Population By Race and Ethnicity in Suffolk, MA in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 768,812 population of Suffolk County, Massachusetts comprised of 177,137 people who identified as Hispanic (23.04%), and 591,675 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts with a population of 471,589 (61.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 185,413 (24.12%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 74,973 (9.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 2022, with a population of 347,771 (45.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 151,645 (19.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 123,818 (16.11%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 185,413 24.12%
White Alone 471,589 61.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,803 0.76%
Asian Alone 74,973 9.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,210 0.16%
Two Or More Races 29,824 3.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Suffolk , MA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 33,768 4.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 123,818 16.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,417 0.57%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,533 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 741 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,860 1.67%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 151,645 19.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 347,771 45.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,386 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 73,440 9.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 469 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,964 2.21%