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

Updated on February 25, 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 Black or African American Alone (145.57K), followed by Middlesex County (84.67K), and Norfolk County (51.37K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Suffolk
Middlesex
Norfolk
Worcester
Plymouth
Hampden
Essex
Bristol
Barnstable
Hampshire
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Population
1 Suffolk County 145566
2 Middlesex County 84670
3 Norfolk County 51371
4 Worcester County 48022
5 Plymouth County 45132
6 Hampden County 41556
7 Essex County 33524
8 Bristol County 25668
9 Barnstable County 6603
10 Hampshire County 4706
11 Berkshire County 4296
12 Franklin County 1075
13 Nantucket County 1027
14 Dukes County 813