Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Massachusetts
The top 25 of 47 Massachusetts cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holyoke | 27% |
| 2 | Springfield | 25.8% |
| 3 | Amherst | 23.7% |
| 4 | Falmouth | 21.8% |
| 5 | New Bedford | 20.6% |
| 6 | Fall River | 19.6% |
| 7 | Worcester | 19.6% |
| 8 | Lawrence | 17.6% |
| 9 | Chicopee | 17.3% |
| 10 | Lowell | 16.9% |
| 11 | Boston | 16.6% |
| 12 | Fitchburg | 15.6% |
| 13 | Pittsfield | 14.9% |
| 14 | Everett | 14.7% |
| 15 | Chatham | 14.2% |
| 16 | Lynn | 13.8% |
| 17 | Brockton | 13.5% |
| 18 | Northampton | 13.4% |
| 19 | Taunton | 13% |
| 20 | Cambridge | 12.8% |
| 21 | Salem | 12.1% |
| 22 | Revere | 11.5% |
| 23 | Malden | 11.4% |
| 24 | Haverhill | 11.3% |
| 25 | Westfield | 10.7% |
Top Massachusetts Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Massachusetts”, https://gismap.land/rankings/massachusetts/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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