Population change in Massachusetts cities and towns
	1990	2000	Raw	Percentage	Rank
	Population	Population	Change	of Change
Aquinnah	201	344	143	71.1%	1
Mashpee	7,884	12,946	5,062	64.2%	2
Nantucket	6,012	9,520	3,508	58.3%	3
Middleton	4,921	7,744	2,823	57.4%	4
Tolland	289	426	137	47.4%	5
Boxborough	3,343	4,868	1,525	45.6%	6
Hopkinton	9,191	13,346	4,155	45.2%	7
W. Tisbury	1,704	2,467	763	44.8%	8
Hubbardston	2,797	3,909	1,112	39.8%	9
Middlefield	392	542	150	38.3%	10
Berkley	4,237	5,749	1,512	35.7%	11
Mansfield	16,568	22,414	5,846	35.3%	12
Franklin	22,095	29,560	7,465	33.8%	13
Truro	1,573	2,087	514	32.7%	14
Southborough	6,628	8,781	2,153	32.5%	15
Bolton	3,134	4,148	1,014	32.4%	16
Oak Bluffs	2,804	3,713	909	32.4%	17
Mendon	4,010	5,286	1,276	31.8%	18
Shrewsbury	24,146	31,640	7,494	31.0%	19
Kingston	9,045	11,780	2,735	30.2%	20
Sandwich	15,489	20,136	4,647	30.0%	21
Chilmark	650	843	193	29.7%	22
Douglas	5,438	7,045	1,607	29.6%	23
Rutland	4,936	6,353	1,417	28.7%	24
New Ashford	192	247	55	28.6%	25
Tyngsborough	8,642	11,081	2,439	28.2%	26
Westborough	14,133	17,997	3,864	27.3%	27
Otis	1,073	1,365	292	27.2%	28
Groton	7,511	9,547	2,036	27.1%	29
Westford	16,392	20,754	4,362	26.6%	30
Dunstable	2,236	2,829	593	26.5%	31
Boxford	6,266	7,921	1,655	26.4%	32
Norton	14,265	18,036	3,771	26.4%	33
Lakeville	7,785	9,821	2,036	26.2%	34
Medway	9,931	12,448	2,517	25.3%	35
Cummington	785	978	193	24.6%	36
Rowley	4,452	5,500	1,048	23.5%	37
Sandisfield	667	824	157	23.5%	38
Edgartown	3,062	3,779	717	23.4%	39
Belchertown	10,579	12,968	2,389	22.6%	40
Chelsea	28,710	35,080	6,370	22.2%	41
Eastham	4,462	5,453	991	22.2%	42
Millville	2,236	2,724	488	21.8%	43
Ashland	12,066	14,674	2,608	21.6%	44
W. Newbury	3,421	4,149	728	21.3%	45
Wilmington	17,651	21,363	3,712	21.0%	46
Sutton	6,824	8,250	1,426	20.9%	47
Upton	4,677	5,642	965	20.6%	48
Harwich	10,275	12,386	2,111	20.5%	49
New Marlborough	1,240	1,494	254	20.5%	50
Tisbury	3,120	3,755	635	20.4%	51
Southampton	4,478	5,387	909	20.3%	52
Brewster	8,440	10,094	1,654	19.6%	53
Newbury	5,623	6,717	1,094	19.5%	54
North Andover	22,792	27,202	4,410	19.3%	55
Raynham	9,867	11,739	1,872	19.0%	56
Merrimac	5,166	6,138	972	18.8%	57
Becket	1,481	1,755	274	18.5%	58
Bridgewater	21,249	25,185	3,936	18.5%	59
Conway	1,529	1,809	280	18.3%	60
Charlton	9,576	11,263	1,687	17.6%	61
Northborough	11,929	14,013	2,084	17.5%	62
Rehoboth	8,656	10,172	1,516	17.5%	63
Sudbury	14,358	16,841	2,483	17.3%	64
Wrentham	9,006	10,554	1,548	17.2%	65
Yarmouth	21,174	24,807	3,633	17.2%	66
Barnstable	40,949	47,821	6,872	16.8%	67
