Massachusetts

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Total Foreign Born
2000 2006 Number Change Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 772,983 908,271 135,288 17.5%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Year
Total Foreign Born 2006 908,271
Entered 2000 or Later 245,307
Entered 1990-1999 252,191
Entered 1989 or Earlier 410,773

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Total Foreign Born by Place of Birth
2000 2006 Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 772,983 908,271 17.5%
Total Foreign Born Europe 2000 248,614 247,300 -0.5%
Total Foreign Born Asia 2000 201,598 245,366 21.7%
Total Foreign Born Caribbean 2000 112,116 126,985 13.3%
Total Foreign Born Mexico 2000 7,867 12,074 53.5%
Total Foreign Born Other Central America 2000 41,971 58,768 40%
Total Foreign Born South America 2000 69,805 114,848 64.5%
Total Foreign Born Other Areas 2000 91,012 102,930 13.1%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Citizenship status
2000 2006
Total Foreign Born 772,983 908,271
Foreign Born Naturalized 337,617 430,545
Foreign Born Not a Citizen 435,366 477,726

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Components of Change
2000 Population 109,091
2006 Population 116,872
Population Change 7,781
Percent Change 7.1%
International Migration 2000-2006 1,208
International Migration as Percent of Total Change 15.5%

Source: 2000 Census

Racial and Ethnic Breakdown
2000 2006 Percent
Population 6,349,097 6,437,193 -
White, Non-Latino (NL) 5,198,359 5,104,271 79.3%
Black NL 318,329 366,585 5.7%
Latino 428,729 510,482 7.9%
American Indian/ Alaskan Native NL 11,264 11,959 0.2%
Asian NL 236,786 309,451 4.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NL 1,706 1,884 0%
Other NL 153,924 132,561 2.1%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Language Spoken at Home
2000 2006
Total Population over 5 5,954,249 6,049,574
Speaks English Well or Better 5,740,823 5,783,261
Speaks English Not Well or Not At All 213,426 266,313
Percent Who Speak English Not Well or Not At All 3.6% 4.4%
% Change From 2000-2006 24.8%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

The following data is only available at the state-level:

Number of Immigrants Who Were Granted Legal Resident Status
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Admitted Legal Resident Status 249,910 35,560

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Time Period: 1997-2006

Number of Immigrants Naturalized
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Naturalized 173,431 22,932

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Period: 1997-2006

Number of Refugee Arrival
2003 2004 2005 2006 Total State Rank Percent of Total in U.S.
Refugee Arrival 833 1,540 1,005 857 4,235 15 2%

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Period: 2003-2006

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