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Ranking · Massachusetts · Population

Largest cities in Massachusetts by population.

All 58 cities in Massachusetts, ranked by 2024 resident population. Boston and Worcester lead the state. Growth figures show the four-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2024 estimate — within a single vintage.

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All 58 cities in Massachusetts by 2024 population.
Rank City 2024 pop 2020 base 4-yr Δ 4-yr Δ %
#1 Boston 673,458678,622-5,164-0.8%
#2 Worcester 211,286206,5114,775+2.3%
#3 Springfield 154,888155,927-1,039-0.7%
#4 Cambridge 121,186118,3792,807+2.4%
#5 Lowell 120,418115,5604,858+4.2%
#6 Brockton 105,788105,654134+0.1%
#7 Lynn 103,489101,2612,228+2.2%
#8 Quincy 103,434101,6181,816+1.8%
#9 New Bedford 101,318101,079239+0.2%
#10 Fall River 94,68993,983706+0.8%
#11 Newton 90,70088,9311,769+2.0%
#12 Lawrence 89,33289,165167+0.2%
#13 Somerville 82,14981,0481,101+1.4%
#14 Framingham 73,36172,377984+1.4%
#15 Haverhill 68,29167,776515+0.8%
#16 Malden 66,69366,274419+0.6%
#17 Waltham 65,84965,206643+1.0%
#18 Taunton 61,93659,3502,586+4.4%
#19 Revere 60,70262,247-1,545-2.5%
#20 Weymouth Town 60,15957,4432,716+4.7%
#21 Medford 59,89859,671227+0.4%
#22 Peabody 55,41854,501917+1.7%
#23 Chicopee 55,38155,566-185-0.3%
#24 Methuen 54,27253,0191,253+2.4%
#25 Everett 51,82549,0782,747+5.6%
#26 Barnstable Town 49,83148,914917+1.9%
#27 Attleboro 47,08546,471614+1.3%
#28 Salem 45,67744,4741,203+2.7%
#29 Leominster 44,20943,792417+1.0%
#30 Woburn 43,89540,8813,014+7.4%
#31 Beverly 43,22342,674549+1.3%
#32 Pittsfield 43,12143,959-838-1.9%
#33 Marlborough 42,16941,800369+0.9%
#34 Fitchburg 42,14541,948197+0.5%
#35 Amherst Town 40,98939,2641,725+4.4%
#36 Westfield 40,40340,824-421-1.0%
#37 Chelsea 40,24540,746-501-1.2%
#38 Braintree Town 39,13439,146-12-0.0%
#39 Holyoke 37,83838,248-410-1.1%
#40 Watertown 35,98535,338647+1.8%
#41 Randolph Town 35,11435,02886+0.2%
#42 Franklin Town 33,74233,271471+1.4%
#43 Northampton 31,31529,5671,748+5.9%
#44 North Attleborough Town 31,21030,823387+1.3%
#45 Gloucester 30,49129,736755+2.5%
#46 Melrose 29,93829,821117+0.4%
#47 Bridgewater Town 29,16728,627540+1.9%
#48 West Springfield Town 29,02828,832196+0.7%
#49 Agawam Town 28,74928,69257+0.2%
#50 Gardner 21,38121,28299+0.5%
#51 Newburyport 19,16318,285878+4.8%
#52 Winthrop Town 18,73919,322-583-3.0%
#53 Southbridge Town 18,10617,738368+2.1%
#54 Greenfield 17,63317,759-126-0.7%
#55 Amesbury 17,61717,366251+1.4%
#56 Easthampton 16,02016,211-191-1.2%
#57 North Adams 12,49212,961-469-3.6%
#58 Palmer Town 12,38812,454-66-0.5%
All 58 cities in Massachusetts.

Methodology · Massachusetts population ranking

Massachusetts cities ranked by Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Massachusetts ranking uses Census Vintage 2024 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2024. Ranks are state-scoped, using standard competition ranking ("1224"): tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Growth shown is 2020-base → 2024 — within-vintage; no 2010→2024 figures appear here per methodology §6.

This page covers every city for which Census publishes annual PEP estimates in Massachusetts: standard incorporated places, any consolidated city-county governments, and (where applicable) DC or Urban Honolulu. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded with one named exception — Urban Honolulu. In states like Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, many residents live in towns and townships rather than incorporated cities; PEP does not publish annual estimates for those places (a V1 limitation), so the city counts for MCD-heavy states may be lower than expected.

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