The United States currently has 12 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical area, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and three micropolitan statistical area in Massachusetts. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA, comprising the area around Massachusetts' capital and largest city of Boston.
+The 12 United States statistical areas and 14 counties of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA8,521,0636,290,782 ()Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA5,034,2214,575,101 (MA)Middlesex County, Massachusetts1,669,979Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA MD2,496,632Essex County, Massachusetts826,653Suffolk County, Massachusetts791,891Boston, MA MD2,078,469Norfolk County, Massachusetts739,749Plymouth County, Massachusetts546,829Rockingham County, New Hampshire324,077Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH MD459,120Strafford County, New Hampshire135,043Providence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA1,708,161593,640 (MA)Providence County, Rhode Island678,179noneBristol County, Massachusetts593,640Kent County, Rhode Island173,495Washington County, Rhode Island129,795Newport County, Rhode Island83,051Bristol County, Rhode Island50,001Worcester, MA MSA888,502Worcester County, Massachusetts888,502Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA433,415Hillsborough County, New Hampshire433,415Barnstable Town, MA MSA233,539Barnstable County, Massachusetts233,539Concord, NH μSA158,078Merrimack County, New Hampshire158,078Laconia, NH μSA65,147Belknap County, New Hampshire65,147Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA CSA699,101Springfield, MA MSA464,338Hampden County, Massachusetts464,338Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA164,065Hampshire County, Massachusetts164,065Greenfield, MA μSA70,698Franklin County, Massachusetts70,698nonePittsfield, MA MSA128,224Berkshire County, Massachusetts128,224Vineyard Haven, MA μSA21,219Dukes County, Massachusetts21,219Nantucket, MA μSA14,758Nantucket County, Massachusetts14,758Commonwealth of Massachusetts7,154,084
+The 10 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA (MA)Worcester, MA MSAProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA (MA)Springfield, MA MSABarnstable Town, MA MSAAmherst Town-Northampton, MA MSAPittsfield, MA MSAGreenfield, MA μSAVineyard Haven, MA μSANantucket, MA μSABoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSAProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA MSA
+The two combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusBoston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA (MA)Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA CSABoston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH CSA
See also
Geography of Massachusetts Demographics of Massachusetts
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau