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Cities in Massachusetts by population

Boston, MA had the highest population of 58 cities in 2023, at 667,453. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 12,330. The median was 43,600 and the figure for Massachusetts was 7.07 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest667,453Boston, MA
Lowest12,330Palmer Town, MA
Median43,60058 cities
Massachusetts7,073,479History

All cities, 2023

Boston, MA: 667,453 personsBoston, MA667,453Worcester, MA: 209,554 personsWorcester, MA209,554Springfield, MA: 154,032 personsSpringfield, MA154,032Cambridge, MA: 121,186 personsCambridge, MA121,186Lowell, MA: 118,857 personsLowell, MA118,857Brockton, MA: 105,541 personsBrockton, MA105,541Lynn, MA: 102,020 personsLynn, MA102,020Quincy, MA: 102,001 personsQuincy, MA102,001New Bedford, MA: 101,139 personsNew Bedford, MA101,139Fall River, MA: 94,437 personsFall River, MA94,437Newton, MA: 89,007 personsNewton, MA89,007Lawrence, MA: 88,899 personsLawrence, MA88,899Somerville, MA: 83,258 personsSomerville, MA83,258Framingham, MA: 72,478 personsFramingham, MA72,478Haverhill, MA: 67,961 personsHaverhill, MA67,961Malden, MA: 65,723 personsMalden, MA65,723Waltham, MA: 65,002 personsWaltham, MA65,002Taunton, MA: 61,228 personsTaunton, MA61,228Medford, MA: 59,611 personsMedford, MA59,611Weymouth Town, MA: 59,355 personsWeymouth Town, MA59,355Revere, MA: 59,013 personsRevere, MA59,013Chicopee, MA: 55,339 personsChicopee, MA55,339Peabody, MA: 55,161 personsPeabody, MA55,161Methuen, MA: 54,210 personsMethuen, MA54,210Barnstable Town, MA: 50,117 personsBarnstable Town, MA50,117Everett, MA: 49,021 personsEverett, MA49,021Attleboro, MA: 46,971 personsAttleboro, MA46,971Salem, MA: 45,427 personsSalem, MA45,427Leominster, MA: 43,970 personsLeominster, MA43,970Pittsfield, MA: 43,229 personsPittsfield, MA43,229Beverly, MA: 42,819 personsBeverly, MA42,819Woburn, MA: 41,963 personsWoburn, MA41,963Fitchburg, MA: 41,886 personsFitchburg, MA41,886Marlborough, MA: 41,675 personsMarlborough, MA41,675Amherst Town, MA: 40,996 personsAmherst Town, MA40,996Westfield, MA: 40,261 personsWestfield, MA40,261Chelsea, MA: 39,568 personsChelsea, MA39,568Braintree Town, MA: 38,661 personsBraintree Town, MA38,661Holyoke, MA: 37,919 personsHolyoke, MA37,919Watertown, MA: 35,508 personsWatertown, MA35,508Randolph Town, MA: 34,704 personsRandolph Town, MA34,704Franklin Town, MA: 33,302 personsFranklin Town, MA33,302Northampton, MA: 31,316 personsNorthampton, MA31,316North Attleborough Town, MA: 31,152 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA31,152Gloucester, MA: 30,203 personsGloucester, MA30,203Melrose, MA: 29,568 personsMelrose, MA29,568Bridgewater Town, MA: 29,042 personsBridgewater Town, MA29,042West Springfield Town, MA: 28,912 personsWest Springfield Town, MA28,912Agawam Town, MA: 28,481 personsAgawam Town, MA28,481Gardner, MA: 21,119 personsGardner, MA21,119Newburyport, MA: 18,869 personsNewburyport, MA18,869Winthrop Town, MA: 18,603 personsWinthrop Town, MA18,603Southbridge Town, MA: 18,027 personsSouthbridge Town, MA18,027Greenfield, MA: 17,642 personsGreenfield, MA17,642Amesbury, MA: 17,441 personsAmesbury, MA17,441Easthampton, MA: 15,992 personsEasthampton, MA15,992North Adams, MA: 12,511 personsNorth Adams, MA12,511Palmer Town, MA: 12,330 personsPalmer Town, MA12,330Boston, MA: 667,453 personsBoston, MA667,453Worcester, MA: 209,554 personsWorcester, MA209,554Springfield, MA: 154,032 personsSpringfield, MA154,032Cambridge, MA: 121,186 personsCambridge, MA121,186Lowell, MA: 118,857 personsLowell, MA118,857Brockton, MA: 105,541 personsBrockton, MA105,541Lynn, MA: 102,020 personsLynn, MA102,020Quincy, MA: 102,001 personsQuincy, MA102,001New Bedford, MA: 101,139 personsNew Bedford, MA101,139Fall River, MA: 94,437 personsFall River, MA94,437Newton, MA: 89,007 personsNewton, MA89,007Lawrence, MA: 88,899 personsLawrence, MA88,899Somerville, MA: 83,258 personsSomerville, MA83,258Framingham, MA: 72,478 personsFramingham, MA72,478Haverhill, MA: 67,961 personsHaverhill, MA67,961Malden, MA: 65,723 personsMalden, MA65,723Waltham, MA: 65,002 personsWaltham, MA65,002Taunton, MA: 61,228 personsTaunton, MA61,228Medford, MA: 59,611 personsMedford, MA59,611Weymouth Town, MA: 59,355 personsWeymouth Town, MA59,355Revere, MA: 59,013 personsRevere, MA59,013Chicopee, MA: 55,339 personsChicopee, MA55,339Peabody, MA: 55,161 personsPeabody, MA55,161Methuen, MA: 54,210 personsMethuen, MA54,210Barnstable Town, MA: 50,117 personsBarnstable Town, MA50,117Everett, MA: 49,021 personsEverett, MA49,021Attleboro, MA: 46,971 personsAttleboro, MA46,971Salem, MA: 45,427 personsSalem, MA45,427Leominster, MA: 43,970 personsLeominster, MA43,970Pittsfield, MA: 43,229 personsPittsfield, MA43,229Beverly, MA: 42,819 personsBeverly, MA42,819Woburn, MA: 41,963 personsWoburn, MA41,963Fitchburg, MA: 41,886 personsFitchburg, MA41,886Marlborough, MA: 41,675 personsMarlborough, MA41,675Amherst Town, MA: 40,996 personsAmherst Town, MA40,996Westfield, MA: 40,261 personsWestfield, MA40,261Chelsea, MA: 39,568 personsChelsea, MA39,568Braintree Town, MA: 38,661 personsBraintree Town, MA38,661Holyoke, MA: 37,919 personsHolyoke, MA37,919Watertown, MA: 35,508 personsWatertown, MA35,508Randolph Town, MA: 34,704 personsRandolph Town, MA34,704Franklin Town, MA: 33,302 personsFranklin Town, MA33,302Northampton, MA: 31,316 personsNorthampton, MA31,316North Attleborough Town, MA: 31,152 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA31,152Gloucester, MA: 30,203 personsGloucester, MA30,203Melrose, MA: 29,568 personsMelrose, MA29,568Bridgewater Town, MA: 29,042 personsBridgewater Town, MA29,042West Springfield Town, MA: 28,912 personsWest Springfield Town, MA28,912Agawam Town, MA: 28,481 personsAgawam Town, MA28,481Gardner, MA: 21,119 personsGardner, MA21,119Newburyport, MA: 18,869 personsNewburyport, MA18,869Winthrop Town, MA: 18,603 personsWinthrop Town, MA18,603Southbridge Town, MA: 18,027 personsSouthbridge Town, MA18,027Greenfield, MA: 17,642 personsGreenfield, MA17,642Amesbury, MA: 17,441 personsAmesbury, MA17,441Easthampton, MA: 15,992 personsEasthampton, MA15,992North Adams, MA: 12,511 personsNorth Adams, MA12,511Palmer Town, MA: 12,330 personsPalmer Town, MA12,330
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

