National Origin in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (City)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
0%20%40%60%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen68.774334%67.599213%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k2.168230%2.205494%2.168230%2.2%14,27314.3k1.462450%1.390873%1.462450%1.5%9,62713.103714%13.289237%13.103714%13.1%86,25986.3k14.491272%15.515182%14.491272%14.5%95,39395.4k
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther50.536741%53.696577%50.536741%50.5%91,80191.8k25.559862%22.656543%25.559862%25.6%46,43046.4k12.924713%12.658669%12.924713%12.9%23,47823.5k10.726004%10.771603%10.726004%10.7%19,48419.5k0.252681%0.216608%0.252681%0.3%4590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.216608%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther50.536741%53.696577%50.536741%50.5%91,80191.8k25.559862%22.656543%25.559862%25.6%46,43046.4k12.924713%12.658669%12.924713%12.9%23,47823.5k10.726004%10.771603%10.726004%10.7%19,48419.5k0.252681%0.216608%0.252681%0.3%4590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.216608%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Suffolk County and Boston
Boston
Suffolk County
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%2%4%6%8%10%CountDominican RepublicChinaHaitiEl SalvadorVietnamCabo VerdeJamaicaColombiaIndiaTrinidad and Tobago10.459560%9.194300%10.459560%10.5%19,00019.0k9.835289%8.345957%9.835289%9.8%17,86617.9k9.026050%7.564994%9.026050%9.0%16,39616.4k5.887081%8.633110%5.887081%5.9%10,69410.7k4.902231%4.295527%4.902231%4.9%8,9054.465682%3.781366%4.465682%4.5%8,1124.067117%3.349055%4.067117%4.1%7,3883.626715%4.925906%3.626715%3.6%6,5882.316517%2.105482%2.316517%2.3%4,2082.104023%1.770848%2.104023%2.1%3,822
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by Neighborhood in Boston

United States National Origin by Neighborhood#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
46%56%64%73%81%90%

Europe National Origin by Neighborhood#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%2.5%4.8%7.0%9.2%11.5%

Asia National Origin by Neighborhood#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%20%27%35%

Africa National Origin by Neighborhood#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%5.9%7.8%9.8%

Australia National Origin by Neighborhood#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.19%0.37%0.56%0.74%0.93%

Americas National Origin by Neighborhood#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1%10%18%26%34%43%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Boston

United States National Origin by Tract#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
30%43%56%69%82%96%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.5%14.4%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.29%0.58%0.87%1.16%1.45%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%13%26%39%52%65%
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National Origin by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Boston (18 fully and 23 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, Boston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Born in the USA by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Long Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr IssBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonNew EnglandSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleNortheastMassachusettsGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillFenway NeighborhoodFenwayBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleWest End NeighborhoodWest EndSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkSuffolk CountySuffolkKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyAllston NeighborhoodAllstonMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownEast Boston NeighborhoodEast Boston89.970501%89.970501%90.0%479480189.970501%89.970501%90.0%12285.780405%85.780405%85.8%8,529385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.051098%85.051098%85.1%9,0199,020484.944575%84.944575%84.9%28,61628.6k584.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.704970%84.704970%84.7%2,646682.167431%82.167431%82.2%2,9852,986781.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.139878%81.139878%81.1%243881.139878%81.139878%81.1%179980.902987%80.902987%80.9%13,29913.3k1080.858361%80.858361%80.9%4,6974,6981180.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M78.271279%78.271279%78.3%6,3521277.887522%77.887522%77.9%17,04417.0k1377.325303%77.325303%77.3%23,53923.5k1476.693236%76.693236%76.7%1,5151576.139632%76.139632%76.1%6,7091675.692052%75.692052%75.7%16,02716.0k1774.104018%74.104018%74.1%34,07034.1k1873.226934%73.226934%73.2%3,5801972.269979%72.269979%72.3%29,82029.8k2071.988811%71.988811%72.0%19,88519.9k2171.496913%71.496913%71.5%3,8103,8112271.003976%71.003976%71.0%21,55421.6k2369.276277%69.276277%69.3%1,2152468.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k67.855154%67.855154%67.9%21,60821.6k2567.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k67.590746%67.590746%67.6%11,63111.6k2666.300654%66.300654%66.3%34,83034.8k2765.936678%65.936678%65.9%19,00319.0k2864.919529%64.919529%64.9%9,0429,0432963.623841%63.623841%63.6%38,67838.7k3063.145237%63.145237%63.1%5,8305,8313161.336419%61.336419%61.3%21,10121.1k3260.057566%60.057566%60.1%2,1962,1973359.916291%59.916291%59.9%3823833459.916291%59.916291%59.9%4883558.434119%58.434119%58.4%4,7743658.148345%58.148345%58.1%16,01416.0k3755.192298%55.192298%55.2%3,7923846.967273%46.967273%47.0%19,02519.0k39
