The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north. Most of its population of 6.4 million live in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of this relatively small state is mostly urban and suburban, while Western Massachusetts is mostly rural. Massachusetts is the most populous of the six New England states. It ranks third among U.S. states in overall population density and fourth in GDP per capita. Massachusetts has been significant throughout American history. Plymouth was the second permanent English settlement in North America. Many of Massachusetts' towns were founded by colonists from England in... (from wikipedia)

 

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25 Largest Cities in the State of Massachusetts

Boston Worcester Springfield Lowell Quincy Brockton Fall River Cambridge Lynn

New Bedford Somerville Lawrence Framingham Haverhill Malden Plymouth Waltham Chicopee

Medford Peabody Taunton Brookline Pittsfield Revere Methuen

Counties in the State of Massachusetts

Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex

Franklin Hampden Hampshire Middlesex Nantucket

Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Worcester