Population By Race and Ethnicity in Norfolk County, MA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 697,452 population of Norfolk County, Massachusetts comprised of 29,954 people who identified as Hispanic (4.3%), and 667,498 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Norfolk County, Massachusetts with a population of 554,428 (79.49%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 77,337 (11.09%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 50,347 (7.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Norfolk County, Massachusetts in 2016, with a population of 531,155 (76.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 76,902 (11.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,233 (6.63%).

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

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Population By Race in Norfolk , MA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 50,347 7.22%
White Alone 554,428 79.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,446 0.21%
Asian Alone 77,337 11.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 315 0.05%
Two Or More Races 13,579 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Norfolk , MA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,114 0.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 23,273 3.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 572 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 435 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 102 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,458 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,233 6.63%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 531,155 76.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 874 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 76,902 11.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 213 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,121 1.74%