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Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Amherst Town, MA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 54 cities in 2021, at 26.7%. Agawam Town, MA had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Massachusetts was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.7Amherst Town, MA
Lowest1.6Agawam Town, MA
Median4.354 cities
Massachusetts5.1History

All cities, 2021

Amherst Town, MA: 26.7 %Amherst Town, MA26.7Cambridge, MA: 13.5 %Cambridge, MA13.5Somerville, MA: 11.7 %Somerville, MA11.7Palmer Town, MA: 9.5 %Palmer Town, MA9.5Quincy, MA: 8.9 %Quincy, MA8.9Boston, MA: 8.9 %Boston, MA8.9Northampton, MA: 8.9 %Northampton, MA8.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 8.7 %Bridgewater Town, MA8.7Waltham, MA: 8 %Waltham, MA8Taunton, MA: 6.9 %Taunton, MA6.9Worcester, MA: 6 %Worcester, MA6Newton, MA: 6 %Newton, MA6Medford, MA: 5.9 %Medford, MA5.9Randolph Town, MA: 5.7 %Randolph Town, MA5.7Weymouth Town, MA: 5.7 %Weymouth Town, MA5.7Malden, MA: 5.5 %Malden, MA5.5Greenfield, MA: 5.5 %Greenfield, MA5.5Westfield, MA: 5.5 %Westfield, MA5.5Winthrop Town, MA: 4.8 %Winthrop Town, MA4.8Beverly, MA: 4.8 %Beverly, MA4.8Chelsea, MA: 4.7 %Chelsea, MA4.7Salem, MA: 4.7 %Salem, MA4.7Newburyport, MA: 4.6 %Newburyport, MA4.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 4.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA4.5Framingham, MA: 4.5 %Framingham, MA4.5Lowell, MA: 4.5 %Lowell, MA4.5North Adams, MA: 4.4 %North Adams, MA4.4Brockton, MA: 4.2 %Brockton, MA4.2Franklin Town, MA: 4.1 %Franklin Town, MA4.1Marlborough, MA: 4 %Marlborough, MA4West Springfield Town, MA: 4 %West Springfield Town, MA4Peabody, MA: 3.9 %Peabody, MA3.9Woburn, MA: 3.9 %Woburn, MA3.9Braintree Town, MA: 3.8 %Braintree Town, MA3.8Everett, MA: 3.8 %Everett, MA3.8Melrose, MA: 3.8 %Melrose, MA3.8Fitchburg, MA: 3.7 %Fitchburg, MA3.7Lynn, MA: 3.6 %Lynn, MA3.6Leominster, MA: 3.4 %Leominster, MA3.4Barnstable Town, MA: 3.4 %Barnstable Town, MA3.4Fall River, MA: 3.4 %Fall River, MA3.4Attleboro, MA: 3.3 %Attleboro, MA3.3Holyoke, MA: 3.3 %Holyoke, MA3.3Chicopee, MA: 3.1 %Chicopee, MA3.1Revere, MA: 3.1 %Revere, MA3.1Southbridge Town, MA: 3.1 %Southbridge Town, MA3.1New Bedford, MA: 3 %New Bedford, MA3Pittsfield, MA: 2.7 %Pittsfield, MA2.7Springfield, MA: 2.7 %Springfield, MA2.7Haverhill, MA: 2.5 %Haverhill, MA2.5Gardner, MA: 2.1 %Gardner, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2.1 %Lawrence, MA2.1Gloucester, MA: 1.9 %Gloucester, MA1.9Agawam Town, MA: 1.6 %Agawam Town, MA1.6Amherst Town, MA: 26.7 %Amherst Town, MA26.7Cambridge, MA: 13.5 %Cambridge, MA13.5Somerville, MA: 11.7 %Somerville, MA11.7Palmer Town, MA: 9.5 %Palmer Town, MA9.5Quincy, MA: 8.9 %Quincy, MA8.9Boston, MA: 8.9 %Boston, MA8.9Northampton, MA: 8.9 %Northampton, MA8.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 8.7 %Bridgewater Town, MA8.7Waltham, MA: 8 %Waltham, MA8Taunton, MA: 6.9 %Taunton, MA6.9Worcester, MA: 6 %Worcester, MA6Newton, MA: 6 %Newton, MA6Medford, MA: 5.9 %Medford, MA5.9Randolph Town, MA: 5.7 %Randolph Town, MA5.7Weymouth Town, MA: 5.7 %Weymouth Town, MA5.7Malden, MA: 5.5 %Malden, MA5.5Greenfield, MA: 5.5 %Greenfield, MA5.5Westfield, MA: 5.5 %Westfield, MA5.5Winthrop Town, MA: 4.8 %Winthrop Town, MA4.8Beverly, MA: 4.8 %Beverly, MA4.8Chelsea, MA: 4.7 %Chelsea, MA4.7Salem, MA: 4.7 %Salem, MA4.7Newburyport, MA: 4.6 %Newburyport, MA4.