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Cities in Massachusetts by population

Boston, MA had the highest population of 58 cities in 2022, at 661,014. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 12,331. The median was 43,688 and the figure for Massachusetts was 7.03 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest661,014Boston, MA
Lowest12,331Palmer Town, MA
Median43,68858 cities
Massachusetts7,025,465History

All cities, 2022

Boston, MA: 661,014 personsBoston, MA661,014Worcester, MA: 206,772 personsWorcester, MA206,772Springfield, MA: 154,307 personsSpringfield, MA154,307Cambridge, MA: 119,861 personsCambridge, MA119,861Lowell, MA: 118,356 personsLowell, MA118,356Brockton, MA: 105,123 personsBrockton, MA105,123Quincy, MA: 102,098 personsQuincy, MA102,098Lynn, MA: 101,218 personsLynn, MA101,218New Bedford, MA: 100,830 personsNew Bedford, MA100,830Fall River, MA: 93,857 personsFall River, MA93,857Lawrence, MA: 88,324 personsLawrence, MA88,324Newton, MA: 88,170 personsNewton, MA88,170Somerville, MA: 82,641 personsSomerville, MA82,641Framingham, MA: 72,039 personsFramingham, MA72,039Haverhill, MA: 67,439 personsHaverhill, MA67,439Malden, MA: 65,410 personsMalden, MA65,410Waltham, MA: 64,628 personsWaltham, MA64,628Taunton, MA: 60,089 personsTaunton, MA60,089Medford, MA: 59,192 personsMedford, MA59,192Revere, MA: 58,922 personsRevere, MA58,922Weymouth Town, MA: 57,619 personsWeymouth Town, MA57,619Chicopee, MA: 55,042 personsChicopee, MA55,042Peabody, MA: 54,397 personsPeabody, MA54,397Methuen, MA: 53,447 personsMethuen, MA53,447Barnstable Town, MA: 49,679 personsBarnstable Town, MA49,679Everett, MA: 48,594 personsEverett, MA48,594Attleboro, MA: 46,721 personsAttleboro, MA46,721Salem, MA: 44,648 personsSalem, MA44,648Leominster, MA: 43,921 personsLeominster, MA43,921Pittsfield, MA: 43,454 personsPittsfield, MA43,454Beverly, MA: 42,495 personsBeverly, MA42,495Fitchburg, MA: 41,691 personsFitchburg, MA41,691Woburn, MA: 41,629 personsWoburn, MA41,629Marlborough, MA: 41,338 personsMarlborough, MA41,338Amherst Town, MA: 40,740 personsAmherst Town, MA40,740Westfield, MA: 40,426 personsWestfield, MA40,426Chelsea, MA: 39,536 personsChelsea, MA39,536Braintree Town, MA: 38,710 personsBraintree Town, MA38,710Holyoke, MA: 37,661 personsHolyoke, MA37,661Watertown, MA: 35,342 personsWatertown, MA35,342Randolph Town, MA: 34,721 personsRandolph Town, MA34,721Franklin Town, MA: 33,183 personsFranklin Town, MA33,183Northampton, MA: 31,371 personsNorthampton, MA31,371North Attleborough Town, MA: 31,009 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA31,009Gloucester, MA: 29,967 personsGloucester, MA29,967Melrose, MA: 29,425 personsMelrose, MA29,425Bridgewater Town, MA: 28,842 personsBridgewater Town, MA28,842West Springfield Town, MA: 28,511 personsWest Springfield Town, MA28,511Agawam Town, MA: 28,393 personsAgawam Town, MA28,393Gardner, MA: 21,016 personsGardner, MA21,016Newburyport, MA: 18,725 personsNewburyport, MA18,725Winthrop Town, MA: 18,618 personsWinthrop Town, MA18,618Southbridge Town, MA: 17,971 personsSouthbridge Town, MA17,971Greenfield, MA: 17,703 personsGreenfield, MA17,703Amesbury, MA: 17,254 personsAmesbury, MA17,254Easthampton, MA: 16,089 personsEasthampton, MA16,089North Adams, MA: 12,556 personsNorth Adams, MA12,556Palmer Town, MA: 12,331 personsPalmer Town, MA12,331Boston, MA: 661,014 personsBoston, MA661,014Worcester, MA: 206,772 personsWorcester, MA206,772Springfield, MA: 154,307 personsSpringfield, MA154,307Cambridge, MA: 119,861 personsCambridge, MA119,861Lowell, MA: 118,356 personsLowell, MA118,356Brockton, MA: 105,123 personsBrockton, MA105,123Quincy, MA: 102,098 personsQuincy, MA102,098Lynn, MA: 101,218 personsLynn, MA101,218New Bedford, MA: 100,830 personsNew Bedford, MA100,830Fall River, MA: 93,857 personsFall River, MA93,857Lawrence, MA: 88,324 personsLawrence, MA88,324Newton, MA: 88,170 personsNewton, MA88,170Somerville, MA: 82,641 personsSomerville, MA82,641Framingham, MA: 72,039 personsFramingham, MA72,039Haverhill, MA: 67,439 personsHaverhill, MA67,439Malden, MA: 65,410 personsMalden, MA65,410Waltham, MA: 64,628 personsWaltham, MA64,628Taunton, MA: 60,089 personsTaunton, MA60,089Medford, MA: 59,192 personsMedford, MA59,192Revere, MA: 58,922 personsRevere, MA58,922Weymouth