National Origin in Boston, Massachusetts (City)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen68.774334%81.521751%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k2.168230%1.810789%2.168230%2.2%14,27314.3k1.462450%0.923786%1.462450%1.5%9,62713.103714%8.220339%13.103714%13.1%86,25986.3k14.491272%7.523335%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 Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther50.536741%38.690164%50.536741%50.5%91,80191.8k25.559862%29.974158%25.559862%25.6%46,43046.4k12.924713%21.897366%12.924713%12.9%23,47823.5k10.726004%9.080786%10.726004%10.7%19,48419.5k0.252681%0.357526%0.252681%0.3%4590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.357526%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 Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther50.536741%38.690164%50.536741%50.5%91,80191.8k25.559862%29.974158%25.559862%25.6%46,43046.4k12.924713%21.897366%12.924713%12.9%23,47823.5k10.726004%9.080786%10.726004%10.7%19,48419.5k0.252681%0.357526%0.252681%0.3%4590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.357526%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 Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%2%4%6%8%10%CountDominican RepublicChinaHaitiEl SalvadorVietnamCabo VerdeJamaicaColombiaIndiaTrinidad and Tobago10.459560%7.583416%10.459560%10.5%19,00019.0k9.835289%7.930861%9.835289%9.8%17,86617.9k9.026050%4.833432%9.026050%9.0%16,39616.4k5.887081%3.473609%5.887081%5.9%10,69410.7k4.902231%3.310908%4.902231%4.9%8,9054.465682%2.429482%4.465682%4.5%8,1124.067117%1.722720%4.067117%4.1%7,3883.626715%2.027112%3.626715%3.6%6,5882.316517%5.842796%2.316517%2.3%4,2082.104023%0.599363%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 NeighborhoodLongwoodBoston 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%452,727453k67.855154%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 ParkBoston 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%181,652182k13.570367%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 Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Boston to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Born in the USA by Place#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
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 TownMedfieldWeweanticPepperellDanversWilmingtonSomersworthMelroseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandAyerWinthrop TownNortheastMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaBelmontCambridgeBrocktonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonLowellSuffolk CountySuffolkRevereEverettMaldenChelseaLawrence100.000000%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%1,7933892.759619%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%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k12268.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k12367.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k61.403179%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
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ChelseaMaldenEverettLawrenceRevereLynnQuincyRandolphSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonCambridgeWalthamBrocktonLexingtonBrooklineFraminghamLowellMarlboroughSomervilleMedfordNewtonBelmontCochituateBurlingtonWatertown TownArlingtonHudsonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWoburnMethuen TownNorwoodWinthrop TownNortheastMassachusettsWinchesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandMelroseMillis-ClicquotGloucesterTopsfieldEast PepperellE PepperellDerryTownsendDuxburyHampton 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%10,40110.4k815.466987%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%181,652182k911.030095%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%110841.768489%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
