Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (20.83%), followed by Plymouth County (9.69%), and Nantucket County (9.31%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Suffolk
Plymouth
Nantucket
Hampden
Norfolk
Middlesex
Worcester
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Ranking of Massachusetts Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Suffolk County 20.83
2 Plymouth County 9.69
3 Nantucket County 9.31
4 Hampden County 7.69
5 Norfolk County 6.45
6 Middlesex County 5.01
7 Worcester County 4.3
8 Bristol County 3.96
9 Dukes County 3.59
10 Essex County 3.13
11 Berkshire County 2.87
12 Hampshire County 2.71
13 Barnstable County 2.62
14 Franklin County 1.15