What is the biggest city in Massachusetts?

Boston is the biggest city in Massachusetts, with a population of 654,423 in 2024.

What is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts?

Lancaster is the fastest growing city in Massachusetts over the past 4 years, having grown 4.46% annually since 2020.

What are the 10 largest cities in Massachusetts?

The 10 largest cities in Massachusetts are: Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell, Brockton, Lynn, Quincy, New Bedford and Fall River.

Massachusetts Cities by Population (2024)

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City	Rank	2024 Population	2020 Population	Annual Change	Density (/mi²)	Area (mi²)	Type
Boston	1	654,423	675,466	0.09%	13,538	48.3	City
Worcester	2	209,566	205,056	0.94%	5,609	37.4	City
Springfield	3	153,337	155,280	-0.22%	4,811	31.9	City
Cambridge	4	119,008	118,218	0.67%	18,604	6.4	City
Lowell	5	114,401	115,462	0.09%	8,406	13.6	City
Brockton	6	104,889	105,511	0%	4,917	21.3	City
Lynn	7	101,603	101,103	0.36%	9,461	10.7	City
Quincy	8	101,380	101,482	-0.21%	6,117	16.6	City
New Bedford	9	100,757	100,993	0.06%	5,038	20.0	City
Fall River	10	94,044	93,940	0.22%	2,839	33.1	City
Newton	11	88,978	88,863	0.64%	4,991	17.8	City
Lawrence	12	88,398	88,877	0.26%	12,756	6.9	City
Somerville	13	80,636	80,879	0.29%	19,558	4.1	City
Framingham	14	71,994	72,197	0.17%	2,875	25.0	City
Haverhill	15	67,681	67,672	0.4%	2,049	33.0	City
Plymouth	16	66,537	61,026	1.73%	690	96.4	Town
Malden	17	65,197	66,076	0.1%	12,923	5.0	City
Waltham	18	64,581	65,091	0.16%	5,067	12.7	City
Brookline	19	63,373	63,036	0.65%	9,375	6.8	Town
Taunton	20	60,941	59,467	0.88%	1,305	46.7	City
Weymouth Town	21	60,769	57,466	2.8%	3,625	16.8	City
Medford	22	58,797	59,496	0.09%	7,261	8.1	City
Revere	23	57,432	61,876	-0.9%	10,069	5.7	City
Chicopee	24	54,737	55,448	-0.18%	2,390	22.9	City
Peabody	25	54,219	54,391	0.3%	3,339	16.2	City
Methuen Town	26	53,675	52,993	0.41%	2,416	22.2	City
Everett	27	51,036	48,949	1.43%	14,940	3.4	City
Barnstable Town	28	49,930	48,900	0.45%	833	59.9	City
Attleboro	29	46,737	46,475	0.18%	1,745	26.8	City
Arlington	30	46,458	46,189	0.75%	9,035	5.1	Town
Salem	31	44,984	43,692	0.54%	5,424	8.3	City
Leominster	32	43,506	43,755	-0.28%	1,509	28.8	City
Pittsfield	33	42,771	43,807	-0.71%	1,057	40.5	City
Beverly	34	42,422	42,595	0.25%	2,811	15.1	City
Woburn	35	41,830	40,826	0.44%	3,307	12.7	City
Billerica	36	41,703	41,836	0.2%	1,631	25.6	Town
Fitchburg	37	41,557	41,675	-0.05%	1,494	27.8	City
Marlborough	38	41,171	41,689	-0.02%	1,973	20.9	City
Westfield	39	40,517	40,743	0.02%	876	46.3	City
