1. Boston’s Annual Population Estimate
630,000
620,535
620,000
608,352 617,594
610,000
603,982
600,974 601,997 609,023
597,947 596,638
600,000 595,698
599,351
590,000
589,141 590,293 590,763
580,000 585,259
577,432
570,000
567,660
560,000
559,034
550,000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010
Original Census Estimate Resolved Challenge Esitmate Census Count
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; BRA Research Division Analysis
Note: The Census Bureau made its revision for years beginning in 2005 only. The graph shows an interpolated change between the last official count of the population in 2000 , the first Census
revision in 2005, and the 2010 count.