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

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (113.43K), followed by Middlesex County (65.09K), and Norfolk County (39.75K).

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 voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in Massachusetts.

Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Suffolk
113.43K
Middlesex
65.09K
Norfolk
39.75K
Worcester
34.77K
Plymouth
33.26K
Hampden
30.70K
Essex
24.77K
Bristol
18.44K
Barnstable
4.97K
Hampshire
4.00K
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Suffolk County 113,432
2 Middlesex County 65,086
3 Norfolk County 39,751
4 Worcester County 34,774
5 Plymouth County 33,258
6 Hampden County 30,702
7 Essex County 24,774
8 Bristol County 18,441
9 Barnstable County 4,966
10 Hampshire County 4,000
11 Berkshire County 3,196
12 Nantucket County 821
13 Franklin County 818
14 Dukes County 720
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