Population By Race and Ethnicity in Barnstable County, MA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 213,805 population of Barnstable County, Massachusetts comprised of 6,232 people who identified as Hispanic (2.92%), and 207,573 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts with a population of 198,546 (92.86%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,490 (3.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,848 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 2016, with a population of 193,599 (90.55%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,996 (2.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,947 (2.31%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Population By Race in Barnstable , MA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,490 3.04%
White Alone 198,546 92.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,663 0.78%
Asian Alone 3,136 1.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 122 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,848 1.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Barnstable , MA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 494 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,947 2.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 272 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 132 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 348 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,996 2.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 193,599 90.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,391 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,004 1.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,500 1.64%