Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
18.2%
2023
19.7%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+8.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.2% | — |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +0.7 pp (3.8%) |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +0.4 pp (2.1%) |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |