Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (24.12%), followed by Plymouth County (12.5%), and Hampden County (11.47%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
Suffolk
Plymouth
Hampden
Nantucket
Norfolk
Essex
Bristol
Worcester
Middlesex
Dukes
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Suffolk County 24.12
2 Plymouth County 12.5
3 Hampden County 11.47
4 Nantucket County 11.27
5 Norfolk County 8.87
6 Essex County 7.84
7 Bristol County 7.72
8 Worcester County 6.9
9 Middlesex County 6.23
10 Dukes County 5.33
11 Berkshire County 3.9
12 Barnstable County 3.81
13 Hampshire County 3.71
14 Franklin County 1.89