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Neighborhood#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#East Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterAllston NeighborhoodAllstonMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSuffolk CountySuffolkLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndWest End NeighborhoodWest EndRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillFenway NeighborhoodFenwayDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownNortheastGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketMassachusettsSprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndNew EnglandSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr Iss42.401057%3.321777%2.499354%1.967324%0.049314%50.238827%50.2%20,35020.4k134.088444%3.829310%3.014009%1.269233%0.081667%42.282664%42.3%2,905219.356729%11.431443%7.764575%1.230338%0.000000%39.783085%39.8%3,250314.040866%10.087949%9.752546%4.402908%0.000000%38.284269%38.3%10,54310.5k432.464481%2.692720%1.595661%0.797396%0.125305%37.675563%37.7%1,378526.207341%5.763039%3.992273%1.287830%0.000000%37.250483%37.3%303304626.207341%5.763039%3.992273%1.287830%0.000000%37.250483%37.3%238716.557813%11.123229%5.739336%1.030145%0.515905%34.966429%35.0%3,2283,229829.530220%2.806414%1.034364%0.571733%0.000000%33.942732%33.9%11,67711.7k915.578365%8.484420%6.295853%2.447616%0.013704%32.819958%32.8%19,95120.0k1015.228872%7.867010%6.313799%0.752511%0.313538%30.475730%30.5%8,7831113.951904%7.589601%3.824030%3.766969%0.009903%29.142408%29.1%4,0591215.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k11.437586%8.380990%6.921712%0.926839%0.926839%28.593966%28.6%5015021319.616828%6.994089%1.473619%0.408784%0.000000%28.493320%28.5%14,96815.0k1418.694139%5.501427%3.608122%0.488841%0.172450%28.464979%28.5%4,8984,8991523.146295%1.937385%1.889444%1.153086%0.000000%28.126210%28.1%8,9568,9571613.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.570367%6.282459%4.727387%0.465227%0.096228%25.141668%25.1%1,2291710.937677%7.783064%2.943767%2.716559%0.121851%24.502917%24.5%7,4381811.508256%5.398113%5.255631%1.547418%0.394139%24.103557%24.1%1,2841,2851915.546983%5.381204%1.708210%1.403744%0.000000%24.040142%24.0%6,6406,6412010.313169%7.818701%4.358652%0.695285%0.146464%23.332271%23.3%10,72710.7k2113.350789%4.282385%3.140195%2.100759%0.026558%22.900685%22.9%9,4492211.571334%6.857319%2.124406%1.177941%0.000000%21.731001%21.7%1,9141,9152310.841627%4.657479%4.309997%1.471878%0.228845%21.509826%21.5%4,5542411.076227%4.774715%3.423069%0.895158%0.369519%20.538688%20.5%405406256.458089%6.287196%6.239580%1.411514%0.000008%20.396386%20.4%6,209268.816666%5.841593%3.141210%1.255122%0.295837%19.350428%19.4%1,570277.735057%5.213885%5.037439%1.090274%0.252097%19.328753%19.3%4,2294,230287.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k6.536608%5.879876%3.699179%0.928077%0.394365%17.438104%17.4%1,013297.024083%4.243119%2.952982%2.379587%0.000000%16.599771%16.6%603306.809722%4.736943%3.565003%1.214411%0.115681%16.441760%16.4%2,7022,703317.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M7.065804%4.512765%3.272204%0.791082%0.467458%16.109313%16.1%48327.065804%4.512765%3.272204%0.791082%0.467458%16.109313%16.1%3536336.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M5.849546%5.283399%2.223229%0.093929%0.000000%13.450104%13.5%420347.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.675345%3.308672%2.589543%0.530889%0.079827%13.184275%13.2%1,398355.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M4.496624%3.691751%3.318593%0.867186%0.026621%12.400774%12.4%4,1774,178364.307090%3.682483%2.272446%0.497732%0.041607%10.801358%10.8%1,0731,074375.604720%2.064897%0.294985%0.000000%0.000000%7.964602%8.0%42385.604720%2.064897%0.294985%0.000000%0.000000%7.964602%8.0%039
Count number of foreign born
