The Massachusetts population grew modestly from July 1, 2024 to 2025
.2% growth represents a slowdown from recent history
On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau released annual population estimates for U.S. States and Puerto Rico for July 1, 2024.
According to the Vintage 2025 estimates, the Massachusetts population grew modestly from July 1, 2024 to 2025, experiencing both positive natural increase and immigration.
- The state population increased by 15,524 over the year, from 7,138,560 to 7,154,084, representing a percentage increase of 0.2%.
- This 0.2% percentage increase represents a slowdown in population growth compared to the previous year’s Vintage 2024 estimate, when the Census Bureau estimated a 1.0% increase in the state population from 2023 to 2024 and the largest population increase, numbers-wise, in 60 years.
January 29, 2026
