Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 3,918,092 in 1970 to 4,552,402 in 2010. That was an increase of 16.2 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 344,572 in 1970 to 767,441 in 2010. That was an increase of 122.7 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 8.8 percent to 16.9 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 4.6 percent.

	Boston MSA: Population  1970-2010
	

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Natural change (B-D) was the primary source of population increase in the first period, replaced by NIM in the two most recent periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NIM was the primary factor in population increase in all periods.

	Boston MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 		Boston MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014
		

		B-D	  NDM	 NIM						B-D	  NDM	  NIM	
	90-'99	63.3%	 neg.	36.7%					90-'99	30.5%	 neg.	69.5%
	00-'09	49.0%	 neg.	51.0%					00-'09	17.1%	 neg.	82.9%
	10-'14	38.3%	 neg.	61.7%					10-'14	 5.4%	 neg.	94.6%	

1/ Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex, and NH counties: Rockingham and Stafford.


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