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Cities in Massachusetts by Gini index

Amherst Town, MA had the highest Gini index of 54 cities in 2023, at 54.6. Franklin Town, MA had the lowest, at 39.7. The median was 44.9 and the figure for Massachusetts was 48.8. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.6Amherst Town, MA
Lowest39.7Franklin Town, MA
Median44.954 cities
Massachusetts48.8History

All cities, 2023

Amherst Town, MA: 54.6 indexAmherst Town, MA54.6Boston, MA: 53.3 indexBoston, MA53.3North Adams, MA: 52.8 indexNorth Adams, MA52.8Cambridge, MA: 49.7 indexCambridge, MA49.7Newton, MA: 48.8 indexNewton, MA48.8Northampton, MA: 48.6 indexNorthampton, MA48.6Pittsfield, MA: 48.6 indexPittsfield, MA48.6Holyoke, MA: 48.1 indexHolyoke, MA48.1Springfield, MA: 47.8 indexSpringfield, MA47.8Worcester, MA: 47.8 indexWorcester, MA47.8Beverly, MA: 47.7 indexBeverly, MA47.7Gloucester, MA: 47.4 indexGloucester, MA47.4Framingham, MA: 47 indexFramingham, MA47Brockton, MA: 47 indexBrockton, MA47Newburyport, MA: 46.9 indexNewburyport, MA46.9Fall River, MA: 46.8 indexFall River, MA46.8Lynn, MA: 46.5 indexLynn, MA46.5Lawrence, MA: 46.3 indexLawrence, MA46.3Revere, MA: 46.1 indexRevere, MA46.1Chelsea, MA: 45.9 indexChelsea, MA45.9Everett, MA: 45.4 indexEverett, MA45.4New Bedford, MA: 45.4 indexNew Bedford, MA45.4Barnstable Town, MA: 45.2 indexBarnstable Town, MA45.2Lowell, MA: 45.2 indexLowell, MA45.2Peabody, MA: 45.1 indexPeabody, MA45.1Southbridge Town, MA: 45.1 indexSouthbridge Town, MA45.1Greenfield, MA: 44.9 indexGreenfield, MA44.9Randolph Town, MA: 44.9 indexRandolph Town, MA44.9Salem, MA: 44.8 indexSalem, MA44.8Fitchburg, MA: 44.8 indexFitchburg, MA44.8West Springfield Town, MA: 44.6 indexWest Springfield Town, MA44.6Quincy, MA: 44.6 indexQuincy, MA44.6Chicopee, MA: 44.4 indexChicopee, MA44.4Somerville, MA: 44.3 indexSomerville, MA44.3Leominster, MA: 44.1 indexLeominster, MA44.1Malden, MA: 44.1 indexMalden, MA44.1Agawam Town, MA: 44.1 indexAgawam Town, MA44.1Medford, MA: 44 indexMedford, MA44Gardner, MA: 43.8 indexGardner, MA43.8Westfield, MA: 43.6 indexWestfield, MA43.6Waltham, MA: 43.5 indexWaltham, MA43.5Winthrop Town, MA: 43.3 indexWinthrop Town, MA43.3Woburn, MA: 43.1 indexWoburn, MA43.1Taunton, MA: 42.9 indexTaunton, MA42.9Palmer Town, MA: 42.7 indexPalmer Town, MA42.7Marlborough, MA: 42.6 indexMarlborough, MA42.6Weymouth Town, MA: 42.6 indexWeymouth Town, MA42.6Melrose, MA: 42.6 indexMelrose, MA42.6Attleboro, MA: 42.3 indexAttleboro, MA42.3Haverhill, MA: 42.3 indexHaverhill, MA42.3Braintree Town, MA: 41.7 indexBraintree Town, MA41.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 41.3 indexNorth Attleborough Town, MA41.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 41.2 indexBridgewater Town, MA41.2Franklin Town, MA: 39.7 indexFranklin Town, MA39.7Amherst Town, MA: 54.6 indexAmherst Town, MA54.6Boston, MA: 53.3 indexBoston, MA53.3North Adams, MA: 52.8 indexNorth Adams, MA52.8Cambridge, MA: 49.7 indexCambridge, MA49.7Newton, MA: 48.8 indexNewton, MA48.8Northampton, MA: 48.6 indexNorthampton, MA48.6Pittsfield, MA: 48.6 indexPittsfield, MA48.6Holyoke, MA: 48.1 indexHolyoke, MA48.1Springfield, MA: 47.8 indexSpringfield, MA47.8Worcester, MA: 47.8 indexWorcester, MA47.8Beverly, MA: 47.7 indexBeverly, MA47.7Gloucester, MA: 47.4 indexGloucester, MA47.4Framingham, MA: 47 indexFramingham, MA47Brockton, MA: 47 indexBrockton, MA47Newburyport, MA: 46.9 indexNewburyport, MA46.9Fall River, MA: 46.8 indexFall River, MA46.8Lynn, MA: 46.5 indexLynn, MA46.5Lawrence, MA: 46.3 indexLawrence, MA46.3Revere, MA: 46.1 indexRevere, MA46.1Chelsea, MA: 45.9 indexChelsea, MA45.9Everett, MA: 45.4 indexEverett, MA45.4New Bedford, MA: 45.4 indexNew Bedford, MA45.4Barnstable Town, MA: 45.2 indexBarnstable Town, MA45.2Lowell, MA: 45.2 indexLowell, MA45.2Peabody, MA: 45.1 indexPeabody, MA45.1Southbridge Town, MA: 45.1 indexSouthbridge Town, MA45.1Greenfield, MA: 44.9 indexGreenfield, MA44.9Randolph Town, MA: 44.9 indexRandolph Town, MA44.9Salem, MA: 44.8 indexSalem, MA44.8Fitchburg, MA: 44.8 indexFitchburg, MA44.8West Springfield Town, MA: 44.6 indexWest Springfield Town, MA44.6Quincy, MA: 44.6 indexQuincy, MA44.6Chicopee, MA: 44.4 indexChicopee, MA44.4Somerville, MA: 44.3 indexSomerville, MA44.3Leominster, MA: 44.1 indexLeominster, MA44.1Malden, MA: 44.1 indexMalden, MA44.1Agawam Town, MA: 44.1 indexAgawam Town, MA44.1Medford, MA: 44 indexMedford, MA44Gardner, MA: 43.8 indexGardner, MA43.8Westfield, MA: 43.6 indexWestfield, MA43.6Waltham, MA: 43.5 indexWaltham, MA43.5Winthrop Town, MA: 43.3 indexWinthrop Town, MA43.3Woburn, MA: 43.1 indexWoburn, MA43.1Taunton, MA: 42.9 indexTaunton, MA42.9Palmer Town, MA: 42.7 indexPalmer Town, MA42.7Marlborough, MA: 42.6 indexMarlborough, MA42.6Weymouth Town, MA: 42.6 indexWeymouth Town, MA42.6Melrose, MA: 42.6 indexMelrose, MA42.6Attleboro, MA: 42.3 indexAttleboro, MA42.3Haverhill, MA: 42.3 indexHaverhill, MA42.3Braintree Town, MA: 41.7 indexBraintree Town, MA41.7North Attleborough Town, MA: 41.3 indexNorth Attleborough Town, MA41.3Bridgewater Town, MA: 41.2 indexBridgewater Town, MA41.2Franklin Town, MA: 39.7 indexFranklin 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

