National Origin in the Boston Area (Metro Area)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen80.206220%81.521751%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M1.095638%1.810789%1.095638%1.1%51,81151.8k1.024479%0.923786%1.024479%1.0%48,44648.4k9.023685%8.220339%9.023685%9.0%426,716427k8.649979%7.523335%8.649979%8.6%409,044409k

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther40.864243%38.690164%40.864243%40.9%341,527342k31.704915%29.974158%31.704915%31.7%264,977265k18.412104%21.897366%18.412104%18.4%153,881154k8.635254%9.080786%8.635254%8.6%72,17072.2k0.383483%0.357526%0.383483%0.4%3,2050.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.357526%0

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther40.864243%38.690164%40.864243%40.9%341,527342k31.704915%29.974158%31.704915%31.7%264,977265k18.412104%21.897366%18.412104%18.4%153,881154k8.635254%9.080786%8.635254%8.6%72,17072.2k0.383483%0.357526%0.383483%0.4%3,2050.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.357526%0

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%2%4%6%8%CountChinaDominican RepublicIndiaBrazilHaitiEl SalvadorVietnamCanadaGuatemalaCabo Verde8.920743%7.930861%8.920743%8.9%74,55674.6k8.469537%7.583416%8.469537%8.5%70,78570.8k5.977194%5.842796%5.977194%6.0%49,95550.0k5.708577%5.739165%5.708577%5.7%47,71047.7k5.675912%4.833432%5.675912%5.7%47,43747.4k3.924691%3.473609%3.924691%3.9%32,80132.8k3.322605%3.310908%3.322605%3.3%27,76927.8k2.791950%2.867745%2.791950%2.8%23,33423.3k2.726740%2.499385%2.726740%2.7%22,78922.8k2.554800%2.429482%2.554800%2.6%21,35221.4k

Map of National Origin by County in the Boston Area

United States National Origin by County#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
67%73%78%84%89%95%

Europe National Origin by County#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
1.2%1.8%2.4%2.9%3.5%4.1%

Asia National Origin by County#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%2.5%3.9%5.3%6.7%8.2%

Africa National Origin by County#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%0.7%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Australia National Origin by County#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.022%0.044%0.066%0.088%0.111%

Americas National Origin by County#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%4.0%6.8%9.7%12.6%15.5%
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Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
48%59%69%79%89%100%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%1.9%3.5%5.1%6.7%8.3%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.5%21.9%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.4%4.8%7.1%9.5%11.9%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.17%0.35%0.52%0.70%0.88%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%
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National Origin by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places that are fully or partially contained within the Boston Area (130 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 132 of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#MiltonMilton MillsWhite Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsNorth PembrokeN PembrokeEssexHansonEppingOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …RockportGreen Harbor-Cedar CrestGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstDuxburyNorth ScituateN ScituateMarshfield HillsMarshfield HlsHampton BeachSeabrook BeachSeabrook BchSouth DuxburyMattapoisett CenterMattapoisett CtrRowleyMiddleborough CenterMiddleborough CtrHinghamKingstonLondonderryFarmingtonRochesterSouth HooksettS HooksettMarion CenterHopkintonExeterAmesbury TownMedfieldWeweanticNew HampshirePepperellDanversWilmingtonSomersworthMelroseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandAyerWinthrop TownNortheastMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBelmontCambridgeBrocktonBostonLowellRevereEverettMaldenChelseaLawrence100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8841100.000000%100.000000%100.0%368299.367889%99.367889%99.4%1,572398.891129%98.891129%98.9%2,943498.577236%98.577236%98.6%1,455598.178714%98.178714%98.2%1,725698.120729%98.120729%98.1%1,723797.623367%97.623367%97.6%5,381897.392668%97.392668%97.4%4,968997.256318%97.256318%97.3%2,6941097.129506%97.129506%97.1%1,4551196.818971%96.818971%96.8%5,0221296.815287%96.815287%96.8%2,4321396.775618%96.775618%96.8%2,1911496.659708%96.659708%96.7%9261596.606949%96.606949%96.6%3,5591696.460177%96.460177%96.5%3,2701796.446701%96.446701%96.4%1,5201896.385705%96.385705%96.4%7,1471996.087935%96.087935%96.1%5,5512095.952836%95.952836%96.0%6,0222195.818626%95.818626%95.8%10,58710.6k2295.754488%95.754488%95.8%3,9472395.660855%95.660855%95.7%28,74828.7k2495.602551%95.602551%95.6%5,6962595.504790%95.504790%95.5%1,2962695.454545%95.454545%95.5%2,6672795.300377%95.300377%95.3%8,5982895.053272%95.053272%95.1%16,23716.2k2994.813688%94.813688%94.8%6,2343093.874346%93.874346%93.9%1,7933893.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M92.759619%92.759619%92.8%2,2424791.741055%91.741055%91.7%25,28225.3k5690.690691%90.690691%90.7%21,14021.1k6688.950323%88.950323%89.0%10,45710.5k7586.482888%86.482888%86.5%24,03124.0k8485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.404307%84.404307%84.4%2,4309381.875659%81.875659%81.9%14,76314.8k10381.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M80.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M77.092545%77.092545%77.1%19,70119.7k11270.206056%70.206056%70.2%76,35476.4k12070.028372%70.028372%70.0%66,39666.4k12168.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k12268.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k12361.403179%61.403179%61.4%32,64532.6k12757.433462%57.433462%57.4%25,63625.6k12855.843707%55.843707%55.8%33,91533.9k12949.254785%49.254785%49.3%18,83718.8k13048.543555%48.543555%48.5%38,51338.5k131

