Middlesex County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

76.9%

Foreign Born

23.1%

Naturalized

11.7%

US Citizens

88.6%

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Middlesex County, Massachusetts Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20241,638,36523.1%76.9%
20231,622,89622.6%77.4%
20221,623,10922.2%77.8%
20211,623,41121.9%78.1%
20201,605,89921.3%78.7%
20191,600,84221.4%78.6%
20181,595,19221.0%79.0%
20171,582,85720.5%79.5%
20161,567,61020.0%80.0%
20151,556,11619.8%80.2%
20141,539,83219.5%80.5%
20131,522,53319.3%80.7%
20121,507,55819.0%81.0%
20111,491,76218.7%81.3%
20101,479,49118.4%81.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Approximately 23.1% of residents in Middlesex County, Massachusetts were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 88.6%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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