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Boston, MA667,453+1%
2Worcester, MA209,554+1.3%
3Springfield, MA154,032-0.2%
4Cambridge, MA121,186+1.1%
5Lowell, MA118,857+0.4%
6Brockton, MA105,541+0.4%
7Lynn, MA102,020+0.8%
8Quincy, MA102,001-0.1%
9New Bedford, MA101,139+0.3%
10Fall River, MA94,437+0.6%
11Newton, MA89,007+0.9%
12Lawrence, MA88,899+0.7%
13Somerville, MA83,258+0.7%
14Framingham, MA72,478+0.6%
15Haverhill, MA67,961+0.8%
16Malden, MA65,723+0.5%
17Waltham, MA65,002+0.6%
18Taunton, MA61,228+1.9%
19Medford, MA59,611+0.7%
20Weymouth Town, MA59,355+3%
21Revere, MA59,013+0.2%
22Chicopee, MA55,339+0.5%
23Peabody, MA55,161+1.4%
24Methuen, MA54,210+1.4%
25Barnstable Town, MA50,117+0.9%
26Everett, MA49,021+0.9%
27Attleboro, MA46,971+0.5%
28Salem, MA45,427+1.7%
29Leominster, MA43,970+0.1%
30Pittsfield, MA43,229-0.5%
31Beverly, MA42,819+0.8%
32Woburn, MA41,963+0.8%
33Fitchburg, MA41,886+0.5%
34Marlborough, MA41,675+0.8%
35Amherst Town, MA40,996+0.6%
36Westfield, MA40,261-0.4%
37Chelsea, MA39,568+0.1%
38Braintree Town, MA38,661-0.1%
39Holyoke, MA37,919+0.7%
40Watertown, MA35,508+0.5%
41Randolph Town, MA34,704-0%
42Franklin Town, MA33,302+0.4%
43Northampton, MA31,316-0.2%
44North Attleborough Town, MA31,152+0.5%
45Gloucester, MA30,203+0.8%
46Melrose, MA29,568+0.5%
47Bridgewater Town, MA29,042+0.7%
48West Springfield Town, MA28,912+1.4%
49Agawam Town, MA28,481+0.3%
50Gardner, MA21,119+0.5%
51Newburyport, MA18,869+0.8%
52Winthrop Town, MA18,603-0.1%
53Southbridge Town, MA18,027+0.3%
54Greenfield, MA17,642-0.3%
55Amesbury, MA17,441+1.1%
56Easthampton, MA15,992-0.6%
57North Adams, MA12,511-0.4%
58Palmer Town, MA12,330-0%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Boston, MA, with 667,453 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Palmer Town, MA, with 12,330 in 2023.

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