Last official estimated population of Essex County was 745,478 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.234% of total US population and 11% of total Massachusetts state population. Area of Essex County is 828.5 mi² (=2145.7 km²), in this year population density was 899.82 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.08%/yr), Essex County population in 2024 would be 751,307 [0].
Historical population of Essex County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1790-1800] +0.55 %/yr
[1800-1810] +1.62 %/yr
[1810-1820] +0.38 %/yr
[1820-1830] +1.05 %/yr
[1830-1840] +1.38 %/yr
[1840-1850] +3.29 %/yr
[1850-1860] +2.35 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.95 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.99 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.07 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.76 %/yr
[1900-1910] +2.03 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.32 %/yr
[1930-1940] -0.03 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.51 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.86 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.15 %/yr
[1970-1980] -0.07 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.56 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.77 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.15 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.39 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.08 %/yr
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Population of Essex County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 22388 | 21233 | 43,621 |
| 5 to 9 | 23394 | 22096 | 45,490 |
| 10 to 14 | 25130 | 23958 | 49,088 |
| 15 to 19 | 26273 | 25228 | 51,501 |
| 20 to 24 | 25947 | 25448 | 51,395 |
| 25 to 29 | 22946 | 23087 | 46,033 |
| 30 to 34 | 22216 | 23584 | 45,800 |
| 35 to 39 | 21477 | 22937 | 44,414 |
| 40 to 44 | 23717 | 25702 | 49,419 |
| 45 to 49 | 26762 | 28992 | 55,754 |
| 50 to 54 | 29244 | 31968 | 61,212 |
| 55 to 59 | 27592 | 29945 | 57,537 |
| 60 to 64 | 22598 | 25351 | 47,949 |
| 65 to 69 | 18280 | 20876 | 39,156 |
| 70 to 74 | 12353 | 14798 | 27,151 |
| 75 to 79 | 8212 | 11022 | 19,234 |
| 80 to 84 | 6015 | 9356 | 15,371 |
| 85+ | 6016 | 12950 | 18,966 |
Essex County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 328326 | 354772 | 683,098 |
| WA | 320032 | 346272 | 666,304 |
| NH | 300377 | 325729 | 626,106 |
| NHWAC | 274353 | 298862 | 573,215 |
| NHWA | 269894 | 294209 | 564,103 |
| H | 70183 | 72802 | 142,985 |
| HWAC | 53973 | 55910 | 109,883 |
| HWA | 50138 | 52063 | 102,201 |
| BAC | 29801 | 30247 | 60,048 |
| BA | 23945 | 24164 | 48,109 |
| AAC | 15733 | 17120 | 32,853 |
| HBAC | 15222 | 16052 | 31,274 |
| NHAAC | 14711 | 16110 | 30,821 |
| AA | 13901 | 15281 | 29,182 |
| NHBAC | 14579 | 14195 | 28,774 |
| NHAA | 13285 | 14674 | 27,959 |
| HBA | 12102 | 12882 | 24,984 |
| NHBA | 11843 | 11282 | 23,125 |
| TOM | 8857 | 9080 | 17,937 |
| IAC | 5476 | 5408 | 10,884 |
| NHTOM | 4778 | 4988 | 9,766 |
| HTOM | 4079 | 4092 | 8,171 |
| HIAC | 3913 | 3789 | 7,702 |
| IA | 3286 | 3181 | 6,467 |
| HIA | 2810 | 2708 | 5,518 |
| NHIAC | 1563 | 1619 | 3,182 |
| HAAC | 1022 | 1010 | 2,032 |
| NAC | 935 | 935 | 1,870 |
| HNAC | 614 | 614 | 1,228 |
| HAA | 616 | 607 | 1,223 |
| NA | 539 | 553 | 1,092 |
| NHIA | 476 | 473 | 949 |
| HNA | 438 | 450 | 888 |
| NHNAC | 321 | 321 | 642 |
| NHNA | 101 | 103 | 204 |
• Middlesex County population
29.2 mi, 
247°
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59.4 mi, 247°
• Suffolk County
22.9 mi, 
200°
• Norfolk County
36.3 mi, 
206°
• Plymouth County
45.7 mi, 
172°
• Hillsborough County
47.3 mi, 
293°
• Rockingham County
26.7 mi, 
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• York County
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• Merrimack County
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• Strafford County
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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