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#RochesterTown of DerryTown of PlymouthPlymouthBeverlyTown of TewksburyTewksburyFranklin TownGloucesterDoverTown of SalemTown of DracutDracutTown of BillericaBillericaWeymouth TownTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of SaugusSaugusHaverhillMelroseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of NeedhamNeedhamNew EnglandBraintree TownPeabodySalemTown of WellesleyWellesleyTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of NatickNatickNortheastMassachusettsWoburnTown of StoughtonStoughtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of ArlingtonArlingtonMethuen TownWatertown TownMedfordNewtonSomervilleTown of LexingtonLexingtonMarlboroughTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of FraminghamFraminghamWalthamCambridgeBrocktonBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonLowellSuffolk CountySuffolkQuincyTown of RandolphRandolphLynnRevereEverettMaldenChelseaLawrence95.660855%95.660855%95.7%28,74828.7k194.707563%94.707563%94.7%31,49531.5k293.165109%93.165109%93.2%54,23754.2k392.603803%92.603803%92.6%37,93737.9k492.303641%92.303641%92.3%28,04028.0k591.597968%91.597968%91.6%30,11130.1k691.288161%91.288161%91.3%26,97227.0k790.725203%90.725203%90.7%27,89827.9k890.623701%90.623701%90.6%26,15426.2k990.404008%90.404008%90.4%27,97128.0k1089.653784%89.653784%89.7%37,85937.9k1188.940846%88.940846%88.9%49,45249.5k1288.331519%88.331519%88.3%30,83330.8k1387.419626%87.419626%87.4%25,96826.0k1487.037770%87.037770%87.0%24,17324.2k1586.971447%86.971447%87.0%54,21854.2k1686.482888%86.482888%86.5%24,03124.0k1785.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.996851%84.996851%85.0%25,64125.6k1884.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.079750%84.079750%84.1%31,16531.2k1983.625921%83.625921%83.6%43,68243.7k2082.814690%82.814690%82.8%35,44835.4k2182.721644%82.721644%82.7%23,91423.9k2282.501502%82.501502%82.5%28,84528.8k2382.093873%82.093873%82.1%23,82223.8k2481.992370%81.992370%82.0%29,01329.0k2581.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.496685%81.496685%81.5%31,96332.0k2680.293701%80.293701%80.3%22,69122.7k2780.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M79.571248%79.571248%79.6%35,33635.3k2879.046959%79.046959%79.0%38,76738.8k2978.090933%78.090933%78.1%26,43326.4k3077.154600%77.154600%77.2%44,11744.1k3176.787029%76.787029%76.8%67,81667.8k3273.097966%73.097966%73.1%58,11858.1k3372.522468%72.522468%72.5%23,88623.9k3472.449109%72.449109%72.4%28,65028.7k3571.770869%71.770869%71.8%42,47442.5k3671.002078%71.002078%71.0%50,22950.2k3770.846425%70.846425%70.8%44,42044.4k3870.206056%70.206056%70.2%76,35476.4k3970.028372%70.028372%70.0%66,39666.4k4068.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k4168.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k4267.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k67.416898%67.416898%67.4%62,93362.9k4367.344747%67.344747%67.3%22,57822.6k4463.713969%63.713969%63.7%58,66458.7k4561.403179%61.403179%61.4%32,64532.6k4657.433462%57.433462%57.4%25,63625.6k4755.843707%55.843707%55.8%33,91533.9k4849.254785%49.254785%49.3%18,83718.8k4948.543555%48.543555%48.5%38,51338.5k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ChelseaMaldenEverettLawrenceRevereLynnQuincyTown of RandolphRandolphSuffolk CountySuffolkBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonCambridgeWalthamBrocktonTown of LexingtonLexingtonTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of FraminghamFraminghamLowellMarlboroughSomervilleMedfordNewtonWatertown TownTown of StoughtonStoughtonTown of ArlingtonArlingtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWoburnMethuen TownTown of NorwoodNorwoodNortheastTown of NatickNatickTown of AndoverAndoverMassachusettsPeabodyBraintree TownSalemTown of WellesleyWellesleyTown of NeedhamNeedhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of SaugusSaugusMelroseTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWeymouth TownTown of BillericaBillericaTown of SalemHaverhillTown of DracutDracutGloucesterDoverTown of TewksburyTewksburyFranklin TownBeverlyTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of DerryRochester38.199456%2.520657%2.238260%1.958477%0.000000%44.916850%44.9%17,17817.2k119.409866%15.051373%4.411184%3.828295%0.064217%42.764934%42.8%25,97226.0k229.886191%4.536697%3.492696%2.890044%0.000000%40.805628%40.8%18,21418.2k335.501721%2.271324%0.768872%0.403343%0.003781%38.949040%38.9%30,90130.9k420.363021%5.815856%5.296718%4.828365%0.037619%36.341578%36.3%19,32119.3k523.031475%4.840672%2.849882%2.672850%0.009775%33.404653%33.4%30,75730.8k621.853475%4.666360%2.974858%1.684003%0.056776%31.235471%31.2%29,15829.2k716.071109%8.187675%4.569588%2.195311%0.000000%31.023683%31.0%10,40110.4k815.