Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Massachusetts

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Massachusetts with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	01105	Springfield	50.2%	11,843
2	01103	Springfield	45.2%	2,477
3	01608	Worcester	41.3%	4,932
4	01901	Lynn	39.2%	2,419
5	01107	Springfield	37.2%	12,009
6	02115	Boston	36.6%	29,705
7	02746	New Bedford	35.2%	17,531
8	02163	Boston	33.8%	1,817
9	02120	Roxbury Crossing	33%	15,283
10	01108	Springfield	31.8%	27,405
11	01610	Worcester	30.5%	30,444
12	02215	Boston	28.4%	24,581
13	01040	Holyoke	27%	37,813
14	02119	Roxbury	25.7%	27,377
15	02121	Dorchester	25%	29,040
16	01109	Springfield	24.9%	31,124
17	01840	Lawrence	24.7%	8,522
18	02111	Boston	24.7%	8,407
19	01609	Worcester	23.8%	22,047
20	02125	Dorchester	23.2%	33,662
21	02118	Boston	23.2%	28,946
22	01002	Amherst	22.6%	26,370
23	02723	Fall River	22.4%	17,067
24	01364	Orange	22.2%	7,658
25	01104	Springfield	21.6%	23,209
26	02134	Allston	21.5%	17,667
27	01605	Worcester	21.4%	30,579
28	01003	Amherst	21.1%	13,510
29	02150	Chelsea	20.7%	39,908
30	02724	Fall River	20.1%	18,505
31	02721	Fall River	19.9%	26,521
32	02740	New Bedford	19.8%	46,281
33	01604	Worcester	18.9%	39,812
34	01013	Chicopee	18.8%	23,284
35	02135	Brighton	18.4%	43,149
36	02540	Falmouth	18.1%	8,104
37	01841	Lawrence	17.9%	52,769
38	01851	Lowell	17.9%	33,403
39	01603	Worcester	17.8%	20,868
40	01850	Lowell	17.8%	17,740
41	01854	Lowell	17.7%	30,081
42	01151	Indian Orchard	17.7%	9,606
43	02720	Fall River	17.6%	30,940
44	01475	Winchendon	17.6%	10,265
45	02124	Dorchester Center	17%	56,216
46	02576	West Wareham	16.9%	4,168
47	01020	Chicopee	16.6%	30,167
48	02116	Boston	16.6%	21,978
49	02126	Mattapan	16.4%	26,583
50	01902	Lynn	16.3%	50,066
51	01247	North Adams	16.3%	14,794
52	01119	Springfield	16%	13,616
53	02128	Boston	15.7%	43,345
54	01420	Fitchburg	15.7%	41,839
55	02301	Brockton	15.6%	68,969
56	01118	Springfield	15.6%	14,839
57	01060	Northampton	15.5%	16,492
58	02108	Boston	15.5%	3,794
59	01550	Southbridge	15.3%	17,928
60	01702	Framingham	15.1%	39,789
61	01852	Lowell	15.1%	37,144
62	01301	Greenfield	15.1%	17,876
63	01843	Lawrence	14.8%	27,445
64	01331	Athol	14.8%	13,922
65	02149	Everett	14.7%	50,045
66	01201	Pittsfield	14.7%	44,848
67	01830	Haverhill	14.7%	26,530
68	02141	Cambridge	14.7%	14,517
69	01031	Gilbertville	14.7%	1,676
70	02745	New Bedford	14.6%	24,519
71	02601	Hyannis	14.6%	16,071
72	01436	Baldwinville	14.6%	3,720
73	02744	New Bedford	14.3%	12,716
74	01375	Sunderland	14.3%	3,641
75	01440	Gardner	13.7%	21,276
76	02780	Taunton	13.5%	53,461
77	02138	Cambridge	13.5%	38,509
78	01602	Worcester	13.5%	27,092
79	01342	Deerfield	13.3%	1,267
80	01220	Adams	13.2%	8,074
81	02139	Cambridge	13%	40,033
82	01535	North Brookfield	12.9%	4,760
83	01339	Charlemont	12.9%	1,313
84	02122	Dorchester	12.8%	23,479
85	01570	Webster	12.7%	17,748
86	02633	Chatham	12.7%	4,512
87	02664	South Yarmouth	12.6%	9,949
88	01607	Worcester	12.5%	8,706
89	02110	Boston	12.5%	2,342
90	01905	Lynn	12.3%	28,221
91	01970	Salem	12.1%	44,738
92	01022	Chicopee	12.1%	1,844
93	01089	West Springfield	11.9%	28,772
94	01832	Haverhill	11.9%	26,386
95	02452	Waltham	11.7%	15,808
96	01376	Turners Falls	11.6%	4,976
97	01368	Royalston	11.6%	1,455
98	02151	Revere	11.5%	60,012
99	01082	Ware	11.5%	10,392
100	01062	Florence	11.5%	9,816

