 48.3 indexWorcester, MA48.3Northampton, MA: 48.2 indexNorthampton, MA48.2Newton, MA: 47.9 indexNewton, MA47.9Springfield, MA: 47.8 indexSpringfield, MA47.8Pittsfield, MA: 47.4 indexPittsfield, MA47.4West Springfield Town, MA: 46.7 indexWest Springfield Town, MA46.7Newburyport, MA: 46.7 indexNewburyport, MA46.7Framingham, MA: 46.7 indexFramingham, MA46.7Salem, MA: 46.5 indexSalem, MA46.5Lawrence, MA: 46.4 indexLawrence, MA46.4Fall River, MA: 46.2 indexFall River, MA46.2Lynn, MA: 46.2 indexLynn, MA46.2Southbridge Town, MA: 45.8 indexSouthbridge Town, MA45.8Revere, MA: 45.8 indexRevere, MA45.8Gloucester, MA: 45.6 indexGloucester, MA45.6Brockton, MA: 45.4 indexBrockton, MA45.4New Bedford, MA: 45.4 indexNew Bedford, MA45.4Malden, MA: 45.3 indexMalden, MA45.3Leominster, MA: 45.3 indexLeominster, MA45.3Barnstable Town, MA: 45.2 indexBarnstable Town, MA45.2Lowell, MA: 45.2 indexLowell, MA45.2Randolph Town, MA: 45.2 indexRandolph Town, MA45.2Everett, MA: 45.1 indexEverett, MA45.1Chelsea, MA: 44.7 indexChelsea, MA44.7Gardner, MA: 44.7 indexGardner, MA44.7Peabody, MA: 44.3 indexPeabody, MA44.3Greenfield, MA: 44 indexGreenfield, MA44Chicopee, MA: 44 indexChicopee, MA44Taunton, MA: 43.9 indexTaunton, MA43.9Woburn, MA: 43.9 indexWoburn, MA43.9Medford, MA: 43.8 indexMedford, MA43.8Winthrop Town, MA: 43.5 indexWinthrop Town, MA43.5Westfield, MA: 43.4 indexWestfield, MA43.4Quincy, MA: 43.3 indexQuincy, MA43.3Attleboro, MA: 43.2 indexAttleboro, MA43.2Somerville, MA: 43.2 indexSomerville, MA43.2Agawam Town, MA: 43.1 indexAgawam Town, MA43.1Haverhill, MA: 42.7 indexHaverhill, MA42.7Marlborough, MA: 42.7 indexMarlborough, MA42.7Waltham, MA: 42.6 indexWaltham, MA42.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 42.5 indexNorth Attleborough Town, MA42.5Melrose, MA: 42.1 indexMelrose, MA42.1Fitchburg, MA: 41.9 indexFitchburg, MA41.9Braintree Town, MA: 41.6 indexBraintree Town, MA41.6Franklin Town, MA: 40.1 indexFranklin Town, MA40.1Palmer Town, MA: 40 indexPalmer Town, MA40Bridgewater Town, MA: 39.7 indexBridgewater Town, MA39.7Weymouth Town, MA: 39.7 indexWeymouth Town, MA39.7
index. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
index
1Amherst Town, MA55.3
2Boston, MA53.5
3North Adams, MA49.6
4Cambridge, MA49.5
5Holyoke, MA48.8
6Beverly, MA48.3
6Worcester, MA48.3
8Northampton, MA48.2
9Newton, MA47.9
10Springfield, MA47.8
11Pittsfield, MA47.4
12West Springfield Town, MA46.7
13Newburyport, MA46.7
14Framingham, MA46.7
15Salem, MA46.5
16Lawrence, MA46.4
17Fall River, MA46.2
18Lynn, MA46.2
19Southbridge Town, MA45.8
20Revere, MA45.8
21Gloucester, MA45.6
22Brockton, MA45.4
23New Bedford, MA45.4
24Malden, MA45.3
25Leominster, MA45.3
26Barnstable Town, MA45.2
26Lowell, MA45.2
28Randolph Town, MA45.2
29Everett, MA45.1
30Chelsea, MA44.7
31Gardner, MA44.7
32Peabody, MA44.3
33Greenfield, MA44
34Chicopee, MA44
35Taunton, MA43.9
36Woburn, MA43.9
37Medford, MA43.8
38Winthrop Town, MA43.5
39Westfield, MA43.4
40Quincy, MA43.3
41Attleboro, MA43.2
42Somerville, MA43.2
43Agawam Town, MA43.1
44Haverhill, MA42.7
45Marlborough, MA42.7
46Waltham, MA42.6
47North Attleborough Town, MA42.5
48Melrose, MA42.1
49Fitchburg, MA41.9
50Braintree Town, MA41.6
51Franklin Town, MA40.1
52Palmer Town, MA40
53Bridgewater Town, MA39.7
54Weymouth Town, MA39.7

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Income inequality on a 0 to 100 scale, where 0 is perfect equality.

Covers Spain, the EU and its countries, and the United States. For other countries use gini_index_world_bank, which is measured on a different basis. US values measure household money income before taxes and are not directly comparable with the EU-SILC measure based on equivalised disposable income.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by Gini index, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by Gini index, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by Gini index, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19083.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/massachusetts-cities?period=2021.

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Which city has the highest Gini index?

Amherst Town, MA, with 55.3 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest Gini index?

Weymouth Town, MA, with 39.7 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 4 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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