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ChelseaMaldenEverettLawrenceRevereLynnQuincyRandolphBostonCambridgeWalthamBrocktonLexingtonBrooklineFraminghamLowellMarlboroughSomervilleMedfordNewtonBelmontCochituateBurlingtonWatertown TownArlingtonHudsonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWoburnMethuen TownNorwoodWinthrop TownNortheastMassachusettsWinchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMelroseMillis-ClicquotGloucesterTopsfieldEast PepperellE PepperellNew HampshireDerryTownsendDuxburyHampton BeachEssexOcean Bluff-Brant RockOcean Bluff-Brant …White Island ShoresWhite Is ShrsMiltonMilton Mills38.199456%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%10,40110.4k813.945607%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%18,88418.9k2012.263745%4.883584%3.427901%0.665232%0.039131%21.279593%21.3%5,4382110.504323%8.170029%2.017291%0.345821%0.000000%21.037464%21.0%1,4602212.253872%3.222041%2.630555%2.544945%0.066153%20.717566%20.7%5,324237.713670%5.613164%5.143431%1.680995%0.023634%20.174894%20.2%6,829248.653846%6.507836%2.389209%0.612502%0.117096%18.280490%18.3%8,118259.597503%6.690942%1.963717%0.000000%0.000000%18.252162%18.3%2,807267.222209%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%6,7752710.660033%4.443040%1.720939%0.383337%0.000000%17.207349%17.2%8,439286.664829%5.524157%4.338686%0.492798%0.034461%17.054931%17.1%4,949298.357828%5.268704%2.151850%0.781987%0.000000%16.560368%16.6%2,986307.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M6.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M8.732382%3.966031%1.293851%0.311236%0.284558%14.588057%14.6%3,281387.079712%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%1,859,5831.86M4.059452%3.987476%3.195739%0.752150%0.064778%12.059596%12.1%3,351474.841183%3.307777%0.635268%0.613363%0.350493%9.748083%9.7%445563.391322%3.239017%1.424897%0.118459%0.087998%8.261694%8.3%2,441662.649199%2.561863%1.804949%0.000000%0.000000%7.016012%7.0%241752.770234%1.629549%1.086366%0.488865%0.000000%5.975014%6.0%110842.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k1.768489%1.576456%1.241515%0.330475%0.000000%4.916935%4.9%1,101932.901628%0.566171%0.070771%0.000000%0.000000%3.538570%3.5%501031.201602%1.134846%0.534045%0.000000%0.000000%2.870494%2.9%431120.839223%0.750883%0.309187%0.000000%0.000000%1.899293%1.9%431210.948509%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.948509%0.9%141270.780116%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.780116%0.8%431280.632111%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.632111%0.6%101290.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%01300.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0131