Shrewsbury	40	39,175	38,269	0.73%	1,889	20.7	Town
Braintree Town	41	38,377	39,075	-0.29%	2,789	13.8	City
Chelsea	42	38,036	40,585	-0.74%	17,141	2.2	City
Holyoke	43	37,567	38,154	-0.16%	1,775	21.2	City
Andover	44	36,615	36,552	0.36%	1,188	30.8	Town
Natick	45	36,574	36,919	0.15%	2,445	15.0	Town
Chelmsford	46	36,266	36,382	0.24%	1,620	22.4	Town
Watertown Town	47	35,302	35,364	0.13%	8,834	4.0	City
Randolph Town	48	34,413	34,914	-0.21%	3,501	9.8	City
Lexington	49	33,912	34,395	0.09%	2,064	16.4	Town
Dartmouth	50	33,447	31,359	0.08%	549	60.9	Town
Franklin Town	51	33,188	33,224	0.19%	1,246	26.6	City
Falmouth	52	33,064	32,538	-0.01%	750	44.1	Town
Dracut	53	32,354	32,526	0.19%	1,565	20.7	Town
Needham	54	32,177	32,107	0.06%	2,616	12.3	Town
North Andover	55	31,942	30,861	1.03%	1,215	26.3	Town
Tewksbury	56	31,488	31,263	0.78%	1,519	20.7	Town
Norwood	57	31,115	31,564	-0.37%	2,998	10.4	Town
Wellesley	58	30,904	28,887	0.56%	3,084	10.0	Town
Milford	59	30,239	30,345	-0.06%	2,050	14.8	Town
Gloucester	60	30,085	29,743	0.42%	1,149	26.2	City
Melrose	61	29,401	29,735	0.15%	6,278	4.7	City
Northampton	62	29,321	27,324	-0.17%	856	34.2	City
Stoughton	63	28,927	29,248	-0.12%	1,798	16.1	Town
Bridgewater Town	64	28,847	28,510	0.1%	1,059	27.2	City
Saugus	65	28,719	28,604	0.31%	2,665	10.8	Town
Agawam Town	66	28,439	28,626	0.12%	1,219	23.3	City
Wakefield	67	28,409	27,066	2.15%	3,842	7.4	Town
West Springfield Town	68	28,369	28,768	-0.19%	1,696	16.7	City
Milton	69	28,361	28,596	-0.05%	2,180	13.0	Town
Danvers	70	27,974	28,039	0.28%	2,107	13.3	Town
Burlington	71	27,009	26,253	1.82%	2,299	11.8	Town
Belmont	72	26,920	27,226	0.13%	5,793	4.6	Town
Marshfield	73	25,806	25,799	0.16%	901	28.6	Town
Walpole	74	25,628	26,515	-1.29%	1,253	20.5	Town
Reading	75	25,520	25,537	0.36%	2,558	10.0	Town
Easton	76	25,497	25,073	0.52%	887	28.8	Town
Yarmouth	77	24,979	24,992	-0.49%	1,034	24.2	Town
Dedham	78	24,922	25,213	-0.18%	2,427	10.3	Town
Canton	79	24,642	24,393	0.03%	1,315	18.7	Town
Middleborough	80	24,617	24,266	0.46%	357	69.0	Town
Westford	81	24,604	24,722	0.25%	814	30.2	Town
Hingham	82	24,234	24,257	0.19%	1,092	22.2	Town
Acton	83	24,103	23,960	0.31%	1,213	19.9	Town
Mansfield	84	23,897	23,862	0.15%	1,189	20.1	Town
Wilmington	85	23,271	23,298	0.53%	1,371	17.0	Town
Wareham	86	23,238	23,272	0.17%	649	35.8	Town
Winchester	87	22,913	22,927	0.33%	3,799	6.0	Town
Stoneham	88	22,881	23,187	0.12%	3,803	6.0	Town
Westborough	89	22,467	21,541	2.07%	1,091	20.6	Town
Gardner	90	21,002	21,221	0.13%	952	22.1	City
Ludlow	91	20,831	20,766	-0.07%	766	27.2	Town
Marblehead	92	20,360	20,399	0.32%	4,649	4.4	Town
