Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 807,360 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 186,835 people who identified as Hispanic (23.14%), and 620,525 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 680,163 (84.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 61,519 (7.62%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,698 (4.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2021, with a population of 547,089 (67.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 133,074 (16.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Hispanic with a population of 32,276 (4%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 61,519 7.62%
White Alone 680,163 84.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,750 0.96%
Asian Alone 32,698 4.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,393 0.17%
Two Or More Races 23,837 2.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32,276 4%
White Alone - Hispanic 133,074 16.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,711 0.83%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,587 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,152 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,035 1.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,243 3.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 547,089 67.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,039 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 31,111 3.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 241 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,802 1.46%