Western Massachusetts Population Drops as State Numbers Rise

Census shows recent growth in most Mass. cities and towns

MOST MASSACHUSETTS cities and towns experienced a slight growth in residents from 2023 to 2024, boosting the state’s population amidst continuing concerns about outmigration, according to new US Census Bureau data.The Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates released last week found that about four in five Bay State municipalities counted more residents on July 1, 2024 than a year earlier, fueling the nearly 1 percent statewide population growth o…

Western Massachusetts population drops as state numbers rise

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - New state census data is showing most cities and towns have grown in population over the past year, but that's not necessarily true for communities here in western Massachusetts.  List of Massachusetts agencies impacted by federal funding cuts by Trump Administration The estimates show that about four in five Bay State cities and towns had more residents on July 1, 2024, than a year earlier, fueling a nearly one pe…

Census shows recent growth in most Massachusetts cities and towns; here are the details

Chris Lisinski STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MAY 19, 2025.....Most Massachusetts cities and towns experienced a slight growth in residents from 2023 to 2024, boosting the state's population amidst continuing concerns about outmigration, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. The Census Bureau's Vint