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k911.030095%6.928290%6.368326%2.573627%0.493761%27.394099%27.4%29,79329.8k1011.719485%10.213879%3.239286%1.958564%0.060607%27.191821%27.2%17,04917.0k1112.407581%11.882337%1.716009%1.121154%0.000000%27.127082%27.1%25,72025.7k1218.967088%4.936847%1.657761%0.555623%0.051615%26.168934%26.2%8,6191313.712403%7.590402%3.634674%0.797567%0.234877%25.969922%26.0%15,36915.4k1414.956957%5.767355%3.352982%1.696281%0.018376%25.791951%25.8%18,24618.2k1513.280119%7.339516%2.532060%2.528420%0.003641%25.683756%25.7%28,21928.2k1617.347326%3.997977%2.814515%1.251739%0.000000%25.411556%25.4%10,04910.0k179.124983%8.307445%5.790685%1.328185%0.116971%24.668268%24.7%19,61319.6k187.654774%6.593214%5.932144%1.236446%0.047219%21.463799%21.5%12,27312.3k1910.158860%6.885424%3.494231%0.698620%0.144932%21.382067%21.4%18,88418.9k207.713670%5.613164%5.143431%1.680995%0.023634%20.174894%20.2%6,829217.264685%6.539278%3.000708%1.702052%0.000000%18.506723%18.5%5,230228.653846%6.507836%2.389209%0.612502%0.117096%18.280490%18.3%8,118237.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k6.045385%5.548190%3.495665%2.004080%0.181030%17.274350%17.3%6,7752410.660033%4.443040%1.720939%0.383337%0.000000%17.207349%17.2%8,439256.664829%5.524157%4.338686%0.492798%0.034461%17.054931%17.1%4,949267.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M8.588385%3.679525%2.718666%1.056945%0.084782%16.128303%16.1%5,707278.423190%4.021394%2.419701%0.829448%0.185911%15.879644%15.9%5,552286.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M6.413324%6.373121%1.510481%0.984015%0.093807%15.374749%15.4%8,031296.331948%4.815734%1.980251%1.710462%0.048562%14.886958%14.9%5,518308.230539%3.343146%2.009158%1.261564%0.000000%14.844407%14.8%6,354317.039330%4.424228%2.369504%0.823273%0.166038%14.822374%14.8%4,285326.304903%4.233102%2.373454%1.080651%0.049723%14.041834%14.0%4,236337.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M4.814028%4.068700%2.650056%0.788536%0.000000%12.321319%12.3%3,422344.059452%3.987476%3.195739%0.752150%0.064778%12.059596%12.1%3,351354.928463%3.110587%2.608988%0.861808%0.000000%11.509847%11.5%3,419366.454478%2.334842%1.724632%0.209133%0.000000%10.723085%10.7%3,743374.365029%2.408230%2.001763%1.539541%0.000000%10.314563%10.3%5,735384.037605%2.500710%2.408355%0.610969%0.000000%9.557639%9.6%4,036393.354123%3.018018%1.975052%0.214830%0.000000%8.562024%8.6%2,471404.972730%1.671479%1.333013%0.569458%0.009625%8.556304%8.6%5,334412.411118%2.239819%2.233355%1.376858%0.180995%8.442146%8.4%2,612423.391322%3.239017%1.424897%0.118459%0.087998%8.261694%8.3%2,441434.214634%2.003252%1.560976%0.224390%0.000000%8.003252%8.0%2,461442.656528%2.393179%1.856607%0.332477%0.039502%7.278294%7.3%2,211453.504396%1.761324%1.417577%0.313327%0.000000%6.996623%7.0%2,300462.646032%2.182244%1.310811%0.126931%0.068348%6.334367%6.3%2,595472.872063%1.563144%1.477257%0.211282%0.000000%6.123746%6.1%3,565481.768155%1.281010%1.028417%0.294693%0.000000%4.372275%4.4%1,454491.164648%1.081459%0.499135%0.000000%0.000000%2.745242%2.7%82550
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of PlymouthPlymouthBeverlyPittsfieldTown of BillericaBillericaWeymouth TownAttleboroTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWestfieldBarnstable TownHaverhillTown of DartmouthDartmouthTauntonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandChicopeeBraintree TownPeabodyLeominsterTown of AmherstAmherstSalemTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NatickNatickNortheastMassachusettsWoburnFitchburgBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of ArlingtonArlingtonMethuen TownFall RiverTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyWatertown TownMedfordNewtonNew BedfordSpringfieldSomervilleWorcesterMarlboroughHolyokeTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of FraminghamFraminghamWalthamCambridgeBrocktonBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonLowellSuffolk CountySuffolkQuincyTown of RandolphRandolphLynnRevereEverettMaldenChelseaLawrence93.165109%93.165109%93.2%54,23754.2k192.603803%92.603803%92.6%37,93737.9k292.395490%92.395490%92.4%40,31440.3k389.653784%89.653784%89.7%37,85937.9k488.940846%88.940846%88.9%49,45249.5k588.853380%88.853380%88.9%39,20339.2k688.331519%88.331519%88.3%30,83330.8k788.198428%88.198428%88.2%36,59036.6k887.734280%87.734280%87.7%39,04039.0k986.971447%86.971447%87.0%54,21854.2k1086.722616%86.722616%86.7%29,96730.0k1186.300085%86.300085%86.3%48,76348.8k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.397504%84.397504%84.4%47,34747.3k1384.079750%84.079750%84.1%31,16531.2k1483.625921%83.625921%83.6%43,68243.7k1583.275228%83.275228%83.3%34,39634.4k1683.269560%83.269560%83.3%33,07833.1k1782.814690%82.814690%82.8%35,44835.4k1882.501502%82.501502%82.5%28,84528.8k1981.992370%81.992370%82.0%29,01329.0k2081.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.496685%81.496685%81.5%31,96332.0k2181.056354%81.056354%81.1%32,78032.8k2280.