National Origin in Essex County, Massachusetts (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen81.194548%81.521751%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k2.070027%1.810789%2.070027%2.1%15,92615.9k0.905945%0.923786%0.905945%0.9%6,9708.475594%8.220339%8.475594%8.5%65,20865.2k7.353885%7.523335%7.353885%7.4%56,57856.6k
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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountAmericasEuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaOther60.079155%38.690164%60.079155%60.1%73,16873.2k17.736029%21.897366%17.736029%17.7%21,60021.6k16.695679%29.974158%16.695679%16.7%20,33320.3k5.251835%9.080786%5.251835%5.3%6,3960.237301%0.357526%0.237301%0.2%2890.000000%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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountAmericasEuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaOther60.079155%38.690164%60.079155%60.1%73,16873.2k17.736029%21.897366%17.736029%17.7%21,60021.6k16.695679%29.974158%16.695679%16.7%20,33320.3k5.251835%9.080786%5.251835%5.3%6,3960.237301%0.357526%0.237301%0.2%2890.000000%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 Essex County
Essex County
Massachusetts
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%CountDominican RepublicGuatemalaBrazilEl SalvadorIndiaCanadaChinaPortugalUnited KingdomVietnam34.393116%7.583416%34.393116%34.4%41,88641.9k6.476935%2.499385%6.476935%6.5%7,8883.976648%5.739165%3.976648%4.0%4,8432.758938%3.473609%2.758938%2.8%3,3602.620991%5.842796%2.620991%2.6%3,1922.464158%2.867745%2.464158%2.5%3,0012.391079%7.930861%2.391079%2.4%2,9122.328675%5.169196%2.328675%2.3%2,8362.235068%2.239743%2.235068%2.2%2,7222.129966%3.310908%2.129966%2.1%2,594
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Essex County

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
48%58%68%78%88%98%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.4%2.0%3.5%5.1%6.7%8.3%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.037%0.074%0.112%0.149%0.186%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Essex County

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 (%):
31%45%58%71%85%98%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.2%12.9%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.0%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.1%6.5%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.10%0.21%0.31%0.42%0.53%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%12%23%35%46%59%
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National Origin by Place in Essex County

There are 24 places in Essex County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#EssexRockportRowleyAmesbury TownNewburyportSalisburyIpswichBeverlyTopsfieldBoxfordDanversGloucesterLynnfieldNahantMarbleheadSwampscottSaugusHaverhillUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAndoverNew EnglandPeabodySalemNortheastMassachusettsEssex CountyEssexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMethuen TownLynnLawrence98.577236%98.577236%98.6%1,455197.392668%97.392668%97.4%4,968296.446701%96.446701%96.4%1,520395.053272%95.053272%95.1%16,23716.2k493.720917%93.720917%93.7%16,71716.7k593.309295%93.309295%93.3%4,658693.190985%93.190985%93.2%3,928792.603803%92.603803%92.6%37,93737.9k892.547307%92.547307%92.5%3,179992.475728%92.475728%92.5%2,2861091.741055%91.741055%91.7%25,28225.3k1191.288161%91.288161%91.3%26,97227.0k1290.952038%90.952038%91.0%11,35911.4k1390.521464%90.521464%90.5%3,1421489.097874%89.097874%89.1%18,14318.1k1587.522807%87.522807%87.5%12,47212.5k1687.037770%87.037770%87.0%24,17324.2k1786.971447%86.971447%87.0%54,21854.2k1885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.968458%84.968458%85.0%7,8121984.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M83.625921%83.625921%83.6%43,68243.7k2082.814690%82.814690%82.8%35,44835.4k2181.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.194548%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k80.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M79.046959%79.046959%79.0%38,76738.8k2263.713969%63.713969%63.7%58,66458.7k2348.543555%48.543555%48.5%38,51338.5k24
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected places in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#LawrenceLynnBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMethuen TownNortheastEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsPeabodySalemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAndoverNew EnglandSaugusSwampscottMarbleheadHaverhillLynnfieldGloucesterNahantTopsfieldDanversBoxfordBeverlySalisburyIpswichNewburyportAmesbury TownRowleyRockportEssex35.501721%2.271324%0.768872%0.403343%0.003781%38.949040%38.9%30,90130.9k123.031475%4.840672%2.849882%2.672850%0.009775%33.404653%33.4%30,75730.8k27.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k10.660033%4.443040%1.720939%0.383337%0.000000%17.207349%17.2%8,43937.423457%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%121,786122k6.091253%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%8,03148.230539%3.343146%2.009158%1.261564%0.000000%14.844407%14.8%6,35457.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.688492%3.067218%2.186208%1.979552%0.097890%13.019360%13.0%1,19765.133842%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%3,42278.231579%1.831579%1.214035%0.119298%0.084211%11.480702%11.5%1,63685.200609%1.566567%1.212984%0.771006%0.103128%8.854295%8.9%1,80394.972730%1.671479%1.333013%0.569458%0.009625%8.556304%8.6%5,334104.884298%2.001762%1.425254%0.168148%0.072063%8.551525%8.6%1,068113.391322%3.239017%1.424897%0.118459%0.087998%8.261694%8.3%2,441124.177470%2.679343%0.259291%0.000000%0.000000%7.116105%7.1%247132.649199%2.561863%1.804949%0.000000%0.000000%7.016012%7.0%241142.895711%2.213513%1.487771%0.399158%0.000000%6.996154%7.0%1,928153.438511%2.103560%1.415858%0.000000%0.000000%6.957929%7.0%172162.646032%2.182244%1.310811%0.126931%0.068348%6.334367%6.3%2,595172.904647%1.482372%1.402244%0.000000%0.000000%5.789263%5.8%289182.443654%1.637011%1.399763%0.308422%0.000000%5.788849%5.8%244192.685429%2.023883%0.840949%0.072882%0.000000%5.623143%5.6%1,003201.972837%1.211802%0.919096%0.158061%0.000000%4.261796%4.3%728210.951777%0.951777%0.888325%0.000000%0.000000%2.791878%2.8%44221.078220%1.039012%0.098020%0.000000%0.000000%2.215252%2.2%113230.948509%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.948509%0.9%1424
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 24 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 35 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Essex County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of West NewburyW NewburyTown of RockportRockportTown of GrovelandGrovelandTown of RowleyRowleyTown of EssexTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of MerrimacMerrimacAmesbury TownTown of IpswichIpswichTown of NewburyNewburyTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of SalisburySalisburyNewburyportBeverlyTown of WenhamWenhamTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of DanversDanversGloucesterTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of NahantNahantTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of HamiltonHamiltonTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of SaugusSaugusHaverhillUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandPeabodySalemTown of AndoverAndoverNortheastMassachusettsEssex CountyEssexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMethuen TownLynnLawrence97.725245%97.725245%97.7%4,382196.846658%96.846658%96.8%6,941296.512498%96.512498%96.5%6,448396.143206%96.143206%96.1%5,908495.759912%95.759912%95.8%3,478595.395819%95.395819%95.4%8,122695.324869%95.324869%95.3%6,382795.053272%95.053272%95.1%16,23716.2k894.627978%94.627978%94.6%12,94712.9k994.598117%94.598117%94.6%6,5321093.827763%93.827763%93.8%7,6921193.773925%93.773925%93.8%8,3291293.720917%93.720917%93.7%16,71716.7k1392.603803%92.603803%92.6%37,93737.9k1492.054528%92.054528%92.1%4,7271591.855766%91.855766%91.9%5,9101691.741055%91.741055%91.7%25,28225.3k1791.288161%91.288161%91.3%26,97227.0k1890.952038%90.952038%91.0%11,35911.4k1990.521464%90.521464%90.5%3,1422090.171020%90.171020%90.2%4,7982189.134710%89.134710%89.1%7,2522289.097874%89.097874%89.1%18,14318.1k2387.522807%87.522807%87.5%12,47212.5k2487.419626%87.419626%87.4%25,96826.0k2587.166281%87.166281%87.2%8,2932687.037770%87.037770%87.0%24,17324.2k2786.971447%86.971447%87.0%54,21854.2k2885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M83.625921%83.625921%83.6%43,68243.7k2982.814690%82.814690%82.8%35,44835.4k3082.501502%82.501502%82.5%28,84528.8k3181.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.194548%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k80.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M79.046959%79.046959%79.0%38,76738.8k3263.713969%63.713969%63.7%58,66458.7k3348.543555%48.543555%48.5%38,51338.5k34
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected county subdivisions in Essex County, and entities that contain Essex County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#LawrenceLynnBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMethuen TownNortheastTown of AndoverAndoverEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsPeabodySalemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandTown of SaugusSaugusTown of North AndoverN AndoverTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of HamiltonHamiltonTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadHaverhillTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldGloucesterTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of NahantNahantTown of DanversDanversTown of WenhamWenhamBeverlyNewburyportTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of SalisburySalisburyAmesbury TownTown of IpswichIpswichTown of EssexTown of NewburyNewburyTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of MerrimacMerrimacTown of GrovelandGrovelandTown of RowleyRowleyTown of RockportRockportTown of West NewburyW Newbury35.501721%2.271324%0.768872%0.403343%0.003781%38.949040%38.9%30,90130.9k123.031475%4.840672%2.849882%2.672850%0.009775%33.404653%33.4%30,75730.8k27.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k10.660033%4.443040%1.720939%0.383337%0.000000%17.207349%17.2%8,43937.