Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk County, MA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 725,786 population of Suffolk County, Massachusetts comprised of 144,945 people who identified as Hispanic (19.97%), and 580,841 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts with a population of 459,709 (63.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 179,457 (24.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 61,840 (8.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 2010, with a population of 353,435 (48.7%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 152,070 (20.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 106,274 (14.64%).

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

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Population By Race in Suffolk , MA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 179,457 24.73%
White Alone 459,709 63.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,413 0.75%
Asian Alone 61,840 8.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,123 0.16%
Two Or More Races 18,244 2.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , MA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27,387 3.77%
White Alone - Hispanic 106,274 14.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,910 0.54%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,158 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 697 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,519 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 152,070 20.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 353,435 48.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,503 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 60,682 8.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 426 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,725 1.75%