Population By Race and Ethnicity in Essex County, MA in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 806,765 population of Essex County, Massachusetts comprised of 192,454 people who identified as Hispanic (23.86%), and 614,311 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Essex County, Massachusetts with a population of 676,649 (83.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 63,610 (7.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,954 (4.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Essex County, Massachusetts in 2022, with a population of 540,083 (66.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 136,566 (16.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Hispanic with a population of 33,922 (4.21%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 63,610 7.89%
White Alone 676,649 83.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,934 0.98%
Asian Alone 32,954 4.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,398 0.17%
Two Or More Races 24,220 3%
Population By Ethnicity in Essex , MA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 33,922 4.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 136,566 16.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,900 0.86%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,622 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,164 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,280 1.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,688 3.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 540,083 66.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,034 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 31,332 3.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,940 1.48%