Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Total Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 7, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, the most populated Massachusetts county as at April 2020 was Middlesex County (1.63M), followed by Worcester County (862.11K), and Essex County (809.83K).

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

You can also see the ranking of counties by population for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
Middlesex
Worcester
Essex
Suffolk
Norfolk
Bristol
Plymouth
Hampden
Barnstable
Hampshire
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Population
1 Middlesex County 1632002
2 Worcester County 862111
3 Essex County 809829
4 Suffolk County 797936
5 Norfolk County 725981
6 Bristol County 579200
7 Plymouth County 530819
8 Hampden County 465825
9 Barnstable County 228996
10 Hampshire County 162308
11 Berkshire County 129026
12 Franklin County 71029
13 Dukes County 20600
14 Nantucket County 14255