Boston population is 93,383.

It is the fifth most populous of any city in the U.S. after New York, Baltimore, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. 2,427 are described as “Free Colored Persons.” Less than 30% are estimated to be immigrants or first generation Americans. The separate towns of Roxbury, Dorchester, Charlestown, and Brighton have an additional combined population of 26,873, with 173 classified as non-white.