Historical population |
Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
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% |
2016 (est.) |
14,735,525 |
|
2.0% |
Source: |
This is a list of the top 150 New England cities and towns by population based on the 2010 census.
List
Largest city in the state
Rank |
Name |
State |
Population (2010) |
1. |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
655,884 |
2. |
Worcester |
Massachusetts |
184,815 |
3. |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
179,207 |
4. |
Springfield |
Massachusetts |
153,060 |
5. |
Bridgeport |
Connecticut |
147,629 |
6. |
New Haven |
Connecticut |
130,741 |
7. |
Stamford |
128,874 |
8. |
Hartford |
124,893 |
9. |
Manchester |
New Hampshire |
110,448 |
10. |
Lowell |
Massachusetts |
109,945 |
11. |
Waterbury |
Connecticut |
109,676 |
12. |
Cambridge |
Massachusetts |
107,289 |
13. |
Brockton |
95,314 |
14. |
New Bedford |
94,958 |
15. |
Quincy |
92,971 |
16. |
Lynn |
90,329 |
17. |
Fall River |
88,777 |
18. |
Norwalk |
Connecticut |
88,485 |
19. |
Nashua |
New Hampshire |
86,494 |
20. |
Newton |
Massachusetts |
85,146 |
21. |
Danbury |
Connecticut |
84,657 |
22. |
Warwick |
Rhode Island |
82,672 |
23. |
Cranston |
80,387 |
24. |
Lawrence |
Massachusetts |
76,377 |
25. |
Somerville |
75,745 |
26. |
New Britain |
Connecticut |
73,206 |
27. |
Pawtucket |
Rhode Island |
71,148 |
28. |
Framingham |
Massachusetts |
68,318 |
29. |
Portland |
Maine |
66,194 |
30. |
West Hartford |
Connecticut |
63,324 |
31. |
Greenwich |
62,610 |
32. |
Fairfield |
61,347 |
33. |
Hamden |
60,960 |
34. |
Haverhill |
Massachusetts |
60,879 |
35. |
Meriden |
Connecticut |
60,868 |
36. |
Waltham |
Massachusetts |
60,632 |
37. |
Bristol |
Connecticut |
60,570 |
38. |
Malden |
Massachusetts |
59,450 |
39. |
Brookline |
58,732 |
40. |
Manchester |
Connecticut |
58,241 |
41. |
Plymouth |
Massachusetts |
56,468 |
42. |
Medford |
56,173 |
43. |
Taunton |
55,874 |
44. |
West Haven |
Connecticut |
55,564 |
45. |
Chicopee |
Massachusetts |
55,298 |
46. |
Weymouth |
53,743 |
47. |
Milford |
Connecticut |
52,759 |
48. |
Stratford |
52,734 |
49. |
Revere |
Massachusetts |
51,755 |
50. |
East Hartford |
Connecticut |
51,252 |
51. |
Peabody |
Massachusetts |
51,251 |
52. |
Middletown |
Connecticut |
47,648 |
53. |
Methuen |
Massachusetts |
47,255 |
54. |
East Providence |
Rhode Island |
47,037 |
55. |
Barnstable |
Massachusetts |
45,193 |
56. |
Wallingford |
Connecticut |
45,135 |
57. |
Pittsfield |
Massachusetts |
44,737 |
58. |
Enfield |
Connecticut |
44,654 |
59. |
Attleboro |
Massachusetts |
43,593 |
60. |
Southington |
Connecticut |
43,069 |
61. |
Arlington |
Massachusetts |
42,844 |
62. |
Concord |
New Hampshire |
42,695 |
63. |
Burlington |
Vermont |
42,417 |
64. |
Everett |
Massachusetts |
41,667 |
65. |
Salem |
41,340 |
66. |
Woonsocket |
Rhode Island |
41,186 |
67. |
Westfield |
Massachusetts |
41,094 |
68. |
Leominster |
40,759 |
69. |
Fitchburg |
40,493 |
70. |
