Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Massachusetts counties, Suffolk County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (151.65K), followed by Middlesex County (87.33K), and Plymouth County (61.92K).

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 2022
Suffolk
Middlesex
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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2022
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Suffolk County 151645
2 Middlesex County 87330
3 Plymouth County 61919
4 Norfolk County 57471
5 Worcester County 45823
6 Hampden County 36869
7 Bristol County 36295
8 Essex County 29579
9 Barnstable County 8056
10 Hampshire County 4850
11 Berkshire County 4315
12 Nantucket County 1373
13 Dukes County 1033
14 Franklin County 1004