Population of Essex County, Massachusetts (County)

Map of Population by County Subdivision in Essex County

Population Density Population by County Subdivision#1

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
200/mi²2,500/mi²4,700/mi²7,000/mi²9,200/mi²11,500/mi²

Population Population by County Subdivision#2

Total population:
0k18k37k55k74k93k
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Map of Population by Tract in Essex County

Population Density Population by Tract#3

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0k/mi²8k/mi²15k/mi²22k/mi²29k/mi²37k/mi²

Population Population by Tract#4

Total population:
01,9003,8005,7007,6009,600
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Map of Population by Block Group in Essex County

Population Density Population by Block Group#5

Population per square mile of land (excluding water areas):
0k/mi²12k/mi²23k/mi²35k/mi²46k/mi²58k/mi²

Population Population by Block Group#6

Total population:
08001,7002,5003,4004,300
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Population by Place in Essex County

There are 24 places in Essex County. This section compares all 24 of those to each other.

Total Population by Place#7

Scope: population of selected places in Essex County
0k20k40k60k80k#LynnLawrenceHaverhillPeabodyMethuen TownSalemBeverlyGloucesterSaugusDanversMarbleheadNewburyportAmesbury TownSwampscottLynnfieldAndoverRockportSalisburyIpswichNahantTopsfieldBoxfordRowleyEssex92,074.00000092,074.00000092.07k179,337.00000079,337.00000079.34k262,340.00000062,340.00000062.34k352,235.00000052,235.00000052.24k449,043.00000049,043.00000049.04k542,804.00000042,804.00000042.80k640,967.00000040,967.00000040.97k729,546.00000029,546.00000029.55k827,773.00000027,773.00000027.77k927,558.00000027,558.00000027.56k1020,363.00000020,363.00000020.36k1117,837.00000017,837.00000017.84k1217,082.00000017,082.00000017.08k1314,250.00000014,250.00000014.25k1412,489.00000012,489.00000012.49k159,194.0000009,194.0000009.19k165,101.0000005,101.0000005.10k174,992.0000004,992.0000004.99k184,215.0000004,215.0000004.22k193,471.0000003,471.0000003.47k203,435.0000003,435.0000003.44k212,472.0000002,472.0000002.47k221,576.0000001,576.0000001.58k231,476.0000001,476.0000001.48k24
# rank of place out of 24 by population

Population Density by Place#8

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected places in Essex County
0k2k4k6k8k10k#LawrenceLynnSalemSwampscottMarbleheadNahantPeabodyBeverlySaugusIpswichAndoverMethuen TownNewburyportDanversHaverhillAmesbury TownRockportTopsfieldLynnfieldGloucesterRowleySalisburyEssexBoxford11,449.55040611,449.55040611.45k18,571.9877688,571.9877688.57k25,161.5812445,161.5812445.16k34,715.5118694,715.5118694.72k44,659.7628834,659.7628834.66k53,318.6405273,318.6405273.32k63,219.4385473,219.4385473.22k72,714.9382272,714.9382272.71k82,577.2000092,577.2000092.58k92,566.2139492,566.2139492.57k102,493.7002002,493.7002002.49k112,208.1479822,208.1479822.21k122,136.2263122,136.2263122.14k132,077.1121932,077.1121932.08k141,887.0282091,887.0282091.89k151,392.0402091,392.0402091.39k161,280.0549781,280.0549781.28k171,273.4906011,273.4906011.27k181,267.3822921,267.3822921.27k191,127.7835411,127.7835411.13k20918.860991918.8609910.92k21849.370452849.3704520.85k22717.496033717.4960330.72k23460.801361460.8013610.46k24
# rank of place out of 24 by population density

Population by County Subdivision in Essex County

There are 35 county subdivisions in Essex County. This section compares all 35 of those to each other.

