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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 533,059 population of Plymouth County, Massachusetts comprised of 24,974 people who identified as Hispanic (4.68%), and 508,085 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Plymouth County, Massachusetts with a population of 444,822 (83.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 65,171 (12.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,299 (2.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Plymouth County, Massachusetts in 2021, with a population of 426,767 (80.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,627 (11.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,055 (3.39%).

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 2021

Total Population:533,059

Non Hispanic (95.32%)

Hispanic (4.68%)

Race in Plymouth County, MA in 2021

Total Population:533,059

White Alone (83.45%)

Black or African American Alone (12.23%)

Two or more races (2.12%)

Asian Alone (1.74%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Plymouth County, MA in 2021

Total Population:533,059

Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.06%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.37%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.39%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.86%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.7%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.62%)

Population By Race in Plymouth , MA in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	444,822	83.45%
Black or African American Alone	65,171	12.23%
Two Or More Races	11,299	2.12%
Asian Alone	9,280	1.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,786	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	701	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Plymouth , MA in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	426,767	80.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	60,627	11.37%
White Alone - Hispanic	18,055	3.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	9,893	1.86%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	9,059	1.7%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4,544	0.85%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,406	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,246	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	540	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	493	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	221	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	208	0.04%