Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (164.42K), followed by Middlesex County (82.65K), and Plymouth County (53.82K).

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 2017
Suffolk
Middlesex
Plymouth
Norfolk
Worcester
Hampden
Essex
Bristol
Barnstable
Hampshire
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Suffolk County 164421
2 Middlesex County 82648
3 Plymouth County 53816
4 Norfolk County 47703
5 Worcester County 37832
6 Hampden County 36115
7 Essex County 25986
8 Bristol County 24753
9 Barnstable County 6295
10 Hampshire County 4544
11 Berkshire County 3825
12 Nantucket County 1053
13 Franklin County 898
14 Dukes County 707