# Cities in Massachusetts by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 58 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Holyoke, MA | 27 |
| 2 | Springfield, MA | 25.8 |
| 3 | Amherst Town, MA | 23.7 |
| 4 | Chelsea, MA | 20.8 |
| 5 | New Bedford, MA | 20.6 |
| 6 | Worcester, MA | 19.6 |
| 7 | Fall River, MA | 19.6 |
| 8 | North Adams, MA | 18.6 |
| 9 | Lawrence, MA | 17.6 |
| 10 | Chicopee, MA | 17.3 |
| 11 | Lowell, MA | 16.9 |
| 12 | Boston, MA | 16.6 |
| 13 | Fitchburg, MA | 15.6 |
| 14 | Southbridge Town, MA | 15.3 |
| 15 | Greenfield, MA | 15.2 |
| 16 | Pittsfield, MA | 14.9 |
| 17 | Everett, MA | 14.7 |
| 18 | Lynn, MA | 13.8 |
| 19 | Gardner, MA | 13.7 |
| 20 | Brockton, MA | 13.5 |
| 21 | Northampton, MA | 13.4 |
| 22 | Taunton, MA | 13 |
| 23 | Cambridge, MA | 12.8 |
| 24 | Salem, MA | 12.1 |
| 25 | West Springfield Town, MA | 11.9 |
| 26 | Revere, MA | 11.6 |
| 27 | Malden, MA | 11.4 |
| 28 | Haverhill, MA | 11.3 |
| 29 | Westfield, MA | 10.7 |
| 30 | Quincy, MA | 10.6 |
| 31 | Framingham, MA | 10.4 |
| 32 | Somerville, MA | 9.8 |
| 33 | Gloucester, MA | 9.6 |
| 33 | Marlborough, MA | 9.6 |
| 35 | Waltham, MA | 9.4 |
| 36 | Beverly, MA | 9.4 |
| 37 | Leominster, MA | 9.2 |
| 38 | Attleboro, MA | 8.7 |
| 39 | Randolph Town, MA | 8.4 |
| 40 | Palmer Town, MA | 8.3 |
| 41 | Easthampton, MA | 8 |
| 42 | Woburn, MA | 7.9 |
| 43 | Methuen, MA | 7.9 |
| 44 | Weymouth Town, MA | 7.7 |
| 45 | Peabody, MA | 7.7 |
| 46 | Medford, MA | 7.6 |
| 47 | Watertown, MA | 7.5 |
| 48 | Barnstable Town, MA | 7.4 |
| 49 | Winthrop Town, MA | 7.2 |
| 50 | Amesbury, MA | 7.1 |
| 51 | Agawam Town, MA | 6.7 |
| 52 | Braintree Town, MA | 5.9 |
| 53 | Franklin Town, MA | 5.9 |
| 54 | Newburyport, MA | 5 |
| 55 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 4.8 |
| 56 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 4.7 |
| 57 | Newton, MA | 4.5 |
| 58 | Melrose, MA | 3.8 |