Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 745,469 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 124,069 people who identified as Hispanic (16.64%), and 621,400 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 658,056 (88.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,248 (5.53%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 24,599 (3.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2010, with a population of 568,359 (76.24%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 89,697 (12.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 23,480 (3.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Essex , MA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 41,248 5.53%
White Alone 658,056 88.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,968 0.8%
Asian Alone 24,599 3.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,038 0.14%
Two Or More Races 14,560 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21,134 2.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 89,697 12.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,023 0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,119 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 846 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,250 0.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,114 2.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 568,359 76.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 945 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23,480 3.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 192 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,310 1.12%