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What are the fastest-growing metro areas in Massachusetts?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (+10.4%), Worcester, MA (+3.7%) and Barnstable Town, MA (+2.4%) grew fastest among Massachusetts metro areas between 2020 and 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Massachusetts metro areas

Massachusetts metro areas ranked by population growth
RankMetro areaChange 2020–25People addedResidents 2025
1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA+10.4%+15,468164,065
2Worcester, MA+3.7%+31,474888,502
3Barnstable Town, MA+2.4%+5,484233,539
4Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH+2.3%+112,8125,034,221
5Providence-Warwick, RI-MA+2.1%+34,9511,708,161
6Springfield, MA+0.1%+687464,338
7Pittsfield, MA−1.2%−1,592128,224

How this is ranked

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Which metro area in Massachusetts is growing fastest?

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA: +10.4%, ahead of Worcester, MA (+3.7%) and Barnstable Town, MA (+2.4%), of 7 Massachusetts metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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