Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Massachusetts has 2,080 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Agawam is 5, in Allston is 19, in Andover is 14, in Athol is 24, in Attleboro is 15, in Belmont is 4, in Beverly is 20, in Bolton is 4, in Boston is 241, in Brighton is 13, in Brimfield is 6, in Brockton is 43, in Buzzards Bay is 8, in Cambridge is 46, in Chelsea is 9, in Chicopee is 4, in Clinton is 2, in Cohasset is 12, in Dalton is 1, in Danvers is 13, in Dorchester Center is 16, in Easthampton is 2, in Everett is 8, in Fairhaven is 10, in Fall River is 50, in Falmouth is 6, in Feeding Hills is 3, in Fitchburg is 34, in Framingham is 19, in Franklin is 11, in Gardner is 39, in Gloucester is 6, in Hanson is 2, in Harvard is 7, in Haverhill is 11, in Holbrook is 4, in Holyoke is 27, in Hudson is 2, in Hyannis is 22, in Hyde Park is 4, in Ipswich is 7, in Kingston is 4, in Lakeville is 7, in Lawrence is 127, in Leominster is 19, in Lowell is 31, in Lynn is 28, in Malden is 44, in Marlborough is 6, in Marshfield is 6, in Medfield is 9, in Medford is 13, in Melrose is 11, in Mendon is 1, in Methuen is 11, in Middleton is 4, in Milton is 6, in Nantucket is 6, in New Bedford is 18, in Newburyport is 13, in Newton is 14, in Newton Lower Falls is 3, in North Adams is 9, in North Quincy is 7, in Northampton is 31, in Palmer is 5, in Peabody is 23, in Pembroke is 10, in Pepperell is 5, in Pittsfield is 25, in Plainville is 14, in Quincy is 36, in Raynham is 16, in Rehoboth is 5, in Revere is 7, in Rochester is 1, in Salem is 13, in Seekonk is 6, in Shelburne Falls is 8, in Somerville is 36, in South Boston is 38, in South Dennis is 5, in South Yarmouth is 4, in Southborough is 13, in Southbridge is 13, in Springfield is 41, in Sturbridge is 7, in Swampscott is 14, in Taunton is 9, in Waltham is 29, in Wellesley is 9, in West Newbury is 1, in Westborough is 7, in Westfield is 4, in Weston is 3, in Westport is 5, in Weymouth is 8, in Wilmington is 2, in Woburn is 8, and in Worcester is 228.

Massachusetts became the sixth state in the union in 1788, and is steeped in history. Boston, the capital city, is home to Harvard University, the John F. Kennedy Museum and Library, the Paul Revere House, and many other historical sites. Massachusetts is home to the New England Pirate Museum in Salem, the Minute Man National Historical Park, and the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, both in Concord. Four past presidents were born in Massachusetts; John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush. Other famous Massachusetts people include actors Leonard Nimoy and Bette Davis, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, and historical figures Susan B. Anthony, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Revere, and Benjamin Franklin.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Massachusetts has a population of 6,398,743. Of this population, 1,419,389 are under the age of 18 and 848,924 are at or above the age of 65.