Bourne	93	20,346	19,537	-0.37%	500	40.7	Town
Sandwich	94	20,345	20,251	-0.61%	475	42.9	Town
Grafton	95	20,089	19,648	0.57%	881	22.8	Town
Hudson	96	19,959	20,032	0.28%	1,731	11.5	Town
Holden	97	19,939	19,902	0.03%	568	35.1	Town
Hopkinton	98	19,733	18,788	0.99%	752	26.2	Town
Sudbury	99	19,731	18,880	1.74%	813	24.3	Town
Scituate	100	19,393	19,076	0.5%	1,127	17.2	Town
Norton	101	19,184	19,212	0.2%	689	27.8	Town
Newburyport	102	18,804	18,307	0.39%	2,252	8.3	City
Ashland	103	18,610	18,835	0.1%	1,508	12.3	Town
Foxborough	104	18,466	18,599	-0.1%	930	19.9	Town
Sharon	105	18,461	18,545	0.1%	788	23.4	Town
Pembroke	106	18,270	18,343	-0.09%	839	21.8	Town
Somerset	107	18,234	18,289	0.14%	2,309	7.9	Town
Winthrop Town	108	18,147	19,254	-0.94%	9,115	2.0	City
Concord	109	18,119	18,362	0.18%	739	24.5	Town
South Hadley	110	17,897	16,287	-0.53%	1,010	17.7	Town
Southbridge Town	111	17,866	17,698	-0.08%	883	20.2	City
Bellingham	112	17,695	16,948	0.79%	965	18.3	Town
Rockland	113	17,571	17,775	-0.13%	1,752	10.0	Town
Webster	114	17,541	17,739	-0.3%	1,420	12.4	Town
Swansea	115	17,451	17,170	0.44%	769	22.7	Town
Amesbury Town	116	17,426	17,341	0.71%	1,418	12.3	City
Abington	117	16,966	17,053	-0.02%	1,703	10.0	Town
Auburn	118	16,839	16,866	0.11%	1,087	15.5	Town
Northbridge	119	16,535	16,318	0.49%	958	17.3	Town
Westport	120	16,519	16,344	0.35%	332	49.8	Town
North Reading	121	16,477	15,557	2.63%	1,252	13.2	Town
East Longmeadow	122	16,419	16,389	0.25%	1,269	12.9	Town
Duxbury	123	16,258	16,076	0.45%	686	23.7	Town
Westwood	124	16,246	16,241	0.01%	1,493	10.9	Town
Easthampton Town	125	15,989	16,177	-0.26%	1,200	13.3	City
Fairhaven	126	15,930	15,909	0.33%	1,287	12.4	Town
Raynham	127	15,880	15,146	1.48%	776	20.5	Town
Seekonk	128	15,811	15,543	0.55%	860	18.4	Town
Swampscott	129	15,695	15,117	1.34%	5,194	3.0	Town
Northborough	130	15,674	15,718	-0.1%	849	18.5	Town
Longmeadow	131	15,621	15,813	0%	1,719	9.1	Town
Clinton	132	15,583	15,410	0.34%	2,757	5.7	Town
Whitman	133	15,366	15,122	0.33%	2,216	6.9	Town
Mashpee	134	15,354	15,057	-0.27%	656	23.4	Town
Belchertown	135	15,311	15,339	-0.18%	291	52.6	Town
Holliston	136	15,094	14,985	0.53%	809	18.7	Town
Dennis	137	14,887	14,676	-0.11%	723	20.6	Town
Hanover	138	14,736	14,820	-0.11%	948	15.5	Town
Uxbridge	139	14,633	14,196	0.74%	495	29.6	Town
Wilbraham	140	14,530	14,581	0.08%	659	22.0	Town
Bedford	141	14,516	14,415	0.85%	1,063	13.7	Town
Nantucket	142	14,445	14,237	0.01%	313	46.2	Town
East Bridgewater	143	14,438	14,433	0.21%	838	17.2	Town
Kingston	144	14,064	13,715	0.83%	754	18.6	Town
Millbury	145	14,040	13,825	0.27%	893	15.7	Town
