Massachusetts Net International Migration Rate By County in 2011

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2011, the net international migration rate for Massachusetts was 5.21. Suffolk County had the highest net international migration rate (11.19) followed by Middlesex County (7.03), and Hampden County (5.9). On the other hand, Dukes County had the lowest net international migration rate (0.3), followed by Barnstable County (1.09), and Berkshire County (1.38).

Net International migration rate for a given county refers to the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the world outside the borders of the United States (50 states and District of Columbia) and the number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the world outside the borders of the United States per 1,000 of the mid-year population of the county.

You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net international migration rate for each county in Massachusetts.

Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.