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Born in the USA by Place#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#BeverlyPittsfieldFranklin TownGloucesterWeymouth TownAttleboroAgawam TownWestfieldBarnstable TownHaverhillTauntonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNeedhamNew EnglandChicopeeBraintree TownPeabodyLeominsterSalemWellesleyNorwoodNortheastMassachusettsWoburnFitchburgWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaArlingtonMethuen TownFall RiverWatertown TownMedfordNewtonNew BedfordSpringfieldSomervilleLexingtonWorcesterMarlboroughHolyokeBrooklineFraminghamWalthamCambridgeBrocktonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonLowellSuffolk CountySuffolkQuincyRandolphLynnRevereEverettMaldenChelseaLawrence92.603803%92.603803%92.6%37,93737.9k192.395490%92.395490%92.4%40,31440.3k291.597968%91.597968%91.6%30,11130.1k391.288161%91.288161%91.3%26,97227.0k488.940846%88.940846%88.9%49,45249.5k588.853380%88.853380%88.9%39,20339.2k688.728616%88.728616%88.7%25,46625.5k788.198428%88.198428%88.2%36,59036.6k887.734280%87.734280%87.7%39,04039.0k986.971447%86.971447%87.0%54,21854.2k1086.300085%86.300085%86.3%48,76348.8k1185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.996851%84.996851%85.0%25,64125.6k1284.800972%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%34,39634.4k1682.814690%82.814690%82.8%35,44835.4k1782.721644%82.721644%82.7%23,91423.9k1882.093873%82.093873%82.1%23,82223.8k1981.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.496685%81.496685%81.5%31,96332.0k2081.056354%81.056354%81.1%32,78032.8k2181.039370%81.039370%81.0%23,15723.2k2280.206220%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%69,51969.5k2578.090933%78.090933%78.1%26,43326.4k2677.154600%77.154600%77.2%44,11744.1k2776.787029%76.787029%76.8%67,81667.8k2874.085148%74.085148%74.1%70,37270.4k2973.408186%73.408186%73.4%113,042113k3073.097966%73.097966%73.1%58,11858.1k3172.522468%72.522468%72.5%23,88623.9k3272.506084%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%452,727453k4168.409316%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 place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ChelseaMaldenEverettLawrenceRevereLynnQuincyRandolphSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonCambridgeWalthamBrocktonLexingtonBrooklineFraminghamLowellMarlboroughSomervilleWorcesterMedfordNewtonNew BedfordWatertown TownFall RiverArlingtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWoburnMethuen TownNorwoodNortheastMassachusettsWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownPeabodyBraintree TownSalemWellesleyNeedhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTauntonFitchburgLeominsterBarnstable TownWeymouth TownSpringfieldAttleboroWestfieldChicopeeHaverhillGloucesterAgawam TownFranklin TownHolyokeBeverlyPittsfield38.199456%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%181,652182k911.030095%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%19,61319.6k186.581118%6.241391%4.884117%3.820838%0.005444%21.532908%21.5%39,55139.6k197.654774%6.593214%5.932144%1.236446%0.047219%21.463799%21.5%12,27312.3k2010.158860%6.885424%3.494231%0.698620%0.144932%21.382067%21.4%18,88418.9k2110.912957%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%8,439276.664829%5.524157%4.338686%0.492798%0.034461%17.054931%17.1%4,949287.423457%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%1,061,4611.06M6.495188%6.271216%1.641295%1.049869%0.000000%15.457568%15.5%4,417296.413324%6.373121%1.510481%0.984015%0.093807%15.374749%15.4%8,031306.331948%4.815734%1.980251%1.710462%0.048562%14.886958%14.9%5,518318.230539%3.343146%2.009158%1.261564%0.000000%14.844407%14.8%6,354327.039330%4.424228%2.369504%0.823273%0.166038%14.822374%14.8%4,285336.304903%4.233102%2.373454%1.080651%0.049723%14.041834%14.0%4,236347.079712%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%1,859,5831.86M6.272122%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%4,803376.258708%3.072048%0.696661%0.651715%0.017978%10.697110%10.7%4,760384.365029%2.408230%2.001763%1.539541%0.000000%10.314563%10.3%5,735395.847095%1.883227%1.389042%1.005903%0.004546%10.129813%10.1%15,59915.6k403.581061%