Census Charts Index > Massachusetts
Population, Areas, and Housing Density for Massachusetts counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.
Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
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Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
Massachusetts | 6,349,097 | 2,621,989 | 10,554.57 | 2,714.55 | 7,840.02 | 809.8 | 334.4 | Massachusetts |
Barnstable Co. | 222,230 | 147,083 | 1,305.62 | 910.10 | 395.51 | 561.9 | 371.9 | Barnstable Co. |
Berkshire Co. | 134,953 | 66,301 | 946.27 | 14.95 | 931.32 | 144.9 | 71.2 | Berkshire Co. |
Bristol Co. | 534,678 | 216,918 | 691.19 | 135.19 | 556.00 | 961.7 | 390.1 | Bristol Co. |
Dukes Co. | 14,987 | 14,836 | 490.95 | 387.18 | 103.78 | 144.4 | 143.0 | Dukes Co. |
Essex Co. | 723,419 | 287,144 | 828.53 | 327.86 | 500.67 | 1,444.9 | 573.5 | Essex Co. |
Franklin Co. | 71,535 | 31,939 | 724.74 | 22.71 | 702.03 | 101.9 | 45.5 | Franklin Co. |
Hampden Co. | 456,228 | 185,876 | 634.12 | 15.71 | 618.40 | 737.8 | 300.6 | Hampden Co. |
Hampshire Co. | 152,251 | 58,644 | 545.44 | 16.41 | 529.03 | 287.8 | 110.9 | Hampshire Co. |
Middlesex Co. | 1,465,396 | 576,681 | 847.54 | 24.08 | 823.46 | 1,779.6 | 700.3 | Middlesex Co. |
Nantucket Co. | 9,520 | 9,210 | 303.64 | 255.83 | 47.81 | 199.1 | 192.6 | Nantucket Co. |
Norfolk Co. | 650,308 | 255,154 | 443.94 | 44.35 | 399.58 | 1,627.5 | 638.6 | Norfolk Co. |
Plymouth Co. | 472,822 | 181,524 | 1,093.39 | 432.54 | 660.85 | 715.5 | 274.7 | Plymouth Co. |
Suffolk Co. | 689,807 | 292,520 | 120.19 | 61.68 | 58.52 | 11,788.4 | 4,999.0 | Suffolk Co. |
Worcester Co. | 750,963 | 298,159 | 1,579.02 | 65.95 | 1,513.06 | 496.3 | 197.1 | Worcester Co. |
The entries under the Area in square miles headings are areas.
The entries under the Population and Housing Units headings are totals.
The Density per square mile of land area values are derived by dividing the population (or housing unit) count by the land ares. For example, dividing the total US population of 281,421,906 by the total land area of 3,537,438.44 gives a density value of 79.6 people per square mile.
In this chart the length of all of the colored bars represent percentages of the highest value of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. The same method is used for the colored bars shown in the Area and Density table cells. For small percentages the bar does not appear.
Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.
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