Ipswich	146	13,960	13,760	0.41%	435	32.1	Town
Wayland	147	13,762	13,908	0.07%	915	15.0	Town
Medway	148	13,721	13,086	1.19%	1,190	11.5	Town
Rehoboth	149	13,604	12,522	2.19%	290	46.9	Town
Harwich	150	13,559	13,428	-0.27%	649	20.9	Town
Charlton	151	13,392	13,307	0.01%	317	42.2	Town
Oxford	152	13,291	13,331	-0.11%	501	26.5	Town
Lynnfield	153	13,116	12,983	0.63%	1,331	9.9	Town
Medfield	154	13,096	12,799	0.06%	909	14.4	Town
Wrentham	155	12,623	12,177	0.64%	582	21.7	Town
Tyngsborough	156	12,516	12,398	0.33%	745	16.8	Town
North Adams	157	12,418	12,751	-0.52%	610	20.3	City
Palmer Town	158	12,300	12,425	-0.12%	390	31.6	City
Lakeville	159	12,041	11,537	0.61%	407	29.6	Town
Athol	160	11,951	11,930	0.12%	370	32.3	Town
Spencer	161	11,898	11,966	-0.18%	362	32.9	Town
Lunenburg	162	11,841	11,791	-0.08%	449	26.4	Town
Dudley	163	11,820	11,906	-0.24%	567	20.8	Town
Pepperell	164	11,741	11,597	0.27%	520	22.6	Town
Carver	165	11,721	11,630	0.39%	314	37.3	Town
Weston	166	11,683	11,146	0.33%	695	16.8	Town
Norfolk	167	11,630	11,557	0.31%	781	14.9	Town
Groton	168	11,335	11,285	0.51%	346	32.8	Town
Norwell	169	11,314	11,338	0.13%	541	20.9	Town
Holbrook	170	11,272	11,387	-0.11%	1,554	7.3	Town
Leicester	171	11,071	11,066	0.04%	476	23.3	Town
Acushnet	172	10,628	10,557	0.24%	577	18.4	Town
Maynard	173	10,605	10,727	0.01%	2,035	5.2	Town
Hanson	174	10,580	10,626	-0.06%	704	15.0	Town
Winchendon	175	10,469	10,347	0.27%	243	43.0	Town
Southborough	176	10,420	10,448	-0.09%	744	14.0	Town
Brewster	177	10,332	10,315	-0.47%	450	22.9	Town
Littleton	178	10,310	10,132	0.58%	624	16.5	Town
Ware	179	10,206	10,040	1.38%	297	34.4	Town
Hull	180	10,147	10,071	0.39%	3,533	2.9	Town
Sturbridge	181	9,931	9,871	0.03%	267	37.2	Town
Plainville	182	9,886	9,930	0.05%	900	11.0	Town
Middleton	183	9,860	9,620	0.11%	733	13.4	Town
Rutland	184	9,524	9,073	1.08%	271	35.1	Town
Sutton	185	9,473	9,353	0.39%	292	32.4	Town
Freetown	186	9,350	9,207	0.65%	271	34.5	Town
Salisbury	187	9,330	9,217	0.77%	607	15.4	Town
Douglas	188	9,306	8,997	0.7%	255	36.4	Town
Blackstone	189	9,230	9,190	0.22%	831	11.1	Town
Southwick	190	9,205	9,220	0.11%	299	30.8	Town
Millis	191	9,198	8,502	2%	764	12.0	Town
Lancaster	192	9,195	8,421	4.46%	335	27.5	Town
Townsend	193	9,012	9,106	0.09%	276	32.7	Town
Ayer	194	8,582	8,484	0.42%	959	8.9	Town
Georgetown	195	8,481	8,463	0.44%	660	12.9	Town
Upton	196	8,474	8,003	1.96%	392	21.6	Town
Cohasset	197	8,432	8,376	0.48%	862	9.8	Town
Montague	198	8,411	8,568	-0.39%	279	30.1	Town
Westminster	199	8,408	8,229	0.37%	237	35.4	Town
Templeton	200	8,316	8,144	0.67%	261	31.9	Town
Sterling	201	8,252	7,980	0.58%	270	30.6	Town
