Massachusetts Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, there were 470,484 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Massachusetts and they represented 6.92% of the total population of Massachusetts in 2015. Suffolk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (163,113), followed by Middlesex County (79,471), and Plymouth County (49,358). On the other hand, Dukes County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (621), followed by Franklin County (816), and Nantucket County (1,018).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Suffolk County had the highest percentage (20.83%), followed by Plymouth County (9.69%), and Nantucket County (9.31%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.