National Origin by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Born in the USA by County#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Rockingham CountyRockinghamStrafford CountyStraffordNew HampshirePlymouth CountyPlymouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheastMassachusettsEssex CountyEssexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSuffolk CountySuffolk94.427114%94.427114%94.4%283,626284k193.439121%93.439121%93.4%117,652118k293.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M90.110864%90.110864%90.1%456,553457k385.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M81.960684%81.960684%82.0%566,527567k481.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.194548%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k580.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M78.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M667.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k7

Continent of Birth by County#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheastEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPlymouth CountyPlymouthNew HampshireStrafford CountyStraffordRockingham CountyRockingham15.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k18.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k27.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k7.687734%4.081780%3.771603%1.130902%0.070745%16.742764%16.7%115,729116k37.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M9.510218%2.807521%2.642839%0.831338%0.037564%15.829479%15.8%121,786122k46.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M7.079712%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%1,859,5831.86M3.594148%2.540180%1.394434%1.064823%0.023685%8.617270%8.6%43,66043.7k52.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k2.675657%1.230215%1.095995%0.214434%0.000000%5.216300%5.2%6,56861.538462%1.500508%1.445575%0.157808%0.032627%4.674979%4.7%14,04214.0k7

National Origin by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

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

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#RochesterTown of DerryTown of PlymouthPlymouthNew HampshireBeverlyTown 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 FraminghamFraminghamWalthamCambridgeBrocktonBostonLowellQuincyTown of RandolphRandolphLynnRevereEverettMaldenChelseaLawrence95.660855%95.660855%95.7%28,74828.7k194.707563%94.707563%94.7%31,49531.5k293.165109%93.165109%93.2%54,23754.2k393.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M92.603803%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%452,727453k4168.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k4267.416898%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

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ChelseaMaldenEverettLawrenceRevereLynnQuincyTown of RandolphRandolphBostonCambridgeWalthamBrocktonTown 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 PlymouthPlymouthNew HampshireTown 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%10,40110.4k813.945607%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%3,565482.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k1.768155%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

National Origin by Metro Area in Massachusetts

There are 8 metro areas in Massachusetts. This section compares the Boston Area to all of the metro areas in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Boston Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Greenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldNew HampshireBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownVineyard Haven Metro AreaVineyard HavenWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNortheastMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston Area93.547295%93.547295%93.5%66,34066.3k193.126327%93.126327%93.1%119,726120k293.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M92.057400%92.057400%92.1%197,650198k388.702807%88.702807%88.7%15,20115.2k485.937720%85.937720%85.9%799,794800k585.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.730505%84.730505%84.7%1,363,6181.36M684.082676%84.082676%84.1%528,970529k781.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M80.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M8

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Boston Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Boston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceNew EnglandWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterVineyard Haven Metro AreaVineyard HavenSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownNew HampshirePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield Town7.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k17.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M6.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.955265%4.375531%2.240644%1.487673%0.035294%13.094406%13.1%210,736211k25.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M3.769984%3.410672%2.121597%1.443696%0.033202%10.779151%10.8%100,318100k36.045399%2.293284%0.531015%0.455156%0.000000%9.324853%9.3%1,59842.885678%2.572853%2.540903%0.665864%0.013988%8.679287%8.7%54,60254.6k53.105686%2.400060%1.095001%0.341402%0.006521%6.948669%6.9%14,91914.9k62.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k2.153030%1.967907%1.288862%0.290908%0.052115%5.752822%5.8%7,39672.092617%1.759829%1.104123%0.143832%0.101529%5.201929%5.2%3,6898

