List of cities in New England by population explained

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^[1]
4. Population as of April 1, 2010, according to the 2010 United States Census^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}
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
2.	Worcester
3.	Providence
4.	Springfield
5.	Bridgeport
6.	Stamford
7.	New Haven
8.	Hartford
9.	Cambridge
10.	Manchester
11.	Lowell
12.	Waterbury
13.	Brockton
14.	Quincy
15.	Lynn
16.	New Bedford
17.	Fall River
18.	Nashua
19.	Norwalk
20.	Lawrence
21.	Newton
22.	Danbury
23.	Cranston
24.	Warwick
25.	Somerville
26.	Pawtucket
27.	New Britain
28.	Framingham
29.	Portland
30.	Haverhill
31.	Malden
32.	Waltham
33.	West Hartford
34.	Greenwich
35.	Brookline
36.	Revere
37.	Fairfield
38.	Plymouth
39.	Hamden
40.	Meriden
41.	Bristol
42.	Medford
43.	Manchester
44.	Taunton
45.	Weymouth
46.	West Haven
47.	Chicopee
48.	Peabody
49.	Methuen
50.	Stratford
51.	East Hartford
52.	Milford
53.	Everett
54.	Barnstable
55.	Middletown
56.	East Providence
57.	Attleboro
58.	Arlington
59.	Burlington
60.	Salem
61.	Wallingford
62.	Concord
63.	Pittsfield
64.	Leominster
65.	Southington
66.	Woonsocket
67.	Beverly
68.	Enfield
69.	Billerica
70.	Fitchburg
71.	Marlborough
72.	Woburn
73.	Shelton
74.	Westfield
75.	Chelsea
76.	Norwich
77.	Groton
78.	Amherst
79.	Braintree
80.	Shrewsbury
81.	Holyoke
82.	Lewiston
83.	Natick
84.	Trumbull
85.	Andover
86.	Cumberland
87.	Chelmsford
88.	Coventry
89.	Torrington
90.	Watertown
91.	Glastonbury
92.	Randolph
93.	Lexington
94.	Derry
95.	North Providence
96.	Dartmouth
97.	Franklin
98.	Dover
99.	Dracut
100.	Falmouth
101.	Rochester
102.	Needham
103.	South Kingstown
104.	Bangor
105.	Norwood
106.	Naugatuck
107.	Tewksbury
108.	West Warwick
109.	North Andover
110.	North Attleborough
111.	Newington
112.	Milford
113.	Vernon
114.	Salem
115.	Melrose
116.	Gloucester
117.	Northampton
118.	Johnston
119.	Wellesley
120.	Windsor
121.	Stoughton
122.	West Springfield
123.	Cheshire
124.	Agawam
125.	Bridgewater
126.	Milton
127.	Saugus
128.	Branford
129.	New Milford
130.	Danvers
131.	East Haven
132.	North Kingstown
133.	New London
134.	Wethersfield
135.	Belmont
136.	Newtown
137.	Westport
138.	Wakefield
139.	South Windsor
140.	Farmington
141.	Merrimack
142.	South Portland
143.	Walpole
144.	Burlington
145.	Mansfield
146.	Londonderry
147.	Marshfield
148.	Reading
149.	Hudson
150.	Dedham
151.	Easton
152.	Newport
153.	Yarmouth

States with the most cities

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

data-sort-type="number"	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

See also

• List of United States cities by population
• List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population
• List of municipalities in Massachusetts
• List of towns in Connecticut
• List of municipalities in Rhode Island
• List of cities in Maine
• List of cities and towns in New Hampshire
• List of cities in Vermont
• United States
  • Outline of the United States
  • Index of United States–related articles
  • United States Census Bureau
    • Demographics of the United States
      • Urbanization in the United States
      • List of states and territories of the United States by population
      • List of United States cities by population
  • United States Office of Management and Budget
    • Statistical area (United States)
      • Combined statistical area (list)
      • Core-based statistical area (list)
        • Metropolitan statistical area (list)
        • Micropolitan statistical area (list)
• List of most populous cities in the United States by decade
• List of largest cities (most populous cities in the world)
• Lists of populated places in the United States
• List of United States cities by population density
• List of United States urban areas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Explore Census Data. U.S. Census Bureau. February 3, 2022.
2. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Connecticut. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. December 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213161321/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0400000US09.06000. February 13, 2020. dead.
3. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Maine. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. December 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213160643/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0400000US23.06000. February 13, 2020. dead.
4. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Massachusetts. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. December 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213155420/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0400000US25.06000. February 13, 2020. dead.
5. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): New Hampshire. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. December 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213160941/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0400000US33.06000. February 13, 2020. dead.
6. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Rhode Island. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. December 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213161143/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0400000US44.06000. February 13, 2020. dead.
7. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Vermont. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. December 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213160358/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0400000US50.06000. February 13, 2020. dead.