# New England city and town area

A New England city and town area (NECTA) was a geographic and statistical entity defined by the U.S. federal government for use in the six-state New England region of the United States. NECTAs are analogous to metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas and are defined using the same criteria, except that they are defined on the basis of New England towns instead of entire counties. NECTAs are classified as either metropolitan or micropolitan NECTAs. A micropolitan NECTA has an urban core with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000, whereas a metropolitan NECTA has an urban core with a population of at least 50,000. Tabulations of census information by NECTA was discontinued effective July 2023.
In New England, towns (which are classified by the United States Census Bureau as minor civil divisions) are a much more important level of government than counties. Because towns are smaller than counties, a NECTA usually provides a much closer approximation to the real metropolitan area than a metropolitan statistical area does.
Large NECTAs (with population greater than 2.5 million) may be subdivided into smaller groupings known as NECTA Divisions. Adjacent NECTAs that have a high degree of employment interchange may also be combined to form Combined NECTAS (or CNECTAs). NECTAs that are part of a CNECTA retain their separate identities.

## Lists of NECTAs

The following is a list of metropolitan and micropolitan NECTAs as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. Definitions are as of March 2020.
| NECTA | Division | Combined NECTA | State(s) |
| Athol Micropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Augusta Micropolitan | | Augusta–Waterville Micropolitan | ME |
| Bangor Metropolitan | | | ME |
| Barnstable Town Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Barre Micropolitan | | | VT |
| Bennington Micropolitan | | | VT |
| Berlin Micropolitan | | | NH |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Boston–Cambridge–Newton | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Brockton–Bridgewater Town–Easton | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Framingham | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Haverhill–Newburyport–Amesbury Town | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA-NH |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Lawrence–Methuen Town–North Andover | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA-NH |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Lowell–Billerica–Chelmsford | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA-NH |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Lynn–Salem–Marblehead | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Nashua | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | NH-MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Peabody–Beverly–Gloucester | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Plymouth–Pembroke–Duxbury | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Boston–Cambridge–Newton Metropolitan | Taunton–Middleborough–Norton | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan | | Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan | CT |
| Brunswick Micropolitan | | Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan | ME |
| Burlington–South Burlington Metropolitan | | | VT |
| Claremont Micropolitan | | Lebanon–Claremont Micropolitan | NH |
| Concord Micropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | NH |
| Danbury Metropolitan | | Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan | CT |
| Dover–Durham Micropolitan | | | NH-ME |
| Greenfield Town Micropolitan | | Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan | MA |
| Hartford–East Hartford–Middletown Metropolitan | | Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan | CT |
| Laconia Micropolitan | | | NH |
| Lebanon Micropolitan | | Lebanon–Claremont Micropolitan | NH-VT |
| Leominster–Gardner Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| Lewiston–Auburn Metropolitan | | Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan | ME |
| Manchester Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | NH |
| New Bedford Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA |
| New Haven Metropolitan | | Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan | CT |
| Norwich–New London–Westerly Metropolitan | | | CT-RI |
| North Adams Micropolitan | | Pittsfield–North Adams Metropolitan | MA-VT |
| Pittsfield Metropolitan | | Pittsfield–North Adams Metropolitan | MA |
| Portland–South Portland Metropolitan | | Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan | ME |
| Portsmouth Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | NH-ME |
| Providence–Warwick Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | RI-MA |
| Sanford Micropolitan | | Portland–Lewiston–South Portland Metropolitan | ME |
| Springfield Metropolitan | | Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan | MA-CT |
| Torrington Micropolitan | | Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan | CT |
| Waterbury Metropolitan | | Bridgeport–New Haven–Stamford Metropolitan | CT |
| Waterville Micropolitan | | Augusta–Waterville Micropolitan | ME |
| Willimantic Micropolitan | | Springfield-Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan | CT |
| Worcester Metropolitan | | Boston–Providence–Worcester Metropolitan | MA-CT |
| Vineyard Haven Micropolitan | | | MA |