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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 2023, at 29%. Gloucester, MA had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29Amherst Town, MA
Lowest1.5Gloucester, MA
Median4.454 cities
Massachusetts5.2History

All cities, 2023

Amherst Town, MA: 29 %Amherst Town, MA29Cambridge, MA: 13.2 %Cambridge, MA13.2Somerville, MA: 12 %Somerville, MA12Northampton, MA: 9.4 %Northampton, MA9.4Boston, MA: 9.1 %Boston, MA9.1Quincy, MA: 8.6 %Quincy, MA8.6Waltham, MA: 8.1 %Waltham, MA8.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 7.7 %Bridgewater Town, MA7.7Palmer Town, MA: 7.6 %Palmer Town, MA7.6Medford, MA: 6.9 %Medford, MA6.9Taunton, MA: 6.8 %Taunton, MA6.8Worcester, MA: 6.5 %Worcester, MA6.5Greenfield, MA: 5.9 %Greenfield, MA5.9Malden, MA: 5.6 %Malden, MA5.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 5.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA5.5Newton, MA: 5.5 %Newton, MA5.5Beverly, MA: 5.4 %Beverly, MA5.4Chelsea, MA: 5.4 %Chelsea, MA5.4Weymouth Town, MA: 5.2 %Weymouth Town, MA5.2Newburyport, MA: 5.1 %Newburyport, MA5.1Fitchburg, MA: 5 %Fitchburg, MA5North Adams, MA: 4.7 %North Adams, MA4.7Winthrop Town, MA: 4.7 %Winthrop Town, MA4.7Lowell, MA: 4.6 %Lowell, MA4.6Salem, MA: 4.6 %Salem, MA4.6Brockton, MA: 4.5 %Brockton, MA4.5Westfield, MA: 4.4 %Westfield, MA4.4Revere, MA: 4.4 %Revere, MA4.4Everett, MA: 4.3 %Everett, MA4.3Woburn, MA: 4.3 %Woburn, MA4.3Attleboro, MA: 4.2 %Attleboro, MA4.2Framingham, MA: 4.2 %Framingham, MA4.2Barnstable Town, MA: 4.2 %Barnstable Town, MA4.2Franklin Town, MA: 4.1 %Franklin Town, MA4.1Pittsfield, MA: 4 %Pittsfield, MA4Randolph Town, MA: 4 %Randolph Town, MA4Lynn, MA: 3.9 %Lynn, MA3.9Braintree Town, MA: 3.9 %Braintree Town, MA3.9New Bedford, MA: 3.6 %New Bedford, MA3.6Marlborough, MA: 3.6 %Marlborough, MA3.6Peabody, MA: 3.5 %Peabody, MA3.5Melrose, MA: 3.4 %Melrose, MA3.4West Springfield Town, MA: 3.3 %West Springfield Town, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.3 %Haverhill, MA3.3Fall River, MA: 2.9 %Fall River, MA2.9Leominster, MA: 2.8 %Leominster, MA2.8Holyoke, MA: 2.7 %Holyoke, MA2.7Chicopee, MA: 2.7 %Chicopee, MA2.7Southbridge Town, MA: 2.6 %Southbridge Town, MA2.6Springfield, MA: 2.4 %Springfield, MA2.4Lawrence, MA: 2.1 %Lawrence, MA2.1Agawam Town, MA: 2 %Agawam Town, MA2Gardner, MA: 1.8 %Gardner, MA1.8Gloucester, MA: 1.5 %Gloucester, MA1.5Amherst Town, MA: 29 %Amherst Town, MA29Cambridge, MA: 13.2 %Cambridge, MA13.2Somerville, MA: 12 %Somerville, MA12Northampton, MA: 9.4 %Northampton, MA9.4Boston, MA: 9.1 %Boston, MA9.1Quincy, MA: 8.6 %Quincy, MA8.6Waltham, MA: 8.1 %Waltham, MA8.1Bridgewater Town, MA: 7.7 %Bridgewater Town, MA7.7Palmer Town, MA: 7.6 %Palmer Town, MA7.6Medford, MA: 6.9 %Medford, MA6.9Taunton, MA: 6.8 %Taunton, MA6.8Worcester, MA: 6.5 %Worcester, MA6.5Greenfield, MA: 5.9 %Greenfield, MA5.9Malden, MA: 5.6 %Malden, MA5.6North Attleborough Town, MA: 5.5 %North Attleborough Town, MA5.5Newton, MA: 5.5 %Newton, MA5.5Beverly, MA: 5.4 %Beverly, MA5.4Chelsea, MA: 5.4 %Chelsea, MA5.4Weymouth Town, MA: 5.2 %Weymouth Town, MA5.2Newburyport, MA: 5.1 %Newburyport, MA5.1Fitchburg, MA: 5 %Fitchburg, MA5North Adams, MA: 4.7 %North Adams, MA4.7Winthrop Town, MA: 4.7 %Winthrop Town, MA4.7Lowell, MA: 4.6 %Lowell, MA4.6Salem, MA: 4.6 %Salem, MA4.6Brockton, MA: 4.5 %Brockton, MA4.5Westfield, MA: 4.4 %Westfield, MA4.4Revere, MA: 4.4 %Revere, MA4.4Everett, MA: 4.3 %Everett, MA4.3Woburn, MA: 4.3 %Woburn, MA4.3Attleboro, MA: 4.2 %Attleboro, MA4.2Framingham, MA: 4.2 %Framingham, MA4.2Barnstable Town, MA: 4.2 %Barnstable Town, MA4.2Franklin Town, MA: 4.1 %Franklin Town, MA4.1Pittsfield, MA: 4 %Pittsfield, MA4Randolph Town, MA: 4 %Randolph Town, MA4Lynn, MA: 3.9 %Lynn, MA3.9Braintree Town, MA: 3.9 %Braintree Town, MA3.9New Bedford, MA: 3.6 %New Bedford, MA3.6Marlborough, MA: 3.6 %Marlborough, MA3.6Peabody, MA: 3.5 %Peabody, MA3.5Melrose, MA: 3.4 %Melrose, MA3.4West Springfield Town, MA: 3.3 %West Springfield Town, MA3.3Haverhill, MA: 3.3 %Haverhill, MA3.3Fall River, MA: 2.9 %Fall River, MA2.9Leominster, MA: 2.8 %Leominster, MA2.8Holyoke, MA: 2.7 %Holyoke, MA2.7Chicopee, MA: 2.7 %Chicopee, MA2.7Southbridge Town, MA: 2.6 %Southbridge Town, MA2.6Springfield, MA: 2.4 %Springfield, MA2.4Lawrence, MA: 2.1 %Lawrence, MA2.1Agawam Town, MA: 2 %Agawam Town, MA2Gardner, 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

