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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 2022, at 28.5%. Gloucester, MA had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Massachusetts was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.5Amherst Town, MA
Lowest1.5Gloucester, MA
Median4.354 cities
Massachusetts5.2History

All cities, 2022

Amherst Town, MA: 28.5 %Amherst Town, MA28.5Cambridge, MA: 13.6 %Cambridge, MA13.6Somerville, MA: 12 %Somerville, MA12Northampton, MA: 9.3 %Northampton, MA9.3Boston, MA: 9.2 %Boston, MA9.2Quincy, MA: 9.2 %Quincy, MA9.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 8.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA8.3Waltham, MA: 7.8 %Waltham, MA7.8Palmer Town, MA: 7.3 %Palmer Town, MA7.3Taunton, MA: 7 %Taunton, MA7Worcester, MA: 6.5 %Worcester, MA6.5Greenfield, MA: 6 %Greenfield, MA6Malden, MA: 6 %Malden, MA6Weymouth Town, MA: 5.9 %Weymouth Town, MA5.9Medford, MA: 5.9 %Medford, MA5.9Newton, MA: 5.7 %Newton, MA5.7Beverly, MA: 5.3 %Beverly, MA5.3Randolph Town, MA: 5.3 %Randolph Town, MA5.3Chelsea, MA: 5.1 %Chelsea, MA5.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 5 %North Attleborough Town, MA5North Adams, MA: 5 %North Adams, MA5Newburyport, MA: 4.7 %Newburyport, MA4.7Lowell, MA: 4.6 %Lowell, MA4.6Woburn, MA: 4.4 %Woburn, MA4.4Franklin Town, MA: 4.4 %Franklin Town, MA4.4Everett, MA: 4.3 %Everett, MA4.3Salem, MA: 4.3 %Salem, MA4.3Framingham, MA: 4.3 %Framingham, MA4.3Westfield, MA: 4.2 %Westfield, MA4.2Winthrop Town, MA: 4.2 %Winthrop Town, MA4.2West Springfield Town, MA: 4 %West Springfield Town, MA4Brockton, MA: 4 %Brockton, MA4Braintree Town, MA: 3.9 %Braintree Town, MA3.9Barnstable Town, MA: 3.8 %Barnstable Town, MA3.8Revere, MA: 3.5 %Revere, MA3.5Lynn, MA: 3.4 %Lynn, MA3.4Fitchburg, MA: 3.4 %Fitchburg, MA3.4Marlborough, MA: 3.4 %Marlborough, MA3.4Attleboro, MA: 3.4 %Attleboro, MA3.4Peabody, MA: 3.3 %Peabody, MA3.3Pittsfield, MA: 3.3 %Pittsfield, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.2 %Haverhill, MA3.2Fall River, MA: 3.1 %Fall River, MA3.1Melrose, MA: 2.9 %Melrose, MA2.9Southbridge Town, MA: 2.8 %Southbridge Town, MA2.8New Bedford, MA: 2.8 %New Bedford, MA2.8Leominster, MA: 2.6 %Leominster, MA2.6Chicopee, MA: 2.6 %Chicopee, MA2.6Springfield, MA: 2.5 %Springfield, MA2.5Holyoke, MA: 2.4 %Holyoke, MA2.4Lawrence, MA: 2.2 %Lawrence, MA2.2Agawam Town, MA: 1.9 %Agawam Town, MA1.9Gardner, MA: 1.8 %Gardner, MA1.8Gloucester, MA: 1.5 %Gloucester, MA1.5Amherst Town, MA: 28.5 %Amherst Town, MA28.5Cambridge, MA: 13.6 %Cambridge, MA13.6Somerville, MA: 12 %Somerville, MA12Northampton, MA: 9.3 %Northampton, MA9.3Boston, MA: 9.2 %Boston, MA9.2Quincy, MA: 9.2 %Quincy, MA9.2Bridgewater Town, MA: 8.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA8.3Waltham, MA: 7.8 %Waltham, MA7.8Palmer Town, MA: 7.3 %Palmer Town, MA7.3Taunton, MA: 7 %Taunton, MA7Worcester, MA: 6.5 %Worcester, MA6.5Greenfield, MA: 6 %Greenfield, MA6Malden, MA: 6 %Malden, MA6Weymouth Town, MA: 5.9 %Weymouth Town, MA5.9Medford, MA: 5.9 %Medford, MA5.9Newton, MA: 5.7 %Newton, MA5.7Beverly, MA: 5.3 %Beverly, MA5.3Randolph Town, MA: 5.3 %Randolph Town, MA5.3Chelsea, MA: 5.1 %Chelsea, MA5.1North Attleborough Town, MA: 5 %North