Norwich |
Connecticut |
40,318 |
71. |
Billerica |
Massachusetts |
40,243 |
72. |
Groton |
Connecticut |
40,115 |
73. |
Holyoke |
Massachusetts |
39,880 |
74. |
Shelton |
Connecticut |
39,559 |
75. |
Beverly |
Massachusetts |
39,502 |
76. |
Marlborough |
38,499 |
77. |
Woburn |
38,120 |
78. |
Amherst |
37,819 |
79. |
Lewiston |
Maine |
36,592 |
80. |
Torrington |
Connecticut |
36,383 |
81. |
Trumbull |
36,018 |
82. |
Braintree |
Massachusetts |
35,744 |
83. |
Shrewsbury |
35,608 |
84. |
Chelsea |
35,177 |
85. |
Coventry |
Rhode Island |
35,014 |
86. |
Glastonbury |
Connecticut |
34,427 |
87. |
Dartmouth |
Massachusetts |
34,032 |
88. |
Chelmsford |
33,802 |
89. |
Cumberland |
Rhode Island |
33,506 |
90. |
Andover |
Massachusetts |
33,201 |
91. |
Derry |
New Hampshire |
33,109 |
92. |
Bangor |
Maine |
33,039 |
93. |
Natick |
Massachusetts |
33,006 |
94. |
Randolph |
32,112 |
95. |
North Providence |
Rhode Island |
32,078 |
96. |
Watertown |
Massachusetts |
31,915 |
97. |
Naugatuck |
Connecticut |
31,862 |
98. |
Franklin |
Massachusetts |
31,635 |
99. |
Falmouth |
31,531 |
100. |
Lexington |
31,394 |
101. |
South Kingstown |
Rhode Island |
30,639 |
102. |
Newington |
Connecticut |
30,562 |
103. |
Dover |
New Hampshire |
29,987 |
104. |
Rochester |
29,752 |
105. |
Dracut |
Massachusetts |
29,457 |
106. |
Cheshire |
Connecticut |
29,261 |
107. |
East Haven |
29,257 |
108. |
West Warwick |
Rhode Island |
29,191 |
109. |
Vernon |
Connecticut |
29,179 |
110. |
Windsor |
29,044 |
111. |
Tewksbury |
Massachusetts |
28,961 |
112. |
Needham |
28,886 |
113. |
Gloucester |
28,789 |
114. |
Salem |
New Hampshire |
28,776 |
117. |
Johnston |
Rhode Island |
28,769 |
116. |
North Attleborough |
Massachusetts |
28,712 |
117. |
Norwood |
28,602 |
118. |
Northampton |
28,549 |
119. |
Agawam |
28,438 |
120. |
West Springfield |
28,391 |
121. |
North Andover |
28,352 |
122. |
New Milford |
Connecticut |
28,142 |
123. |
Branford |
28,026 |
124. |
Milford |
Massachusetts |
27,999 |
125. |
Wellesley |
27,982 |
126. |
New London |
Connecticut |
27,620 |
127. |
Newtown |
27,560 |
128. |
Milton |
Massachusetts |
27,003 |
129. |
Melrose |
26,983 |
130. |
Stoughton |
26,962 |
131. |
Wethersfield |
Connecticut |
26,668 |
132. |
Saugus |
Massachusetts |
26,628 |
133. |
Bridgewater |
26,563 |
134. |
Mansfield |
Connecticut |
26,543 |
135. |
Danvers |
Massachusetts |
26,493 |
136. |
North Kingstown |
Rhode Island |
26,486 |
137. |
Westport |
Connecticut |
26,391 |
138. |
South Windsor |
25,709 |
139. |
Farmington |
25,340 |
140. |
Windham |
25,268 |
141. |
Marshfield |
Massachusetts |
25,132 |
142. |
South Portland |
Maine |
25,002 |
143. |
Wakefield |
Massachusetts |
24,932 |
144. |
Reading |
24,747 |
145. |
Belmont |
24,729 |
146. |
Dedham |
147. |
Newport |
Rhode Island |
24,672 |
148. |
Ridgefield |
Connecticut |
24,638 |
149. |
Burlington |
Massachusetts |
24,498 |
150. |
North Haven |
Connecticut |
24,093 |
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