Total Population by County Subdivision#9

Scope: population of selected county subdivisions in Essex County
0k20k40k60k80k#LynnLawrenceHaverhillPeabodyMethuen TownSalemBeverlyTown of AndoverAndoverTown of North AndoverN AndoverGloucesterTown of SaugusSaugusTown of DanversDanversTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadNewburyportAmesbury TownTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of IpswichIpswichTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of SalisburySalisburyTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of HamiltonHamiltonTown of RockportRockportTown of NewburyNewburyTown of MerrimacMerrimacTown of GrovelandGrovelandTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of RowleyRowleyTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of WenhamWenhamTown of West NewburyW NewburyTown of EssexTown of NahantNahant92,074.00000092,074.00000092.07k179,337.00000079,337.00000079.34k262,340.00000062,340.00000062.34k352,235.00000052,235.00000052.24k449,043.00000049,043.00000049.04k542,804.00000042,804.00000042.80k640,967.00000040,967.00000040.97k734,963.00000034,963.00000034.96k829,705.00000029,705.00000029.71k929,546.00000029,546.00000029.55k1027,773.00000027,773.00000027.77k1127,558.00000027,558.00000027.56k1220,363.00000020,363.00000020.36k1317,837.00000017,837.00000017.84k1417,082.00000017,082.00000017.08k1514,250.00000014,250.00000014.25k1613,682.00000013,682.00000013.68k1712,489.00000012,489.00000012.49k189,514.0000009,514.0000009.51k198,882.0000008,882.0000008.88k208,514.0000008,514.0000008.51k218,198.0000008,198.0000008.20k228,136.0000008,136.0000008.14k237,167.0000007,167.0000007.17k246,905.0000006,905.0000006.91k256,695.0000006,695.0000006.70k266,681.0000006,681.0000006.68k276,434.0000006,434.0000006.43k286,145.0000006,145.0000006.15k295,321.0000005,321.0000005.32k305,135.0000005,135.0000005.14k314,484.0000004,484.0000004.48k323,632.0000003,632.0000003.63k333,471.0000003,471.0000003.47k34
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by population

Population Density by County Subdivision#10

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of selected county subdivisions in Essex County
0k2k4k6k8k10k#LawrenceLynnSalemTown of SwampscottSwampscottTown of MarbleheadMarbleheadTown of NahantNahantPeabodyBeverlyTown of SaugusSaugusMethuen TownNewburyportTown of DanversDanversHaverhillAmesbury TownTown of LynnfieldLynnfieldTown of AndoverAndoverTown of North AndoverN AndoverGloucesterTown of RockportRockportTown of MerrimacMerrimacTown of GrovelandGrovelandTown of MiddletonMiddletonTown of WenhamWenhamTown of GeorgetownGeorgetownTown of SalisburySalisburyTown of Manchester-by-the-SeaManchester-by-the…Town of HamiltonHamiltonTown of TopsfieldTopsfieldTown of IpswichIpswichTown of BoxfordBoxfordTown of RowleyRowleyTown of West NewburyW NewburyTown of NewburyNewburyTown of Essex11,449.55040611,449.55040611.45k18,571.9877688,571.9877688.57k25,161.5812445,161.5812445.16k34,715.5118694,715.5118694.72k44,659.7628834,659.7628834.66k53,318.6405273,318.6405273.32k63,219.4385473,219.4385473.22k72,714.9382272,714.9382272.71k82,577.2000092,577.2000092.58k92,208.1479822,208.1479822.21k102,136.2263122,136.2263122.14k112,077.1121932,077.1121932.08k121,887.0282091,887.0282091.89k131,392.0402091,392.0402091.39k141,267.3822921,267.3822921.27k151,134.6499111,134.6499111.13k161,130.2596861,130.2596861.13k171,127.7835411,127.7835411.13k181,025.0917691,025.0917691.03k19787.311281787.3112810.79k20752.321242752.3212420.75k21707.630320707.6303200.71k22670.487840670.4878400.67k23662.158006662.1580060.66k24577.891822577.8918220.58k25576.632849576.6328490.58k26573.857173573.8571730.57k27541.468172541.4681720.54k28426.207037426.2070370.43k29347.775071347.7750710.35k30337.572692337.5726920.34k31333.451495333.4514950.33k32295.583211295.5832110.30k33260.094416260.0944160.26k34
# rank of county subdivision out of 34 by population density

Population by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in the Boston Area.

