Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (196.57K), followed by Middlesex County (95.93K), and Plymouth County (61.73K).

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 2019
Suffolk
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Essex
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Hampden
Worcester
Bristol
Barnstable
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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Suffolk County 196569
2 Middlesex County 95927
3 Plymouth County 61727
4 Essex County 57441
5 Norfolk County 56883
6 Hampden County 51557
7 Worcester County 51525
8 Bristol County 34944
9 Barnstable County 7448
10 Hampshire County 5671
11 Berkshire County 4530
12 Nantucket County 1260
13 Franklin County 1162
14 Dukes County 832