Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 789,725 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 174,287 people who identified as Hispanic (22.07%), and 615,438 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 670,431 (84.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 57,441 (7.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 31,070 (3.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2019, with a population of 545,895 (69.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 124,536 (15.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Hispanic with a population of 29,886 (3.78%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 57,441 7.27%
White Alone 670,431 84.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,238 0.92%
Asian Alone 31,070 3.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,294 0.16%
Two Or More Races 22,251 2.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29,886 3.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 124,536 15.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,262 0.79%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,465 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,070 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,068 1.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,555 3.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 545,895 69.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 976 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29,605 3.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 224 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,183 1.42%