National Origin in the Northeast (Region)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen81.548517%85.271589%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M1.430730%0.585894%1.430730%1.4%802,150802k0.854828%0.897101%0.854828%0.9%479,266479k8.657418%6.271824%8.657418%8.7%4,853,8484.85M7.508507%6.973592%7.508507%7.5%4,209,7024.21M
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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther45.920699%53.451010%45.920699%45.9%4,162,0184.16M30.134672%30.073005%30.134672%30.1%2,731,2532.73M18.109812%11.331952%18.109812%18.1%1,641,3811.64M5.529879%4.560516%5.529879%5.5%501,200501k0.304938%0.583517%0.304938%0.3%27,63827.6k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther45.920699%53.451010%45.920699%45.9%4,162,0184.16M30.134672%30.073005%30.134672%30.1%2,731,2532.73M18.109812%11.331952%18.109812%18.1%1,641,3811.64M5.529879%4.560516%5.529879%5.5%501,200501k0.304938%0.583517%0.304938%0.3%27,63827.6k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDominican RepublicChinaIndiaMexicoJamaicaEcuadorHaitiColombiaKoreaPhilippines8.940739%2.399159%8.940739%8.9%810,343810k6.908376%4.573513%6.908376%6.9%626,140626k6.553270%5.253037%6.553270%6.6%593,955594k5.167800%27.353424%5.167800%5.2%468,383468k3.897406%1.693821%3.897406%3.9%353,241353k3.202298%1.022053%3.202298%3.2%290,240290k2.874820%1.497832%2.874820%2.9%260,559261k2.605542%1.652670%2.605542%2.6%236,153236k2.490961%2.515276%2.490961%2.5%225,768226k2.445040%4.532414%2.445040%2.4%221,606222k
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by State in the Northeast

United States National Origin by State#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
74.9%79.1%83.1%87.2%91.3%95.5%

Europe National Origin by State#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.8%1.4%2.0%2.6%3.2%3.8%

Asia National Origin by State#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%2.3%3.5%4.7%5.9%7.2%

Africa National Origin by State#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.35%0.62%0.89%1.15%1.42%1.69%

Australia National Origin by State#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.024%0.034%0.043%0.053%0.062%0.072%

Americas National Origin by State#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1.1%3.2%5.3%7.3%9.4%11.5%
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Map of National Origin by County in the Northeast

United States National Origin by County#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
50%60%70%80%89%100%

Europe National Origin by County#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.8%

Asia National Origin by County#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.7%7.3%11.0%14.6%18.3%

Africa National Origin by County#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.8%1.5%2.3%3.0%3.9%

Australia National Origin by County#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.08%0.17%0.25%0.34%0.42%

Americas National Origin by County#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%
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National Origin by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected places in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#CheektowagaWarwickEriePittsburghToms RiverBuffaloScrantonAlbanySyracuseUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRochesterManchesterCranstonBethlehemNashuaPhiladelphiaNortheastFall RiverNewtonCamdenNew HavenNew BedfordWaterburySpringfieldSomervilleWorcesterPawtucketAllentownNorwalkCambridgeBrocktonTrentonNew RochelleBostonLowellQuincyNew 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%93,62993.6k1184.467496%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%45,720,80345.7M78.197341%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%452,727453k3268.409316%68.409316%68.4%75,16275.2k3367.416898%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#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected places in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ElizabethJersey CityLawrenceNew YorkPatersonCliftonLynnStamfordQuincyYonkersDanburyProvidenceNew RochelleBridgeportNewarkBostonCambridgeNorwalkBrocktonLowellTrentonPawtucketSomervilleWorcesterNewtonHartfordNew BedfordNew BritainReadingFall RiverAllentownNew HavenNortheastWaterburyNashuaCranstonCamdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManchesterPhiladelphiaSyracuseAlbanySpringfieldScrantonBuffaloToms 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%53,56553.6k1219.596716%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%181,652182k1611.030095%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%16,36616.4k3011.974186%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%17,42817.4k336.301630%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%203,909204k385.901628%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 Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Northeast (91 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
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 AreaPittsfieldSyracuse 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 StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNortheastAtlantic 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%119,726120k2093.016444%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%271,639,606272M84.730505%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%45,720,80345.7M80.582135%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
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
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 CityNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaNew 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 AreaPittsfield 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%9,063,4909.06M7.079712%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%157,290157k74.934404%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%38,59338.6k282.153030%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
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States.

