Top 100 Biggest Cities In Massachusetts (2002 Census)

Rank City 2003 Pop (Est.) Growth Rate (Ann)
1 Boston 607,931 1.5%
2 Worcester 172,634 0.0%
3 Springfield 151,314 -0.2%
4 Lowell 104,539 -0.3%
5 Cambridge 104,220 1.2%
6 Brockton 94,854 0.2%
7 New Bedford 93,835 -0.0%
8 Fall River 92,377 0.1%
9 Lynn 89,422 0.1%
10 Quincy 89,032 0.4%
11 Newton 84,131 0.2%
12 Somerville 76,921 -0.4%
13 Lawrence 72,307 0.1%
14 Haverhill 59,753 0.5%
15 Waltham 58,867 -0.3%
16 Taunton 56,358 0.2%
17 Malden 55,899 -0.4%
18 Chicopee 55,449 0.7%
19 Medford 55,436 -0.2%
20 Peabody 49,479 1.1%
21 Revere 48,849 1.5%
22 Barnstable Town 48,503 0.5%
23 Pittsfield 44,817 -1.0%
24 Methuen 44,554 0.7%
25 Attleboro 42,944 1.2%
26 Leominster 42,279 1.0%
27 Salem 41,588 1.4%
28 Holyoke 40,279 0.5%
29 Westfield 40,156 0.1%
30 Beverly 39,854 0.0%
31 Fitchburg 38,970 -0.1%
32 Marlborough 37,972 1.8%
33 Everett 37,907 -0.5%
34 Woburn 37,886 0.6%
35 Chelsea 35,941 1.2%
36 Watertown 33,130 0.2%
37 Gloucester 30,610 0.4%
38 Franklin 30,228 1.0%
39 Northampton 29,058 0.1%
40 Agawam 28,555 0.7%
41 West Springfield 28,309 0.7%
42 Melrose 26,908 -0.5%
43 Gardner 21,194 0.8%
44 Newburyport 17,465 0.8%
45 Easthampton 16,079 0.2%
46 North Adams 14,440 -0.7%

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