Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (163.11K), followed by Middlesex County (79.47K), and Plymouth County (49.36K).

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 2015
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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Suffolk County 163113
2 Middlesex County 79471
3 Plymouth County 49358
4 Norfolk County 44806
5 Hampden County 36093
6 Worcester County 35224
7 Essex County 24287
8 Bristol County 22037
9 Barnstable County 5608
10 Hampshire County 4365
11 Berkshire County 3667
12 Nantucket County 1018
13 Franklin County 816
14 Dukes County 621