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Cities in Massachusetts by population

Boston, MA had the highest population of 58 cities in 2024, at 674,311. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 12,361. The median was 44,033 and the figure for Massachusetts was 7.14 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest674,311Boston, MA
Lowest12,361Palmer Town, MA
Median44,03358 cities
Massachusetts7,138,560History

All cities, 2024

Boston, MA: 674,311 personsBoston, MA674,311Worcester, MA: 211,946 personsWorcester, MA211,946Springfield, MA: 154,390 personsSpringfield, MA154,390Cambridge, MA: 121,837 personsCambridge, MA121,837Lowell, MA: 120,095 personsLowell, MA120,095Brockton, MA: 106,190 personsBrockton, MA106,190Lynn, MA: 103,762 personsLynn, MA103,762Quincy, MA: 102,647 personsQuincy, MA102,647New Bedford, MA: 101,624 personsNew Bedford, MA101,624Fall River, MA: 95,033 personsFall River, MA95,033Newton, MA: 89,999 personsNewton, MA89,999Lawrence, MA: 89,493 personsLawrence, MA89,493Somerville, MA: 84,088 personsSomerville, MA84,088Framingham, MA: 73,090 personsFramingham, MA73,090Haverhill, MA: 68,416 personsHaverhill, MA68,416Malden, MA: 66,378 personsMalden, MA66,378Waltham, MA: 65,178 personsWaltham, MA65,178Taunton, MA: 62,207 personsTaunton, MA62,207Revere, MA: 60,375 personsRevere, MA60,375Medford, MA: 59,878 personsMedford, MA59,878Weymouth Town, MA: 59,739 personsWeymouth Town, MA59,739Peabody, MA: 55,979 personsPeabody, MA55,979Chicopee, MA: 55,291 personsChicopee, MA55,291Methuen, MA: 54,663 personsMethuen, MA54,663Everett, MA: 51,210 personsEverett, MA51,210Barnstable Town, MA: 50,068 personsBarnstable Town, MA50,068Attleboro, MA: 47,274 personsAttleboro, MA47,274Salem, MA: 45,417 personsSalem, MA45,417Leominster, MA: 44,254 personsLeominster, MA44,254Woburn, MA: 43,812 personsWoburn, MA43,812Beverly, MA: 43,276 personsBeverly, MA43,276Pittsfield, MA: 43,263 personsPittsfield, MA43,263Marlborough, MA: 42,153 personsMarlborough, MA42,153Fitchburg, MA: 42,151 personsFitchburg, MA42,151Amherst Town, MA: 40,925 personsAmherst Town, MA40,925Westfield, MA: 40,452 personsWestfield, MA40,452Chelsea, MA: 40,174 personsChelsea, MA40,174Braintree Town, MA: 38,841 personsBraintree Town, MA38,841Holyoke, MA: 38,028 personsHolyoke, MA38,028Watertown, MA: 35,772 personsWatertown, MA35,772Randolph Town, MA: 34,860 personsRandolph Town, MA34,860Franklin Town, MA: 33,781 personsFranklin Town, MA33,781North Attleborough Town, MA: 31,344 personsNorth Attleborough Town, MA31,344Northampton, MA: 31,327 personsNorthampton, MA31,327Gloucester, MA: 30,544 personsGloucester, MA30,544Melrose, MA: 29,667 personsMelrose, MA29,667Bridgewater Town, MA: 29,351 personsBridgewater Town, MA29,351West Springfield Town, MA: 28,824 personsWest Springfield Town, MA28,824Agawam Town, MA: 28,714 personsAgawam Town, MA28,714Gardner, MA: 21,515 personsGardner, MA21,515Newburyport, MA: 19,180 personsNewburyport, MA19,180Winthrop Town, MA: 18,675 personsWinthrop Town, MA18,675Southbridge Town, MA: 18,132 personsSouthbridge Town, MA18,132Greenfield, MA: 17,745 personsGreenfield, MA17,745Amesbury, MA: 17,626 personsAmesbury, MA17,626Easthampton, MA: 15,901 personsEasthampton, MA15,901North Adams, MA: 12,457 personsNorth Adams, MA12,457Palmer Town, MA: 12,361 personsPalmer Town, MA12,361
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Boston, MA674,311+1%
2Worcester, MA211,946+1.1%
3Springfield, MA154,390+0.2%
4Cambridge, MA121,837+0.5%
5Lowell, MA120,095+1%
6Brockton, MA106,190+0.6%
7Lynn, MA103,762+1.7%
8Quincy, MA102,647+0.6%
9New Bedford, MA101,624+0.5%
10Fall River, MA95,033+0.6%
11Newton, MA89,999+1.1%
12Lawrence, MA89,493+0.7%
13Somerville, MA84,088+1%
14Framingham, MA73,090+0.8%
15Haverhill, MA68,416+0.7%
16Malden, MA66,378+1%
17Waltham, MA65,178+0.3%
18Taunton, MA62,207+1.6%
19Revere, MA60,375+2.3%
20Medford, MA59,878+0.4%
21Weymouth Town, MA59,739+0.6%
22Peabody, MA55,979+1.5%
23Chicopee, MA55,291-0.1%
24Methuen, MA54,663+0.8%
25Everett, MA51,210+4.5%
26Barnstable Town, MA50,068-0.1%
27Attleboro, MA47,274+0.6%
28Salem, MA45,417-0%
29Leominster, MA44,254+0.6%
30Woburn, MA43,812+4.4%
31Beverly, MA43,276+1.1%
32Pittsfield, MA43,263+0.1%
33Marlborough, MA42,153+1.1%
34Fitchburg, MA42,151+0.6%
35Amherst Town, MA40,925-0.2%
36Westfield, MA40,452+0.5%
37Chelsea, MA40,174+1.5%
38Braintree Town, MA38,841+0.5%
39Holyoke, MA38,028+0.3%
40Watertown, MA35,772+0.7%
41Randolph Town, MA34,860+0.4%
42Franklin Town, MA33,781+1.4%
43North Attleborough Town, MA31,344+0.6%
44Northampton, MA31,3270%
45Gloucester, MA30,544+1.1%
46Melrose, MA29,667+0.3%
47Bridgewater Town, MA29,351+1.1%
48West Springfield Town, MA28,824-0.3%
49Agawam Town, MA28,714+0.8%
50Gardner, MA21,515+1.9%
51Newburyport, MA19,180+1.6%
52Winthrop Town, MA18,675+0.4%
53Southbridge Town, MA18,132+0.6%
54Greenfield, MA17,745+0.6%
55Amesbury, MA17,626+1.1%
56Easthampton, MA15,901-0.6%
57North Adams, MA12,457-0.4%
58Palmer Town, MA12,361+0.3%

Other periods

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Resident population. 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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How to cite

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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/massachusetts-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Boston, MA, with 674,311 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Palmer Town, MA, with 12,361 in 2024.

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