2.801387%2.577004%1.019922%0.018132%9.997507%10.0%4,411415.409054%2.907005%0.515837%0.511016%0.031336%9.374247%9.4%3,889424.805704%2.358289%1.631016%0.344029%0.000000%9.139037%9.1%5,127434.972730%1.671479%1.333013%0.569458%0.009625%8.556304%8.6%5,334443.391322%3.239017%1.424897%0.118459%0.087998%8.261694%8.3%2,441454.498101%2.365771%0.989513%0.000000%0.000000%7.853385%7.9%2,254463.504396%1.761324%1.417577%0.313327%0.000000%6.996623%7.0%2,300472.614201%1.755214%1.176763%1.007944%0.000000%6.554121%6.6%2,640482.646032%2.182244%1.310811%0.126931%0.068348%6.334367%6.3%2,595492.722772%1.840392%1.274294%0.297946%0.045838%6.181243%6.2%2,69750
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Born in the USA by Place#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#CheektowagaWarwickEriePittsburghToms RiverBuffaloScrantonAlbanySyracuseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRochesterManchesterNew EnglandCranstonBethlehemNashuaPhiladelphiaNortheastMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaFall RiverNewtonCamdenNew HavenNew BedfordWaterburySpringfieldSomervilleWorcesterPawtucketAllentownNorwalkCambridgeBrocktonTrentonNew RochelleBoston School DistrictBostonBostonLowellSuffolk CountySuffolkQuincyNew BritainDanburyReadingNewarkYonkersProvidenceStamfordLynnBridgeportHartfordCliftonNew YorkPatersonJersey CityLawrenceElizabeth94.137104%94.137104%94.1%70,29570.3k192.274154%92.274154%92.3%75,55575.6k290.692613%90.692613%90.7%90,83590.8k390.545520%90.545520%90.5%276,440276k490.231203%90.231203%90.2%79,88879.9k587.450046%87.450046%87.5%226,486226k687.385441%87.385441%87.4%66,74566.7k786.492253%86.492253%86.5%85,13085.1k885.427780%85.427780%85.4%123,315123k985.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.259474%85.259474%85.3%179,293179k1084.938901%84.938901%84.9%93,62993.6k1184.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.467496%84.467496%84.5%68,31968.3k1283.661297%83.661297%83.7%62,83862.8k1383.574514%83.574514%83.6%72,94372.9k1483.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1581.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M80.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M78.197341%78.197341%78.2%69,51969.5k1676.787029%76.787029%76.8%67,81667.8k1775.427932%75.427932%75.4%57,32957.3k1875.144358%75.144358%75.1%97,99298.0k1974.085148%74.085148%74.1%70,37270.4k2073.468790%73.468790%73.5%80,23680.2k2173.408186%73.408186%73.4%113,042113k2273.097966%73.097966%73.1%58,11858.1k2372.506084%72.506084%72.5%133,177133k2471.138411%71.138411%71.1%50,78550.8k2570.952317%70.952317%71.0%84,87684.9k2670.442397%70.442397%70.4%61,94061.9k2770.206056%70.206056%70.2%76,35476.4k2870.028372%70.028372%70.0%66,39666.4k2969.936967%69.936967%69.9%59,13859.1k3069.364053%69.364053%69.4%55,00555.0k3168.774334%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%518,972519k67.416898%67.416898%67.4%62,93362.9k3466.909545%66.909545%66.9%48,76148.8k3566.844678%66.844678%66.8%56,07656.1k3666.353428%66.353428%66.4%58,32458.3k3765.652408%65.652408%65.7%183,918184k3865.150582%65.150582%65.2%130,122130k3965.106709%65.106709%65.1%116,444116k4064.239856%64.239856%64.2%81,84881.8k4163.713969%63.713969%63.7%58,66458.7k4263.661901%63.661901%63.7%93,59793.6k4363.375161%63.375161%63.4%78,78878.8k4462.358316%62.358316%62.4%53,36553.4k4559.151348%59.151348%59.2%5,005,3645.01M4656.478141%56.478141%56.5%82,96383.0k4754.826382%54.826382%54.8%143,462143k4848.543555%48.543555%48.5%38,51338.5k4948.093594%48.093594%48.1%61,58061.6k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ElizabethJersey CityLawrenceNew YorkPatersonCliftonLynnStamfordQuincyYonkersDanburyProvidenceSuffolk CountySuffolkNew RochelleBridgeportNewarkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonCambridgeNorwalkBrocktonLowellTrentonPawtucketSomervilleWorcesterNewtonHartfordNew BedfordNew BritainReadingFall RiverBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAllentownNew HavenNortheastWaterburyMassachusettsNashuaCranstonCamdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManchesterPhiladelphiaNew EnglandSyracuseAlbanySpringfieldScrantonBuffaloToms RiverRochesterPittsburghBethlehemErieWarwickCheektowaga39.861139%4.041643%1.619781%1.507318%0.000000%47.029881%47.0%60,21860.2k120.061070%13.907806%4.453387%2.583446%0.094013%41.099723%41.1%107,544108k235.501721%2.271324%0.768872%0.403343%0.003781%38.949040%38.9%30,90130.9k319.238756%10.641540%5.502271%1.668620%0.128209%37.179396%37.2%3,146,1063.15M429.803804%3.785042%0.847550%0.690974%0.000000%35.127371%35.1%51,60051.6k518.063054%9.741990%6.265629%0.716306%0.056089%34.843067%34.8%29,81829.8k623.031475%4.840672%2.849882%2.672850%0.009775%33.404653%33.4%30,75730.8k719.591869%6.453968%6.181618%0.976375%0.063574%33.267404%33.3%42,38642.4k821.853475%4.666360%2.974858%1.684003%0.056776%31.235471%31.2%29,15829.2k917.358368%6.340718%6.180498%1.018400%0.013519%30.911503%30.9%61,73861.7k1021.376803%4.861128%3.869353%0.640124%0.000000%30.747407%30.7%25,79425.8k1119.822646%4.806794%2.994672%2.289615%0.035784%29.949511%29.9%53,56553.6k1215.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k19.596716%4.475466%3.580121%1.007579%0.087012%28.746895%28.7%22,79622.8k1321.845710%3.075730%2.582607%1.193699%0.008162%28.705908%28.7%42,20442.2k1419.952595%3.411164%3.380822%1.538879%0.015350%28.298809%28.3%79,27679.3k1513.945607%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%181,652182k1611.030095%6.928290%6.368326%2.573627%0.493761%27.394099%27.4%29,79329.8k1717.633345%4.549073%4.519504%0.418515%0.121688%27.242124%27.2%23,95424.0k1812.407581%11.882337%1.716009%1.121154%0.000000%27.127082%27.1%25,72025.7k1913.280119%7.339516%2.532060%2.528420%0.003641%25.683756%25.7%28,21928.2k2019.978950%2.200830%1.339893%1.168415%0.007096%24.695183%24.7%20,88220.9k2110.081385%9.282943%3.822718%1.418986%0.074241%24.680273%24.7%17,61917.6k229.124983%8.307445%5.790685%1.328185%0.116971%24.668268%24.7%19,61319.6k236.581118%6.241391%4.884117%3.820838%0.005444%21.532908%21.5%39,55139.6k2410.158860%6.885424%3.494231%0.698620%0.144932%21.382067%21.4%18,88418.9k2515.564672%2.558719%2.330277%0.749678%0.017696%21.221042%21.2%26,38226.4k2610.912957%4.873247%3.301470%1.339117%0.029477%20.456268%20.5%19,43119.4k2710.876009%5.129261%2.270981%0.849388%0.046655%19.172293%19.2%13,97214.0k2817.656629%0.654160%0.497162%0.311721%0.000000%19.119671%19.1%16,80616.8k2912.118962%3.972914%1.641133%0.641155%0.034870%18.409035%18.4%16,36616.4k307.222209%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%17,42817.4k336.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M6.301630%5.975091%1.624675%0.850147%0.010312%14.761856%14.8%12,88412.9k345.367078%5.065404%2.807794%0.790040%0.040800%14.071116%14.1%11,38111.4k3511.079534%1.964344%0.306559%0.135517%0.000000%13.485955%13.5%10,25010.3k367.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.711923%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%1,859,5831.86M5.901628%2.648424%2.024939%1.362660%0.039487%11.977139%12.0%17,28917.3k395.138938%3.462535%2.093980%1.177546%0.028448%11.901448%11.9%11,71411.7k405.847095%1.883227%1.389042%1.005903%0.004546%10.129813%10.1%15,59915.6k414.882168%3.631841%1.156062%0.161037%0.026185%9.857292%9.9%7,529424.519497%1.856450%1.551031%0.997726%0.013128%8.937831%8.9%23,14823.1k433.078939%2.570677%2.467895%0.588455%0.028237%8.734202%8.7%7,733443.550318%3.027234%1.180745%0.968182%0.000000%8.726479%8.7%18,35118.4k454.758520%1.878449%1.077283%0.757276%0.037667%8.509196%8.5%25,97926.0k463.320463%2.566902%1.714818%0.446013%0.023965%8.072161%8.1%6,063473.376699%2.061763%0.984454%0.792755%0.041934%7.257606%7.3%7,269482.518289%2.084733%1.889327%0.467752%0.043966%7.004067%7.0%5,735491.779760%1.766368%1.186507%0.195519%0.006696%4.934849%4.9%3,68550