RankCities2023
index		Change on 2022
1Amherst Town, MA54.6+0.7
2Boston, MA53.3-0.3
3North Adams, MA52.8+1.6
4Cambridge, MA49.7-0
5Newton, MA48.8-0.4
6Northampton, MA48.6-0.5
6Pittsfield, MA48.6+0.7
8Holyoke, MA48.1-0.4
9Springfield, MA47.8-0.2
10Worcester, MA47.8-0.1
11Beverly, MA47.7-0.4
12Gloucester, MA47.4-0.1
13Framingham, MA47-0.2
14Brockton, MA47+0.5
15Newburyport, MA46.9-0.6
16Fall River, MA46.8+0.7
17Lynn, MA46.5+1
18Lawrence, MA46.30
19Revere, MA46.1+1.2
20Chelsea, MA45.9+0.7
21Everett, MA45.40
22New Bedford, MA45.4+0.6
23Barnstable Town, MA45.2+0.4
23Lowell, MA45.2+1
25Peabody, MA45.1+0.3
26Southbridge Town, MA45.1-0.7
27Greenfield, MA44.9+0.3
28Randolph Town, MA44.9+0.7
29Salem, MA44.8-0.1
30Fitchburg, MA44.8+2
31West Springfield Town, MA44.6-1.4
32Quincy, MA44.6+0.4
33Chicopee, MA44.4+0.2
34Somerville, MA44.3+0.8
35Leominster, MA44.1-0.3
35Malden, MA44.1-0.4
37Agawam Town, MA44.1+0.4
38Medford, MA44+0.1
39Gardner, MA43.8-0.2
40Westfield, MA43.6-0.3
41Waltham, MA43.5+0.3
42Winthrop Town, MA43.3-0.8
43Woburn, MA43.1+0.2
44Taunton, MA42.9+0.1
45Palmer Town, MA42.7-0
46Marlborough, MA42.60
46Weymouth Town, MA42.6+1.3
48Melrose, MA42.6+0.2
49Attleboro, MA42.3-1.2
50Haverhill, MA42.3-0.2
51Braintree Town, MA41.7-0.9
52North Attleborough Town, MA41.3-1.8
53Bridgewater Town, MA41.2-0.5
54Franklin Town, MA39.7-0.6

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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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19083.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/gini/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Amherst Town, MA, with 54.6 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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