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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 462,862 population of Hampden County, Massachusetts comprised of 122,867 people who identified as Hispanic (26.55%), and 339,995 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (73.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hampden County, Massachusetts with a population of 379,519 (81.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 52,189 (11.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,673 (2.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hampden County, Massachusetts in 2021, with a population of 281,816 (60.89%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 97,703 (21.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 36,622 (7.91%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52,189 11.28%
White Alone 379,519 81.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,600 0.78%
Asian Alone 12,991 2.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 890 0.19%
Two Or More Races 13,673 2.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Hampden , MA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,567 3.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 97,703 21.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,880 0.62%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 714 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 689 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,314 1.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 36,622 7.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 281,816 60.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 720 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,277 2.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 201 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,359 1.81%