Town, MA: 57,619 personsWeymouth Town, MA57,619Chicopee, MA: 55,042 personsChicopee, MA55,042Peabody, MA: 54,397 personsPeabody, MA54,397Methuen, MA: 53,447 personsMethuen, MA53,447Barnstable Town, MA: 49,679 personsBarnstable Town, MA49,679Everett, MA: 48,594 personsEverett, MA48,594Attleboro, MA: 46,721 personsAttleboro, MA46,721Salem, MA: 44,648 personsSalem, MA44,648Leominster, MA: 43,921 personsLeominster, MA43,921Pittsfield, MA: 43,454 personsPittsfield, MA43,454Beverly, MA: 42,495 personsBeverly, MA42,495Fitchburg, MA: 41,691 personsFitchburg, MA41,691Woburn, MA: 41,629 personsWoburn, MA41,629Marlborough, MA: 41,338 personsMarlborough, MA41,338Amherst Town, MA: 40,740 personsAmherst Town, MA40,740Westfield, MA: 40,426 personsWestfield, MA40,426Chelsea, MA: 39,536 personsChelsea, MA39,536Braintree Town, MA: 38,710 personsBraintree Town, MA38,710Holyoke, MA: 37,661 personsHolyoke, MA37,661Watertown, MA: 35,342 personsWatertown, MA35,342Randolph Town, MA: 34,721 personsRandolph Town, MA34,721Franklin Town, MA: 33,183 personsFranklin Town, MA33,183Northampton, MA: 31,371 personsNorthampton, MA31,371North Attleborough Town, MA: 31,009 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA31,009Gloucester, MA: 29,967 personsGloucester, MA29,967Melrose, MA: 29,425 personsMelrose, MA29,425Bridgewater Town, MA: 28,842 personsBridgewater Town, MA28,842West Springfield Town, MA: 28,511 personsWest Springfield Town, MA28,511Agawam Town, MA: 28,393 personsAgawam Town, MA28,393Gardner, MA: 21,016 personsGardner, MA21,016Newburyport, MA: 18,725 personsNewburyport, MA18,725Winthrop Town, MA: 18,618 personsWinthrop Town, MA18,618Southbridge Town, MA: 17,971 personsSouthbridge Town, MA17,971Greenfield, MA: 17,703 personsGreenfield, MA17,703Amesbury, MA: 17,254 personsAmesbury, MA17,254Easthampton, MA: 16,089 personsEasthampton, MA16,089North Adams, MA: 12,556 personsNorth Adams, MA12,556Palmer Town, MA: 12,331 personsPalmer Town, MA12,331
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Boston, MA661,014+0.2%
2Worcester, MA206,772+0.5%
3Springfield, MA154,307-0.4%
4Cambridge, MA119,861+6.1%
5Lowell, MA118,356+0.4%
6Brockton, MA105,123-0.3%
7Quincy, MA102,098+0.9%
8Lynn, MA101,218+0.3%
9New Bedford, MA100,830-0%
10Fall River, MA93,8570%
11Lawrence, MA88,324-0.1%
12Newton, MA88,170+0.2%
13Somerville, MA82,641+2.2%
14Framingham, MA72,039+0.4%
15Haverhill, MA67,439+0.1%
16Malden, MA65,410+0.2%
17Waltham, MA64,628+0.2%
18Taunton, MA60,089+0.7%
19Medford, MA59,192+0.4%
20Revere, MA58,922-1%
21Weymouth Town, MA57,619-0%
22Chicopee, MA55,042-0.4%
23Peabody, MA54,397+0.4%
24Methuen, MA53,447+1%
25Barnstable Town, MA49,679+0.1%
26Everett, MA48,594+0.5%
27Attleboro, MA46,721+0.2%
28Salem, MA44,648+0.1%
29Leominster, MA43,921+0.4%
30Pittsfield, MA43,454-0.6%
31Beverly, MA42,495+0.3%
32Fitchburg, MA41,691+0.1%
33Woburn, MA41,629+1.3%
34Marlborough, MA41,338+0.4%
35Amherst Town, MA40,740+1%
36Westfield, MA40,426-0.3%
37Chelsea, MA39,536-0.1%
38Braintree Town, MA38,710-0.2%
39Holyoke, MA37,661-0.1%
40Watertown, MA35,342+0.3%
41Randolph Town, MA34,721-0.1%
42Franklin Town, MA33,183+0.2%
43Northampton, MA31,371-0.4%
44North Attleborough Town, MA31,009+0.3%
45Gloucester, MA29,967-0.1%
46Melrose, MA29,425+0.3%
47Bridgewater Town, MA28,842+0.9%
48West Springfield Town, MA28,511-0.5%
49Agawam Town, MA28,393-0.2%
50Gardner, MA21,0160%
51Newburyport, MA18,725+2.4%
52Winthrop Town, MA18,618-0%
53Southbridge Town, MA17,971+0.7%
54Greenfield, MA17,7030%
55Amesbury, MA17,254-0.2%
56Easthampton, MA16,089-0.2%
57North Adams, MA12,556-0.8%
58Palmer Town, MA12,331-0.3%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Massachusetts by population, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Massachusetts by population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/massachusetts-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Massachusetts by population, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/massachusetts-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Massachusetts by population, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Boston, MA, with 661,014 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Palmer Town, MA, with 12,331 in 2022.

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