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M79.571248%79.571248%79.6%35,33635.3k2379.046959%79.046959%79.0%38,76738.8k2478.197341%78.197341%78.2%69,51969.5k2578.111470%78.111470%78.1%28,50628.5k2678.090933%78.090933%78.1%26,43326.4k2777.154600%77.154600%77.2%44,11744.1k2876.787029%76.787029%76.8%67,81667.8k2974.085148%74.085148%74.1%70,37270.4k3073.408186%73.408186%73.4%113,042113k3173.097966%73.097966%73.1%58,11858.1k3272.506084%72.506084%72.5%133,177133k3372.449109%72.449109%72.4%28,65028.7k3472.040715%72.040715%72.0%29,01829.0k3571.770869%71.770869%71.8%42,47442.5k3671.002078%71.002078%71.0%50,22950.2k3770.846425%70.846425%70.8%44,42044.4k3870.206056%70.206056%70.2%76,35476.4k3970.028372%70.028372%70.0%66,39666.4k4068.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k4168.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k4267.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k67.416898%67.416898%67.4%62,93362.9k4367.344747%67.344747%67.3%22,57822.6k4463.713969%63.713969%63.7%58,66458.7k4561.403179%61.403179%61.4%32,64532.6k4657.433462%57.433462%57.4%25,63625.6k4755.843707%55.843707%55.8%33,91533.9k4849.254785%49.254785%49.3%18,83718.8k4948.543555%48.543555%48.5%38,51338.5k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ChelseaMaldenEverettLawrenceRevereLynnQuincyTown of RandolphRandolphSuffolk CountySuffolkBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonCambridgeWalthamBrocktonTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of FraminghamFraminghamLowellMarlboroughSomervilleWorcesterMedfordNewtonTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyNew BedfordWatertown TownFall RiverTown of ArlingtonArlingtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWoburnMethuen TownNortheastTown of NatickNatickTown of AndoverAndoverMassachusettsPeabodyTown of AmherstAmherstBraintree TownSalemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of DartmouthDartmouthTauntonFitchburgLeominsterTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordBarnstable TownWeymouth TownSpringfieldAttleboroTown of BillericaBillericaWestfieldChicopeeHaverhillHolyokeBeverlyPittsfieldTown of PlymouthPlymouth38.199456%2.520657%2.238260%1.958477%0.000000%44.916850%44.9%17,17817.2k119.409866%15.051373%4.411184%3.828295%0.064217%42.764934%42.8%25,97226.0k229.886191%4.536697%3.492696%2.890044%0.000000%40.805628%40.8%18,21418.2k335.501721%2.271324%0.768872%0.403343%0.003781%38.949040%38.9%30,90130.9k420.363021%5.815856%5.296718%4.828365%0.037619%36.341578%36.3%19,32119.3k523.031475%4.840672%2.849882%2.672850%0.009775%33.404653%33.4%30,75730.8k621.853475%4.666360%2.974858%1.684003%0.056776%31.235471%31.2%29,15829.2k716.071109%8.187675%4.569588%2.195311%0.000000%31.023683%31.0%10,40110.4k815.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k911.030095%6.928290%6.368326%2.573627%0.493761%27.394099%27.4%29,79329.8k1011.719485%10.213879%3.239286%1.958564%0.060607%27.191821%27.2%17,04917.0k1112.407581%11.882337%1.716009%1.121154%0.000000%27.127082%27.1%25,72025.7k1213.712403%7.590402%3.634674%0.797567%0.234877%25.969922%26.0%15,36915.4k1314.956957%5.767355%3.352982%1.696281%0.018376%25.791951%25.8%18,24618.2k1413.280119%7.339516%2.532060%2.528420%0.003641%25.683756%25.7%28,21928.2k1517.347326%3.997977%2.814515%1.251739%0.000000%25.411556%25.4%10,04910.0k169.124983%8.307445%5.790685%1.328185%0.116971%24.668268%24.7%19,61319.6k176.581118%6.241391%4.884117%3.820838%0.005444%21.532908%21.5%39,55139.6k187.654774%6.593214%5.932144%1.236446%0.047219%21.463799%21.5%12,27312.3k1910.158860%6.885424%3.494231%0.698620%0.144932%21.382067%21.4%18,88418.9k2012.539048%3.406039%2.625089%1.877021%0.109607%20.556804%20.6%7,5022110.912957%4.873247%3.301470%1.339117%0.029477%20.456268%20.5%19,43119.4k227.713670%5.613164%5.143431%1.680995%0.023634%20.174894%20.2%6,8292312.118962%3.972914%1.641133%0.641155%0.034870%18.409035%18.4%16,36616.4k248.653846%6.507836%2.389209%0.612502%0.117096%18.280490%18.3%8,118257.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k6.045385%5.548190%3.495665%2.004080%0.181030%17.274350%17.3%6,7752610.660033%4.443040%1.720939%0.383337%0.000000%17.207349%17.2%8,439277.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M8.588385%3.679525%2.718666%1.056945%0.084782%16.128303%16.1%5,707288.423190%4.021394%2.419701%0.829448%0.185911%15.879644%15.9%5,552296.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M6.413324%6.373121%1.510481%0.984015%0.093807%15.374749%15.4%8,031308.428154%3.249924%2.263115%1.147921%0.143490%15.232605%15.2%6,051316.331948%4.815734%1.980251%1.710462%0.048562%14.886958%14.9%5,518328.230539%3.343146%2.009158%1.261564%0.000000%14.844407%14.8%6,354337.