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M8.423190%4.021394%2.419701%0.829448%0.185911%15.879644%15.9%5,55249.510218%2.807521%2.642839%0.831338%0.037564%15.829479%15.8%121,786122k6.091253%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%8,03158.230539%3.343146%2.009158%1.261564%0.000000%14.844407%14.8%6,35467.079712%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%3,42274.928463%3.110587%2.608988%0.861808%0.000000%11.509847%11.5%3,41988.231579%1.831579%1.214035%0.119298%0.084211%11.480702%11.5%1,63694.326450%2.396755%1.978859%1.081613%0.000000%9.783677%9.8%796104.025646%2.932520%1.702754%0.914442%0.157662%9.733025%9.7%926115.200609%1.566567%1.212984%0.771006%0.103128%8.854295%8.9%1,803124.972730%1.671479%1.333013%0.569458%0.009625%8.556304%8.6%5,334134.884298%2.001762%1.425254%0.168148%0.072063%8.551525%8.6%1,068143.391322%3.239017%1.424897%0.118459%0.087998%8.261694%8.3%2,441154.476220%1.880634%1.554243%0.000000%0.000000%7.911097%7.9%509166.596504%0.582597%0.432250%0.225522%0.000000%7.836873%7.8%417174.177470%2.679343%0.259291%0.000000%0.000000%7.116105%7.1%247182.895711%2.213513%1.487771%0.399158%0.000000%6.996154%7.0%1,928193.485881%1.947420%0.662123%0.564752%0.136319%6.796495%6.8%349202.646032%2.182244%1.310811%0.126931%0.068348%6.334367%6.3%2,595212.685429%2.023883%0.840949%0.072882%0.000000%5.623143%5.6%1,003222.183459%1.780922%1.439375%0.000000%0.000000%5.403757%5.4%443231.992794%1.632515%1.576222%0.000000%0.000000%5.201531%5.2%462241.972837%1.211802%0.919096%0.158061%0.000000%4.261796%4.3%728251.849145%1.015933%0.752814%0.570092%0.000000%4.187984%4.2%573262.698238%1.073789%0.275330%0.000000%0.000000%4.047357%4.0%147271.897176%1.042723%0.724113%0.275163%0.072411%4.011586%4.0%277281.609114%1.503406%0.669486%0.105708%0.000000%3.887714%3.9%331291.553398%1.045556%0.657207%0.358476%0.000000%3.614638%3.6%242301.751235%1.047747%0.299356%0.209549%0.000000%3.307888%3.3%221311.855167%0.732303%0.406835%0.000000%0.000000%2.994304%3.0%184321.548765%0.739500%0.069764%0.000000%0.000000%2.358030%2.4%169330.669045%0.602141%0.401427%0.156111%0.000000%1.828724%1.8%8234
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Boston Area

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

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Rockingham CountyRockinghamStrafford CountyStraffordPlymouth 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%117,652118k290.110864%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
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Essex County
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 CountyPlymouthStrafford 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%43,66043.7k52.675657%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
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 7 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinBerkshire CountyBerkshireBarnstable CountyBarnstablePlymouth CountyPlymouthHampshire CountyHampshireDukes CountyDukesBristol CountyBristolWorcester CountyWorcesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandHampden CountyHampdenNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheastMassachusettsEssex CountyEssexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNantucket CountyNantucketMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSuffolk CountySuffolk93.547295%93.547295%93.5%66,34066.3k193.126327%93.126327%93.1%119,726120k292.057400%92.057400%92.1%197,650198k390.110864%90.110864%90.1%456,553457k490.040053%90.040053%90.0%144,996145k588.702807%88.702807%88.7%15,20115.2k685.515834%85.515834%85.5%474,500475k785.289747%85.289747%85.3%693,908694k885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M82.033106%82.033106%82.0%383,974384k981.960684%81.960684%82.0%566,527567k1081.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.194548%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k1180.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M79.193941%79.193941%79.2%8,4691278.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M1367.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k14
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Essex County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNantucket CountyNantucketNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheastEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandBristol CountyBristolWorcester CountyWorcesterDukes CountyDukesHampden CountyHampdenPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampshire CountyHampshireBarnstable CountyBarnstableBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklin15.466987%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%835,760836k11.866467%3.693660%1.150178%0.701328%0.224425%17.636058%17.6%1,88637.687734%4.081780%3.771603%1.130902%0.070745%16.742764%16.7%115,729116k47.423457%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%121,786122k56.091253%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%1,859,5831.86M6.875689%2.584579%1.661656%1.118284%0.028115%12.268323%12.3%68,07368.1k63.911680%3.749067%2.255070%1.623301%0.032818%11.571936%11.6%94,14894.1k76.045399%2.293284%0.531015%0.455156%0.000000%9.324853%9.3%1,59883.281760%2.914082%2.146037%0.619349%0.004700%8.965928%9.0%41,96742.0k93.594148%2.540180%1.394434%1.064823%0.023685%8.617270%8.6%43,66043.7k103.688639%1.734406%1.581023%0.801068%0.040985%7.846120%7.8%12,63512.6k113.105686%2.400060%1.095001%0.341402%0.006521%6.948669%6.9%14,91914.9k122.153030%1.967907%1.288862%0.290908%0.052115%5.752822%5.8%7,396132.092617%1.759829%1.104123%0.143832%0.101529%5.201929%5.2%3,68914
