Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (199.12K), followed by Middlesex County (93.24K), and Plymouth County (57.38K).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Suffolk
Middlesex
Plymouth
Essex
Norfolk
Hampden
Worcester
Bristol
Barnstable
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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Suffolk County 199124
2 Middlesex County 93241
3 Plymouth County 57380
4 Essex County 54026
5 Norfolk County 52190
6 Hampden County 50981
7 Worcester County 48089
8 Bristol County 30623
9 Barnstable County 6842
10 Hampshire County 5366
11 Berkshire County 4329
12 Nantucket County 1166
13 Franklin County 1109
14 Dukes County 773