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Massachusetts: Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate

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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate

ACS figures describe a five-year collection period. Their published margins of error are shown. Adjacent estimates may not differ significantly.

This comparison applies the directory's selection policy to those estimates. Historical or unresolved identities remain available in native lookup, outside the comparison, even when an older population estimate is available. A town and an overlapping Census-designated place can both appear as typed geographies.

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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate (541)

MA: Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate. Ordered by population estimate, largest first.
NameTypeState rank2020–2024 ACS population
Boston citySuffolk CountyCity1666,442±55
Worcester cityWorcester CountyCity2207,055±50
Springfield cityHampden CountyCity3154,749±56
Cambridge cityMiddlesex CountyCity4118,796±73
Lowell cityMiddlesex CountyCity5118,368±49
Brockton cityPlymouth CountyCity6105,386±39
Quincy cityNorfolk CountyCity7102,114±45
Lynn cityEssex CountyCity8101,709±39
New Bedford cityBristol CountyCity9100,998±45
Fall River cityBristol CountyCity1094,082±120
Newton cityMiddlesex CountyCity1189,044±48
Lawrence cityEssex CountyCity1288,736±36
Somerville cityMiddlesex CountyCity1381,036±33
Framingham cityMiddlesex CountyCity1472,399±45
Haverhill cityEssex CountyCity1567,698±63
Malden cityMiddlesex CountyCity1665,906±67
Waltham cityMiddlesex CountyCity1764,902±43
Plymouth townPlymouth CountyTown1863,953±79
Brookline townNorfolk CountyIn the 2020-2024 ACS geography, a municipal jurisdiction and a Census-designated place describe overlapping territory. Both native geographies are listed separately; do not add their populations.Town1963,266±43
Brookline CDPIn the 2020-2024 ACS geography, a municipal jurisdiction and a Census-designated place describe overlapping territory. Both native geographies are listed separately; do not add their populations.Census-designated place1963,266±43
Taunton cityBristol CountyCity2160,433±50
Revere citySuffolk CountyCity2260,012±53
Medford cityMiddlesex CountyCity2359,354±38
Weymouth Town cityNorfolk CountyCity2458,505±33
Chicopee cityHampden CountyCity2555,295±43
Peabody cityEssex CountyCity2654,695±38
Methuen cityEssex CountyCity2753,475±40
Everett cityMiddlesex CountyCity2850,045±33
Barnstable Town cityBarnstable CountyCity2949,568±34
Attleboro cityBristol CountyCity3046,762±55
Arlington townMiddlesex CountyIn the 2020-2024 ACS geography, a municipal jurisdiction and a Census-designated place describe overlapping territory. Both native geographies are listed separately; do not add their populations.Town3146,350±40
Arlington CDPIn the 2020-2024 ACS geography, a municipal jurisdiction and a Census-designated place describe overlapping territory. Both native geographies are listed separately; do not add their populations.Census-designated place3146,350±40
Salem cityEssex CountyCity3344,795±33
Leominster cityWorcester CountyCity3443,909±36
Pittsfield cityBerkshire CountyCity3543,457±34
Beverly cityEssex CountyCity3642,665±49
Billerica townMiddlesex CountyTown3742,003±32
Woburn cityMiddlesex CountyCity3841,939±26
Fitchburg cityWorcester CountyCity3941,798±32
Marlborough cityMiddlesex CountyCity4041,647±46
Westfield cityHampden CountyCity4140,378±33
Chelsea citySuffolk CountyCity4239,908±42
Braintree Town cityNorfolk CountyCity4338,899±38
Shrewsbury townWorcester CountyTown4438,876±41
Amherst Town cityHampshire CountyCity4538,182±37
Holyoke cityHampden CountyCity4637,813±39
Natick townMiddlesex CountyTown4736,873±26
Andover townEssex CountyTown4836,652±39
Chelmsford townMiddlesex CountyTown4936,446±43
Watertown cityMiddlesex CountyCity5035,543±33

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