Massachusetts Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Massachusetts population of 7,029,917 people, 69.65% (4,896,037) identified their race as White Alone, 8.66% (608,867) identified their race as Two Or More Races, and 7.23% (507,934) identified their race as Asian Alone.

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

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Massachusetts county.

Massachusetts Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
4.90M
Two Or More Races
608.87K
Asian Alone
507.93K
Some Other Race Alone
496.73K
Black or African American Alone
494.03K
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
24.02K
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
2.30K
Percentage of Massachusetts Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
69.65%
Two Or More Races
8.66%
Asian Alone
7.23%
Some Other Race Alone
7.07%
Black or African American Alone
7.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
0.03%
Massachusetts Population By Race in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of State Population
White Alone 4,896,037 69.65
Two Or More Races 608,867 8.66
Asian Alone 507,934 7.23
Some Other Race Alone 496,731 7.07
Black or African American Alone 494,029 7.03
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24,018 0.34
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,301 0.03
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US Census 2020 Population By Race for Massachusetts Counties

Use the following links to see the population by race from the US 2020 decennial Census for each county in the state of Massachusetts.