Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Massachusetts counties, Middlesex County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (1.17M), followed by Worcester County (637.14K), and Essex County (558.84K).

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 White Population in 2016
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Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2016
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Middlesex County 1167022
2 Worcester County 637139
3 Essex County 558840
4 Norfolk County 531155
5 Bristol County 468306
6 Plymouth County 424116
7 Suffolk County 361877
8 Hampden County 297671
9 Barnstable County 193599
10 Hampshire County 135765
11 Berkshire County 112930
12 Franklin County 64354
13 Dukes County 15213
14 Nantucket County 8217