Population By Race and Ethnicity in Worcester County, MA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 862,873 population of Worcester County, Massachusetts comprised of 117,409 people who identified as Hispanic (13.61%), and 745,464 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Worcester County, Massachusetts with a population of 728,321 (84.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,570 (6.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 48,613 (5.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Worcester County, Massachusetts in 2022, with a population of 633,230 (73.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 95,091 (11.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 47,876 (5.55%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,570 6.9%
White Alone 728,321 84.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,832 0.44%
Asian Alone 48,613 5.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 696 0.08%
Two Or More Races 21,841 2.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Worcester , MA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13,747 1.59%
White Alone - Hispanic 95,091 11.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,346 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 737 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 448 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,040 0.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,823 5.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 633,230 73.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,486 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 47,876 5.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 248 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,801 1.95%