E.Brdgewater	11,104	12,974	1,870	16.8%	68
Falmouth	27,960	32,660	4,700	16.8%	69
Rochester	3,921	4,581	660	16.8%	70
Leyden	662	772	110	16.6%	71
Bourne	16,064	18,721	2,657	16.5%	72
Medfield	10,531	12,273	1,742	16.5%	73
Pembroke	14,544	16,927	2,383	16.4%	74
Littleton	7,051	8,184	1,133	16.1%	75
Monterey	805	934	129	16.0%	76
Shutesbury	1,561	1,810	249	16.0%	77
Groveland	5,214	6,038	824	15.8%	78
New Salem	802	929	127	15.8%	79
Georgetown	6,384	7,377	993	15.6%	80
North Reading	12,002	13,837	1,835	15.3%	81
Dennis	13,864	15,973	2,109	15.2%	82
Southwick	7,667	8,835	1,168	15.2%	83
Halifax	6,526	7,500	974	14.9%	84
Hancock	628	721	93	14.8%	85
Haverhill	51,418	58,969	7,551	14.7%	86
Chesterfield	1,048	1,201	153	14.6%	87
Sheffield	2,910	3,335	425	14.6%	88
Whately	1,375	1,573	198	14.4%	89
Grafton	13,035	14,894	1,859	14.3%	90
Hamilton	7,280	8,315	1,035	14.2%	91
Boylston	3,517	4,008	491	14.0%	92
Marlborough	31,813	36,255	4,442	14.0%	93
Marion	4,496	5,123	627	13.9%	94
Acton	17,872	20,331	2,459	13.8%	95
Salisbury	6,882	7,827	945	13.7%	96
Windsor	770	875	105	13.6%	97
Plymouth	45,608	51,701	6,093	13.4%	98
Hadley	4,231	4,793	562	13.3%	99
W. Boylston	6,611	7,481	870	13.2%	100
Dover	4,915	5,558	643	13.1%	101
Marshfield	21,531	24,324	2,793	13.0%	102
Walpole	20,212	22,824	2,612	12.9%	103
Norfolk	9,270	10,460	1,190	12.8%	104
Ludlow	18,820	21,209	2,389	12.7%	105
Dartmouth	27,244	30,666	3,422	12.6%	106
Easton	19,807	22,299	2,492	12.6%	107
Barre	4,546	5,113	567	12.5%	108
Heath	716	805	89	12.4%	109
Weston	10,200	11,469	1,269	12.4%	110
Westwood	12,557	14,117	1,560	12.4%	111
Taunton	49,832	55,976	6,144	12.3%	112
Sharon	15,517	17,408	1,891	12.2%	113
Canton	18,530	20,775	2,245	12.1%	114
Sterling	6,481	7,257	776	12.0%	115
Plainville	6,871	7,683	812	11.8%	116
Dracut	25,594	28,562	2,968	11.6%	117
Middleborough	17,867	19,941	2,074	11.6%	118
Westminster	6,191	6,907	716	11.6%	119
Brimfield	3,001	3,339	338	11.3%	120
Oakham	1,503	1,673	170	11.3%	121
Savoy	634	705	71	11.2%	122
Sunderland	3,399	3,777	378	11.1%	123
Foxborough	14,637	16,246	1,609	11.0%	124
Goshen	830	921	91	11.0%	125
Wales	1,566	1,737	171	10.9%	126
Lancaster	6,661	7,380	719	10.8%	127
Stow	5,328	5,902	574	10.8%	128
Plympton	2,384	2,637	253	10.6%	129
Westhampton	1,327	1,468	141	10.6%	130
Hanover	11,912	13,164	1,252	10.5%	131
Revere	42,786	47,283	4,497	10.5%	132
Pepperell	10,098	11,142	1,044	10.3%	133
Wayland	11,874	13,100	1,226	10.3%	134
Wellfleet	2,493	2,749	256	10.3%	135
Granby	5,565	6,132	567	10.2%	136
Holland	2,185	2,407	222	10.2%	137
