Essex County, Massachusetts Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Essex County, MA population of 809,829 people, 68.94% (558,325) identified their race as White Alone, 13.41% (108,568) identified their race as Some Other Race Alone, and 9.29% (75,232) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Massachusetts counties and also for the state of Massachusetts.

Essex County, MA Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Essex County, MA Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two Or More Races
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Essex County, MA Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 33524 4.14
White Alone 558325 68.94
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4076 0.50
Asian Alone 29819 3.68
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 285 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 108568 13.41
Two Or More Races 75232 9.29