BOSTON – A new dashboard on the official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides details on the distribution of over $45 million from opioid settlements expected to reach Worcester County municipalities. The state also made expected payouts to each municipality available.
The dashboard shows that from 2021 to 2025, the state received nearly $340.8 million in opioid settlement funds. Of that sum, the state distributed $114.3 million to municipalities, with $13.9 million distributed to Worcester County. The remaining $226.4 million remains at the state level.
Worcester received the largest share of distributions to Worcester County through 2025, with the city receiving $4.4 million. The next largest recipient, Leominster, received $910,627 over the same time…