Population By Race and Ethnicity in Worcester County, MA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 859,708 population of Worcester County, Massachusetts comprised of 107,192 people who identified as Hispanic (12.47%), and 752,516 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a population of 733,145 (85.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 54,716 (6.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 47,131 (5.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Worcester County, Massachusetts in 2020, with a population of 645,748 (75.11%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 87,397 (10.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,463 (5.41%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 54,716 6.36%
White Alone 733,145 85.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,633 0.42%
Asian Alone 47,131 5.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 678 0.08%
Two Or More Races 20,405 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Worcester , MA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12,108 1.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 87,397 10.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,131 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 668 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 418 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,470 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42,608 4.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 645,748 75.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,502 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 46,463 5.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 260 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,935 1.85%