Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Massachusetts was 9.9%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Holyoke city had the highest poverty rate (26.48%), followed by Springfield city (26.32%), and Amherst Town city (23.94%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Wilmington CDP (2.22%), Needham CDP (2.34%), and Longmeadow CDP (2.7%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holyoke city | 26.48 |
| 2 | Springfield city | 26.32 |
| 3 | Amherst Town city | 23.94 |
| 4 | Chelsea city | 22.48 |
| 5 | Southbridge Town city | 20.16 |
| 6 | Worcester city | 19.28 |
| 7 | Lawrence city | 19.21 |
| 8 | Fall River city | 18.96 |
| 9 | New Bedford city | 18.68 |
| 10 | Boston city | 17.61 |
| 11 | Lowell city | 17.53 |
| 12 | Webster CDP | 15.47 |
| 13 | Lynn city | 14.94 |
| 14 | Salem city | 14.87 |
| 15 | Malden city | 14.66 |
| 16 | Fitchburg city | 14.57 |
| 17 | Chicopee city | 14.55 |
| 18 | North Adams city | 14.23 |
| 19 | Gardner city | 14.11 |
| 20 | Taunton city | 13.51 |
| 21 | Greenfield city | 13.21 |
| 22 | Revere city | 12.98 |
| 23 | Everett city | 12.79 |
| 24 | Pittsfield city | 12.71 |
| 25 | Cambridge city | 12.33 |
| 26 | Brockton city | 11.50 |
| 27 | Northampton city | 11.41 |
| 28 | Haverhill city | 10.78 |
| 29 | Quincy city | 10.76 |
| 30 | Framingham city | 10.47 |
| 31 | Somerville city | 10.42 |
| 32 | Milford CDP | 10.37 |
| 33 | Brookline CDP | 10.17 |
| 34 | Beverly city | 9.99 |
| 35 | Randolph Town city | 9.90 |
| 36 | West Springfield Town city | 9.71 |
| 37 | Methuen Town city | 9.68 |
| 38 | Palmer Town city | 9.57 |
| 39 | Gloucester city | 9.27 |
| 40 | Attleboro city | 9.10 |
| 41 | Waltham city | 8.84 |
| 42 | Marlborough city | 8.30 |
| 43 | Winthrop Town city | 8.28 |
| 44 | Peabody city | 8.05 |
| 45 | Leominster city | 7.90 |
| 46 | Barnstable Town city | 7.88 |
| 47 | Saugus CDP | 7.77 |
| 48 | Medford city | 7.59 |
| 49 | Norwood CDP | 7.52 |
| 50 | Hudson CDP | 7.24 |
| 50 | Watertown Town city | 7.24 |
| 51 | Easthampton Town city | 7.17 |
| 52 | Agawam Town city | 7.00 |
| 53 | Holbrook CDP | 6.96 |
| 54 | Westfield city | 6.93 |
| 55 | Nantucket CDP | 6.76 |
| 56 | Woburn city | 6.44 |
| 57 | Abington CDP | 6.01 |
| 57 | Weymouth Town city | 6.01 |
| 58 | South Yarmouth CDP | 5.94 |
| 59 | Danvers CDP | 5.83 |
| 60 | Amesbury Town city | 5.81 |
| 61 | Newburyport city | 5.80 |
| 62 | Bridgewater Town city | 5.71 |
| 63 | Franklin Town city | 5.54 |
| 64 | Maynard CDP | 5.50 |
| 65 | Stoneham CDP | 5.48 |
| 66 | Milton CDP | 5.46 |
| 67 | Wakefield CDP | 5.08 |
| 68 | Burlington CDP | 5.04 |
| 69 | Swampscott CDP | 5.01 |
| 70 | Belmont CDP | 4.92 |
| 71 | North Attleborough Town city | 4.91 |
| 72 | Wellesley CDP | 4.87 |
| 73 | Arlington CDP | 4.62 |
| 73 | Dedham CDP | 4.62 |
| 74 | Somerset CDP | 4.57 |
| 75 | Newton city | 4.23 |
| 76 | Hull CDP | 4.22 |
| 77 | Braintree Town city | 4.20 |
| 78 | Melrose city | 3.37 |
| 79 | Lynnfield CDP | 3.30 |
| 80 | Lexington CDP | 3.20 |
| 81 | Reading CDP | 2.97 |
| 82 | Winchester CDP | 2.90 |
| 83 | Marblehead CDP | 2.79 |
| 84 | Longmeadow CDP | 2.70 |
| 85 | Needham CDP | 2.34 |
| 86 | Wilmington CDP | 2.22 |