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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 737,285 population of Suffolk County, Massachusetts comprised of 151,080 people who identified as Hispanic (20.49%), and 586,205 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts with a population of 465,052 (63.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 182,156 (24.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63,790 (8.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 2011, with a population of 354,808 (48.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 153,587 (20.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 110,244 (14.95%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 182,156 24.71%
White Alone 465,052 63.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,507 0.75%
Asian Alone 63,790 8.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,148 0.16%
Two Or More Races 19,632 2.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , MA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28,569 3.88%
White Alone - Hispanic 110,244 14.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,014 0.54%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,150 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 713 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,390 0.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 153,587 20.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 354,808 48.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,493 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 62,640 8.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 435 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,242 1.8%