Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
North Adams city
Holyoke city
Gardner city
Chicopee city
Springfield city
Webster CDP
Chelsea city
Fitchburg city
Pittsfield city
Framingham city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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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