Rankings / Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate / Massachusetts
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Massachusetts
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1Holyoke27.0%2Springfield25.8%3Amherst Town23.7%4Chelsea20.7%5New Bedford20.6%6Worcester19.6%7Fall River19.6%8Lawrence17.6%9Chicopee17.3%10Lowell16.9%11Boston16.6%12Fitchburg15.6%13Pittsfield14.9%14Everett14.7%15Lynn13.8%16Brockton13.5%17Northampton13.4%18Taunton13.0%19Cambridge12.8%20Salem12.1%21West Springfield Town11.9%22Revere11.5%23Malden11.4%24Haverhill11.3%25Westfield10.7%26Quincy10.6%27Framingham10.4%28Somerville9.8%29Marlborough9.6%30Gloucester9.6%31Waltham9.4%32Beverly9.4%33Leominster9.2%34Norwood8.8%35Brookline8.7%36Attleboro8.6%37Randolph Town8.4%38Milford8.4%39Woburn7.9%40Weymouth Town7.7%41Peabody7.7%42Medford7.6%43Barnstable Town7.4%44Agawam Town6.7%45Saugus6.0%46Braintree Town5.9%47Franklin Town5.9%48Burlington5.9%49Dedham5.6%50Arlington5.4%51Wakefield4.9%52Bridgewater Town4.8%53Danvers4.8%54Milton4.7%55North Attleborough Town4.7%56Lexington4.7%57Newton4.5%58Wellesley4.0%59Melrose3.8%60Needham3.7%61Belmont3.6%62Reading3.2%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.