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M8.039358%2.048908%0.952105%0.807408%0.000000%11.847779%11.8%4,094346.272122%3.093586%1.497239%0.840648%0.000000%11.703596%11.7%6,613356.792611%2.752157%1.278406%0.820949%0.017309%11.661433%11.7%4,716367.810382%1.685067%1.084641%1.048325%0.000000%11.628414%11.6%4,803376.454478%2.334842%1.724632%0.209133%0.000000%10.723085%10.7%3,743386.258708%3.072048%0.696661%0.651715%0.017978%10.697110%10.7%4,760394.365029%2.408230%2.001763%1.539541%0.000000%10.314563%10.3%5,735405.847095%1.883227%1.389042%1.005903%0.004546%10.129813%10.1%15,59915.6k413.581061%2.801387%2.577004%1.019922%0.018132%9.997507%10.0%4,411424.037605%2.500710%2.408355%0.610969%0.000000%9.557639%9.6%4,036435.409054%2.907005%0.515837%0.511016%0.031336%9.374247%9.4%3,889444.805704%2.358289%1.631016%0.344029%0.000000%9.139037%9.1%5,127454.972730%1.671479%1.333013%0.569458%0.009625%8.556304%8.6%5,334462.614201%1.755214%1.176763%1.007944%0.000000%6.554121%6.6%2,640472.646032%2.182244%1.310811%0.126931%0.068348%6.334367%6.3%2,595482.722772%1.840392%1.274294%0.297946%0.045838%6.181243%6.2%2,697492.872063%1.563144%1.477257%0.211282%0.000000%6.123746%6.1%3,56550
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of GreeceGreeceTown of SmithtownSmithtownEriePittsburghToms River TownshipToms RivBuffaloTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenAlbanySyracuseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRochesterManchesterNew EnglandTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonPhiladelphiaTown of Oyster BayOyster BayLakewood TownshipLakewoodNortheastMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of BabylonBabylonTown of IslipTown of HempsteadHempsteadStaten IslandTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of RamapoRamapoTown of New HavenNew HvnNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburySpringfieldWorcesterAllentownCambridgeBrocktonTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonLowellSuffolk CountySuffolkManhattanQuincyWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeNewarkYonkersProvidenceTown of StamfordStamfordLynnTown of BridgeportBridgeportTown of HartfordHartfordBrooklynBronxPatersonJersey CityEdison TownshipEdisonQueensElizabeth92.150898%92.150898%92.2%89,06289.1k190.899541%90.899541%90.9%107,296107k290.692613%90.692613%90.7%90,83590.8k390.545520%90.545520%90.5%276,440276k490.230762%90.230762%90.2%82,23082.2k587.450046%87.450046%87.5%226,486226k686.659928%86.659928%86.7%108,019108k786.510162%86.510162%86.5%422,276422k886.492253%86.492253%86.5%85,13085.1k985.427780%85.427780%85.4%123,315123k1085.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.259474%85.259474%85.3%179,293179k1184.938901%84.938901%84.9%93,62993.6k1284.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.668634%84.668634%84.7%172,702173k1383.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1483.102606%83.102606%83.1%247,261247k1582.677439%82.677439%82.7%80,94780.9k1681.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M80.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M78.513416%78.513416%78.5%167,433167k1777.492479%77.492479%77.5%260,150260k1876.505773%76.505773%76.5%588,106588k1976.053401%76.053401%76.1%359,979360k2075.333852%75.333852%75.3%68,76768.8k2175.149234%75.149234%75.1%99,83299.8k2275.144358%75.144358%75.1%97,99298.0k2374.085148%74.085148%74.1%70,37270.4k2473.468790%73.468790%73.5%80,23680.2k2573.408186%73.408186%73.4%113,042113k2672.506084%72.506084%72.5%133,177133k2770.952317%70.952317%71.0%84,87684.9k2870.206056%70.206056%70.2%76,35476.4k2970.028372%70.028372%70.0%66,39666.4k3069.399930%69.399930%69.4%159,370159k3168.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k3268.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k3367.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k67.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M3467.416898%67.416898%67.4%62,93362.9k3567.201946%67.201946%67.2%67,96268.0k3665.652408%65.652408%65.7%183,918184k3765.150582%65.150582%65.2%130,122130k3865.106709%65.106709%65.1%116,444116k3964.239856%64.239856%64.2%81,84881.8k4063.713969%63.713969%63.7%58,66458.7k4163.661901%63.661901%63.7%93,59793.6k4263.375161%63.375161%63.4%78,78878.8k4359.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4457.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4556.478141%56.478141%56.5%82,96383.0k4654.826382%54.826382%54.8%143,462143k4752.929281%52.929281%52.9%53,91853.9k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4948.093594%48.093594%48.1%61,58061.6k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#QueensElizabethEdison TownshipEdisonJersey CityBrooklynPatersonBronxLynnTown of StamfordStamfordQuincyYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeProvidenceTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadManhattanSuffolk CountySuffolkTown of BridgeportBridgeportNewarkBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonCambridgeBrocktonLowellTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of RamapoRamapoTown of HempsteadHempsteadStaten IslandWorcesterTown of HartfordHartfordNew BedfordTown of IslipTown of BabylonBabylonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnNortheastTown of WaterburyWaterburyTown of Oyster BayOyster BayMassachusettsTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLakewood TownshipLakewoodManchesterPhiladelphiaNew EnglandTown of AmherstAmherstTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenSyracuseAlbanySpringfieldBuffaloToms River TownshipToms RivRochesterPittsburghTown of SmithtownSmithtownErieTown of GreeceGreece22.