Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 777,228 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 151,054 people who identified as Hispanic (19.43%), and 626,174 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 670,608 (86.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,749 (6.53%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,089 (3.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2015, with a population of 562,801 (72.41%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 107,807 (13.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,766 (3.57%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,749 6.53%
White Alone 670,608 86.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,660 0.86%
Asian Alone 29,089 3.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,131 0.15%
Two Or More Races 18,991 2.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26,462 3.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 107,807 13.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,692 0.73%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,323 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 922 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,848 1.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,287 3.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 562,801 72.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 968 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,766 3.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 209 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,143 1.31%