List of cities in New England by population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1790 1,009,408—    
1800 1,233,011+22.2%
1810 1,471,973+19.4%
1820 1,660,065+12.8%
1830 1,954,717+17.7%
1840 2,234,822+14.3%
1850 2,728,116+22.1%
1860 3,135,283+14.9%
1870 3,487,924+11.2%
1880 4,010,529+15.0%
1890 4,700,749+17.2%
1900 5,592,017+19.0%
1910 6,552,681+17.2%
1920 7,400,909+12.9%
1930 8,166,341+10.3%
1940 8,437,290+3.3%
1950 9,314,453+10.4%
1960 10,509,367+12.8%
1970 11,841,663+12.7%
1980 12,348,493+4.3%
1990 13,206,943+7.0%
2000 13,922,517+5.4%
2010 14,444,865+3.8%
2020 15,116,205+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.

Contents

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
RankNameStatePopulation (2020)Population (2010)Change
1. Boston Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 675,647617,594+9.40%
2. Worcester 206,518181,045+14.07%
3. Providence Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 190,934178,042+7.24%
4. Springfield Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 155,929153,060+1.87%
5. Bridgeport Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 148,654144,229+3.07%
6. Stamford 135,470122,643+10.46%
7. New Haven 134,023129,779+3.27%
8. Hartford 121,054124,775−2.98%
9. Cambridge Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 118,403105,162+12.59%
10. Manchester Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 115,644109,565+5.55%
11. Lowell Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 115,554106,519+8.48%
12. Waterbury Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 114,403110,366+3.66%
13. Brockton Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 105,64393,810+12.61%
14. Quincy 101,63692,271+10.15%
15. Lynn 101,25390,329+12.09%
16. New Bedford 101,07995,072+6.32%
17. Fall River 94,00088,857+5.79%
18. Nashua Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 91,32286,494+5.58%
19. Norwalk Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 91,18485,603+6.52%
20. Lawrence Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 89,14376,377+16.71%
21. Newton 88,92385,146+4.44%
22. Danbury Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 86,51880,893+6.95%
23. Cranston Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 82,93480,387+3.17%
24. Warwick 82,82382,672+0.18%
25. Somerville Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 81,04575,754+6.98%
26. Pawtucket Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 75,60471,148+6.26%
27. New Britain Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 74,13573,206+1.27%
28. Framingham Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 72,36268,318+5.92%
29. Portland Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 68,40866,194+3.34%
30. Haverhill Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 67,78760,879+11.35%
31. Malden 66,26359,450+11.46%
32. Waltham 65,21860,632+7.56%
33. West Hartford Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 64,08363,268+1.29%
34. Greenwich 63,51861,171+3.84%
35. Brookline Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 63,19158,732+7.59%
36. Revere 62,18651,755+20.15%
37. Fairfield Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 61,51259,404+3.55%
38. Plymouth Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 61,21756,468+8.41%
39. Hamden Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 61,16960,960+0.34%
40. Meriden 60,85060,868−0.03%
41. Bristol 60,83360,477+0.59%
42. Medford Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 59,65956,173+6.21%
43. Manchester Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 59,71358,241+2.53%
44. Taunton Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 59,40855,874+6.32%
45. Weymouth 57,43753,743+6.87%
46. West Haven Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 55,58455,564+0.04%
47. Chicopee Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 55,56055,298+0.47%
48. Peabody 54,48151,251+6.30%
49. Methuen 53,05947,255+12.28%
50. Stratford Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 52,35551,384+1.89%
51. East Hartford 51,04551,252−0.40%
52. Milford 50,55852,759−4.17%
53. Everett Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 49,07541,667+17.78%
54. Barnstable 48,91645,193+8.24%
55. Middletown Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 47,71747,648+0.14%
56. East Providence Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 47,13947,037+0.22%
57. Attleboro Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 46,46143,593+6.58%
58. Arlington 46,30842,844+8.09%
59. Burlington Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont 44,74342,417+5.48%
60. Salem Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 44,48041,340+7.60%
61. Wallingford Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 44,39645,135−1.64%
62. Concord Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 43,97642,695+3.00%
63. Pittsfield Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 43,92744,737−1.81%
64. Leominster 43,78240,759+7.42%
65. Southington Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 43,50143,069+1.00%
66. Woonsocket Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 43,24041,186+4.99%
67. Beverly Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 42,67039,502+8.02%
68. Enfield Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 42,14144,654−5.63%
69. Billerica Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 42,11940,243+4.66%
70. Fitchburg 41,94640,318+4.04%
71. Marlborough 41,79338,499+8.56%
72. Woburn 40,87638,120+7.23%
73. Shelton Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 40,86939,559+3.31%
74. Westfield Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 40,83441,094−0.63%
75. Chelsea 40,78735,177+15.95%
76. Norwich Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 40,12540,493−0.91%
77. Groton 38,41140,115−4.25%
78. Amherst Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 39,26337,819+3.82%
