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This presentation celebrates the vibrant and diverse Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) population in Boston. It provides an overview of demographic, economic, and social characteristics to better understand and spotlight the APIA community.

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This report provides an overview of NIH funding awarded to Boston researchers in fiscal year 2024, highlighting the City’s continued leadership in biomedical research and innovation. Boston received nearly $2.5 billion across 4,194 grants, the second-highest total nationwide. The majority of this funding supported world-renowned institutions such as Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Boston Children’s Hospital, reflecting the strength of Boston’s hospitals, universities, and life sciences sector in advancing groundbreaking medical research.

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This presentation and report present the Research Division's study on the Brazilian scientific diaspora in Greater Boston. Using labor market data analysis from LinkedIn profiles, this study identifies and maps Brazilian professionals contributing to the Greater Boston Area's scientific and innovation ecosystem. View the presentation by clicking here or on the thumbnail. View the report here.

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Prepared for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement, these profiles include an overall profile of all foreign-born Boston residents, plus a profile of each of the top ten foreign-born populations in Boston. View these profiles by clicking on the links below. A profile of all foreign-born Boston residents is available below and in the thumbnail image.

• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: All Foreign-Born
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Asian Indians
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Brazilians
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Cape Verdeans
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Chinese
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Colombians
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Dominicans
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Haitians
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Jamaicans
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Salvadorans
• Boston's Foreign-Born Populations: Vietnamese

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This presentation, a collaboration between the Research division and the Office of Communication and Language Access, provides a descriptive portrait of the nearly 225,000 Boston residents who speak one of over 100 languages other than English. In particular, this presentation focuses on the population who self-identified in the American Community Survey as “not speaking English very well.”

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This publication presents the Research Division's estimates along with updated Boston population projections to 2035. The 2020 Census undercounted Boston's population. This undercount and problems estimating Boston college student migration have created Census Bureau estimates that hinder planning until the 2030 Census is released. The Research Division developed alternative 2020 and 2024 population estimates for Boston to address this problem.

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This presentation describes the Research Division's population projections from 2020 to 2035 for Boston's population by age group. These projections will be updated annually or as new data become available.

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This presentation, a collaboration between the Research Division and audiodocumentarian and Artist-in-Residence Heloiza Barbosa, explores the stories of three Latino UMass Boston students, connecting their gripping stories with compelling data.