# Counties in Massachusetts by black or African American population share, 2024

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/massachusetts-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Suffolk County | 17.1 |
| 2 | Nantucket County | 9.4 |
| 3 | Plymouth County | 7.8 |
| 4 | Hampden County | 7.6 |
| 5 | Norfolk County | 7.1 |
| 6 | Worcester County | 4.8 |
| 7 | Middlesex County | 4.7 |
| 8 | Bristol County | 4 |
| 9 | Essex County | 3.5 |
| 10 | Barnstable County | 2.8 |
| 11 | Dukes County | 2.7 |
| 12 | Berkshire County | 2.6 |
| 13 | Hampshire County | 2.5 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 1.3 |