Population By Race and Ethnicity in Barnstable County, MA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 231,735 population of Barnstable County, Massachusetts comprised of 8,713 people who identified as Hispanic (3.76%), and 223,022 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts with a population of 211,853 (91.42%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,295 (4.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,607 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in 2023, with a population of 205,102 (88.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,490 (3.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,751 (2.91%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Barnstable County, MA in 2023

Total Population:231,735

Non Hispanic (96.24%)

Hispanic (3.76%)

Race in Barnstable County, MA in 2023

Total Population:231,735

White Alone (91.42%)

Black or African American Alone (4.01%)

Two or more races (1.99%)

Asian Alone (1.77%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.74%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Barnstable County, MA in 2023

Total Population:231,735

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.51%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.66%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.91%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.79%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.63%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.50%)

Population By Race in Barnstable , MA in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	211,853	91.42%
Black or African American Alone	9,295	4.01%
Two Or More Races	4,607	1.99%
Asian Alone	4,103	1.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,711	0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	166	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Barnstable , MA in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	205,102	88.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	8,490	3.66%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,751	2.91%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,146	1.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,778	1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,394	0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	805	0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	461	0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	325	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	317	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	112	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	54	0.02%