79. Braintree 39,14335,744+9.51%
80. Shrewsbury 38,32535,608+7.63%
81. Holyoke 38,23839,880−4.12%
82. Lewiston Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 37,12136,592+1.45%
83. Natick Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 37,00633,006+12.12%
84. Trumbull Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 36,82736,018+2.25%
85. Andover Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 36,56933,201+10.14%
86. Cumberland Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 36,40533,506+8.65%
87. Chelmsford Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 36,39233,802+7.66%
88. Coventry Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 35,68835,014+1.92%
89. Torrington Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 35,51536,383−2.39%
90. Watertown Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 35,32931,915+10.70%
91. Glastonbury Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 35,15934,427+2.13%
92. Randolph Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 34,98432,158+8.79%
93. Lexington 34,45431,394+9.75%
94. Derry Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 34,31733,109+3.65%
95. North Providence Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 34,11432,078+6.35%
96. Dartmouth Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 33,78334,032−0.73%
97. Franklin 33,26131,635+5.14%
98. Dover Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 32,74129,987+9.18%
99. Dracut Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 32,61729,457+10.73%
100. Falmouth 32,51731,531+3.13%
101. Rochester Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 32,49229,752+9.21%
102. Needham Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 32,09128,886+11.10%
103. South Kingstown Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 31,93130,639+4.22%
104. Bangor Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 31,75333,039−3.89%
105. Norwood Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 31,61128,602+10.52%
106. Naugatuck Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 31,51931,862−1.08%
107. Tewksbury Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 31,34228,961+8.22%
108. West Warwick Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 31,01229,191+6.24%
109. North Andover Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 30,91528,352+9.04%
110. North Attleborough 30,83428,712+7.39%
111. Newington Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 30,53630,562−0.09%
112. Milford Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 30,37927,999+8.50%
113. Vernon Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 30,21529,179+3.55%
114. Salem Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 30,08928,776+4.56%
115. Melrose Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 29,81726,983+10.50%
116. Gloucester 29,72928,789+3.27%
117. Northampton 29,57128,549+3.58%
118. Johnston Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 29,56828,769+2.78%
119. Wellesley Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 29,55027,982+5.60%
120. Windsor Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 29,49229,044+1.54%
121. Stoughton Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 29,28126,962+8.60%
122. West Springfield 28,83528,391+1.56%
123. Cheshire Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 28,73329,261−1.80%
124. Agawam Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 28,69228,438+0.89%
125. Bridgewater 28,63326,563+7.79%
126. Milton 28,63027,003+6.03%
127. Saugus 28,61926,628+7.48%
128. Branford Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 28,27328,026+0.88%
129. New Milford 28,11528,142−0.10%
130. Danvers Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 28,08726,493+6.02%
131. East Haven Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 27,92329,257−4.56%
132. North Kingstown Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 27,73226,486+4.70%
133. New London Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 27,36727,620−0.92%
134. Wethersfield 27,29826,668+2.36%
135. Belmont Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 27,29524,729+10.38%
136. Newtown Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 27,17327,560−1.40%
137. Westport 27,14126,391+2.84%
138. Wakefield Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 27,09024,932+8.66%
139. South Windsor Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 26,91825,709+4.70%
140. Farmington 26,71225,340+5.41%
141. Merrimack Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 26,63225,494+4.46%
142. South Portland Flag of Maine.svg  Maine 26,49825,002+5.98%
143. Walpole Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 26,38324,070+9.61%
144. Burlington 26,37724,498+7.67%
145. Mansfield Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut 25,89226,543−2.45%
146. Londonderry Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 25,82624,129+7.03%
147. Marshfield Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 25,82525,132+2.76%
148. Reading 25,51824,747+3.12%
149. Hudson Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire 25,39424,467+3.79%
150. Dedham Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 25,36424,729+2.57%
151. Easton 25,05823,112+8.42%
152. Newport Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island 25,16324,672+1.99%
153. Yarmouth Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts 25,02323,793+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.

RankState≥200,000100,000-199,99980,000-99,99960,000-79,99940,000-59,99925,000-39,999Total
1Massachusetts2747204080
2Connecticut0527111944
3Rhode Island01212814
4New Hampshire01101710
5Maine0001034
6Vermont0000101

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References

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  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.
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