Born in the USA by State#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected states in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MaineVermontNew HampshirePennsylvaniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRhode IslandConnecticutNortheastMassachusettsNew JerseyNew York95.406877%95.406877%95.4%1,268,8381.27M194.576279%94.576279%94.6%592,283592k293.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M391.928740%91.928740%91.9%11,752,14911.8M485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.317268%84.317268%84.3%889,118889k582.388751%82.388751%82.4%2,956,5782.96M681.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M775.836155%75.836155%75.8%6,761,1396.76M874.974973%74.974973%75.0%14,768,16314.8M9
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by State#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected states in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%Count#New YorkNew JerseyNortheastMassachusettsConnecticutRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew HampshireVermontMaine11.414844%6.385271%3.736411%0.943914%0.071766%22.552206%22.6%4,442,2114.44M110.088974%7.112962%3.417840%1.138899%0.038674%21.797348%21.8%1,943,3331.94M27.423457%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%1,061,4611.06M36.362200%3.594189%3.418855%0.602385%0.044475%14.022104%14.0%503,193503k46.202708%3.059960%2.545304%1.682044%0.039071%13.529087%13.5%142,663143k57.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M2.513263%2.041845%1.320544%0.501784%0.024038%6.401474%6.4%818,363818k62.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k71.338924%1.328864%1.296130%0.399202%0.036886%4.400007%4.4%27,55527.6k81.162248%1.058482%0.825161%0.499803%0.037295%3.582989%3.6%47,65147.7k9
Count number of foreign born
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Northeast