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M139.861139%4.041643%1.619781%1.507318%0.000000%47.029881%47.0%60,21860.2k236.898732%4.815055%2.905721%1.196647%0.021597%45.837751%45.8%46,69446.7k320.061070%13.907806%4.453387%2.583446%0.094013%41.099723%41.1%107,544108k418.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k529.803804%3.785042%0.847550%0.690974%0.000000%35.127371%35.1%51,60051.6k626.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k723.031475%4.840672%2.849882%2.672850%0.009775%33.404653%33.4%30,75730.8k819.591869%6.453968%6.181618%0.976375%0.063574%33.267404%33.3%42,38642.4k921.853475%4.666360%2.974858%1.684003%0.056776%31.235471%31.2%29,15829.2k1017.358368%6.340718%6.180498%1.018400%0.013519%30.911503%30.9%61,73861.7k1118.118084%7.181774%4.129298%1.254808%0.000000%30.683964%30.7%31,03131.0k1219.822646%4.806794%2.994672%2.289615%0.035784%29.949511%29.9%53,56553.6k1314.715642%9.089009%4.842797%0.394531%0.029612%29.071590%29.1%66,76066.8k1413.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k1515.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k21.845710%3.075730%2.582607%1.193699%0.008162%28.705908%28.7%42,20442.2k1619.952595%3.411164%3.380822%1.538879%0.015350%28.298809%28.3%79,27679.3k1713.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k13.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k1811.030095%6.928290%6.368326%2.573627%0.493761%27.394099%27.4%29,79329.8k1912.407581%11.882337%1.716009%1.121154%0.000000%27.127082%27.1%25,72025.7k2013.280119%7.339516%2.532060%2.528420%0.003641%25.683756%25.7%28,21928.2k219.833156%7.176583%4.716103%0.656201%0.101881%22.483924%22.5%20,52420.5k2214.866197%3.474726%3.385148%0.415522%0.047424%22.189017%22.2%29,47729.5k2314.386087%4.147479%2.846204%0.595415%0.023156%21.998340%22.0%169,103169k247.723462%6.578792%5.501094%2.050181%0.018803%21.872333%21.9%103,527104k256.581118%6.241391%4.884117%3.820838%0.005444%21.532908%21.5%39,55139.6k2615.564672%2.558719%2.330277%0.749678%0.017696%21.221042%21.2%26,38226.4k2710.912957%4.873247%3.301470%1.339117%0.029477%20.456268%20.5%19,43119.4k2816.327485%2.149176%1.502785%0.214471%0.012511%20.206428%20.2%67,83567.8k2912.574207%4.145292%3.070517%0.293078%0.011723%20.094817%20.1%42,85342.9k307.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k11.974186%3.097205%0.684645%0.529158%0.049321%16.334515%16.3%19,54019.5k319.320962%4.030520%2.108048%0.699360%0.072850%16.231740%16.2%21,16721.2k327.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M8.697842%4.033476%2.171942%1.054839%0.000000%15.958099%16.0%17,42817.4k337.796005%4.280140%3.329334%0.358611%0.021846%15.785936%15.8%46,96947.0k346.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M6.840578%4.061302%2.927824%0.296116%0.021081%14.146901%14.1%28,85628.9k357.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.497789%2.162256%1.094917%0.409572%0.032684%13.197218%13.2%12,92112.9k364.711923%4.526857%2.377734%1.486878%0.055338%13.158730%13.2%14,50514.5k375.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k385.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M7.372821%2.847241%1.919822%0.460500%0.016045%12.616429%12.6%15,72615.7k395.544094%3.767698%2.538909%0.262844%0.030115%12.143661%12.1%59,27659.3k405.901628%2.648424%2.024939%1.362660%0.039487%11.977139%12.0%17,28917.3k415.138938%3.462535%2.093980%1.177546%0.028448%11.901448%11.9%11,71411.7k425.847095%1.883227%1.389042%1.005903%0.004546%10.129813%10.1%15,59915.6k434.519497%1.856450%1.551031%0.997726%0.013128%8.937831%8.9%23,14823.1k443.036222%2.587427%2.512811%0.571692%0.027432%8.735584%8.7%7,961453.550318%3.027234%1.180745%0.968182%0.000000%8.726479%8.7%18,35118.4k464.758520%1.878449%1.077283%0.757276%0.037667%8.509196%8.5%25,97926.0k473.507345%2.638981%1.650316%0.257544%0.009319%8.063505%8.1%9,518483.376699%2.061763%0.984454%0.792755%0.041934%7.257606%7.3%7,269492.861932%1.944169%1.933822%0.224526%0.015520%6.979969%7.0%6,74650
