Massachusetts Natural Population Increase By County in 2016

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase for Massachusetts was 15,360, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Middlesex County: 5,819
  2. Suffolk County: 4,757
  3. Essex County: 1,885

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. Barnstable County: -1,332
  2. Berkshire County: -499
  3. Hampshire County: -183

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Massachusetts county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase for each county below.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minuse the number of deaths.

Massachusetts Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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Massachusetts Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Barnstable -1332
Berkshire -499
Bristol 426
Dukes -19
Essex 1885
Franklin -79
Hampden 703
Hampshire -183
Middlesex 5819
Nantucket 101
Norfolk 1481
Plymouth 635
Suffolk 4757
Worcester 1665

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Massachusetts

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase for each county in Massachusetts.