National Origin by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Boston Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Altoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldNew HampshireSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonRochester Metro AreaRochesterState College Metro AreaState CollegeKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNortheastMassachusettsAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York Area98.464862%98.464862%98.5%123,984124k198.390703%98.390703%98.4%135,545136k297.885877%97.885877%97.9%113,854114k397.505206%97.505206%97.5%141,873142k497.120290%97.120290%97.1%536,610537k596.391638%96.391638%96.4%147,458147k696.357263%96.357263%96.4%116,547117k796.328194%96.328194%96.3%122,699123k895.726405%95.726405%95.7%2,254,2862.25M995.393478%95.393478%95.4%125,679126k1095.362361%95.362361%95.4%145,625146k1195.005668%95.005668%95.0%206,168206k1294.605152%94.605152%94.6%139,746140k1394.462374%94.462374%94.5%416,205416k1494.394428%94.394428%94.4%263,486263k1594.283549%94.283549%94.3%493,927494k1693.673601%93.673601%93.7%110,503111k1793.419516%93.419516%93.4%523,054523k1893.403230%93.403230%93.4%230,734231k1993.126327%93.126327%93.1%119,726120k2093.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M93.016444%93.016444%93.0%614,515615k2192.571514%92.571514%92.6%493,508494k2292.436832%92.436832%92.4%1,049,6231.05M2392.162573%92.162573%92.2%517,444517k2492.093882%92.093882%92.1%272,981273k2592.057400%92.057400%92.1%197,650198k2691.923330%91.923330%91.9%125,889126k2791.915957%91.915957%91.9%198,612199k2891.572756%91.572756%91.6%805,191805k2991.467044%91.467044%91.5%169,343169k3091.046140%91.046140%91.0%985,325985k3190.957293%90.957293%91.0%144,784145k3290.765353%90.765353%90.8%163,836164k3389.483341%89.483341%89.5%362,361362k3488.992144%88.992144%89.0%242,088242k3588.721725%88.721725%88.7%367,394367k3687.812509%87.812509%87.8%729,491729k3787.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M3887.150413%87.150413%87.2%145,651146k3985.937720%85.937720%85.9%799,794800k4085.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.730505%84.730505%84.7%1,363,6181.36M4184.082676%84.082676%84.1%528,970529k4283.526393%83.526393%83.5%719,057719k4383.334189%83.334189%83.3%129,788130k4482.941445%82.941445%82.9%1,005,1061.01M4581.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M80.582135%80.582135%80.6%220,816221k4680.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M4775.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k4875.688290%75.688290%75.7%280,880281k4968.550958%68.550958%68.6%13,731,74613.7M50

