Essex County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Essex County, Massachusetts

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Essex County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

80.9%

Foreign Born

19.1%

Naturalized

10.7%

US Citizens

91.5%

Essex County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Essex County, Massachusetts Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Essex County, Massachusetts Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	813,054	19.1%	80.9%
2023	807,258	18.8%	81.2%
2022	806,103	18.5%	81.5%
2021	804,598	17.9%	82.1%
2020	787,038	17.5%	82.5%
2019	783,676	17.3%	82.7%
2018	781,024	16.7%	83.3%
2017	775,860	16.2%	83.8%
2016	769,362	15.8%	84.2%
2015	763,849	15.4%	84.6%
2014	757,395	15.3%	84.7%
2013	750,808	14.9%	85.1%
2012	744,961	14.8%	85.2%
2011	739,505	14.7%	85.3%
2010	735,642	14.5%	85.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Essex County, Massachusetts

Approximately 19.1% of residents in Essex County, Massachusetts were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 91.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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