Metro by metro
The leading pharmacy chains in every Massachusetts metro area
Tracked pharmacy chains ranked by consumer spend in each metro area, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. CVS Pharmacy leads in all 7 metro areas. Against their share in Massachusetts as a whole, Walgreens stands out in 4 metro areas, CVS Pharmacy in 3 metro areas.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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Walgreens
Relative #1 in 4 metro areas
Worcester, MA 1.3× · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (MA part) 1.1× · Springfield, MA 1.3× · Pittsfield, MA 1.8×
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CVS Pharmacy
Relative #1 in 3 metro areas
Boston, MA (MA part) 1× · Barnstable Town, MA 1.1× · Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 1.2×
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CVS Pharmacy
#1 in all 7 metro areas
A metro area shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked pharmacy chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to Massachusetts compares a chain's share of the metro area's spend with its share in Massachusetts as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in Massachusetts and the chains that lead a metro area by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the metro area's spend and 3 stores there. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's metropolitan statistical areas; the rest of Massachusetts is light gray. A metro area crossing the state line counts only its stores in Massachusetts. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked pharmacy chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | CVS Pharmacy | - | +0.9% |
| 2 | Walgreens | - | -6.9% |
| 3 | Rite Aid | - | -97.5% |
- CVS Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy
- Johnson Compounding and Wellness
- Village Fertility Pharmacy
- Bird's Hill Pharmacy
- Rx Neighborhood Health Mart
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
742 tracked store locations in Massachusetts. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 672 of the 742 stores (91%); 71 of the 75 tracked chains have a single store here. 16% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are pharmacies, against 9% across the United States.
- CVS Pharmacy (431)
- Walgreens (233)
- Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy (1)
- Johnson Compounding and Wellness (1)
- Village Fertility Pharmacy (1)
- Bird's Hill Pharmacy (1)
- Rx Neighborhood Health Mart (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 CVS Pharmacy 431
- 2 Walgreens 233
- 3 Rite Aid 5
- 4 Southcoast Pharmacy 2
- 5 Williamstown Apothecary 1
- 6 Yarmouth Port 1
- 7 Avita Pharmacy 1
- 8 Cure-Aid Pharmacy 1
- 9 Winchester Pharmacy 1
- 10 Dorchester House 1
- 11 Fairhaven Pharmacy 1
- 12 Watch City Pharmacy 1
- 13 Bouvier Pharmacy 1
- 14 Inman Pharmacy 1
- 15 Serio's Pharmacy 1
- 16 Walpole Pharmacy 1
- 17 Hingham Centre Pharmacy 1
- 18 Norwood Pharmacy 1
- 19 Dedham Pharmacy & Medical Supply 1
- 20 Conlin's Pharmacy & Medical Equipment 1
- 21 Cape Cod Healthcare Pharmacy 1
- 22 AuBurn Pharmacy 1
- 23 Rutland Pharmacy 1
- 24 Olden's Pharmacy 1
- 25 Goldenseal Apothecary 1
- 26 MetroWest Pharmacy 1
- 27 Conley's Drug Store 1
- 28 Center Pharmacy 1
- 29 Health Care Pharmacy 1
- 30 Village Pharmacy 1
- 31 Lenox Village Pharmacy 1
- 32 Remedium Pharmacy 1
- 33 NeighborHealth 1
- 34 Genoa Healthcare 1
- 35 Pine Hill Pharmacy 1
- 36 Cambridge Health Alliance Specialty Pharmacy 1
- 37 EssentialRx 1
- 38 Balbonis Drug Store 1
- 39 Alexander's Pharmacy 1
- 40 Gary Drug Co. 1
- 41 Sudbury Pharmacy 1
- 42 Ethos Veterinary Compounding 1
- 43 West Concord Pharmacy 1
- 44 Westport Apothecary 1
- 45 Theater Pharmacy 1
- 46 Letourneau's Pharmacy 1
- 47 Greater Lawrence Family Pharmacy 1
- 48 Nantucket Pharmacy 1
- 49 Acton Pharmacy 1
- 50 Brighton Pharmacy 1
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