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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Population By Race in Bristol , MA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,623 5.45%
White Alone 500,751 89.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,563 0.64%
Asian Alone 13,302 2.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 668 0.12%
Two Or More Races 12,542 2.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Bristol , MA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,870 1.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 34,043 6.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,249 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 339 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 363 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,302 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,753 4.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 466,708 83.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,314 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,963 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 305 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,240 1.82%