Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk County, MA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 801,269 population of Suffolk County, Massachusetts comprised of 182,583 people who identified as Hispanic (22.79%), and 618,686 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts with a population of 492,879 (61.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 199,124 (24.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 73,974 (9.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 2017, with a population of 363,528 (45.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 164,421 (20.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 129,351 (16.14%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 199,124 24.85%
White Alone 492,879 61.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,033 0.75%
Asian Alone 73,974 9.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,342 0.17%
Two Or More Races 27,917 3.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , MA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 34,703 4.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 129,351 16.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,480 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,423 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 863 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,763 1.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 164,421 20.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 363,528 45.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,553 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72,551 9.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 479 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,154 2.02%