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Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
17901,009,408—    
18001,233,011+22.2%
18101,471,973+19.4%
18201,660,065+12.8%
18301,954,717+17.7%
18402,234,822+14.3%
18502,728,116+22.1%
18603,135,283+14.9%
18703,487,924+11.2%
18804,010,529+15.0%
18904,700,749+17.2%
19005,592,017+19.0%
19106,552,681+17.2%
19207,400,909+12.9%
19308,166,341+10.3%
19408,437,290+3.3%
19509,314,453+10.4%
196010,509,367+12.8%
197011,841,663+12.7%
198012,348,493+4.3%
199013,206,943+7.0%
200013,922,517+5.4%
201014,444,865+3.8%
202015,116,205+4.6%
2010-2020 [1]
1800-2000 [2]

This is a list of the cities and towns in New England with population over 25,000 as of the 2020 census. Massachusetts contains the most cities and towns on the list with 80, while Vermont contains the fewest with just one. Neither Vermont's ( Montpelier) nor Maine's ( Augusta) state capitals fall within the top 150 by population.

List

The table below contains the following information:

  1. The city rank by population as of 2020
  2. The name of the state in which the city lies
  3. Population as of April 1, 2020, as counted by the 2020 United States Census [3]
  4. Population as of April 1, 2010, according to the 2010 United States Census [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
  5. Percent change in population from April 1, 2010, to April 1, 2020
State capital
State largest city
Rank Name State Population (2020) Population (2010) Change
1. Boston   Massachusetts 675,647 617,594 +9.40%
2. Worcester 206,518 181,045 +14.07%
3. Providence   Rhode Island 190,934 178,042 +7.24%
4. Springfield   Massachusetts 155,929 153,060 +1.87%
5. Bridgeport   Connecticut 148,654 144,229 +3.07%
6. Stamford 135,470 122,643 +10.46%
7. New Haven 134,023 129,779 +3.27%
8. Hartford 121,054 124,775 −2.98%
9. Cambridge   Massachusetts 118,403 105,162 +12.59%
10. Manchester   New Hampshire 115,644 109,565 +5.55%
11. Lowell   Massachusetts 115,554 106,519 +8.48%
12. Waterbury   Connecticut 114,403 110,366 +3.66%
13. Brockton   Massachusetts 105,643 93,810 +12.61%
14. Quincy 101,636 92,271 +10.15%
15. Lynn 101,253 90,329 +12.09%
16. New Bedford 101,079 95,072 +6.32%
17. Fall River 94,000 88,857 +5.79%
18. Nashua   New Hampshire 91,322 86,494 +5.58%
19. Norwalk   Connecticut 91,184 85,603 +6.52%
20. Lawrence   Massachusetts 89,143 76,377 +16.71%
21. Newton 88,923 85,146 +4.44%
22. Danbury   Connecticut 86,518 80,893 +6.95%
23. Cranston   Rhode Island 82,934 80,387 +3.17%
24. Warwick 82,823 82,672 +0.18%
25. Somerville   Massachusetts 81,045 75,754 +6.98%
26. Pawtucket   Rhode Island 75,604 71,148 +6.26%
27. New Britain   Connecticut 74,135 73,206 +1.27%
28. Framingham   Massachusetts 72,362 68,318 +5.92%
29. Portland   Maine 68,408 66,194 +3.34%
30. Haverhill   Massachusetts 67,787 60,879 +11.35%
31. Malden 66,263 59,450 +11.46%
32. Waltham 65,218 60,632 +7.56%
33. West Hartford   Connecticut 64,083 63,268 +1.29%
34. Greenwich 63,518 61,171 +3.84%
35. Brookline   Massachusetts 63,191 58,732 +7.59%
36. Revere 62,186 51,755 +20.15%
37. Fairfield   Connecticut 61,512 59,404 +3.55%
38. Plymouth   Massachusetts 61,217 56,468 +8.41%
