BOSTON — For the fifth year in a row Massachusetts leads all states in the Northeast in population growth.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Massachusetts was 6,794,422 on July 1 of this year; a growth rate of 3.8 percent since the 2010 census.
"Our robust growth in the region, which closely follows the national increase, bodes well for the Commonwealth retaining its Congressional delegation in the reapportionment after 2020,” Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin said.
The Northeast Region, which is comprised of New England New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, had overall growth of 1.7 percent.