Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in Massachusetts was 16.28%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in North Adams city (37.26%), followed by Holyoke city (35.76%), and Gardner city (33.98%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Danvers CDP (0%), Hull CDP (0%), and Longmeadow CDP (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Two Or More Races 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.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adams city | 37.26 |
| 2 | Holyoke city | 35.76 |
| 3 | Gardner city | 33.98 |
| 4 | Chicopee city | 33.97 |
| 5 | Springfield city | 33.14 |
| 6 | Webster CDP | 31.93 |
| 7 | Chelsea city | 30.99 |
| 8 | Fitchburg city | 27.21 |
| 9 | Pittsfield city | 26.97 |
| 10 | Framingham city | 26.14 |
| 11 | Abington CDP | 25.31 |
| 12 | Southbridge Town city | 23.33 |
| 13 | Attleboro city | 23.30 |
| 14 | Salem city | 23.07 |
| 15 | Norwood CDP | 23.01 |
| 16 | West Springfield Town city | 22.20 |
| 17 | Fall River city | 21.96 |
| 18 | Greenfield city | 21.80 |
| 19 | Boston city | 21.76 |
| 20 | Winthrop Town city | 21.55 |
| 21 | Worcester city | 21.31 |
| 22 | Lowell city | 20.98 |
| 23 | Everett city | 20.85 |
| 24 | New Bedford city | 19.72 |
| 25 | Beverly city | 19.41 |
| 26 | Easthampton Town city | 19.18 |
| 27 | Franklin Town city | 19.11 |
| 28 | Hudson CDP | 18.99 |
| 29 | Revere city | 18.82 |
| 30 | Taunton city | 17.50 |
| 31 | South Yarmouth CDP | 17.34 |
| 32 | Gloucester city | 17.29 |
| 33 | Wakefield CDP | 17.21 |
| 34 | Methuen Town city | 17.17 |
| 35 | Amherst Town city | 16.60 |
| 36 | Lawrence city | 16.49 |
| 37 | Newburyport city | 15.76 |
| 38 | Amesbury Town city | 15.59 |
| 39 | Haverhill city | 15.27 |
| 40 | Woburn city | 14.38 |
| 41 | Malden city | 14.06 |
| 42 | Brockton city | 12.57 |
| 43 | Quincy city | 12.49 |
| 44 | Stoneham CDP | 12.29 |
| 45 | Cambridge city | 12.19 |
| 46 | Lynn city | 12.16 |
| 47 | Waltham city | 11.91 |
| 48 | Braintree Town city | 11.59 |
| 49 | Westfield city | 11.55 |
| 50 | Northampton city | 11.33 |
| 51 | Randolph Town city | 10.98 |
| 52 | Weymouth Town city | 10.30 |
| 53 | Barnstable Town city | 9.37 |
| 54 | Burlington CDP | 9.19 |
| 55 | Somerville city | 9.11 |
| 56 | Brookline CDP | 8.34 |
| 57 | Saugus CDP | 7.73 |
| 58 | Milford CDP | 7.70 |
| 59 | Peabody city | 7.55 |
| 60 | Marlborough city | 7.51 |
| 61 | North Attleborough Town city | 7.21 |
| 62 | Watertown Town city | 7.02 |
| 63 | Agawam Town city | 6.37 |
| 64 | Palmer Town city | 6.18 |
| 65 | Wilmington CDP | 6.09 |
| 66 | Belmont CDP | 6.02 |
| 67 | Medford city | 5.37 |
| 68 | Maynard CDP | 5.22 |
| 69 | Wellesley CDP | 3.88 |
| 70 | Needham CDP | 3.60 |
| 71 | Newton city | 3.23 |
| 72 | Leominster city | 3.13 |
| 73 | Lexington CDP | 3.11 |
| 74 | Dedham CDP | 3.06 |
| 75 | Milton CDP | 2.98 |
| 76 | Arlington CDP | 2.75 |
| 77 | Reading CDP | 1.91 |
| 78 | Holbrook CDP | 1.50 |
| 79 | Melrose city | 0.46 |
| 80 | Bridgewater Town city | 0.21 |
| 81 | Danvers CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Hull CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Longmeadow CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Lynnfield CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Marblehead CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Nantucket CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Somerset CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Swampscott CDP | 0.00 |
| 81 | Winchester CDP | 0.00 |