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Essex County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Allegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWayne CountyWayneMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew EnglandBexar CountyBexarMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkTarrant CountyTarrantNortheastMassachusettsEssex CountyEssexTravis CountyTravisBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHonolulu CountyHonoluluRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M192.439534%92.439534%92.4%924,913925k291.243575%91.243575%91.2%1,148,4921.15M390.654919%90.654919%90.7%1,602,4101.60M489.243028%89.243028%89.2%852,544853k589.240316%89.240316%89.2%1,099,5461.10M687.132119%87.132119%87.1%1,076,2691.08M786.517659%86.517659%86.5%945,221945k886.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k985.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k1085.628212%85.628212%85.6%1,035,4721.04M1185.450965%85.450965%85.5%857,362857k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.800972%84.800972%84.8%12,439,35212.4M84.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M1384.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k1483.954992%83.954992%84.0%3,432,5413.43M1583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1683.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M1782.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M1881.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M81.194548%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k80.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k1980.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M78.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M2078.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M2178.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2277.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2377.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M2477.421424%77.421424%77.4%4,047,2634.05M2577.085488%77.085488%77.1%760,833761k2676.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M2776.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M2876.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M2976.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M3075.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3175.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3274.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3374.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k3473.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M3573.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M3672.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3771.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k3868.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M3967.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4067.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4166.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4265.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4364.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4464.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4560.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Essex County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Essex County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeFairfax CountyFairfaxNew York CountyNew YorkHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFairfield CountyFairfieldCook CountyCookSacramento CountySacramentoOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHonolulu CountyHonoluluBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTravis CountyTravisNortheastHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsSuffolk CountySuffolkMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWake CountyWakePima CountyPimaNew EnglandFulton CountyFultonSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOakland CountyOaklandFranklin CountyFranklinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWayneCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisAllegheny CountyAllegheny48.645445%1.806661%1.469101%0.279573%0.029087%52.229868%52.2%1,391,6221.39M122.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M224.541817%9.807719%2.905590%0.605022%0.205034%38.065182%38.1%717,550718k318.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k426.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k520.084736%12.065251%1.709778%0.549509%0.135814%34.545088%34.5%3,474,2533.47M626.854081%2.783859%2.569509%0.462608%0.045070%32.715127%32.7%609,738610k712.320594%11.945096%5.206012%3.044611%0.093436%32.609748%32.6%334,697335k819.281381%9.075471%2.002782%0.882124%0.451715%31.693472%31.7%508,749509k914.035325%14.020128%1.662947%0.521197%0.137507%30.377104%30.4%951,475951k1015.688061%9.390522%2.990325%2.147699%0.091801%30.308407%30.3%343,360343k1113.