Hardwick	2,385	2,622	237	9.9%	138
Worthington	1,156	1,270	114	9.9%	139
Hampden	4,709	5,171	462	9.8%	140
Amesbury	14,997	16,450	1,453	9.7%	141
Blackstone	8,023	8,804	781	9.7%	142
Dighton	5,631	6,175	544	9.7%	143
Wendell	899	986	87	9.7%	144
Attleboro	38,383	42,068	3,685	9.6%	145
Lynn	81,245	89,050	7,805	9.6%	146
Rockland	16,123	17,670	1,547	9.6%	147
Methuen	39,990	43,789	3,799	9.5%	148
Egremont	1,229	1,345	116	9.4%	149
Huntington	1,987	2,174	187	9.4%	150
Ipswich	11,873	12,987	1,114	9.4%	151
Royalston	1,147	1,254	107	9.3%	152
Phillipston	1,485	1,621	136	9.2%	153
Winchendon	8,805	9,611	806	9.2%	154
Carlisle	4,333	4,717	384	8.9%	155
Charlemont	1,249	1,358	109	8.7%	156
Orleans	5,838	6,341	503	8.6%	157
Granville	1,403	1,521	118	8.4%	158
N.Attleborough	25,038	27,143	2,105	8.4%	159
Paxton	4,047	4,386	339	8.4%	160
Leominster	38,145	41,303	3,158	8.3%	161
Townsend	8,496	9,198	702	8.3%	162
W. Brookfield	3,532	3,804	272	7.7%	163
Warren	4,437	4,776	339	7.6%	164
Monson	7,776	8,359	583	7.5%	165
Andover	29,151	31,247	2,096	7.2%	166
Mattapoisset	t   5,850	6,268	418	7.1%	167
Uxbridge	10,415	11,156	741	7.1%	168
Erving	1,372	1,467	95	6.9%	169
Holden	14,628	15,621	993	6.8%	170
Holliston	12,926	13,801	875	6.8%	171
Topsfield	5,754	6,141	387	6.7%	172
Wilbraham	12,635	13,473	838	6.6%	173
Everett	35,701	38,037	2,336	6.5%	174
Acushnet	9,554	10,161	607	6.4%	175
Scituate	16,786	17,863	1,077	6.4%	176
Ayer	6,871	7,287	416	6.1%	177
Oxford	12,588	13,352	764	6.1%	178
Salem	38,091	40,407	2,316	6.1%	179
Auburn	15,005	15,901	896	6.0%	180
Hawley	317	336	19	6.0%	181
Cambridge	95,802	101,355	5,553	5.8%	182
Tewksbury	27,266	28,851	1,585	5.8%	183
Abington	13,817	14,605	788	5.7%	184
Milford	25,355	26,799	1,444	5.7%	185
Wareham	19,232	20,335	1,103	5.7%	186
Hull	10,466	11,050	584	5.6%	187
Swampscott	13,650	14,412	762	5.6%	188
Templeton	6,438	6,799	361	5.6%	189
E.Longmeadow	13,367	14,100	733	5.5%	190
Carver	10,590	11,163	573	5.4%	191
Gloucester	28,716	30,273	1,557	5.4%	192
Natick	30,510	32,170	1,660	5.4%	193
Peru	779	821	42	5.4%	194
Wenham	4,212	4,440	228	5.4%	195
Newburyport	16,317	17,189	872	5.3%	196
Sherborn	3,989	4,200	211	5.3%	197
Bernardston	2,048	2,155	107	5.2%	198
Dudley	9,540	10,036	496	5.2%	199
Hanson	9,028	9,495	467	5.2%	200
New Braintree	881	927	46	5.2%	201
Norwell	9,279	9,765	486	5.2%	202
Reading	22,539	23,708	1,169	5.2%	203
Hudson	17,233	18,113	880	5.1%	204
Lincoln	7,666	8,056	390	5.1%	205
Princeton	3,189	3,353	164	5.1%	206
Ashfield	1,715	1,800	85	5.0%	207
Needham	27,557	28,911	1,354	4.9%	208