Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Asian Alone racial group in Massachusetts was 11.41%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Asian Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in New Bedford city (34%), followed by Salem city (31.48%), and Northampton city (28%). On the other hand, the Asian Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Abington CDP (0%), Easthampton Town city (0%), and Holbrook CDP (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Asian Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Massachusetts.
You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford city | 34.00 |
| 2 | Salem city | 31.48 |
| 3 | Northampton city | 28.00 |
| 4 | Boston city | 26.83 |
| 5 | Fall River city | 22.50 |
| 6 | Gardner city | 22.43 |
| 7 | Chelsea city | 21.82 |
| 8 | Greenfield city | 19.80 |
| 9 | Amherst Town city | 19.78 |
| 10 | Worcester city | 19.63 |
| 11 | Malden city | 18.49 |
| 12 | Gloucester city | 18.24 |
| 13 | Waltham city | 17.52 |
| 14 | Nantucket CDP | 17.24 |
| 15 | Cambridge city | 15.37 |
| 16 | Somerville city | 15.21 |
| 17 | Springfield city | 14.91 |
| 18 | Watertown Town city | 14.31 |
| 19 | Medford city | 13.63 |
| 20 | Lowell city | 13.62 |
| 21 | Brookline CDP | 13.56 |
| 22 | Quincy city | 12.31 |
| 23 | Westfield city | 12.24 |
| 24 | Saugus CDP | 12.17 |
| 25 | Revere city | 11.96 |
| 26 | Leominster city | 11.12 |
| 27 | Barnstable Town city | 11.00 |
| 28 | Brockton city | 10.76 |
| 29 | Hudson CDP | 9.51 |
| 30 | Swampscott CDP | 9.35 |
| 31 | Franklin Town city | 9.24 |
| 32 | Marblehead CDP | 8.79 |
| 33 | Chicopee city | 8.78 |
| 34 | Beverly city | 8.45 |
| 35 | Methuen Town city | 8.43 |
| 36 | Belmont CDP | 8.37 |
| 37 | Arlington CDP | 7.95 |
| 38 | Webster CDP | 7.91 |
| 39 | Southbridge Town city | 7.79 |
| 40 | Lynn city | 7.56 |
| 41 | Agawam Town city | 7.22 |
| 42 | Newton city | 7.18 |
| 43 | Randolph Town city | 7.08 |
| 44 | Wakefield CDP | 6.28 |
| 45 | Framingham city | 6.10 |
| 46 | Stoneham CDP | 5.83 |
| 47 | Fitchburg city | 5.63 |
| 48 | Needham CDP | 5.44 |
| 49 | Weymouth Town city | 5.30 |
| 50 | Somerset CDP | 5.15 |
| 51 | Braintree Town city | 5.12 |
| 52 | Danvers CDP | 5.09 |
| 53 | Haverhill city | 4.96 |
| 54 | Winthrop Town city | 4.78 |
| 55 | Lexington CDP | 4.51 |
| 56 | West Springfield Town city | 4.46 |
| 57 | Woburn city | 4.32 |
| 58 | Burlington CDP | 4.16 |
| 59 | Melrose city | 4.14 |
| 60 | South Yarmouth CDP | 3.23 |
| 61 | Everett city | 2.99 |
| 62 | Newburyport city | 2.58 |
| 63 | Dedham CDP | 2.52 |
| 64 | Taunton city | 2.36 |
| 64 | Winchester CDP | 2.36 |
| 65 | North Attleborough Town city | 2.26 |
| 66 | Holyoke city | 2.15 |
| 66 | Milford CDP | 2.15 |
| 67 | Attleboro city | 1.94 |
| 68 | Peabody city | 1.52 |
| 69 | Bridgewater Town city | 1.51 |
| 70 | Amesbury Town city | 1.16 |
| 71 | Wellesley CDP | 1.09 |
| 72 | Pittsfield city | 1.01 |
| 73 | Milton CDP | 0.87 |
| 74 | Lynnfield CDP | 0.60 |
| 75 | Norwood CDP | 0.50 |
| 76 | Marlborough city | 0.28 |
| 77 | Longmeadow CDP | 0.10 |
| 78 | Abington CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Easthampton Town city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Holbrook CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Hull CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Lawrence city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Maynard CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | North Adams city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Palmer Town city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Reading CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Wilmington CDP | 0.00 |