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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 561,449 population of Bristol County, Massachusetts comprised of 45,166 people who identified as Hispanic (8.05%), and 516,283 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bristol County, Massachusetts with a population of 500,751 (89.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,623 (5.45%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,302 (2.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bristol County, Massachusetts in 2017, with a population of 466,708 (83.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 34,043 (6.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,753 (4.41%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bristol County, MA in 2017

Total Population:561,449

Non Hispanic (91.96%)

Hispanic (8.05%)

Race in Bristol County, MA in 2017

Total Population:561,449

White Alone (89.19%)

Black or African American Alone (5.45%)

Asian Alone (2.37%)

Two or more races (2.23%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.64%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Bristol County, MA in 2017

Total Population:561,449

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.13%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.06%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.41%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.31%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.27%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.82%)

Population By Race in Bristol , MA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	500,751	89.19%
Black or African American Alone	30,623	5.45%
Asian Alone	13,302	2.37%
Two Or More Races	12,542	2.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,563	0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	668	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Bristol , MA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	466,708	83.13%
White Alone - Hispanic	34,043	6.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	24,753	4.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	12,963	2.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	10,240	1.82%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,870	1.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,302	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,249	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,314	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	363	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	339	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	305	0.05%