Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Non-Hispanic White Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Massachusetts counties, Middlesex County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (1.16M), followed by Worcester County (634.90K), and Essex County (555.40K).

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 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic White Population
1 Middlesex County 1161806
2 Worcester County 634900
3 Essex County 555403
4 Norfolk County 527932
5 Bristol County 466708
6 Plymouth County 423823
7 Suffolk County 363528
8 Hampden County 293736
9 Barnstable County 192755
10 Hampshire County 134914
11 Berkshire County 111826
12 Franklin County 64093
13 Dukes County 15239
14 Nantucket County 8189