Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 751,553 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 128,921 people who identified as Hispanic (17.15%), and 622,632 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 660,091 (87.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 43,230 (5.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,618 (3.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2011, with a population of 567,516 (75.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 92,575 (12.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,463 (3.26%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 43,230 5.75%
White Alone 660,091 87.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,135 0.82%
Asian Alone 25,618 3.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,016 0.14%
Two Or More Races 15,463 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22,421 2.98%
White Alone - Hispanic 92,575 12.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,179 0.69%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,155 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 828 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,763 0.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,809 2.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 567,516 75.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 956 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 24,463 3.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 188 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,700 1.16%