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Boston Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%Count#New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityNortheastMassachusettsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNew EnglandNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaState College Metro AreaState CollegeKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownRochester Metro AreaRochesterBurlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaNew HampshirePittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaLancaster Metro AreaLancasterErie Metro AreaErie AreaConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownAltoona Metro AreaAltoona Area14.631128%8.275629%4.471026%1.243844%0.078467%28.700094%28.7%5,749,0435.75M19.281301%7.273222%3.735910%1.498783%0.024522%21.813738%21.8%80,95181.0k211.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k37.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k47.258435%6.642070%2.142132%0.609796%0.006934%16.659368%16.7%45,65145.7k57.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M6.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.955265%4.375531%2.240644%1.487673%0.035294%13.094406%13.1%210,736211k64.882714%3.898249%3.546796%0.630123%0.021703%12.979586%13.0%157,290157k75.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M4.934404%3.182347%3.133095%0.791173%0.032409%12.073428%12.1%103,937104k83.769984%3.410672%2.121597%1.443696%0.033202%10.779151%10.8%100,318100k95.062647%2.916363%1.495279%1.193710%0.059237%10.727236%10.7%17,92817.9k107.936742%1.383681%1.044021%0.272884%0.005137%10.642465%10.6%16,57516.6k114.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k123.478471%3.132254%1.753312%0.730464%0.032350%9.126851%9.1%36,95937.0k132.885678%2.572853%2.540903%0.665864%0.013988%8.679287%8.7%54,60254.6k143.953598%2.570248%1.710048%0.403256%0.020103%8.657253%8.7%71,91971.9k153.204391%3.158073%1.721482%0.220561%0.032717%8.337224%8.3%22,68022.7k165.604418%1.132066%0.923494%0.395155%0.050886%8.106020%8.1%12,90312.9k173.412094%2.288025%1.596632%0.298053%0.011634%7.606437%7.6%13,73013.7k183.036064%2.573714%1.506419%0.341361%0.063735%7.521295%7.5%13,92513.9k193.057350%2.115454%1.708194%0.433076%0.024224%7.338299%7.3%64,52564.5k204.813606%1.069556%0.940118%0.197055%0.031635%7.051971%7.1%29,20229.2k213.105686%2.400060%1.095001%0.341402%0.006521%6.948669%6.9%14,91914.9k222.463811%1.999952%1.916143%0.457945%0.017279%6.855130%6.9%74,18874.2k232.491207%1.827564%1.610515%0.889023%0.031933%6.850241%6.9%14,80214.8k242.694187%2.568350%1.063708%0.293844%0.007422%6.627510%6.6%19,64519.6k252.633987%1.540815%1.484276%0.476001%0.012505%6.147584%6.1%69,80669.8k262.968223%1.409572%1.119963%0.611100%0.031348%6.140206%6.1%34,47434.5k272.418217%1.485199%1.355933%0.550971%0.031333%5.841653%5.8%38,59338.6k282.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k2.153030%1.967907%1.288862%0.290908%0.052115%5.752822%5.8%7,396292.842975%1.494151%1.156135%0.191475%0.016192%5.700927%5.7%14,08314.1k302.858199%1.461873%0.790501%0.116807%0.013038%5.240419%5.2%29,34129.3k311.621382%1.143596%1.089957%0.903462%0.050776%4.809172%4.8%25,19425.2k321.691771%1.532142%0.859297%0.476262%0.013318%4.572790%4.6%24,37824.4k331.788037%1.513257%0.678171%0.508002%0.035467%4.522934%4.5%12,62512.6k341.835968%1.178621%0.956572%0.412957%0.071760%4.455878%4.5%6,582351.431758%1.340055%1.018405%0.167737%0.047925%4.005880%4.0%8,693361.664841%0.958014%0.858708%0.310332%0.010223%3.802118%3.8%5,207371.548751%1.043521%0.726481%0.299239%0.133937%3.751929%3.8%4,426381.800906%1.011200%0.612928%0.237799%0.034863%3.697696%3.7%87,07887.1k391.537662%1.028361%0.729453%0.289602%0.014072%3.599150%3.6%15,85815.9k401.798870%0.844100%0.562515%0.043875%0.000000%3.249360%3.2%4,962411.165840%0.894203%0.697149%0.058881%0.001570%2.817642%2.8%3,589420.992953%0.902744%0.677222%0.101975%0.035299%2.710194%2.7%4,146430.882988%0.859011%0.594446%0.062834%0.011575%2.410854%2.4%2,916440.795458%0.711965%0.537390%0.044023%0.000000%2.088836%2.1%2,752450.780966%0.613189%0.567942%0.045066%0.007783%2.014946%2.0%11,13311.1k460.940874%0.439853%0.430919%0.025429%0.010309%1.847385%1.8%2,688470.551959%0.506392%0.471143%0.048146%0.007738%1.585377%1.6%1,844480.511026%0.336087%0.264224%0.034117%0.023954%1.169408%1.2%1,611490.576570%0.300992%0.258107%0.014295%0.000000%1.149964%1.1%1,44850

