Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 788,823 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 169,429 people who identified as Hispanic (21.48%), and 619,394 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 672,407 (85.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 55,840 (7.08%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 30,679 (3.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2018, with a population of 551,166 (69.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 121,241 (15.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,263 (3.71%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 55,840 7.08%
White Alone 672,407 85.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,092 0.9%
Asian Alone 30,679 3.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,258 0.16%
Two Or More Races 21,547 2.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29,099 3.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 121,241 15.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,109 0.77%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,416 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,038 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,526 1.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 26,741 3.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 551,166 69.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 983 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29,263 3.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 220 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,021 1.4%