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Massachusetts Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 225 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
101 Swampscott CDP, Massachusetts 3.3%
102 Mattapoisett Center CDP, Massachusetts 3.3%
103 Wilbraham CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
104 North Eastham CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
105 Pepperell CDP, Massachusetts 3.4%
106 Millis-Clicquot CDP, Massachusetts 3.5%
107 Oxford CDP, Massachusetts 3.5%
108 White Island Shores CDP, Massachusetts 3.5%
109 Amherst Town city, Massachusetts 3.7%
110 Brookline CDP, Massachusetts 3.7%
111 Stoneham CDP, Massachusetts 3.8%
112 Hingham CDP, Massachusetts 3.8%
113 Norton Center CDP, Massachusetts 3.8%
114 South Duxbury CDP, Massachusetts 3.8%
115 Hopedale CDP, Massachusetts 3.9%
116 Randolph Town city, Massachusetts 3.9%
117 Newburyport city, Massachusetts 4.0%
118 Nahant CDP, Massachusetts 4.1%
119 Franklin Town city, Massachusetts 4.2%
120 Abington CDP, Massachusetts 4.2%
121 East Dennis CDP, Massachusetts 4.2%
122 Waltham city, Massachusetts 4.3%
123 Agawam Town city, Massachusetts 4.3%
124 Amesbury Town city, Massachusetts 4.3%
125 Lynnfield CDP, Massachusetts 4.5%
126 Lynnfield School District, Massachusetts 4.5%
127 Groton CDP, Massachusetts 4.5%
128 Cedar Crest CDP, Massachusetts 4.5%
129 Barnstable Town city, Massachusetts 4.6%
130 Easthampton Town city, Massachusetts 4.6%
131 Yarmouth Port CDP, Massachusetts 4.7%
132 Woburn city, Massachusetts 4.7%
133 Ayer CDP, Massachusetts 4.7%
134 Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock CDP, Massachusetts 4.8%
135 Palmer Town city, Massachusetts 4.9%
136 Provincetown CDP, Massachusetts 5.0%
137 Peabody city, Massachusetts 5.1%
138 Walpole CDP, Massachusetts 5.1%
139 Granby CDP, Massachusetts 5.2%
140 Milford CDP, Massachusetts 5.2%
141 Saugus CDP, Massachusetts 5.3%
142 Westborough CDP, Massachusetts 5.3%
143 Clinton CDP, Massachusetts 5.4%
144 Weymouth Town city, Massachusetts 5.4%
145 Plymouth CDP, Massachusetts 5.4%
146 North Lakeville CDP, Massachusetts 5.5%
147 Winthrop Town city, Massachusetts 5.5%
148 East Douglas CDP, Massachusetts 5.6%
149 Lenox CDP, Massachusetts 5.7%
150 Andover CDP, Massachusetts 5.7%
151 Methuen School District, Massachusetts 5.8%
152 Methuen Town city, Massachusetts 5.8%
153 Gloucester city, Massachusetts 5.9%
154 North Plymouth CDP, Massachusetts 6.1%
155 South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts 6.3%
156 Attleboro city, Massachusetts 6.3%
157 Maynard CDP, Massachusetts 6.5%
158 Somerville city, Massachusetts 6.5%
159 Norwood CDP, Massachusetts 6.6%
160 Marlborough city, Massachusetts 6.6%
161 West Springfield Town city, Massachusetts 6.7%
162 Beverly city, Massachusetts 6.8%
163 Cambridge city, Massachusetts 7.2%
164 Westfield city, Massachusetts 7.4%
165 Haverhill city, Massachusetts 7.4%
166 Leominster city, Massachusetts 7.5%
167 Williamstown CDP, Massachusetts 7.5%
168 Northampton city, Massachusetts 7.9%
169 Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts 8.0%
170 Duxbury CDP, Massachusetts 8.0%
171 Framingham city, Massachusetts 8.1%
172 Marshfield CDP, Massachusetts 8.1%
173 West Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts 8.2%
174 Chatham CDP, Massachusetts 8.7%
175 Quincy city, Massachusetts 8.8%
176 Malden city, Massachusetts 9.0%
177 Turners Falls CDP, Massachusetts 9.0%
178 Whitinsville CDP, Massachusetts 9.3%
179 Fiskdale CDP, Massachusetts 9.4%
180 Acushnet Center CDP, Massachusetts 9.4%
181 Smith Mills CDP, Massachusetts 9.6%
182 Pittsfield city, Massachusetts 9.7%
183 Taunton city, Massachusetts 9.7%
184 Ware CDP, Massachusetts 9.8%
185 Revere city, Massachusetts 10.0%
186 Belchertown CDP, Massachusetts 10.2%
187 Greenfield city, Massachusetts 10.2%
188 Shelburne Falls CDP, Massachusetts 10.3%
189 Townsend CDP, Massachusetts 10.3%
190 Gardner city, Massachusetts 10.5%
191 Orleans CDP, Massachusetts 10.5%
192 Millers Falls CDP, Massachusetts 10.6%
193 Southbridge Town city, Massachusetts 10.6%
194 Lynn city, Massachusetts 10.7%
195 Winchendon CDP, Massachusetts 11.0%
196 Lowell city, Massachusetts 11.1%
197 Baldwinville CDP, Massachusetts 11.3%
198 East Sandwich CDP, Massachusetts 11.4%
199 Salem city, Massachusetts 11.6%
200 South Ashburnham CDP, Massachusetts 11.6%