Facts and Figures
Massachusetts has always been home to newcomers and today has a strong and thriving immigrant community. Below is a snapshot of our state's demographics and diversity. Use this page to familiarize yourself with the Massachusetts population.
Nearly one in five (~18%)
 people in the Commonwealth are immigrants (2023)
Snapshot of Our Community
5 Largest
          Immigrant Communities in Massachusetts are from...
From India
8.3%Â
From China
8.3%Â
From the Dominican Republic
6.8%Â
From Brazil
8.2%Â
From Haiti
4.9%
1 in 11
U.S. born Massachusetts residents live with at least one immigrant parent.
Snapshot of our Students and Schools
3 in 100
students are newcomers in their 1st year in MA public K-12 schools
~13%
(~120,800) of MA public school students are classified as English Learners (EL)
spoken in MA public K-12 schools
116 LanguagesÂ
~27%
of MA public school students' first language is not English
8%
17%
52%
Spanish | Español
Portuguese | Português
18%
In MA public K-12 schools, EL students speak...
2%
3%
Haitian Creole | Kreyòl Ayisyen
Crioulo | Kriolu
Chinese | ä¸å›½äºº
111 other languages