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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 804,107 population of Worcester County, Massachusetts comprised of 77,884 people who identified as Hispanic (9.69%), and 726,223 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a population of 712,764 (88.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,086 (4.86%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 34,298 (4.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Worcester County, Massachusetts in 2011, with a population of 647,992 (80.58%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 64,772 (8.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,798 (4.2%).

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

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Population By Race in Worcester , MA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 39,086 4.86%
White Alone 712,764 88.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,773 0.35%
Asian Alone 34,298 4.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 502 0.06%
Two Or More Races 14,684 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Worcester , MA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,157 1.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 64,772 8.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,434 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 500 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 296 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,725 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,929 3.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 647,992 80.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,339 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 33,798 4.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 206 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,959 1.49%