Massachusetts Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 490,596 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Massachusetts and they represented 7.15% of the total population of Massachusetts in 2017. Suffolk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (164,421), followed by Middlesex County (82,648), and Plymouth County (53,816). On the other hand, Dukes County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (707), followed by Franklin County (898), and Nantucket County (1,053).

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 (20.52%), followed by Plymouth County (10.43%), and Nantucket County (9.44%).

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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.