Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hampden County, MA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 467,552 population of Hampden County, Massachusetts comprised of 117,388 people who identified as Hispanic (25.11%), and 350,164 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hampden County, Massachusetts with a population of 387,528 (82.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 50,981 (10.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,382 (2.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hampden County, Massachusetts in 2017, with a population of 293,736 (62.82%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 93,792 (20.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,115 (7.72%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hampden County, MA in 2017

Total Population:467,552

Non Hispanic (74.89%)

Hispanic (25.11%)

Race in Hampden County, MA in 2017

Total Population:467,552

White Alone (82.88%)

Black or African American Alone (10.9%)

Two or more races (2.65%)

Asian Alone (2.63%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.76%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.18%)

Ethnicity in Hampden County, MA in 2017

Total Population:467,552

Non-Hispanic White Alone (62.82%)

Hispanic White Alone (20.06%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.72%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.72%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.18%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.5%)

Population By Race in Hampden , MA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	387,528	82.88%
Black or African American Alone	50,981	10.9%
Two Or More Races	12,382	2.65%
Asian Alone	12,297	2.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,540	0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	824	0.18%

Population By Ethnicity in Hampden , MA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	293,736	62.82%
White Alone - Hispanic	93,792	20.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	36,115	7.72%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	14,866	3.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	11,671	2.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,738	1.66%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4,644	0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,808	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	732	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	652	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	626	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	172	0.04%