39. Hamden   Connecticut 61,169 60,960 +0.34%
40. Meriden 60,850 60,868 −0.03%
41. Bristol 60,833 60,477 +0.59%
42. Medford   Massachusetts 59,659 56,173 +6.21%
43. Manchester   Connecticut 59,713 58,241 +2.53%
44. Taunton   Massachusetts 59,408 55,874 +6.32%
45. Weymouth 57,437 53,743 +6.87%
46. West Haven   Connecticut 55,584 55,564 +0.04%
47. Chicopee   Massachusetts 55,560 55,298 +0.47%
48. Peabody 54,481 51,251 +6.30%
49. Methuen 53,059 47,255 +12.28%
50. Stratford   Connecticut 52,355 51,384 +1.89%
51. East Hartford 51,045 51,252 −0.40%
52. Milford 50,558 52,759 −4.17%
53. Everett   Massachusetts 49,075 41,667 +17.78%
54. Barnstable 48,916 45,193 +8.24%
55. Middletown   Connecticut 47,717 47,648 +0.14%
56. East Providence   Rhode Island 47,139 47,037 +0.22%
57. Attleboro   Massachusetts 46,461 43,593 +6.58%
58. Arlington 46,308 42,844 +8.09%
59. Burlington   Vermont 44,743 42,417 +5.48%
60. Salem   Massachusetts 44,480 41,340 +7.60%
61. Wallingford   Connecticut 44,396 45,135 −1.64%
62. Concord   New Hampshire 43,976 42,695 +3.00%
63. Pittsfield   Massachusetts 43,927 44,737 −1.81%
64. Leominster 43,782 40,759 +7.42%
65. Southington   Connecticut 43,501 43,069 +1.00%
66. Woonsocket   Rhode Island 43,240 41,186 +4.99%
67. Beverly   Massachusetts 42,670 39,502 +8.02%
68. Enfield   Connecticut 42,141 44,654 −5.63%
69. Billerica   Massachusetts 42,119 40,243 +4.66%
70. Fitchburg 41,946 40,318 +4.04%
71. Marlborough 41,793 38,499 +8.56%
72. Woburn 40,876 38,120 +7.23%
73. Shelton   Connecticut 40,869 39,559 +3.31%
74. Westfield   Massachusetts 40,834 41,094 −0.63%
75. Chelsea 40,787 35,177 +15.95%
76. Norwich   Connecticut 40,125 40,493 −0.91%
77. Groton 38,411 40,115 −4.25%
78. Amherst   Massachusetts 39,263 37,819 +3.82%
79. Braintree 39,143 35,744 +9.51%
80. Shrewsbury 38,325 35,608 +7.63%
81. Holyoke 38,238 39,880 −4.12%
82. Lewiston   Maine 37,121 36,592 +1.45%
83. Natick   Massachusetts 37,006 33,006 +12.12%
84. Trumbull   Connecticut 36,827 36,018 +2.25%
85. Andover   Massachusetts 36,569 33,201 +10.14%
86. Cumberland   Rhode Island 36,405 33,506 +8.65%
87. Chelmsford   Massachusetts 36,392 33,802 +7.66%
88. Coventry   Rhode Island 35,688 35,014 +1.92%
89. Torrington   Connecticut 35,515 36,383 −2.39%
90. Watertown   Massachusetts 35,329 31,915 +10.70%
91. Glastonbury   Connecticut 35,159 34,427 +2.13%
92. Randolph   Massachusetts 34,984 32,158 +8.79%
93. Lexington 34,454 31,394 +9.75%
94. Derry   New Hampshire 34,317 33,109 +3.65%
95. North Providence   Rhode Island 34,114 32,078 +6.35%
96. Dartmouth   Massachusetts 33,783 34,032 −0.73%
97. Franklin 33,261 31,635 +5.14%
98. Dover   New Hampshire 32,741 29,987 +9.18%
99. Dracut   Massachusetts 32,617 29,457 +10.73%
100. Falmouth 32,517 31,531 +3.13%
101. Rochester   New Hampshire 32,492 29,752 +9.21%
102. Needham   Massachusetts 32,091 28,886 +11.10%
103. South Kingstown   Rhode Island 31,931 30,639 +4.22%
104. Bangor   Maine 31,753 33,039 −3.89%
105. Norwood   Massachusetts 31,611 28,602 +10.52%
106. Naugatuck   Connecticut 31,519 31,862 −1.08%
107. Tewksbury   Massachusetts 31,342 28,961 +8.22%
108. West Warwick   Rhode Island 31,012 29,191 +6.24%
109. North Andover   Massachusetts 30,915 28,352 +9.04%
