Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Asian Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Asian Alone racial group in Massachusetts was 11.41%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Asian Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in New Bedford city (34%), followed by Salem city (31.48%), and Northampton city (28%). On the other hand, the Asian Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Abington CDP (0%), Easthampton Town city (0%), and Holbrook CDP (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Asian Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K+.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Massachusetts.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford city | 34.00 |
| 2 | Salem city | 31.48 |
| 3 | Northampton city | 28.00 |
| 4 | Boston city | 26.83 |
| 5 | Fall River city | 22.50 |
| 6 | Gardner city | 22.43 |
| 7 | Chelsea city | 21.82 |
| 8 | Greenfield city | 19.80 |
| 9 | Amherst Town city | 19.78 |
| 10 | Worcester city | 19.63 |
| 11 | Malden city | 18.49 |
| 12 | Gloucester city | 18.24 |
| 13 | Waltham city | 17.52 |
| 14 | Nantucket CDP | 17.24 |
| 15 | Cambridge city | 15.37 |
| 16 | Somerville city | 15.21 |
| 17 | Springfield city | 14.91 |
| 18 | Watertown Town city | 14.31 |
| 19 | Medford city | 13.63 |
| 20 | Lowell city | 13.62 |
| 21 | Brookline CDP | 13.56 |
| 22 | Quincy city | 12.31 |
| 23 | Westfield city | 12.24 |
| 24 | Saugus CDP | 12.17 |
| 25 | Revere city | 11.96 |
| 26 | Leominster city | 11.12 |
| 27 | Barnstable Town city | 11.00 |
| 28 | Brockton city | 10.76 |
| 29 | Hudson CDP | 9.51 |
| 30 | Swampscott CDP | 9.35 |
| 31 | Franklin Town city | 9.24 |
| 32 | Marblehead CDP | 8.79 |
| 33 | Chicopee city | 8.78 |
| 34 | Beverly city | 8.45 |
| 35 | Methuen Town city | 8.43 |
| 36 | Belmont CDP | 8.37 |
| 37 | Arlington CDP | 7.95 |
| 38 | Webster CDP | 7.91 |
| 39 | Southbridge Town city | 7.79 |
| 40 | Lynn city | 7.56 |
| 41 | Agawam Town city | 7.22 |
| 42 | Newton city | 7.18 |
| 43 | Randolph Town city | 7.08 |
| 44 | Wakefield CDP | 6.28 |
| 45 | Framingham city | 6.10 |
| 46 | Stoneham CDP | 5.83 |
| 47 | Fitchburg city | 5.63 |
| 48 | Needham CDP | 5.44 |
| 49 | Weymouth Town city | 5.30 |
| 50 | Somerset CDP | 5.15 |
| 51 | Braintree Town city | 5.12 |
| 52 | Danvers CDP | 5.09 |
| 53 | Haverhill city | 4.96 |
| 54 | Winthrop Town city | 4.78 |
| 55 | Lexington CDP | 4.51 |
| 56 | West Springfield Town city | 4.46 |
| 57 | Woburn city | 4.32 |
| 58 | Burlington CDP | 4.16 |
| 59 | Melrose city | 4.14 |
| 60 | South Yarmouth CDP | 3.23 |
| 61 | Everett city | 2.99 |
| 62 | Newburyport city | 2.58 |
| 63 | Dedham CDP | 2.52 |
| 64 | Taunton city | 2.36 |
| 64 | Winchester CDP | 2.36 |
| 65 | North Attleborough Town city | 2.26 |
| 66 | Holyoke city | 2.15 |
| 66 | Milford CDP | 2.15 |
| 67 | Attleboro city | 1.94 |
| 68 | Peabody city | 1.52 |
| 69 | Bridgewater Town city | 1.51 |
| 70 | Amesbury Town city | 1.16 |
| 71 | Wellesley CDP | 1.09 |
| 72 | Pittsfield city | 1.01 |
| 73 | Milton CDP | 0.87 |
| 74 | Lynnfield CDP | 0.60 |
| 75 | Norwood CDP | 0.50 |
| 76 | Marlborough city | 0.28 |
| 77 | Longmeadow CDP | 0.10 |
| 78 | Abington CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Easthampton Town city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Holbrook CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Hull CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Lawrence city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Maynard CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | North Adams city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Palmer Town city | 0.00 |
| 78 | Reading CDP | 0.00 |
| 78 | Wilmington CDP | 0.00 |