This chart displays New England’s changing nativity profile. It depicts the shares of the region’s total population born in New England, born in other regions of the United States, and born in foreign countries in each census year from 1910 (except 1930).

About 68 percent of New England residents in 2000 were born in the region. This is down from a peak of 73 percent in 1950, as domestic migration increased significantly in the second half of the twentieth century. In 1910, slightly over 10 percent of New England’s population was born elsewhere in the United States. By 2000, this number had grown to over 21 percent. In 2000, individuals born in foreign countries accounted for the remaining 11 percent of total population.

The next chart--Origins of New Englanders--depicts changes over time in where New England's foreign born population originated.