US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Massachusetts

Massachusetts counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Massachusetts by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Hampshire County leads at -2.8%.

Among cities & places, Barre leads at -44.2%.

Counties

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Barre-44.2%
2Pepperell-33.2%
3Shirley-32.5%
4Deerfield-29.0%
5White Island Shores-28.6%
6Rutland-23.9%
7Mattapoisett Center-23.3%
8Weweantic-23.0%
9Mashpee Neck-22.7%
10Belchertown-20.0%
11Topsfield-20.0%
12West Concord-18.9%
13Pocasset-17.9%
14Dennis-17.5%
15Townsend-17.4%
16Hingham-17.3%
17Fiskdale-16.9%
18Buzzards Bay-16.6%
19West Falmouth-16.0%
20Millers Falls-15.8%
21Holland-15.1%
22Hanscom AFB-14.7%
23Wareham Center-14.6%
24Littleton Common-13.8%
25Acushnet Center-12.1%
26Chester-12.1%
27Northfield-12.0%
28Granby-11.4%
29Lee-11.4%
30South Deerfield-10.7%
31Boxford-10.1%
32Orleans-10.0%
33South Duxbury-9.8%
34Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock-9.7%
35Norton Center-8.9%
36Rockport-8.8%
37Medfield-8.8%
38Mansfield Center-8.5%
39Marshfield Hills-8.4%
40Pinehurst-7.5%
41Cochituate-7.4%
42Dover-6.0%
43South Dennis-6.0%
44Holyoke-5.7%
45Great Barrington-5.7%
46Burlington-5.2%
47Devens-5.0%
48Nahant-5.0%
49Lenox-4.7%
50Spencer-4.7%
51Marshfield-4.7%
52Monson Center-4.6%
53Smith Mills-4.5%
54Millis-Clicquot-3.8%
55Clinton-3.4%
56Williamstown-3.4%
57Hull-3.4%
58Walpole-3.4%
59Rowley-3.3%
60Boston-3.0%
61Shelburne Falls-2.8%
62Ware-2.8%
63Petersham-2.7%
64North Adams-2.3%
65Forestdale-2.0%
66Westfield-1.9%
67Turners Falls-1.5%
68Chelsea-1.3%
69Raynham Center-1.1%
70Stoneham-1.0%
71Gloucester-1.0%
72Sandwich-0.9%
73Maynard-0.8%
74Marblehead-0.8%
75Wilmington-0.8%
76Dedham-0.7%
77Agawam Town-0.6%
78Franklin Town-0.6%
79Somerville-0.4%
80Longmeadow-0.4%
81Oxford-0.4%
82Framingham-0.4%
83East Falmouth-0.4%
84Chicopee-0.4%
85Newton-0.1%
86West Springfield Town+0.1%
87Ocean Grove+0.2%
88Dennis Port+0.3%
89Springfield+0.4%
90Whitinsville+0.4%
91Northampton+0.4%
92Somerset+0.4%
93North Brookfield+0.4%
94Lynnfield+0.5%
95Winchester+0.5%
96Orange+0.6%
97Scituate+0.8%
98Foxborough+1.0%
99Cambridge+1.0%
100Wakefield+1.1%

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