Massachusetts Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 24, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total immigrant or foreign-born population in Massachusetts was 1.21M which was 17.30% of Massachusetts's population. Among all Massachusetts counties, Middlesex had the highest immigrant population (355.58K) and immigrants constituted 21.90% of its population, followed by Suffolk (pop: 236.30K, perc: 29.81%), and then Essex (pop: 144.37K, perc: 17.94%).

On the other hand, the counties with the least number of immigrant population were: Nantucket (pop: 2.01K, perc: 14.60%), Dukes (pop: 2.65K, perc: 13.08%), and Franklin (pop: 3.31K, perc: 4.65%),

The chart and table below shows the immigrant or foreign-born population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that are immigrants.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Massachusetts Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021
Massachusetts Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021
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County Immigrant Population % of County Population
Barnstable 20835 9.14
Berkshire 7705 5.97
Bristol 76277 13.24
Dukes 2653 13.08
Essex 144366 17.94
Franklin 3307 4.65
Hampden 42791 9.18
Hampshire 14367 8.88
Middlesex 355581 21.90
Nantucket 2014 14.60
Norfolk 138035 19.16
Plymouth 54014 10.24
Suffolk 236295 29.81
Worcester 111477 13.01