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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,604,762 population of Middlesex County, Massachusetts comprised of 126,692 people who identified as Hispanic (7.9%), and 1,478,070 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a population of 1,267,680 (79%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 200,672 (12.51%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 93,241 (5.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Middlesex County, Massachusetts in 2017, with a population of 1,161,806 (72.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 199,080 (12.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 105,874 (6.6%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Middlesex County, MA in 2017

Total Population:1,604,762

Non Hispanic (92.11%)

Hispanic (7.9%)

Race in Middlesex County, MA in 2017

Total Population:1,604,762

White Alone (79%)

Asian Alone (12.51%)

Black or African American Alone (5.81%)

Two or more races (2.37%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Middlesex County, MA in 2017

Total Population:1,604,762

Non-Hispanic White Alone (72.4%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (12.41%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.6%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.15%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.01%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.44%)

Population By Race in Middlesex , MA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	1,267,680	79%
Asian Alone	200,672	12.51%
Black or African American Alone	93,241	5.81%
Two Or More Races	37,960	2.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,191	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,018	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Middlesex , MA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	1,161,806	72.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	199,080	12.41%
White Alone - Hispanic	105,874	6.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	82,648	5.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	32,202	2.01%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10,593	0.66%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,758	0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,286	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,905	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,592	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	589	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	429	0.03%