Population By Race and Ethnicity in Barnstable County, MA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 232,315 population of Barnstable County, Massachusetts comprised of 8,213 people who identified as Hispanic (3.54%), and 224,102 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts with a population of 213,384 (91.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,565 (3.69%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,543 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 2021, with a population of 207,058 (89.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,791 (3.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,326 (2.72%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,565 3.69%
White Alone 213,384 91.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,748 0.75%
Asian Alone 3,913 1.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 162 0.07%
Two Or More Races 4,543 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Barnstable , MA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 774 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,326 2.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 314 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 299 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 52 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 448 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,791 3.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 207,058 89.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,434 0.62%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,614 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 110 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,095 1.76%