There are 217 counties in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 322,642.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected counties in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Westmoreland CountyWestmorelandYork CountyYorkAllegheny CountyAlleghenyLancaster CountyLancasterErie CountyErieOnondaga CountyOnondagaBucks CountyBucksOcean CountyOceanPlymouth CountyPlymouthChester CountyChesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughDelaware CountyDelawareMonroe CountyMonroeBerks CountyBerksBurlington CountyBurlingtonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeCamden CountyCamdenBristol CountyBristolMonmouth CountyMonmouthWorcester CountyWorcesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLehigh CountyLehighNew Haven CountyNew HavenPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkHampden CountyHampdenNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheastEssex CountyEssexHartford CountyHartfordMorris CountyMorrisProvidence CountyProvidenceMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNassau CountyNassauRockland CountyRocklandRichmond CountyRichmondFairfield CountyFairfieldMercer CountyMercerSomerset CountySomersetWestchester CountyWestchesterEssex CountyEssexBergen CountyBergenUnion CountyUnionSuffolk CountySuffolkNew York CountyNew YorkPassaic CountyPassaicMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxHudson CountyHudsonQueens CountyQueens98.149019%98.149019%98.1%352,725353k194.462374%94.462374%94.5%416,205416k293.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M392.571514%92.571514%92.6%493,508494k491.747467%91.747467%91.7%846,030846k591.275291%91.275291%91.3%427,214427k690.413114%90.413114%90.4%566,185566k790.404254%90.404254%90.4%529,919530k890.110864%90.110864%90.1%456,553457k989.655058%89.655058%89.7%459,059459k1089.483341%89.483341%89.5%362,361362k1189.241814%89.241814%89.2%501,821502k1288.993188%88.993188%89.0%666,769667k1388.721725%88.721725%88.7%367,394367k1488.711476%88.711476%88.7%399,411399k1588.614569%88.614569%88.6%722,985723k1686.456589%86.456589%86.5%325,286325k1785.870154%85.870154%85.9%438,921439k1885.515834%85.515834%85.5%474,500475k1985.332222%85.332222%85.3%535,487535k2085.289747%85.289747%85.3%693,908694k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.180528%84.180528%84.2%302,033302k2283.526393%83.526393%83.5%719,057719k2383.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M2483.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M2582.033106%82.033106%82.0%383,974384k2681.960684%81.960684%82.0%566,527567k2781.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M81.194548%81.194548%81.2%624,680625k2879.941699%79.941699%79.9%716,037716k2979.404875%79.404875%79.4%395,607396k3078.628608%78.628608%78.6%496,417496k3178.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M3276.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M3376.499340%76.499340%76.5%246,819247k3476.053401%76.053401%76.1%359,979360k3575.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3675.688290%75.688290%75.7%280,880281k3774.765592%74.765592%74.8%247,987248k3872.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3971.662886%71.662886%71.7%567,990568k4068.083865%68.083865%68.1%633,391633k4167.738484%67.738484%67.7%372,857373k4267.599213%67.599213%67.6%518,972519k4367.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4467.108106%67.108106%67.1%340,375340k4565.732847%65.732847%65.7%546,800547k4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4853.654757%53.654757%53.7%358,696359k4950.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M50
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#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected counties in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Queens CountyQueensHudson CountyHudsonKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexBergen CountyBergenUnion CountyUnionNew York CountyNew YorkSuffolk CountySuffolkPassaic CountyPassaicWestchester CountyWestchesterEssex CountyEssexSomerset CountySomersetRichmond CountyRichmondNassau CountyNassauMercer CountyMercerRockland CountyRocklandFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMorris CountyMorrisProvidence CountyProvidenceNorfolk CountyNorfolkNortheastEssex CountyEssexSuffolk CountySuffolkHartford CountyHartfordMonmouth CountyMonmouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBristol CountyBristolNew Haven CountyNew HavenWorcester CountyWorcesterCamden CountyCamdenOrange CountyOrangeLehigh CountyLehighMontgomery CountyMontgomeryDelaware CountyDelawareBurlington CountyBurlingtonChester CountyChesterHillsborough CountyHillsboroughHampden CountyHampdenPlymouth CountyPlymouthBucks CountyBucksMonroe CountyMonroeOcean CountyOceanOnondaga CountyOnondagaBerks CountyBerksErie CountyErieAllegheny CountyAlleghenyLancaster CountyLancasterYork CountyYorkWestmoreland CountyWestmoreland22.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M124.284171%11.959296%3.457756%2.887696%0.086309%42.675229%42.7%285,295285k218.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k326.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k416.982829%9.710381%3.621317%1.730115%0.029933%32.074576%32.1%266,813267k513.331578%9.719556%6.440649%0.830691%0.032677%30.355150%30.4%282,397282k619.629167%5.061442%3.675450%1.285890%0.035063%29.687012%29.7%163,408163k713.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k815.466987%6.526086%3.646256%3.102698%0.062393%28.804419%28.8%221,137221k918.844094%5.507843%3.581794%0.515966%0.019322%28.469018%28.5%144,396144k1014.942083%5.091779%4.650294%0.758851%0.083468%25.526475%25.5%247,410247k1115.431890%3.820784%3.188171%2.599213%0.043781%25.083839%25.1%198,811199k1211.357428%7.552625%3.757168%1.186062%0.093763%23.947046%23.9%79,42979.4k137.723462%6.578792%5.501094%2.050181%0.018803%21.872333%21.9%103,527104k1411.224343%6.688601%3.386200%0.495504%0.027196%21.821844%21.8%296,079296k159.281301%7.273222%3.735910%1.498783%0.024522%21.813738%21.8%80,95181.0k1611.951947%4.969905%3.908977%0.413461%0.043082%21.287371%21.3%68,68268.7k1711.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k188.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k197.414871%6.866112%3.935249%0.605963%0.062222%18.884417%18.9%94,08594.1k209.393453%3.202850%3.187327%2.633271%0.034213%18.451114%18.5%116,490116k217.687734%4.081780%3.771603%1.130902%0.070745%16.742764%16.7%115,729116k227.423457%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%121,786122k239.193862%3.157403%2.747358%0.287759%0.020826%15.407208%15.4%230,820231k245.926098%4.377587%3.919397%0.763649%0.022552%15.009283%15.0%134,438134k255.727835%4.007445%3.072513%0.639489%0.021194%13.468477%13.5%84,51984.5k267.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k276.875689%2.584579%1.661656%1.118284%0.028115%12.268323%12.3%68,07368.1k284.934404%3.182347%3.133095%0.791173%0.032409%12.073428%12.1%103,937104k293.911680%3.749067%2.255070%1.623301%0.032818%11.571936%11.6%94,14894.1k304.579914%4.209960%1.485684%0.708410%0.027781%11.011748%11.0%56,28656.3k316.291164%2.118849%2.022634%0.363596%0.018073%10.814316%10.8%40,68840.7k325.323697%3.413120%1.269816%0.564115%0.020067%10.590816%10.6%37,99938.0k335.386848%2.328172%2.067961%0.529247%0.037138%10.349367%10.3%84,43884.4k344.151047%1.964020%1.882216%1.706336%0.023297%9.726915%9.7%54,69654.7k353.640091%3.040405%1.762853%0.741389%0.026431%9.211169%9.2%41,47241.5k363.694525%3.444538%1.639559%0.381815%0.043748%9.204184%9.2%47,12847.1k373.478471%3.132254%1.753312%0.730464%0.032350%9.126851%9.1%36,95937.0k383.281760%2.914082%2.146037%0.619349%0.004700%8.965928%9.0%41,96742.0k393.594148%2.540180%1.394434%1.064823%0.023685%8.617270%8.6%43,66043.7k403.468270%2.857622%1.692536%0.485931%0.023794%8.528153%8.5%53,40553.4k413.189649%2.479459%2.172880%0.597675%0.021088%8.460752%8.5%63,39163.4k423.588915%2.426105%1.631620%0.294285%0.023031%7.963956%8.0%46,68246.7k433.160987%1.845743%1.579532%0.747356%0.038885%7.372503%7.4%34,50734.5k444.813606%1.069556%0.940118%0.197055%0.031635%7.051971%7.1%29,20229.2k453.045019%1.614199%1.426048%0.560768%0.009001%6.655034%6.7%61,36861.4k462.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k471.691771%1.532142%0.859297%0.476262%0.013318%4.572790%4.6%24,37824.4k481.537662%1.028361%0.729453%0.289602%0.014072%3.599150%3.6%15,85815.9k490.712900%0.466641%0.308590%0.048695%0.006956%1.543783%1.5%5,54850
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Northeast to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Born in the USA by Region#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northeast
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MidwestSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastWest92.252104%92.252104%92.3%62,432,97762.4M186.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.548517%81.548517%81.5%45,720,80345.7M379.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M4
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Region#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northeast
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#WestNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMidwest10.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M17.423457%4.871516%2.927599%0.893950%0.049296%16.165818%16.2%9,063,4909.06M27.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M32.702836%2.468460%1.247878%0.502302%0.027959%6.949435%6.9%4,703,1334.70M4
Count number of foreign born
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of the Northeast. 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.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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