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| Massachusetts | 3,483,300 | 3,488,000 | 3,488,300 | 3,255,400 | 3,266,100 | 3,209,100 | 228,000 | 221,900 | 279,200 | 6.5 % | 6.4 % | 8.0 % |
| Barnstable County | 119,283 | 118,872 | 118,713 | 109,297 | 109,927 | 106,680 | 9,986 | 8,945 | 12,033 | 8.4 % | 7.5 % | 10.1 % |
| Berkshire County | 72,803 | 72,686 | 73,459 | 67,996 | 68,171 | 67,547 | 4,807 | 4,515 | 5,912 | 6.6 % | 6.2 % | 8.0 % |
| Bristol County | 290,712 | 290,864 | 294,098 | 264,734 | 265,726 | 263,545 | 25,978 | 25,138 | 30,553 | 8.9 % | 8.6 % | 10.4 % |
| Dukes County | 9,740 | 9,966 | 10,065 | 8,837 | 9,164 | 9,046 | 903 | 802 | 1,019 | 9.3 % | 8.0 % | 10.1 % |
| Essex County | 384,594 | 384,355 | 385,599 | 357,758 | 358,114 | 352,919 | 26,836 | 26,241 | 32,680 | 7.0 % | 6.8 % | 8.5 % |
| Franklin County | 38,599 | 38,649 | 39,092 | 36,214 | 36,430 | 36,175 | 2,385 | 2,219 | 2,917 | 6.2 % | 5.7 % | 7.5 % |
| Hampden County | 225,887 | 226,812 | 229,128 | 207,260 | 209,044 | 206,474 | 18,627 | 17,768 | 22,654 | 8.2 % | 7.8 % | 9.9 % |
| Hampshire County | 87,739 | 88,798 | 88,800 | 83,160 | 84,364 | 82,937 | 4,579 | 4,434 | 5,863 | 5.2 % | 5.0 % | 6.6 % |
| Middlesex County | 832,379 | 834,083 | 830,125 | 789,896 | 791,774 | 776,560 | 42,483 | 42,309 | 53,565 | 5.1 % | 5.1 % | 6.5 % |
| Nantucket County | 6,364 | 6,522 | 6,737 | 5,781 | 6,030 | 6,078 | 583 | 492 | 659 | 9.2 % | 7.5 % | 9.8 % |
| Norfolk County | 360,588 | 361,652 | 359,799 | 340,709 | 341,715 | 335,424 | 19,879 | 19,937 | 24,375 | 5.5 % | 5.5 % | 6.8 % |
| Plymouth County | 265,989 | 265,986 | 266,096 | 247,685 | 248,682 | 243,552 | 18,304 | 17,304 | 22,544 | 6.9 % | 6.5 % | 8.5 % |
| Suffolk County | 378,566 | 379,505 | 377,787 | 355,099 | 356,092 | 349,359 | 23,467 | 23,413 | 28,428 | 6.2 % | 6.2 % | 7.5 % |
| Worcester County | 410,085 | 409,240 | 408,792 | 380,952 | 380,879 | 372,774 | 29,133 | 28,361 | 36,018 | 7.1 % | 6.9 % | 8.8 % |