Total Population by County#11

Scope: population of Essex County and selected other counties in the Boston Area
0k500k1,000k1,500k#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexEssex CountyEssexSuffolk CountySuffolkNorfolk CountyNorfolkPlymouth CountyPlymouthRockingham CountyRockinghamStrafford CountyStrafford1,567,610.0000001,567,610.0000001,567.61k1769,362.000000769,362.000000769.36k2767,719.000000767,719.000000767.72k3691,218.000000691,218.000000691.22k4506,657.000000506,657.000000506.66k5300,365.000000300,365.000000300.37k6125,913.000000125,913.000000125.91k7
# rank of county out of 7 by population

Population Density by County#12

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Essex County and selected other counties in the Boston Area
0k2k4k6k8k10k12k#Suffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkEssex CountyEssexPlymouth CountyPlymouthRockingham CountyRockinghamStrafford CountyStrafford13,179.87570713,179.87570713.18k11,917.0752881,917.0752881.92k21,745.0906001,745.0906001.75k31,562.4129701,562.4129701.56k4769.047142769.0471420.77k5432.106535432.1065350.43k6342.653471342.6534710.34k7
# rank of county out of 7 by population density

Population by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Essex County to all of the counties in Massachusetts.

Total Population by County#13

Scope: population of Essex County and selected other counties in Massachusetts
0k500k1,000k1,500k#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexWorcester CountyWorcesterEssex CountyEssexSuffolk CountySuffolkNorfolk CountyNorfolkBristol CountyBristolPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampden CountyHampdenBarnstable CountyBarnstableHampshire CountyHampshireBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklinDukes CountyDukesNantucket CountyNantucket1,567,610.0000001,567,610.0000001,567.61k1813,589.000000813,589.000000813.59k2769,362.000000769,362.000000769.36k3767,719.000000767,719.000000767.72k4691,218.000000691,218.000000691.22k5554,868.000000554,868.000000554.87k6506,657.000000506,657.000000506.66k7468,072.000000468,072.000000468.07k8214,703.000000214,703.000000214.70k9161,035.000000161,035.000000161.04k10128,563.000000128,563.000000128.56k1170,916.00000070,916.00000070.92k1217,137.00000017,137.00000017.14k1310,694.00000010,694.00000010.69k14
# rank of county out of 14 by population

Population Density by County#14

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Essex County and selected other counties in Massachusetts
0k2k4k6k8k10k12k#Suffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkEssex CountyEssexBristol CountyBristolPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampden CountyHampdenBarnstable CountyBarnstableWorcester CountyWorcesterHampshire CountyHampshireNantucket CountyNantucketDukes CountyDukesBerkshire CountyBerkshireFranklin CountyFranklin13,179.87570713,179.87570713.18k11,917.0752881,917.0752881.92k21,745.0906001,745.0906001.75k31,562.4129701,562.4129701.56k41,003.2244781,003.2244781.00k5769.047142769.0471420.77k6758.571596758.5715960.76k7544.646153544.6461530.54k8538.573610538.5736100.54k9305.437426305.4374260.31k10231.909448231.9094480.23k11165.951172165.9511720.17k12138.701034138.7010340.14k13101.422639101.4226390.10k14
# rank of county out of 14 by population density

Population by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Essex County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Total Population by County#15

