Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (19.42%), followed by Plymouth County (11.84%), and Nantucket County (9.66%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
Suffolk
Plymouth
Nantucket
Hampden
Norfolk
Bristol
Worcester
Middlesex
Dukes
Essex
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Suffolk County 19.42
2 Plymouth County 11.84
3 Nantucket County 9.66
4 Hampden County 8.12
5 Norfolk County 8.08
6 Bristol County 6.74
7 Worcester County 5.5
8 Middlesex County 5.49
9 Dukes County 5.11
10 Essex County 3.73
11 Barnstable County 3.66
12 Berkshire County 3.42
13 Hampshire County 3
14 Franklin County 1.49