Population By Race and Ethnicity in Barnstable County, MA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 213,856 population of Barnstable County, Massachusetts comprised of 6,637 people who identified as Hispanic (3.1%), and 207,219 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts with a population of 197,968 (92.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,842 (3.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,943 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 2017, with a population of 192,755 (90.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,295 (2.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,213 (2.44%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,842 3.2%
White Alone 197,968 92.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,713 0.8%
Asian Alone 3,260 1.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 130 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,943 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Barnstable , MA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 547 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,213 2.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 289 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 176 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 39 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 373 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,295 2.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 192,755 90.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,424 0.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,084 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,570 1.67%