Scope: population of Essex County and selected other counties in the United States
0M2M4M6M8M10M#Los Angeles CountyLos AngelesCook CountyCookHarris CountyHarrisMaricopa CountyMaricopaSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeKings CountyKingsDallas CountyDallasRiverside CountyRiversideQueens CountyQueensSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkTarrant CountyTarrantSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraBroward CountyBrowardBexar CountyBexarWayne CountyWayneNew York CountyNew YorkAlameda CountyAlamedaMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkSacramento CountySacramentoBronx CountyBronxPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachNassau CountyNassauHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaOrange CountyOrangeOakland CountyOaklandFranklin CountyFranklinAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisFairfax CountyFairfaxContra Costa CountyContra CostaSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgPima CountyPimaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonHonolulu CountyHonoluluWestchester CountyWestchesterFresno CountyFresnoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFairfield CountyFairfieldEssex CountyEssex10,057,155.00000010,057,155.00000010.06M15,227,575.0000005,227,575.0000005.23M24,434,257.0000004,434,257.0000004.43M34,088,549.0000004,088,549.0000004.09M43,253,356.0000003,253,356.0000003.25M53,132,211.0000003,132,211.0000003.13M62,664,418.0000002,664,418.0000002.66M72,606,852.0000002,606,852.0000002.61M82,513,054.0000002,513,054.0000002.51M92,323,892.0000002,323,892.0000002.32M102,310,011.0000002,310,011.0000002.31M112,106,754.0000002,106,754.0000002.11M122,079,550.0000002,079,550.0000002.08M132,070,153.0000002,070,153.0000002.07M141,947,529.0000001,947,529.0000001.95M151,885,056.0000001,885,056.0000001.89M161,863,780.0000001,863,780.0000001.86M171,858,699.0000001,858,699.0000001.86M181,767,593.0000001,767,593.0000001.77M191,634,989.0000001,634,989.0000001.63M201,605,217.0000001,605,217.0000001.61M211,567,610.0000001,567,610.0000001.57M221,559,938.0000001,559,938.0000001.56M231,498,130.0000001,498,130.0000001.50M241,479,300.0000001,479,300.0000001.48M251,436,785.0000001,436,785.0000001.44M261,398,757.0000001,398,757.0000001.40M271,356,801.0000001,356,801.0000001.36M281,323,059.0000001,323,059.0000001.32M291,258,710.0000001,258,710.0000001.26M301,256,055.0000001,256,055.0000001.26M311,235,215.0000001,235,215.0000001.24M321,232,118.0000001,232,118.0000001.23M331,230,360.0000001,230,360.0000001.23M341,209,265.0000001,209,265.0000001.21M351,148,176.0000001,148,176.0000001.15M361,132,887.0000001,132,887.0000001.13M371,107,925.0000001,107,925.0000001.11M381,092,518.0000001,092,518.0000001.09M391,026,371.0000001,026,371.0000001.03M401,011,774.0000001,011,774.0000001.01M411,003,338.0000001,003,338.0000001.00M421,000,560.0000001,000,560.0000001.00M43998,576.000000998,576.0000001.00M44996,757.000000996,757.0000001.00M45986,999.000000986,999.0000000.99M46969,229.000000969,229.0000000.97M47963,160.000000963,160.0000000.96M48955,306.000000955,306.0000000.96M49941,618.000000941,618.0000000.94M50769,362.000000769,362.0000000.77M
# rank of county out of 50 by population