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k1217.789812%5.495599%1.262421%1.053277%0.063100%25.664209%25.7%1,138,0171.14M1314.942083%5.091779%4.650294%0.758851%0.083468%25.526475%25.5%247,410247k1410.958413%10.248167%2.184715%0.674414%0.332604%24.398312%24.4%270,315270k1518.211455%2.814070%2.319345%0.419515%0.044182%23.808567%23.8%333,024333k1617.144478%4.537666%1.327468%0.605240%0.031993%23.646846%23.6%594,258594k1712.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k1812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k1915.876297%4.427960%1.060161%0.402902%0.112312%21.879631%21.9%508,459508k2011.224343%6.688601%3.386200%0.495504%0.027196%21.821844%21.8%296,079296k2111.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k2214.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k2315.076559%5.016248%0.633154%0.502147%0.084110%21.312218%21.3%448,996449k2411.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k259.863235%5.668020%4.764657%0.745049%0.034395%21.075355%21.1%1,101,7301.10M269.687825%6.465085%3.003583%0.789495%0.561752%20.507740%20.5%303,371303k2714.477869%3.580655%1.468566%0.595436%0.031209%20.153735%20.2%253,142253k288.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k2915.801029%1.809526%0.840933%0.689565%0.125532%19.266585%19.3%190,161190k307.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k10.848511%4.714782%1.223157%0.658436%0.074030%17.518917%17.5%201,148201k317.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M11.181361%3.072047%1.328059%0.495745%0.036657%16.113869%16.1%213,196213k329.754412%3.875834%1.388272%0.802042%0.082874%15.903435%15.9%309,724310k339.510218%2.807521%2.642839%0.831338%0.037564%15.829479%15.8%121,786122k6.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M9.193862%3.157403%2.747358%0.287759%0.020826%15.407208%15.4%230,820231k349.517655%3.275367%1.368383%0.481393%0.086534%14.729333%14.7%602,216602k357.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k364.686483%3.710849%3.595903%1.394483%0.054496%13.442215%13.4%162,552163k377.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.837526%2.289074%0.700382%0.353688%0.015441%13.196112%13.2%245,276245k385.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k395.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k408.829128%2.273212%1.229396%0.461858%0.109833%12.903428%12.9%129,465129k415.133842%3.531756%2.944117%1.019758%0.047591%12.677063%12.7%1,859,5831.86M5.051582%4.613060%1.641423%1.137489%0.077050%12.520604%12.5%124,800125k427.119242%3.055785%1.289407%0.478070%0.468459%12.410963%12.4%135,592136k436.866740%2.671762%2.097611%0.478864%0.054403%12.169379%12.2%150,318150k443.938665%2.706153%2.269020%0.929375%0.023699%9.866912%9.9%121,572122k454.285957%2.734098%1.346689%0.448547%0.013085%8.828375%8.8%84,33884.3k464.572942%2.076722%1.249552%0.391776%0.012277%8.303269%8.3%146,768147k472.812562%2.660899%1.087304%0.394372%0.021768%6.976905%7.0%87,81987.8k483.227692%1.865955%1.177541%0.576977%0.037279%6.885444%6.9%68,89368.9k492.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county 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 Essex County. 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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Cities:
Amesbury Town, Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynn, Methuen Town, Newburyport, Peabody, Salem
Towns:
Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Unincorporated Places:
Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield
ZIP Codes:
01810, 01830, 01832, 01833, 01834, 01835, 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01860, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01880, 01887, 01901, 01902, 01904, 01905, 01906, 01907, 01908, 01913, 01915, 01921, 01922, 01923, 01929, 01930, 01937, 01938, 01940, 01944, 01945, 01949, 01950, 01951, 01952, 01960, 01966, 01969, 01970, 01982, 01983, 01984, 01985, 02151, 03858, 03874
Unified School Districts:
Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Danvers, Georgetown, Gloucester, Hamilton-Wenham, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester Essex, Marblehead, Methuen, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Pentucket, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Triton
Elementary School Districts:
Boxford, Middleton, Nahant, Topsfield
Secondary School District:
Masconomet
Congressional Districts:
MA-3, MA-6
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Essex, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-3rd Essex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Essex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-3rd Essex, MA-4th Essex, MA-5th Essex, MA-6th Essex, MA-7th Essex, MA-8th Essex, MA-9th Essex, MA-10th Essex, MA-11th Essex, MA-12th Essex, MA-13th Essex, MA-14th Essex, MA-15th Essex, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-18th Essex, MA-20th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Hillsborough, Middlesex, Rockingham, Suffolk
Nearby Counties:
Merrimack, Norfolk, Plymouth, Strafford, York