List of cities in New England by population

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

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

• 1. Boston, Massachusetts
  1. Boston, Massachusetts
• 2. Worcester, Massachusetts
  2. Worcester, Massachusetts
• 3. Providence, Rhode Island
  3. Providence, Rhode Island
• 4. Springfield, Massachusetts
  4. Springfield, Massachusetts
• 5. Bridgeport, Connecticut
  5. Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 6. Stamford, Connecticut
  6. Stamford, Connecticut
• 7. New Haven, Connecticut
  7. New Haven, Connecticut
• 8. Hartford, Connecticut
  8. Hartford, Connecticut
• 9. Cambridge, Massachusetts
  9. Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 10. Manchester, New Hampshire
  10. Manchester, New Hampshire

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