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	02071	South Walpole	0%	2,089
2	01731	Hanscom Afb	0%	2,110
3	01063	Northampton	0%	2,272
4	02325	Bridgewater	0%	2,822
5	02630	Barnstable	0.3%	2,371
6	01827	Dunstable	0.5%	3,408
7	02468	Waban	1%	5,773
8	02764	North Dighton	1.4%	4,436
9	01612	Paxton	1.4%	5,002
10	01523	Lancaster	1.4%	8,606
11	01741	Carlisle	1.5%	5,239
12	01985	West Newbury	1.6%	4,591
13	02725	Somerset	1.9%	2,257
14	02717	East Freetown	1.9%	4,797
15	01944	Manchester	2.1%	5,403
16	02779	Berkley	2.1%	6,829
17	01543	Rutland	2.1%	9,353
18	02052	Medfield	2.1%	13,068
19	01092	West Warren	2.2%	1,200
20	02562	Sagamore Beach	2.2%	3,402
21	02056	Norfolk	2.2%	11,673
22	01542	Rochdale	2.3%	2,615
23	01473	Westminster	2.3%	8,374
24	02199	Boston	2.4%	1,292
25	02481	Wellesley Hills	2.4%	17,415
26	01039	Haydenville	2.5%	1,506
27	01611	Cherry Valley	2.5%	2,299
28	01507	Charlton	2.5%	13,435
29	01748	Hopkinton	2.5%	19,358
30	01431	Ashby	2.6%	3,211
31	01073	Southampton	2.6%	6,230
32	01566	Sturbridge	2.6%	7,362
33	02338	Halifax	2.6%	7,748
34	02554	Nantucket	2.6%	14,212
35	02032	East Walpole	2.7%	4,992
36	02030	Dover	2.7%	5,930
37	02460	Newtonville	2.7%	10,099
38	02341	Hanson	2.7%	10,542
39	02494	Needham Heights	2.7%	11,035
40	02061	Norwell	2.7%	11,361
41	01864	North Reading	2.7%	15,765
42	02420	Lexington	2.8%	16,215
43	02777	Swansea	2.8%	17,359
44	02556	North Falmouth	2.9%	2,868
45	01740	Bolton	2.9%	5,737
46	01747	Hopedale	2.9%	6,027
47	01568	Upton	2.9%	8,011
48	02493	Weston	2.9%	11,579
49	02066	Scituate	2.9%	19,099
50	01776	Sudbury	2.9%	19,270
51	01810	Andover	2.9%	35,648
52	02648	Marstons Mills	3%	7,968
53	02025	Cohasset	3%	8,427
54	01863	North Chelmsford	3%	9,796
55	01235	Hinsdale	3.1%	2,489
56	01922	Byfield	3.1%	3,450
57	01770	Sherborn	3.1%	4,427
58	01969	Rowley	3.1%	6,251
59	01921	Boxford	3.1%	8,250
60	02364	Kingston	3.1%	14,027
61	01746	Holliston	3.1%	15,094
62	01270	Windsor	3.2%	1,036
63	01834	Groveland	3.2%	6,777
64	01886	Westford	3.2%	24,690
65	01867	Reading	3.2%	25,612
66	02638	Dennis	3.3%	3,253
67	02538	East Wareham	3.3%	4,074
68	01773	Lincoln	3.3%	4,891
69	01534	Northbridge	3.3%	6,230
70	02053	Medway	3.3%	13,436
71	01876	Tewksbury	3.3%	31,004
72	02668	West Barnstable	3.4%	2,820
73	01949	Middleton	3.4%	9,816
74	02461	Newton Highlands	3.5%	6,975
75	01721	Ashland	3.5%	18,873
76	01720	Acton	3.5%	23,526
77	01072	Shutesbury	3.6%	1,521
78	01010	Brimfield	3.6%	3,705
79	02769	Rehoboth	3.6%	13,022
80	01569	Uxbridge	3.6%	14,304
81	01742	Concord	3.6%	18,448
82	02478	Belmont	3.6%	27,175
83	01011	Chester	3.7%	1,175
84	01984	Wenham	3.7%	4,929
85	01532	Northborough	3.7%	15,750
86	01545	Shrewsbury	3.7%	38,876
87	01096	Williamsburg	3.8%	2,580
88	01036	Hampden	3.8%	4,946
89	01719	Boxborough	3.8%	5,496
90	01833	Georgetown	3.8%	8,432
91	01772	Southborough	3.8%	9,907
92	01028	East Longmeadow	3.8%	16,321
93	02459	Newton Center	3.8%	18,449
94	01887	Wilmington	3.8%	23,336
95	02176	Melrose	3.8%	29,650
96	01026	Cummington	3.9%	1,014
97	02210	Boston	3.9%	6,971
98	01450	Groton	3.9%	11,356
99	02465	West Newton	3.9%	11,697
100	01520	Holden	3.9%	16,912

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