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Worcester County, Massachusetts
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<p>Worcester County is a <a href="/facts/County_(United_States)/DAjCz23J">county</a> in the <a href="/facts/U.S._state/PFwcRIYQ">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>. At the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020 census</a>, the population was 862,111, making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts. It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area. The largest city and traditional <a href="/facts/County_seat/ItAWPoWw">shire town</a> is <a href="/facts/Worcester,_Massachusetts/LqhMK07t">Worcester</a>. Worcester County is part of the <a href="/facts/Worcester,_MA-CT_MSA/cF49dxCK">Worcester, MA–CT</a> <a href="/facts/Metropolitan_statistical_area/Y2yX0KJg">metropolitan statistical area</a> and the <a href="/facts/Boston-Worcester-Providence_combined_statistical_area/cF49dxCK">Boston-Worcester-Providence combined statistical area</a>. </p>