110. North Attleborough 30,834 28,712 +7.39%
111. Newington   Connecticut 30,536 30,562 −0.09%
112. Milford   Massachusetts 30,379 27,999 +8.50%
113. Vernon   Connecticut 30,215 29,179 +3.55%
114. Salem   New Hampshire 30,089 28,776 +4.56%
115. Melrose   Massachusetts 29,817 26,983 +10.50%
116. Gloucester 29,729 28,789 +3.27%
117. Northampton 29,571 28,549 +3.58%
118. Johnston   Rhode Island 29,568 28,769 +2.78%
119. Wellesley   Massachusetts 29,550 27,982 +5.60%
120. Windsor   Connecticut 29,492 29,044 +1.54%
121. Stoughton   Massachusetts 29,281 26,962 +8.60%
122. West Springfield 28,835 28,391 +1.56%
123. Cheshire   Connecticut 28,733 29,261 −1.80%
124. Agawam   Massachusetts 28,692 28,438 +0.89%
125. Bridgewater 28,633 26,563 +7.79%
126. Milton 28,630 27,003 +6.03%
127. Saugus 28,619 26,628 +7.48%
128. Branford   Connecticut 28,273 28,026 +0.88%
129. New Milford 28,115 28,142 −0.10%
130. Danvers   Massachusetts 28,087 26,493 +6.02%
131. East Haven   Connecticut 27,923 29,257 −4.56%
132. North Kingstown   Rhode Island 27,732 26,486 +4.70%
133. New London   Connecticut 27,367 27,620 −0.92%
134. Wethersfield 27,298 26,668 +2.36%
135. Belmont   Massachusetts 27,295 24,729 +10.38%
136. Newtown   Connecticut 27,173 27,560 −1.40%
137. Westport 27,141 26,391 +2.84%
138. Wakefield   Massachusetts 27,090 24,932 +8.66%
139. South Windsor   Connecticut 26,918 25,709 +4.70%
140. Farmington 26,712 25,340 +5.41%
141. Merrimack   New Hampshire 26,632 25,494 +4.46%
142. South Portland   Maine 26,498 25,002 +5.98%
143. Walpole   Massachusetts 26,383 24,070 +9.61%
144. Burlington 26,377 24,498 +7.67%
145. Mansfield   Connecticut 25,892 26,543 −2.45%
146. Londonderry   New Hampshire 25,826 24,129 +7.03%
147. Marshfield   Massachusetts 25,825 25,132 +2.76%
148. Reading 25,518 24,747 +3.12%
149. Hudson   New Hampshire 25,394 24,467 +3.79%
150. Dedham   Massachusetts 25,364 24,729 +2.57%
151. Easton 25,058 23,112 +8.42%
152. Newport   Rhode Island 25,163 24,672 +1.99%
153. Yarmouth   Massachusetts 25,023 23,793 +5.17%

States with the most cities

New England states with the most cities and towns over 25,000 population as of April 1, 2020.

Rank State ≥200,000 100,000-199,999 80,000-99,999 60,000-79,999 40,000-59,999 25,000-39,999 Total
1 Massachusetts 2 7 4 7 20 40 80
2 Connecticut 0 5 2 7 11 19 44
3 Rhode Island 0 1 2 1 2 8 14
4 New Hampshire 0 1 1 0 1 7 10
5 Maine 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
6 Vermont 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for CT, ME, MA, NH and VT". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ U.S. Census Bureau & Rhode Island Statewide Planning. "New England Population by State 1800–2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Connecticut". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Maine". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Massachusetts". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): New Hampshire". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Rhode Island". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Vermont". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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