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Massachusetts
People per square mile, 2010:
People per square mile, 2000:
Historic & Projected Growth
1790 to 2030
| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population | ||
| 1790 | 378,787 | 1880 | 1,783,085 | 1970 | 5,689,170 | ||
| 1800 | 422,845 | 1890 | 2,238,947 | 1980 | 5,737,093 | ||
| 1810 | 472,040 | 1900 | 2,805,346 | 1990 | 6,016,425 | ||
| 1820 | 523,287 | 1910 | 3,366,416 | 2000 | 6,349,097 | ||
| 1830 | 610,408 | 1920 | 3,852,356 | 2010 | 6,547,629 | ||
| 1840 | 737,699 | 1930 | 4,249,614 | ||||
| 1850 | 994,514 | 1940 | 4,316,721 | 2030 | 7,012,009 | ||
| 1860 | 1,231,066 | 1950 | 4,690,514 | ||||
| 1870 | 1,457,351 | 1960 | 5,148,578 |
Population By County
| Census 2010 Population | Census 2000 Population | Change from 2000 | Percent Change | |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 6,547,629 | 6,349,097 | 198,532 | 3.13% |
| Barnstable County | 215,888 | 222,230 | -6,342 | -2.85% |
| Berkshire County | 131,219 | 134,953 | -3,734 | -2.77% |
| Bristol County | 548,285 | 534,678 | 13,607 | 2.54% |
| Dukes County | 16,535 | 14,987 | 1,548 | 10.33% |
| Essex County | 743,159 | 723,419 | 19,740 | 2.73% |
| Franklin County | 71,372 | 71,535 | -163 | -0.23% |
| Hampden County | 463,490 | 456,228 | 7,262 | 1.59% |
| Hampshire County | 158,080 | 152,251 | 5,829 | 3.83% |
| Middlesex County | 1,503,085 | 1,465,396 | 37,689 | 2.57% |
| Nantucket County | 10,172 | 9,520 | 652 | 6.85% |
| Norfolk County | 670,850 | 650,308 | 20,542 | 3.16% |
| Plymouth County | 494,919 | 472,822 | 22,097 | 4.67% |
| Suffolk County | 722,023 | 689,807 | 32,216 | 4.67% |
| Worcester County | 798,552 | 750,963 | 47,589 | 6.34% |
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census