Dighton	202	8,200	8,109	0.22%	372	22.0	Town
Boxford	203	8,189	8,185	0.49%	348	23.6	Town
Monson	204	8,117	8,134	0.16%	184	44.2	Town
Adams	205	7,930	8,141	-0.81%	346	22.9	Town
West Boylston	206	7,806	7,637	0.21%	603	13.0	Town
West Bridgewater	207	7,733	7,707	0.68%	505	15.3	Town
Halifax	208	7,732	7,742	0.18%	484	16.0	Town
Hamilton	209	7,646	7,560	0.79%	539	14.2	Town
Orange	210	7,547	7,563	-0.15%	215	35.1	Town
Williamstown	211	7,366	7,518	-0.26%	158	46.7	Town
Great Barrington	212	7,162	7,181	-0.45%	160	44.8	Town
Stow	213	7,095	7,158	0.1%	410	17.3	Town
Rockport	214	7,050	6,989	0.89%	1,009	7.0	Town
Harvard	215	6,959	6,847	0.45%	263	26.4	Town
Lincoln	216	6,890	6,989	0.01%	484	14.2	Town
Shirley	217	6,884	7,234	0.48%	435	15.8	Town
Berkley	218	6,851	6,769	0.43%	415	16.5	Town
Newbury	219	6,835	6,717	1.02%	292	23.4	Town
Groveland	220	6,768	6,745	0.37%	762	8.9	Town
Merrimac	221	6,740	6,716	0.33%	793	8.5	Town
Mattapoisett	222	6,711	6,507	0.89%	387	17.3	Town
Chatham	223	6,667	6,594	-0.27%	412	16.2	Town
Topsfield	224	6,584	6,555	0.61%	553	11.9	Town
Ashburnham	225	6,445	6,312	0.47%	168	38.3	Town
Rowley	226	6,436	6,159	1.23%	354	18.2	Town
Mendon	227	6,361	6,226	0.47%	358	17.8	Town
Orleans	228	6,354	6,306	-0.49%	449	14.2	Town
Southampton	229	6,162	6,220	-0.53%	219	28.1	Town
Dalton	230	6,155	6,319	-0.73%	283	21.8	Town
Granby	231	6,049	6,103	-0.18%	217	27.8	Town
Hopedale	232	6,032	6,008	0.07%	1,164	5.2	Town
Rochester	233	5,928	5,723	0.97%	177	33.6	Town
Dover	234	5,863	5,915	-0.02%	388	15.1	Town
Eastham	235	5,791	5,747	-0.21%	415	14.0	Town
Bolton	236	5,739	5,668	0.02%	288	19.9	Town
Lee	237	5,668	5,780	-0.46%	217	26.1	Town
Barre	238	5,526	5,524	-0.18%	125	44.3	Town
Boxborough	239	5,462	5,494	0.2%	531	10.3	Town
Manchester-by-the-Sea	240	5,437	5,387	0.76%	589	9.2	Town
Oak Bluffs	241	5,310	5,330	-0.84%	729	7.3	Town
Marion	242	5,292	5,337	0%	375	14.1	Town
Hadley	243	5,267	5,315	-0.19%	228	23.1	Town
Edgartown	244	5,248	5,171	-0.38%	196	26.8	Town
Carlisle	245	5,202	5,233	0.19%	341	15.3	Town
Deerfield	246	5,187	5,092	0.21%	160	32.4	Town
Lenox	247	5,056	5,095	-0.16%	238	21.2	Town
Warren	248	5,020	4,966	0.4%	182	27.5	Town
Paxton	249	5,010	4,946	-0.12%	341	14.7	Town
Boylston	250	5,008	4,854	0.72%	312	16.1	Town
Wenham	251	4,979	4,936	0.44%	650	7.7	Town
Hampden	252	4,916	4,953	0.06%	251	19.6	Town
Tisbury	253	4,820	4,817	-0.92%	739	6.5	Town
Avon	254	4,712	4,772	-0.27%	1,098	4.3	Town
North Brookfield	255	4,710	4,746	-0.3%	221	21.3	Town
West Newbury	256	4,637	4,505	0.85%	345	13.4	Town
Sherborn	257	4,422	4,412	0.29%	280	15.8	Town
Hubbardston	258	4,346	4,316	0%	106	41.1	Town
