Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk County, MA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 804,023 population of Suffolk County, Massachusetts comprised of 184,979 people who identified as Hispanic (23.01%), and 619,044 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts with a population of 494,829 (61.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 198,319 (24.67%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 74,547 (9.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 2018, with a population of 364,230 (45.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,266 (20.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 130,599 (16.24%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 198,319 24.67%
White Alone 494,829 61.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,081 0.76%
Asian Alone 74,547 9.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,328 0.17%
Two Or More Races 28,919 3.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , MA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35,053 4.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 130,599 16.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,527 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,505 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 844 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,451 1.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 163,266 20.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 364,230 45.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,554 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73,042 9.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 484 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,468 2.05%