Essex County, Massachusetts Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen voting-age population for Essex County, MA was 549.35K. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (448.86K) and constituted 81.71% of the total.

The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (67.85K) and constituted 12.35% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (13.83K), constituting 2.52% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Years (CVAP).

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Essex County, Massachusetts Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Essex County, Massachusetts Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	448860	81.71
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	67850	12.35
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	13830	2.52
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	13440	2.45
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	4805	0.88
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	410	0.08
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	150	0.03