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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Population By Race in Hampden , MA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,981 10.9%
White Alone 387,528 82.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,540 0.76%
Asian Alone 12,297 2.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 824 0.18%
Two Or More Races 12,382 2.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Hampden , MA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,866 3.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 93,792 20.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,808 0.6%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 626 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 652 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,644 0.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,115 7.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 293,736 62.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 732 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,671 2.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 172 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,738 1.66%