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Amherst Town, MA29+0.5 pts
2Cambridge, MA13.2-0.4 pts
3Somerville, MA120 pts
4Northampton, MA9.4+0.1 pts
5Boston, MA9.1-0.1 pts
6Quincy, MA8.6-0.5 pts
7Waltham, MA8.1+0.2 pts
8Bridgewater Town, MA7.7-0.5 pts
9Palmer Town, MA7.6+0.3 pts
10Medford, MA6.9+1.1 pts
11Taunton, MA6.8-0.2 pts
12Worcester, MA6.5+0.1 pts
13Greenfield, MA5.9-0.1 pts
14Malden, MA5.6-0.4 pts
15North Attleborough Town, MA5.5+0.5 pts
16Newton, MA5.5-0.2 pts
17Beverly, MA5.4+0.1 pts
18Chelsea, MA5.4+0.3 pts
19Weymouth Town, MA5.2-0.7 pts
20Newburyport, MA5.1+0.4 pts
21Fitchburg, MA5+1.6 pts
22North Adams, MA4.7-0.3 pts
23Winthrop Town, MA4.7+0.5 pts
24Lowell, MA4.60 pts
25Salem, MA4.6+0.3 pts
26Brockton, MA4.5+0.6 pts
27Westfield, MA4.4+0.3 pts
28Revere, MA4.4+0.9 pts
29Everett, MA4.3-0 pts
29Woburn, MA4.3-0.2 pts
31Attleboro, MA4.2+0.9 pts
31Framingham, MA4.2-0 pts
33Barnstable Town, MA4.2+0.4 pts
34Franklin Town, MA4.1-0.3 pts
35Pittsfield, MA4+0.7 pts
36Randolph Town, MA4-1.4 pts
37Lynn, MA3.9+0.5 pts
38Braintree Town, MA3.9-0 pts
39New Bedford, MA3.6+0.8 pts
40Marlborough, MA3.6+0.2 pts
41Peabody, MA3.5+0.2 pts
42Melrose, MA3.4+0.5 pts
43West Springfield Town, MA3.3-0.7 pts
44Haverhill, MA3.30 pts
45Fall River, MA2.9-0.3 pts
46Leominster, MA2.8+0.2 pts
47Holyoke, MA2.7+0.3 pts
48Chicopee, MA2.7+0.1 pts
49Southbridge Town, MA2.6-0.2 pts
50Springfield, MA2.4-0.1 pts
51Lawrence, MA2.1-0 pts
52Agawam Town, MA2+0.1 pts
53Gardner, MA1.80 pts
54Gloucester, MA1.5-0 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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Amherst Town, MA, with 29% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gloucester, MA, with 1.5% in 2023.

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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 2023 and are not ranked.

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