National Origin by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#26

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Boston Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaNew HampshireIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNew EnglandProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNortheastMassachusettsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area95.726405%95.726405%95.7%2,254,2862.25M195.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M295.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M394.823519%94.823519%94.8%2,658,3292.66M494.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M594.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M693.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M92.893221%92.893221%92.9%1,828,8521.83M792.800697%92.800697%92.8%1,913,2071.91M892.728391%92.728391%92.7%1,919,6141.92M992.436832%92.436832%92.4%1,049,6231.05M1091.969740%91.969740%92.0%1,834,8001.83M1191.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M1291.485815%91.485815%91.5%1,437,9101.44M1391.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M1491.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M1591.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M1690.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M1789.861502%89.861502%89.9%3,861,1073.86M1889.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M1989.195129%89.195129%89.2%3,111,5153.11M2089.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2188.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M2386.996234%86.996234%87.0%1,004,3751.00M2486.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M2586.422224%86.422224%86.4%2,378,3882.38M2686.219522%86.219522%86.2%2,027,2962.03M2785.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M2885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M2984.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.730505%84.730505%84.7%1,363,6181.36M3084.396408%84.396408%84.4%3,786,1523.79M3183.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M3283.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M3382.941445%82.941445%82.9%1,005,1061.01M3481.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.068461%81.068461%81.1%7,724,5247.72M3580.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M3680.490265%80.490265%80.5%1,805,0281.81M3780.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M3880.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M3977.234719%77.234719%77.2%3,421,9973.42M4076.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M4175.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4275.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4374.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M4474.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4568.550958%68.550958%68.6%13,731,74613.7M4668.041127%68.041127%68.0%3,114,6033.11M4765.334308%65.334308%65.3%8,617,1818.62M4860.981202%60.981202%61.0%1,184,9301.18M4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#27

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Boston Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaNortheastMassachusettsAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaNew EnglandPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaNew HampshireCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburgh34.610572%2.284293%2.083194%0.370156%0.037675%39.385890%39.4%2,334,3842.33M123.860034%10.009536%2.855427%0.588182%0.200555%37.513734%37.5%728,932729k218.644513%12.533104%1.698656%0.542786%0.136216%33.555275%33.6%4,425,7284.43M316.705494%9.485399%2.945060%0.653125%0.448823%30.237901%30.2%1,384,1491.38M414.631128%8.275629%4.471026%1.243844%0.078467%28.700094%28.7%5,749,0435.75M512.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k614.936417%5.702673%1.175903%1.030143%0.065946%22.911082%22.9%1,485,2321.49M79.097914%8.040352%3.224501%1.864847%0.072009%22.299622%22.3%1,340,5981.34M812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k915.496025%4.707688%0.857121%0.450092%0.098902%21.609828%21.6%957,455957k108.179334%6.183028%2.683027%0.615328%0.431029%18.091746%18.1%405,715406k1111.115471%4.675683%1.186381%0.774401%0.051401%17.803336%17.8%1,238,6001.24M127.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k138.355520%4.931008%3.775378%0.559947%0.032954%17.654808%17.7%1,682,2201.68M148.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k1511.918834%2.910963%1.432462%0.579899%0.041743%16.883902%16.9%393,143393k167.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M6.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M9.022169%3.969237%1.027790%0.549774%0.058272%14.627242%14.6%284,151284k179.343729%3.101522%1.315269%0.455268%0.083122%14.298910%14.3%641,471641k186.540791%4.163180%1.468328%1.207958%0.044595%13.424852%13.4%753,507754k197.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.955265%4.375531%2.240644%1.487673%0.035294%13.094406%13.1%210,736211k204.882714%3.898249%3.546796%0.630123%0.021703%12.979586%13.0%157,290157k217.662395%2.597453%2.183205%0.431736%0.037982%12.912771%12.9%378,049378k225.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M4.764517%4.629784%2.408988%0.450896%0.244799%12.498985%12.5%293,891294k236.733657%3.016218%1.492630%0.937190%0.068712%12.248406%12.2%337,083337k246.883216%2.910254%1.262447%0.457512%0.451276%11.964705%12.0%138,133138k255.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k268.826696%1.987785%0.673871%0.291552%0.017150%11.797054%11.8%275,148275k274.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k284.025070%2.643850%2.226356%1.072085%0.039015%10.006375%10.0%349,066349k294.085228%3.080220%1.384457%1.325087%0.039304%9.914297%9.9%275,704276k305.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k315.032942%2.094616%1.814333%0.348102%0.024135%9.314127%9.3%400,203400k323.312555%3.097261%1.623625%0.346325%0.026824%8.406590%8.4%119,718120k334.761363%2.450050%0.432661%0.394593%0.020418%8.059084%8.1%107,756108k343.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k354.464318%2.059513%0.587084%0.248751%0.033753%7.393419%7.4%92,43692.4k362.866731%2.729069%1.032541%0.626233%0.027262%7.281836%7.3%91,61791.6k373.028916%1.809219%1.601501%0.799497%0.020000%7.259133%7.3%144,820145k383.036272%2.422744%1.289662%0.320539%0.017115%7.086332%7.1%111,378111k392.889929%2.212196%0.698609%0.553798%0.035403%6.389935%6.4%125,803126k403.036548%2.093619%0.601407%0.600247%0.048596%6.380416%6.4%132,084132k412.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k422.633987%1.540815%1.484276%0.476001%0.012505%6.147584%6.1%69,80669.8k432.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k2.229450%2.084516%1.025257%0.285890%0.018723%5.643835%5.6%116,355116k442.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k452.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k461.995078%1.102856%1.015107%0.348071%0.022151%4.483263%4.5%125,686126k471.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k482.177149%1.134662%0.334353%0.262506%0.015158%3.923828%3.9%44,78344.8k491.800906%1.011200%0.612928%0.237799%0.034863%3.697696%3.7%87,07887.1k50

