Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (156.86K), followed by Middlesex County (73.47K), and Plymouth County (44.58K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Suffolk
Middlesex
Plymouth
Norfolk
Hampden
Worcester
Essex
Bristol
Barnstable
Hampshire
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Suffolk County 156858
2 Middlesex County 73465
3 Plymouth County 44577
4 Norfolk County 40779
5 Hampden County 36035
6 Worcester County 32026
7 Essex County 21520
8 Bristol County 19698
9 Barnstable County 4766
10 Hampshire County 4053
11 Berkshire County 3536
12 Nantucket County 788
13 Franklin County 777
14 Dukes County 551