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 4.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA4.5Framingham, MA: 4.5 %Framingham, MA4.5Lowell, MA: 4.5 %Lowell, MA4.5North Adams, MA: 4.4 %North Adams, MA4.4Brockton, MA: 4.2 %Brockton, MA4.2Franklin Town, MA: 4.1 %Franklin Town, MA4.1Marlborough, MA: 4 %Marlborough, MA4West Springfield Town, MA: 4 %West Springfield Town, MA4Peabody, MA: 3.9 %Peabody, MA3.9Woburn, MA: 3.9 %Woburn, MA3.9Braintree Town, MA: 3.8 %Braintree Town, MA3.8Everett, MA: 3.8 %Everett, MA3.8Melrose, MA: 3.8 %Melrose, MA3.8Fitchburg, MA: 3.7 %Fitchburg, MA3.7Lynn, MA: 3.6 %Lynn, MA3.6Leominster, MA: 3.4 %Leominster, MA3.4Barnstable Town, MA: 3.4 %Barnstable Town, MA3.4Fall River, MA: 3.4 %Fall River, MA3.4Attleboro, MA: 3.3 %Attleboro, MA3.3Holyoke, MA: 3.3 %Holyoke, MA3.3Chicopee, MA: 3.1 %Chicopee, MA3.1Revere, MA: 3.1 %Revere, MA3.1Southbridge Town, MA: 3.1 %Southbridge Town, MA3.1New Bedford, MA: 3 %New Bedford, MA3Pittsfield, MA: 2.7 %Pittsfield, MA2.7Springfield, MA: 2.7 %Springfield, MA2.7Haverhill, MA: 2.5 %Haverhill, MA2.5Gardner, MA: 2.1 %Gardner, MA2.1Lawrence, MA: 2.1 %Lawrence, MA2.1Gloucester, MA: 1.9 %Gloucester, MA1.9Agawam Town, MA: 1.6 %Agawam Town, MA1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Amherst Town, MA26.7
2Cambridge, MA13.5
3Somerville, MA11.7
4Palmer Town, MA9.5
5Quincy, MA8.9
6Boston, MA8.9
6Northampton, MA8.9
8Bridgewater Town, MA8.7
9Waltham, MA8
10Taunton, MA6.9
11Worcester, MA6
12Newton, MA6
13Medford, MA5.9
14Randolph Town, MA5.7
15Weymouth Town, MA5.7
16Malden, MA5.5
17Greenfield, MA5.5
17Westfield, MA5.5
19Winthrop Town, MA4.8
20Beverly, MA4.8
21Chelsea, MA4.7
21Salem, MA4.7
23Newburyport, MA4.6
24North Attleborough Town, MA4.5
25Framingham, MA4.5
26Lowell, MA4.5
27North Adams, MA4.4
28Brockton, MA4.2
29Franklin Town, MA4.1
30Marlborough, MA4
31West Springfield Town, MA4
32Peabody, MA3.9
33Woburn, MA3.9
34Braintree Town, MA3.8
34Everett, MA3.8
36Melrose, MA3.8
37Fitchburg, MA3.7
38Lynn, MA3.6
39Leominster, MA3.4
40Barnstable Town, MA3.4
40Fall River, MA3.4
42Attleboro, MA3.3
43Holyoke, MA3.3
44Chicopee, MA3.1
45Revere, MA3.1
46Southbridge Town, MA3.1
47New Bedford, MA3
48Pittsfield, MA2.7
48Springfield, MA2.7
50Haverhill, MA2.5
51Gardner, MA2.1
52Lawrence, MA2.1
53Gloucester, MA1.9
54Agawam Town, MA1.6

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Massachusetts by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, 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-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Amherst Town, MA, with 26.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Agawam Town, MA, with 1.6% 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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, 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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