Facts
- Population
- 7,136,171 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 1.5 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 6,570
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 7,033,132 (2020)
- Births
- 68,144 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.5
- Deaths
- 61,574 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.6
- International migration
- 74,610 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -36,572 (2023)
- Net migration
- 38,038 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 5.3
- Postal code
- MA
- FIPS code
- 25
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,136,171 |
| 2023 | 7,066,568 |
| 2022 | 7,022,468 |
| 2021 | 7,000,474 |
| 2020 | 6,994,598 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.0 % |
| 2023 | 3.5 % |
| 2022 | 3.7 % |
| 2021 | 5.3 % |
| 2020 | 9.3 % |
Counties · 14
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex County | 1,668,956 | 2.3 % | 4.1 % |
| 2 | Worcester County | 881,248 | 2.2 % | 4.6 % |
| 3 | Essex County | 823,938 | 1.7 % | 4.6 % |
| 4 | Suffolk County | 793,144 | -1.0 % | 4.4 % |
| 5 | Norfolk County | 740,754 | 2.0 % | 4.1 % |
| 6 | Bristol County | 588,593 | 1.6 % | 5.1 % |
| 7 | Plymouth County | 542,090 | 2.1 % | 4.6 % |
| 8 | Hampden County | 464,151 | -0.4 % | 5.5 % |
| 9 | Barnstable County | 232,570 | 1.5 % | 5.2 % |
| 10 | Hampshire County | 165,399 | 1.9 % | 4.2 % |
| 11 | Berkshire County | 128,726 | -0.2 % | 4.4 % |
| 12 | Franklin County | 70,871 | -0.2 % | 4.1 % |
| 13 | Dukes County | 21,061 | 2.3 % | 5.3 % |
| 14 | Nantucket County | 14,670 | 2.9 % | 7.2 % |