Massachusetts shares a border with a state.
Connecticut ( [ kəˈnɛtᵻkət ] ) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . Massachusetts . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . New Hampshire ( [ nuː_ˈhæmpʃər ] ) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . New York is a state in the northeastern United States , and is the 27th-most extensive , fourth-most populous , and seventh-most densely populated U.S. state . Rhode Island ( [ roʊd_ˈaɪlənd ] ) , officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . Vermont ( [ vərˈmɒnt , _ vɜr - ] ) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States .