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| Massachusetts | 3,411,800 | 3,396,400 | 3,389,100 | 3,241,700 | 3,215,900 | 3,258,400 | 170,100 | 180,500 | 130,700 | 5.0 % | 5.3 % | 3.9 % |
| Barnstable County | 119,475 | 123,218 | 119,069 | 113,547 | 117,299 | 114,773 | 5,928 | 5,919 | 4,296 | 5.0 % | 4.8 % | 3.6 % |
| Berkshire County | 71,745 | 71,363 | 71,347 | 68,559 | 67,931 | 68,833 | 3,186 | 3,432 | 2,514 | 4.4 % | 4.8 % | 3.5 % |
| Bristol County | 285,593 | 283,669 | 285,367 | 266,684 | 264,462 | 271,909 | 18,909 | 19,207 | 13,458 | 6.6 % | 6.8 % | 4.7 % |
| Dukes County | 10,445 | 11,760 | 10,565 | 10,094 | 11,427 | 10,303 | 351 | 333 | 262 | 3.4 % | 2.8 % | 2.5 % |
| Essex County | 376,710 | 374,840 | 372,702 | 356,129 | 353,060 | 357,482 | 20,581 | 21,780 | 15,220 | 5.5 % | 5.8 % | 4.1 % |
| Franklin County | 38,831 | 38,294 | 38,837 | 37,101 | 36,460 | 37,475 | 1,730 | 1,834 | 1,362 | 4.5 % | 4.8 % | 3.5 % |
| Hampden County | 221,911 | 220,224 | 221,204 | 208,402 | 206,325 | 210,574 | 13,509 | 13,899 | 10,630 | 6.1 % | 6.3 % | 4.8 % |
| Hampshire County | 88,267 | 86,553 | 88,720 | 84,939 | 82,964 | 85,846 | 3,328 | 3,589 | 2,874 | 3.8 % | 4.1 % | 3.2 % |
| Middlesex County | 820,690 | 815,412 | 813,360 | 787,295 | 778,983 | 786,917 | 33,395 | 36,429 | 26,443 | 4.1 % | 4.5 % | 3.3 % |
| Norfolk County | 360,143 | 357,738 | 356,555 | 344,348 | 340,770 | 344,337 | 15,795 | 16,968 | 12,218 | 4.4 % | 4.7 % | 3.4 % |
| Plymouth County | 261,714 | 260,621 | 259,800 | 248,291 | 246,264 | 249,278 | 13,423 | 14,357 | 10,522 | 5.1 % | 5.5 % | 4.1 % |
| Suffolk County | 351,648 | 349,516 | 347,193 | 333,540 | 330,031 | 333,115 | 18,108 | 19,485 | 14,078 | 5.1 % | 5.6 % | 4.1 % |
| Worcester County | 396,013 | 393,216 | 395,705 | 374,387 | 370,130 | 379,062 | 21,626 | 23,086 | 16,643 | 5.5 % | 5.9 % | 4.2 % |