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of the Boston Area. 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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Principal Unincorporated Places:

Towns:
Abington, Acton, Andover, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Atkinson, Auburn, Avon, Ayer, Barrington, Bedford, Bellingham, Belmont, Billerica, Boxborough, Boxford, Brentwood, Bridgewater, Brookline, Burlington, Candia, Canton, Carlisle, Carver, Chelmsford, Chester, Cohasset, Concord, Danvers, Danville, Dedham, Deerfield, Derry, Dover, Dracut, Dunstable, Durham, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, East Kingston, Epping, Essex, Exeter, Farmington, Foxborough, Framingham, Fremont, Georgetown, Greenland, Groton, Groveland, Halifax, Hamilton, Hampstead, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Kensington, Kingston, Kingston, Lakeville, Lee, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Londonderry, Lynnfield, Madbury, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Merrimac, Middleborough, Middleton, Middleton, Millis, Milton, Milton, Nahant, Natick, Needham, New Castle, New Durham, Newbury, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, Newton, Norfolk, North Andover, North Hampton, North Reading, Northwood, Norwell, Norwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pepperell, Plainville, Plaistow, Plymouth, Plympton, Randolph, Raymond, Reading, Rochester, Rockland, Rockport, Rollinsford, Rowley, Rye, Salem, Salisbury, Sandown, Saugus, Scituate, Seabrook, Sharon, Sherborn, Shirley, South Hampton, Stoneham, Stoughton, Stow, Strafford, Stratham, Sudbury, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Townsend, Tyngsborough, Wakefield, Walpole, Wareham, Wayland, Wellesley, Wenham, West Bridgewater, West Newbury, Westford, Weston, Westwood, Whitman, Wilmington, Winchester, Windham, Wrentham

ZIP Codes:
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Congressional Districts:

State Senate Districts:

Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-1st Plymouth, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Essex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Essex, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Essex, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Essex, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Essex, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Essex, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Essex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Essex, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Plymouth, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Essex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Essex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Essex, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-18th Suffolk, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-19th Suffolk, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex