Suffolk County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

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

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Suffolk County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

70.2%

Foreign Born

29.8%

Naturalized

15.1%

US Citizens

85.3%

Suffolk County, Massachusetts Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Suffolk 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.

Suffolk County, Massachusetts Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	785,121	29.8%	70.2%
2023	782,172	29.4%	70.6%
2022	785,443	30.0%	70.0%
2021	792,647	29.8%	70.2%
2020	801,162	29.7%	70.3%
2019	796,605	29.6%	70.4%
2018	791,766	29.8%	70.2%
2017	780,685	29.5%	70.5%
2016	767,719	28.8%	71.2%
2015	758,919	28.4%	71.6%
2014	747,928	28.0%	72.0%
2013	735,701	27.4%	72.6%
2012	724,502	27.6%	72.4%
2011	713,089	27.8%	72.2%
2010	704,460	27.7%	72.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Approximately 29.8% of residents in Suffolk County, Massachusetts were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 85.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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