Population By Race and Ethnicity in Plymouth County, MA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 498,212 population of Plymouth County, Massachusetts comprised of 16,279 people who identified as Hispanic (3.27%), and 481,933 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with a population of 435,132 (87.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 46,279 (9.29%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,065 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 2011, with a population of 423,094 (84.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 43,446 (8.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,038 (2.42%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Plymouth County, MA in 2011

Total Population:498,212

Non Hispanic (96.73%)

Hispanic (3.27%)

Race in Plymouth County, MA in 2011

Total Population:498,212

White Alone (87.34%)

Black or African American Alone (9.29%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Asian Alone (1.32%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Plymouth County, MA in 2011

Total Population:498,212

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.92%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.42%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.45%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.3%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.19%)

Population By Race in Plymouth , MA in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	435,132	87.34%
Black or African American Alone	46,279	9.29%
Two Or More Races	8,065	1.62%
Asian Alone	6,579	1.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,554	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	603	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Plymouth , MA in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	423,094	84.92%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	43,446	8.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	12,038	2.42%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,238	1.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,471	1.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,833	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,209	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	827	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	475	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	345	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	128	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	108	0.02%