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Born in the USA by Place#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#DetroitMemphisLouisvilleAtlantaKansas CityClevelandBaltimoreIndianapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsOmahaWichitaTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMilwaukeeColumbusJacksonvilleOklahoma CityMesaNashville-DavidsonRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPortlandNew EnglandWashingtonSan AntonioMinneapolisPhiladelphiaTucsonDenverCharlotteNortheastMassachusettsFort WorthBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaAustinSeattlePhoenixFresnoArlingtonLas VegasChicagoSacramentoDallasEl PasoLong BeachSan DiegoOaklandHoustonBoston School DistrictBostonBostonSuffolk CountySuffolkSan FranciscoLos AngelesSan JoseNew YorkMiami93.714326%93.714326%93.7%640,484640k193.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k292.348910%92.348910%92.3%564,781565k391.951409%91.951409%92.0%419,646420k491.744866%91.744866%91.7%432,822433k591.470970%91.470970%91.5%355,973356k691.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k790.425122%90.425122%90.4%765,606766k889.271079%89.271079%89.3%400,612401k988.886682%88.886682%88.9%393,832394k1088.790386%88.790386%88.8%344,536345k1188.337759%88.337759%88.3%353,268353k1288.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k1388.201861%88.201861%88.2%491,160491k1487.928114%87.928114%87.9%526,401526k1587.480855%87.480855%87.5%732,248732k1687.422836%87.422836%87.4%748,878749k1786.776610%86.776610%86.8%538,028538k1886.750089%86.750089%86.8%408,121408k1986.263904%86.263904%86.3%555,342555k2085.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.838436%84.838436%84.8%526,498526k2284.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k2383.707528%83.707528%83.7%1,204,8511.20M2483.517681%83.517681%83.5%337,971338k2583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M2683.038026%83.038026%83.0%438,097438k2782.814792%82.814792%82.8%549,313549k2882.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k2981.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.223267%81.223267%81.2%662,725663k3080.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M80.094935%80.094935%80.1%727,085727k3179.803214%79.803214%79.8%533,763534k3278.982900%78.982900%79.0%1,228,4401.23M3378.451442%78.451442%78.5%403,089403k3478.110909%78.110909%78.1%299,867300k3577.299016%77.299016%77.3%474,071474k3677.261012%77.261012%77.3%2,096,8772.10M3776.260913%76.260913%76.3%369,507370k3874.762307%74.762307%74.8%955,786956k3973.234591%73.234591%73.2%496,573497k4072.521941%72.521941%72.5%340,703341k4171.497776%71.497776%71.5%982,960983k4271.176585%71.176585%71.2%293,276293k4369.829669%69.829669%69.8%1,564,5911.56M4468.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k68.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k4567.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k62.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4661.035854%61.035854%61.0%2,391,9172.39M4759.678728%59.678728%59.7%602,375602k4859.151348%59.151348%59.2%5,005,3645.01M4939.687302%39.687302%39.7%171,696172k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%Count#MiamiSan JoseLos AngelesNew YorkSan FranciscoHoustonSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonOaklandSan DiegoLong BeachEl PasoDallasSacramentoLas VegasChicagoFresnoArlingtonPhoenixAustinSeattleBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaFort WorthNortheastCharlotteDenverMassachusettsMinneapolisTucsonSan AntonioWashingtonPortlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighPhiladelphiaNew EnglandNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityMesaColumbusTulsaAlbuquerqueWichitaOmahaJacksonvilleMilwaukeeVirginia BeachVirginia BchIndianapolisColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBaltimoreKansas CityAtlantaLouisvilleMemphisDetroitCleveland54.601939%1.850345%0.938001%0.209883%0.046230%57.646398%57.6%249,391249k124.141364%11.926334%1.979565%0.648627%0.160299%38.856189%38.9%392,200392k223.530700%11.148361%2.406407%0.614488%0.148844%37.848799%37.8%1,483,2461.48M319.238756%10.641540%5.502271%1.668620%0.128209%37.179396%37.2%3,146,1063.15M422.