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#DetroitBaltimoreTulsaAtlantaMilwaukeeAlbuquerqueColumbusSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheast TarrantNE TarrantTucsonNew EnglandWashingtonPhiladelphiaSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlDenverTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlottePhoenixFort WorthNortheastMassachusettsNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaFresnoSacramentoChicagoSeattleTown of HempsteadHempsteadOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…PlanoTampaSouthwest DallasSW DallasLas VegasNortheast DallasNE DallasOntarioSan BernardinoSan DiegoLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodEl PasoSeattle EastOrlandoHoustonBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkManhattanEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San FranciscoLos AngelesBrooklynSan JoseSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyBronxQueensMiami93.714326%93.714326%93.7%640,484640k191.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k290.205596%90.205596%90.2%534,267534k389.659708%89.659708%89.7%520,107520k487.928114%87.928114%87.9%526,401526k587.821747%87.821747%87.8%564,022564k687.547586%87.547586%87.5%717,055717k785.973120%85.973120%86.0%846,567847k885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.886390%84.886390%84.9%486,298486k984.803272%84.803272%84.8%741,050741k1084.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k1183.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1282.997863%82.997863%83.0%582,274582k1382.814792%82.814792%82.8%549,313549k1482.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k1582.713917%82.713917%82.7%2,635,2532.64M1682.255130%82.255130%82.3%700,766701k1781.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M80.834508%80.834508%80.8%604,824605k1880.316316%80.316316%80.3%689,828690k1980.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M80.189282%80.189282%80.2%555,067555k2078.111003%78.111003%78.1%875,101875k2177.261012%77.261012%77.3%2,096,8772.10M2276.969129%76.969129%77.0%803,403803k2376.505773%76.505773%76.5%588,106588k2476.421199%76.421199%76.4%503,605504k2576.286863%76.286863%76.3%417,518418k2676.187982%76.187982%76.2%507,655508k2775.628645%75.628645%75.6%730,578731k2875.510038%75.510038%75.5%1,412,0061.41M2975.019246%75.019246%75.0%1,160,5831.16M3073.989966%73.989966%74.0%476,340476k3173.837430%73.837430%73.8%619,324619k3273.097286%73.097286%73.1%1,739,7411.74M3372.733799%72.733799%72.7%420,445420k3472.496796%72.496796%72.5%397,621398k3571.602117%71.602117%71.6%419,892420k3670.923086%70.923086%70.9%413,144413k3770.354300%70.354300%70.4%2,324,1172.32M3868.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k3967.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k67.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4064.704044%64.704044%64.7%618,988619k4163.769755%63.769755%63.8%1,082,3361.08M4262.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4362.188917%62.188917%62.2%1,601,1881.60M4459.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4559.245498%59.245498%59.2%1,040,7871.04M4658.925613%58.925613%58.9%1,084,8171.08M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4946.624035%46.624035%46.6%448,906449k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MiamiQueensSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySan JoseBrooklynLos AngelesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…BronxSan FranciscoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyManhattanSuffolk CountySuffolkHoustonBostonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSeattle EastLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodEl PasoSan BernardinoOntarioSan DiegoNortheast DallasNE DallasSouthwest DallasSW DallasLas VegasPlanoOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Town of HempsteadHempsteadSeattleChicagoSacramentoOrlandoFresnoTampaAustinNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaFort WorthNortheastTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlottePhoenixDenverMassachusettsSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlWashingtonTucsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityNew 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# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Boston. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Boston
ZIP Codes:
02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02149, 02151, 02152, 02163, 02199, 02203, 02210, 02215, 02445, 02446, 02467
Unified School District:
Boston
Neighborhoods:
Allston, Assembly Square, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Boston Harbor Islands, Brighton, Charlestown, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, Chinatown, Deer Island, Downtown, Downtown Crossing, East Boston, East Cambridge, East Dedham, East Somerville, Fenway, Government Center, Haymarket, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Kenmore, Leather District, Long Island, Longwood, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Newton Corner, North Dorchester, North End, Riverdale, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South Dorchester, South End, Sprague-Manor, West End, West Roxbury
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Towns:
Brookline, Canton, Dedham, Hull, Milton, Nahant, Needham
Nearby Towns:
Arlington, Belmont, Hingham, Saugus