Densely populated, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area, anchored by the city of Boston, encompasses 7 counties.

The surrounding Greater Boston's cities are filled with ethnically distinct immigrants. As are other large metro areas, people group diversity dominates Greater Boston.

Boston’s Chinatown is the third largest Chinatown in the United States, coming in behind New York (Manhattan) and San Francisco. Another ethnic enclave is Koreatown in Allston Village, which includes parts of Cambridge Street and Brighton, Harvard, and Commonwealth Avenues.

These ethnic enclaves reinforce these people group's identity. Other people groups maintain their distinct identity by forming associations and celebrating special occasions (Such as the South Asian Showdown).

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Total Population: 4,899,932

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 812,077
• Language Spoken at Home - 1,034,027

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

• The 4th Most Densely Populated Metro Area in the United States.


• The city is home to about 227,000 Jews, with some communities like Newton being nearly one-third Jewish American.


• Home to a large number of European people groups.


• Recent year - a great deal of immigration of Vietnamese and an increase in the number of Dominican.


• Home to the 10th largest South Indian population in the United States, numbering over 65,000.


• Home to many American affinity people groups - with Dominican and Haitian peoples being the largest demographically.


• Home to numerous Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist Temples, along with Islamic Mosques and Jewish Synagogues.


• Dorchester ranks in the top ten most diverse places in the United States.


• Home to the largest population of Caboverdian Mestico (a Sub-Saharan African people group) from Cabo Verde, formerly known as Cape Verde. In Brockton, MA (a city just south of the city of Boston), the Caboverdian Mestico people annually celebrate their rich cultural heritage as illustrated in the following video.