West Brookfield	259	3,865	3,824	0.55%	189	20.5	Town
Essex	260	3,718	3,677	0.65%	266	14.0	Town
Brimfield	261	3,709	3,689	0.27%	107	34.8	Town
Provincetown	262	3,700	3,661	-0.24%	383	9.7	Town
Sunderland	263	3,621	3,655	-0.41%	255	14.2	Town
Wellfleet	264	3,612	3,564	-0.41%	183	19.8	Town
West Tisbury	265	3,564	3,550	-0.61%	142	25.0	Town
Princeton	266	3,504	3,492	-0.11%	99	35.4	Town
Berlin	267	3,480	3,270	1.61%	268	13.0	Town
Brookfield	268	3,455	3,439	0.2%	223	15.5	Town
Dunstable	269	3,441	3,361	0.97%	209	16.5	Town
Hatfield	270	3,315	3,338	-0.12%	209	15.9	Town
Nahant	271	3,311	3,331	0.33%	3,077	1.1	Town
Sheffield	272	3,298	3,326	-0.57%	70	47.4	Town
Ashby	273	3,212	3,186	0.44%	136	23.7	Town
Cheshire	274	3,171	3,253	-0.75%	118	26.8	Town
Millville	275	3,137	3,166	-0.29%	645	4.9	Town
Lanesborough	276	2,990	3,045	-0.56%	104	28.9	Town
Plympton	277	2,939	2,928	0.24%	200	14.7	Town
Northfield	278	2,851	2,862	-0.42%	83	34.3	Town
Hardwick	279	2,663	2,662	-0.04%	69	38.6	Town
Holland	280	2,560	2,596	-0.19%	208	12.3	Town
Truro	281	2,472	2,446	-0.28%	118	21.0	Town
Williamsburg	282	2,463	2,498	-0.24%	96	25.5	Town
East Brookfield	283	2,194	2,222	-0.36%	222	9.9	Town
Bernardston	284	2,113	2,099	0%	90	23.4	Town
Huntington	285	2,065	2,095	-0.29%	78	26.3	Town
Stockbridge	286	1,984	2,013	-0.5%	87	22.7	Town
Becket	287	1,910	1,932	-0.57%	41	46.1	Town
Oakham	288	1,908	1,850	1.17%	92	20.8	Town
Hinsdale	289	1,889	1,915	-0.37%	91	20.7	Town
Shelburne	290	1,867	1,884	-0.59%	81	23.2	Town
Leverett	291	1,856	1,857	-0.27%	81	22.8	Town
Buckland	292	1,805	1,813	-0.22%	92	19.7	Town
Wales	293	1,798	1,827	-0.22%	114	15.8	Town
Conway	294	1,761	1,767	-0.06%	47	37.7	Town
Phillipston	295	1,723	1,724	-0.06%	71	24.2	Town
Shutesbury	296	1,714	1,720	-0.41%	65	26.5	Town
Ashfield	297	1,687	1,687	-0.18%	42	40.0	Town
Erving	298	1,659	1,657	-0.24%	120	13.8	Town
Colrain	299	1,638	1,603	0.55%	38	43.1	Town
Clarksburg	300	1,634	1,655	-0.37%	129	12.7	Town
Westhampton	301	1,627	1,617	0.06%	60	27.2	Town
Whately	302	1,623	1,616	-0.12%	81	20.2	Town
Russell	303	1,623	1,639	-0.25%	93	17.5	Town
Otis	304	1,609	1,634	-0.62%	45	35.6	Town
Gill	305	1,546	1,550	-0.39%	112	13.8	Town
Granville	306	1,522	1,537	-0.2%	36	42.3	Town
New Marlborough	307	1,491	1,528	-0.8%	32	46.9	Town
Richmond	308	1,398	1,409	-0.21%	75	18.7	Town
Egremont	309	1,367	1,370	-0.29%	73	18.7	Town
West Stockbridge	310	1,318	1,340	-0.53%	71	18.5	Town
Royalston	311	1,286	1,252	0.78%	31	41.8	Town
Pelham	312	1,259	1,282	-0.47%	50	25.1	Town
Chilmark	313	1,227	1,212	-0.41%	64	19.0	Town
Chester	314	1,206	1,225	-0.41%	33	36.6	Town
Blandford	315	1,200	1,213	-0.33%	23	51.6	Town
