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Population by Race and Latino Origin in Boston, 2020

Population by Race (alone) in Boston*
Race 2010 2020 % Change % of Total Population
Asian American 55,235 76,021 37.6% 11.3%
White      333,033 318,101 -4.5% 47.1%
Black or African American 150,437 138,870 -7.7% 20.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native 2,399 2,824 17.7% .4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 265 356 34.3% .1%
Some Other Race 51,893 68,274 31.6% 10.1%
TOTAL ONE RACE 593,262 604,446 1.9% 89.5%
TOTAL TWO OR MORE RACES 24,332 71,201 192.6% 10.5%
TOTAL POPULATION 617,594 675,647 9.4% 100.0%
 
Hispanic or Latino* 107,917 126,113 16.9% 18.7%
White, non-Hispanic 290312 301464 3.8% 44.6%

 

 

* Hispanics and Latinos may be of any race.

Source: 2010 and 2020 Decennial Censuses, retrieved by the Institute for Asian American Studies

 

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* Hispanics and Latinos may be of any race. In this chart, the data for racial groups do not include HIspanics or Latinos so the total will be 100%.

Source: 2010 and 2020 Decennial Censuses, retrieved by the Institute for Asian American Studies