Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hampden County, MA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 466,191 population of Hampden County, Massachusetts comprised of 100,684 people who identified as Hispanic (21.6%), and 365,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hampden County, Massachusetts with a population of 392,615 (84.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 48,738 (10.46%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,649 (2.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hampden County, Massachusetts in 2011, with a population of 312,600 (67.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 80,015 (17.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,948 (7.71%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Hampden, Massachusetts.

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Population By Race in Hampden , MA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 48,738 10.46%
White Alone 392,615 84.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,402 0.73%
Asian Alone 10,050 2.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 737 0.16%
Two Or More Races 10,649 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Hampden , MA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12,790 2.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 80,015 17.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,674 0.57%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 605 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 606 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,994 0.86%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,948 7.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 312,600 67.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 728 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,445 2.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 131 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,655 1.43%