Attleborough Town, MA5North Adams, MA: 5 %North Adams, MA5Newburyport, MA: 4.7 %Newburyport, MA4.7Lowell, MA: 4.6 %Lowell, MA4.6Woburn, MA: 4.4 %Woburn, MA4.4Franklin Town, MA: 4.4 %Franklin Town, MA4.4Everett, MA: 4.3 %Everett, MA4.3Salem, MA: 4.3 %Salem, MA4.3Framingham, MA: 4.3 %Framingham, MA4.3Westfield, MA: 4.2 %Westfield, MA4.2Winthrop Town, MA: 4.2 %Winthrop Town, MA4.2West Springfield Town, MA: 4 %West Springfield Town, MA4Brockton, MA: 4 %Brockton, MA4Braintree Town, MA: 3.9 %Braintree Town, MA3.9Barnstable Town, MA: 3.8 %Barnstable Town, MA3.8Revere, MA: 3.5 %Revere, MA3.5Lynn, MA: 3.4 %Lynn, MA3.4Fitchburg, MA: 3.4 %Fitchburg, MA3.4Marlborough, MA: 3.4 %Marlborough, MA3.4Attleboro, MA: 3.4 %Attleboro, MA3.4Peabody, MA: 3.3 %Peabody, MA3.3Pittsfield, MA: 3.3 %Pittsfield, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.2 %Haverhill, MA3.2Fall River, MA: 3.1 %Fall River, MA3.1Melrose, MA: 2.9 %Melrose, MA2.9Southbridge Town, MA: 2.8 %Southbridge Town, MA2.8New Bedford, MA: 2.8 %New Bedford, MA2.8Leominster, MA: 2.6 %Leominster, MA2.6Chicopee, MA: 2.6 %Chicopee, MA2.6Springfield, MA: 2.5 %Springfield, MA2.5Holyoke, MA: 2.4 %Holyoke, MA2.4Lawrence, MA: 2.2 %Lawrence, MA2.2Agawam Town, MA: 1.9 %Agawam Town, MA1.9Gardner, MA: 1.8 %Gardner, MA1.8Gloucester, MA: 1.5 %Gloucester, MA1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Amherst Town, MA28.5+1.8 pts
2Cambridge, MA13.6+0.1 pts
3Somerville, MA12+0.2 pts
4Northampton, MA9.3+0.4 pts
5Boston, MA9.2+0.3 pts
6Quincy, MA9.2+0.3 pts
7Bridgewater Town, MA8.3-0.4 pts
8Waltham, MA7.8-0.2 pts
9Palmer Town, MA7.3-2.1 pts
10Taunton, MA7+0.1 pts
11Worcester, MA6.5+0.5 pts
12Greenfield, MA6+0.6 pts
12Malden, MA6+0.5 pts
14Weymouth Town, MA5.9+0.2 pts
15Medford, MA5.9-0 pts
16Newton, MA5.7-0.2 pts
17Beverly, MA5.3+0.5 pts
17Randolph Town, MA5.3-0.4 pts
19Chelsea, MA5.1+0.4 pts
20North Attleborough Town, MA5+0.5 pts
21North Adams, MA5+0.7 pts
22Newburyport, MA4.70 pts
23Lowell, MA4.6+0.2 pts
24Woburn, MA4.4+0.6 pts
25Franklin Town, MA4.4+0.2 pts
26Everett, MA4.3+0.5 pts
27Salem, MA4.3-0.4 pts
28Framingham, MA4.3-0.2 pts
29Westfield, MA4.2-1.3 pts
29Winthrop Town, MA4.2-0.6 pts
31West Springfield Town, MA40 pts
32Brockton, MA4-0.3 pts
33Braintree Town, MA3.9+0.1 pts
34Barnstable Town, MA3.8+0.4 pts
35Revere, MA3.5+0.4 pts
36Lynn, MA3.4-0.2 pts
37Fitchburg, MA3.4-0.3 pts
38Marlborough, MA3.4-0.6 pts
39Attleboro, MA3.40 pts
40Peabody, MA3.3-0.6 pts
41Pittsfield, MA3.3+0.6 pts
42Haverhill, MA3.2+0.7 pts
43Fall River, MA3.1-0.2 pts
44Melrose, MA2.9-0.8 pts
45Southbridge Town, MA2.8-0.2 pts
46New Bedford, MA2.8-0.2 pts
47Leominster, MA2.6-0.8 pts
48Chicopee, MA2.6-0.5 pts
49Springfield, MA2.5-0.2 pts
50Holyoke, MA2.4-0.8 pts
51Lawrence, MA2.2+0.1 pts
52Agawam Town, MA1.9+0.3 pts
53Gardner, MA1.8-0.3 pts
54Gloucester, MA1.5-0.4 pts

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 2022 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Amherst Town, MA, with 28.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gloucester, MA, with 1.5% in 2022.

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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 2022 and are not ranked.

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