Where do immigrants live in Massachusetts and New Hampshire?
772,983 people in Massachusetts, or 12.2% of the population, is foreign-born. 17.6% of the population over 5 years of age speaks a language other than English at home. Immigrants represent 25.5% of the population in Suffolk County (where IIBoston is located) and 15.2% of the population of Middlesex County (where IILowell is located). Immigrants are also highly represented in Essex County (11.3%), Bristol County (11/7%) and Norfolk County (11.8%). 54,143 people in New Hampshire, or 4.3% of the population, is foreign-born. 7.6% of the population over 5 years of age speaks a language other than English at home. Immigrants represent 6.8% of the population in Hillsborough County (where II New Hampshire is located). • Where do Immigrants come from? In 1998, the Top Ten countries from which the US received legal immigrants were: Mexico (130,661), China (41,034), India (34,288), Philippines (33,176), Dominican Republic (20,267), Vietnam (16,534), Cuba (15,415), Jamaica (14,819), El Salvador (1