Petersham	316	1,176	1,191	-0.42%	22	54.2	Town
Charlemont	317	1,172	1,183	-0.43%	45	26.3	Town
Worthington	318	1,171	1,192	-0.68%	37	32.0	Town
Chesterfield	319	1,168	1,185	-0.43%	38	30.8	Town
Monterey	320	1,074	1,092	-0.56%	41	26.4	Town
New Salem	321	1,020	982	0.59%	23	44.8	Town
New Braintree	322	993	992	0%	48	20.8	Town
Sandisfield	323	979	985	-0.2%	19	51.8	Town
Goshen	324	939	960	-0.53%	54	17.3	Town
Wendell	325	918	928	-0.33%	29	31.9	Town
Montgomery	326	833	817	0.97%	56	15.0	Town
Cummington	327	818	827	-0.12%	36	22.9	Town
Windsor	328	811	825	-0.49%	23	35.0	Town
Peru	329	795	808	-0.63%	31	25.9	Town
Warwick	330	773	782	-0.39%	21	37.3	Town
Hancock	331	735	748	-0.54%	21	35.7	Town
Leyden	332	728	731	-0.41%	41	17.9	Town
Heath	333	718	722	-0.28%	29	24.9	Town
Florida	334	668	691	-1.04%	27	24.4	Town
Savoy	335	647	646	0%	18	35.9	Town
Plainfield	336	638	632	0.16%	30	21.1	Town
Washington	337	497	492	0.2%	13	38.0	Town
Alford	338	479	486	-0.42%	42	11.5	Town
Tolland	339	468	468	0.21%	15	31.5	Town
Aquinnah	340	441	445	-1.12%	83	5.3	Town
Rowe	341	419	423	-0.47%	18	23.4	Town
Tyringham	342	416	428	-0.95%	22	18.6	Town
Middlefield	343	391	389	-0.26%	16	24.1	Town
Hawley	344	351	354	-0.57%	12	30.5	Town
New Ashford	345	247	246	0%	18	13.5	Town
Mount Washington	346	156	160	-0.64%	7	22.3	Town
Monroe	347	114	116	-0.87%	11	10.7	Town
Gosnold	348	66	68	-1.49%	5	13.2	Town

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Massachusetts is the 15th most populous state in the U.S., with an estimated population of 6.8 million in 2017. Boston, which is the capital of the state, is the most populated, with an estimated 667,137 residents in 2017. The second most populous city, Worcester, falls far behind with just 184,815 people. Springfield, Lowell, and Cambridge round out the five cities in the state that have population counts greater than 100,000 residents. There are a total of 48 cities in the state which have populations that fall between 10,000 and 100,000 people.

Municipalities are classified as either a city or a town, and the form of government that is used determines this designation. Cities use mayor-council or council-manager structures, while towns hold open town meetings or representative town meetings. Under this designation, there are 56 total cities in Massachusetts and 295 towns. The smallest town in the state is Gosnold in Dukes County, with a population of just 75 people. The smallest city is Palmer in Hampden County, with a population of 12,140 residents.

Massachusetts Cities by Population (2024)

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