Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on March 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Massachusetts counties, in April 2020, Suffolk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (135.26K), followed by Middlesex County (81.00K), and Norfolk County (49.31K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Massachusetts.

You can also see similar ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Suffolk
135.26K
Middlesex
81.00K
Norfolk
49.31K
Worcester
44.22K
Plymouth
43.48K
Hampden
35.99K
Essex
27.08K
Bristol
23.12K
Barnstable
6.41K
Hampshire
4.36K
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population
1 Suffolk County 135,255
2 Middlesex County 80,996
3 Norfolk County 49,311
4 Worcester County 44,222
5 Plymouth County 43,482
6 Hampden County 35,988
7 Essex County 27,081
8 Bristol County 23,123
9 Barnstable County 6,409
10 Hampshire County 4,360
11 Berkshire County 4,064
12 Nantucket County 1,006
13 Franklin County 963
14 Dukes County 795
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