Boston Neighborhoods

Here's look at the largest foreign born populations in Boston, Massachusetts by neighborhood. The map was prepared by the Boston Planning and Development Agency. While often associated with the Irish, Boston's three largest foreign born populations currently hail from China, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Celebrate Diversity

Poster in North Quincy High School, Quincy, Massachusetts, acknowledging the ethnic groups that add to the diversity of the school.

The Chinese-American Population

Here's a look at the Chinese-American population:

		Chinese-American Population			Chinese-Americans as a Percentage of Total Population
	United States	3,291,388	1	Hawaii	4.35%
1	California	1,211,709	2	California	3.24%
2	New York	583,989	3	New York	3.01%
3	Texas	148,607	4	Massachusetts	1.86%
4	New Jersey	127,345	5	New Jersey	1.45%
5	Massachusetts	121,857	6	Washington	1.29%
6	Illinois	106,341	7	Nevada	1.27%
7	Washington	87,106	8	Maryland	1.19%
8	Pennsylvania	80,119		United States	1.06%
9	Florida	70,216	9	District of Columbia	1.01%
10	Maryland	68,887	10	Oregon	0.84%
11	Hawaii	59,323	11	Illinois	0.83%
12	Virginia	56,683	12	Connecticut	0.83%
13	Ohio	44,373	13	Delaware	0.78%
14	Georgia	42,326	14	Virginia	0.71%
15	Michigan	41,492	15	Rhode Island	0.70%
16	Arizona	41,004	16	Arizona	0.64%
17	Nevada	34,252	17	Pennsylvania	0.63%
18	North Carolina	32,205	18	Texas	0.59%
19	Oregon	32,154	19	Kansas	0.52%
20	Connecticut	29,538	20	Minnesota	0.47%
21	Indiana	25,123	21	Colorado	0.44%
22	Minnesota	24,890	22	Georgia	0.44%
23	Colorado	22,144	23	Michigan	0.42%
24	Missouri	20,962	24	New Hampshire	0.42%
25	Wisconsin	18,279	25	Utah	0.39%
26	Tennessee	16,810	26	Indiana	0.39%
27	Kansas	14,940	27	Ohio	0.38%
28	Utah	10,904	28	Florida	0.37%
29	Louisiana	10,539	29	Missouri	0.35%
30	South Carolina	9,522	30	North Carolina	0.34%
31	Alabama	9,515	31	Wisconsin	0.32%
32	Kentucky	8,752	32	Alaska	0.31%
33	Oklahoma	8,079	33	Maine	0.31%
34	Iowa	7,925	34	Nebraska	0.28%
35	Rhode Island	7,332	35	Vermont	0.27%
36	Delaware	7,010	36	South Dakota	0.27%
37	District of Columbia	6,079	37	North Dakota	0.27%
38	New Hampshire	5,508	38	Tennessee	0.26%
39	Nebraska	5,045	39	Iowa	0.26%
40	Mississippi	4,836	40	Idaho	0.26%
41	New Mexico	4,126	41	Louisiana	0.23%
42	Maine	4,072	42	Oklahoma	0.21%
43	Idaho	4,012	43	South Carolina	0.21%
44	West Virginia	3,335	44	Kentucky	0.20%
45	Arkansas	3,306	45	New Mexico	0.20%
46	Alaska	2,212	46	Alabama	0.20%
47	South Dakota	2,177	47	West Virginia	0.18%
48	North Dakota	1,788	48	Mississippi	0.16%
49	Vermont	1,683	49	Montana	0.14%
50	Montana	1,398	50	Arkansas	0.11%
51	Wyoming	359	51	Wyoming	0.06%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
B02006 Asian Alone by Selected Groups, 1 year estimates
C02006 Asian Alone by Selected Groups, 1 year estimates