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Population per Square Mile in Massachusetts, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Massachusetts, ranked. The highest is Suffolk County at 13,476.2 and the lowest is Franklin County at 101.5.

Massachusetts: 903.0 · United States: n/a · median county in Massachusetts: 587.7

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Suffolk County13,476.2
2Middlesex County2,003.2
3Norfolk County1,843.2
4Essex County1,650.8
5Bristol County1,052.7
6Plymouth County812.6
7Hampden County750.1
8Barnstable County587.7
9Worcester County574.4
10Nantucket County313.6
11Hampshire County307.3
12Dukes County202.8
13Berkshire County139.6
14Franklin County101.5

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Massachusetts ranks 5th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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