Population Density by County#16

People per square mile (excluding waters).
Scope: population of Essex County and selected other counties in the United States
0k10k20k30k40k50k60k70k#New York CountyNew YorkKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaCook CountyCookNassau CountyNassauOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFairfax CountyFairfaxWayne CountyWayneDallas CountyDallasCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHarris CountyHarrisLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesFranklin CountyFranklinTarrant CountyTarrantWestchester CountyWestchesterHennepin CountyHennepinAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomerySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFulton CountyFultonAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkEssex CountyEssexBroward CountyBrowardSacramento CountySacramentoContra Costa CountyContra CostaFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarSalt Lake CountySalt LakeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraOakland CountyOaklandMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisKing CountyKingSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachMaricopa CountyMaricopaRiverside CountyRiversideClark CountyClarkFresno CountyFresnoPima CountyPimaSan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino72,167.60597972,167.60597972.17k137,340.67621837,340.67621837.34k234,167.96880134,167.96880134.17k321,237.94747821,237.94747821.24k411,625.88366911,625.88366911.63k55,531.8762675,531.8762675.53k64,763.9163794,763.9163794.76k73,961.7034453,961.7034453.96k83,953.6841943,953.6841943.95k92,898.4456972,898.4456972.90k102,888.1522602,888.1522602.89k112,878.4220552,878.4220552.88k122,753.3818582,753.3818582.75k132,600.9540812,600.9540812.60k142,478.2396272,478.2396272.48k152,314.3614822,314.3614822.31k162,254.9978792,254.9978792.25k172,251.3192932,251.3192932.25k182,184.2050692,184.2050692.18k192,171.8733742,171.8733742.17k202,081.8544912,081.8544912.08k211,970.4926601,970.4926601.97k221,932.3437311,932.3437311.93k231,917.0752881,917.0752881.92k241,892.4081641,892.4081641.89k251,685.2478291,685.2478291.69k261,643.3391511,643.3391511.64k271,643.1276081,643.1276081.64k281,562.4129701,562.4129701.56k1,544.1986571,544.1986571.54k291,533.0483871,533.0483871.53k301,532.9159351,532.9159351.53k311,506.6615071,506.6615071.51k321,499.0984171,499.0984171.50k331,472.2923611,472.2923611.47k341,459.9180661,459.9180661.46k351,423.9503141,423.9503141.42k361,403.3126861,403.3126861.40k371,390.4953151,390.4953151.39k381,296.7175361,296.7175361.30k391,196.1706231,196.1706231.20k401,157.6775431,157.6775431.16k41982.963629982.9636290.98k42773.385727773.3857270.77k43710.067520710.0675200.71k44444.446561444.4465610.44k45322.481032322.4810320.32k46262.321925262.3219250.26k47161.637031161.6370310.16k48109.210256109.2102560.11k49105.036867105.0368670.11k50
# rank of county out of 50 by population density

Definitions

This page reports on the population distribution in Essex County, both in terms of raw head counts, and in terms of population density per square mile.

  • Population: count of all residents of the given entity at the time of the survey, excluding visitors
  • Population Density: population divided by the total land area of the entity (i.e., excluding water areas contained in the entity)

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Cities:
Amesbury Town, Beverly, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynn, Methuen Town, Newburyport, Peabody, Salem
Towns:
Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, North Andover, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Unincorporated Places:
Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Rockport, Rowley, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield
ZIP Codes:
01810, 01830, 01832, 01833, 01834, 01835, 01840, 01841, 01843, 01844, 01845, 01860, 01864, 01867, 01876, 01880, 01887, 01901, 01902, 01904, 01905, 01906, 01907, 01908, 01913, 01915, 01921, 01922, 01923, 01929, 01930, 01937, 01938, 01940, 01944, 01945, 01949, 01950, 01951, 01952, 01960, 01966, 01969, 01970, 01982, 01983, 01984, 01985, 02151, 03858, 03874
Unified School Districts:
Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Danvers, Georgetown, Gloucester, Hamilton-Wenham, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester Essex, Marblehead, Methuen, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Pentucket, Rockport, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott, Triton
Elementary School Districts:
Boxford, Middleton, Nahant, Topsfield
Secondary School District:
Masconomet
Congressional Districts:
MA-3, MA-6
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Essex and Middlesex, MA-1st Essex, MA-2nd Essex and Middlesex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-3rd Essex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Essex, MA-2nd Essex, MA-3rd Essex, MA-4th Essex, MA-5th Essex, MA-6th Essex, MA-7th Essex, MA-8th Essex, MA-9th Essex, MA-10th Essex, MA-11th Essex, MA-12th Essex, MA-13th Essex, MA-14th Essex, MA-15th Essex, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-18th Essex, MA-20th Middlesex
Neighboring Counties:
Hillsborough, Middlesex, Rockingham, Suffolk
Nearby Counties:
Merrimack, Norfolk, Plymouth, Strafford, York