Massachusetts · 58 places of 5,000+

Largest cities in Massachusetts by population

Short answer

Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts with 673,458 residents in 2024, followed by Worcester (211,286) and Springfield (154,888).
Largest
673,458
Places 5,000+
58
100,000+
9

The 20 largest

Boston leads with 673,458 residents, 3.2 times the 211,286 of second-place Worcester. The ten largest places hold 1,789,954 people, 25% of the state's 7,136,171. 9 places have 100,000 or more.

The median place of 5,000+ is Woburn at 43,895. Within the top ten, Worcester grew most since July 2020 (+4.4%) and Boston least (-0.3%). None of them crosses a county line.

  1. 01Boston673,458
  2. 02Worcester211,286
  3. 03Springfield154,888
  4. 04Cambridge121,186
  5. 05Lowell120,418
  6. 06Brockton105,788
  7. 07Lynn103,489
  8. 08Quincy103,434
  9. 09New Bedford101,318
  10. 10Fall River94,689
  11. 11Newton90,700
  12. 12Lawrence89,332
  13. 13Somerville82,149
  14. 14Framingham73,361
  15. 15Haverhill68,291
  16. 16Malden66,693
  17. 17Waltham65,849
  18. 18Taunton61,936
  19. 19Revere60,702
  20. 20Weymouth Town60,159
July 1, 2024 population, Census Vintage 2024.

Dots: the 20 places in the chart. Orange pin: Boston, ranked first.

All 58 places of 5,000+ ranked

#Place2024Since 2020County
1Boston673,458-0.3%Suffolk County
2Worcester211,286+4.4%Worcester County
3Springfield154,888-0.2%Hampden County
4Cambridge121,186+2.5%Middlesex County
5Lowell120,418+4.0%Middlesex County
6Brockton105,788+0.3%Plymouth County
7Lynn103,489+2.4%Essex County
8Quincy103,434+1.9%Norfolk County
9New Bedford101,318+0.4%Bristol County
10Fall River94,689+0.8%Bristol County
11Newton90,700+2.1%Middlesex County
12Lawrence89,332+0.5%Essex County
13Somerville82,149+1.5%Middlesex County
14Framingham73,361+1.7%Middlesex County
15Haverhill68,291+1.0%Essex County
16Malden66,693+0.9%Middlesex County
17Waltham65,849+2.5%Middlesex County
18Taunton61,936+4.3%Bristol County
19Revere60,702-2.0%Suffolk County
20Weymouth Town60,159+4.7%Norfolk County
21Medford59,898+0.6%Middlesex County
22Peabody55,418+1.9%Essex County
23Chicopee55,381-0.1%Hampden County
24Methuen54,272+2.5%Essex County
25Everett51,825+5.9%Middlesex County
26Barnstable Town49,831+2.0%Barnstable County
27Attleboro47,085+1.3%Bristol County
28Salem45,677+4.6%Essex County
29Leominster44,209+1.0%Worcester County
30Woburn43,895+7.5%Middlesex County
31Beverly43,223+1.5%Essex County
32Pittsfield43,121-1.6%Berkshire County
33Marlborough42,169+1.2%Middlesex County
34Fitchburg42,145+1.1%Worcester County
35Amherst Town40,989+47.4%Hampshire County
36Westfield40,403+0.6%Hampden County
37Chelsea40,245-0.7%Suffolk County
38Braintree Town39,134+0.2%Norfolk County
39Holyoke37,838-0.8%Hampden County
40Watertown35,985+1.7%Middlesex County
41Randolph Town35,114+0.4%Norfolk County
42Franklin Town33,742+4.4%Norfolk County
43Northampton31,315+7.0%Hampshire County
44North Attleborough Town31,210+1.3%Bristol County
45Gloucester30,491+2.5%Essex County
46Melrose29,938+0.7%Middlesex County
47Bridgewater Town29,167+8.9%Plymouth County
48West Springfield Town29,028+0.9%Hampden County
49Agawam Town28,749+0.4%Hampden County
50Gardner21,381+0.7%Worcester County
51Newburyport19,163+4.7%Essex County
52Winthrop Town18,739-2.7%Suffolk County
53Southbridge Town18,106+2.3%Worcester County
54Greenfield17,633-0.4%Franklin County
55Amesbury17,617+1.6%Essex County
56Easthampton16,020-0.9%Hampshire County
57North Adams12,492-2.1%Berkshire County
58Palmer Town12,388-0.2%Hampden County
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates. Counties from the SUMLEV 157 county parts.

Questions people ask

What is the largest city in Massachusetts?

Boston, with 673,458 residents on July 1, 2024 in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

What is the second largest city in Massachusetts?

Worcester, with 211,286 residents, 462,172 fewer than Boston.

How many cities in Massachusetts have more than 100,000 people?

9: Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell, Brockton, Lynn, Quincy, New Bedford.

How is city size measured here?

By the Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 population estimate for each incorporated place, inside its legal city limits. Metro areas and census-designated places are not ranked.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.