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k520.288925%5.889363%1.598424%1.158672%0.067527%29.002911%29.0%649,834650k615.466987%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%181,652182k712.697554%11.285797%1.583099%1.470488%0.218911%27.255849%27.3%112,305112k812.067032%11.166836%2.260382%0.845861%0.140456%26.480566%26.5%364,058364k916.178828%8.211702%1.136458%0.298429%0.222013%26.047429%26.0%122,369122k1022.460910%1.109345%0.596262%0.144825%0.051618%24.362960%24.4%165,195165k1119.196782%2.815400%1.487994%0.741220%0.028942%24.270337%24.3%310,280310k1210.389450%8.444885%1.719811%1.234805%0.617918%22.406869%22.4%108,568109k1313.944676%5.050098%1.572490%0.392307%0.079896%21.039467%21.0%129,034129k1411.542080%4.814929%3.568069%0.896678%0.038320%20.860076%20.9%566,146566k1512.047714%7.724885%0.668344%0.160566%0.056247%20.657757%20.7%106,141106k1611.002113%5.709835%2.753849%0.734829%0.070591%20.271217%20.3%77,82177.8k1714.454480%3.198240%1.345315%0.657162%0.103194%19.758391%19.8%307,307307k1811.114379%5.193114%1.182557%0.591774%0.078764%18.160588%18.2%164,858165k199.868595%3.075134%2.608063%2.182406%0.315019%18.049216%18.0%120,722121k207.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k12.196144%3.124900%1.055115%0.774086%0.065692%17.215938%17.2%140,470140k217.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M8.109328%4.786767%1.710858%1.325365%0.085803%16.018120%16.0%129,560130k2210.216899%2.871840%1.358504%1.330764%0.077189%15.855197%15.9%105,168105k236.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M5.234883%4.919811%3.990412%1.097437%0.067462%15.310006%15.3%61,95562.0k2410.793691%2.592753%1.036798%0.657144%0.134196%15.214581%15.2%80,27080.3k2510.770983%2.355981%0.660225%0.390660%0.012436%14.190285%14.2%204,249204k266.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k275.590173%3.897104%2.953807%0.900918%0.402360%13.744362%13.7%85,29685.3k287.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.187943%3.989568%1.519285%1.385824%0.036028%13.118647%13.1%57,89657.9k295.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k305.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M5.761210%3.765625%2.199385%0.761606%0.032310%12.520135%12.5%80,60180.6k317.872874%3.413627%0.512246%0.390474%0.027741%12.216962%12.2%75,74775.7k329.160687%1.488768%0.907417%0.347323%0.083961%11.988156%12.0%56,39956.4k334.433252%3.580244%2.683749%0.849065%0.027956%11.574265%11.6%96,88196.9k347.149680%2.466330%0.611394%0.323826%0.052512%10.603742%10.6%42,40542.4k357.018832%2.283522%0.848330%0.230938%0.018676%10.400299%10.4%57,91557.9k365.488966%3.771844%0.601753%0.434241%0.029894%10.326699%10.3%40,07140.1k375.767234%2.788034%1.012477%0.613219%0.021216%10.202179%10.2%45,20345.2k383.970741%3.865910%1.607255%0.447225%0.018211%9.909341%9.9%84,88584.9k395.783969%2.479822%0.894814%0.574438%0.006514%9.739557%9.7%58,30858.3k404.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k414.850627%2.348365%1.086723%0.502909%0.038267%8.826892%8.8%74,73574.7k423.566502%2.106030%1.647432%0.389964%0.109413%7.819342%7.8%35,09035.1k433.423349%2.216264%1.093720%1.025121%0.052818%7.811272%7.8%48,50848.5k443.420332%2.101885%1.145905%0.586942%0.050661%7.305725%7.3%34,46634.5k452.706309%2.504722%1.154745%0.562691%0.069460%6.997927%7.0%31,93731.9k462.809640%2.160494%1.054167%0.845525%0.056739%6.926565%6.9%42,36142.4k473.426509%1.514964%0.779286%0.341080%0.012350%6.074190%6.1%39,83839.8k482.935724%1.831023%0.404862%0.313559%0.002634%5.487802%5.5%37,50637.5k492.135341%1.355723%0.996236%0.438631%0.003597%4.929529%4.9%19,18419.2k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place 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
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 Cities:
Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Watertown Town, Winthrop Town
Neighboring Towns:
Canton
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Brookline, Dedham, Hull, Milton, Nahant, Needham
Nearby Cities:
Braintree Town, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Weymouth Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Belmont, Hingham, Saugus