Massachusetts 2010 Census Selected Statistics

Redistricting Plan:    Current Congressional and State Legislative Districts

Contents

  1. 1 Massachusetts 2010 Census Selected Statistics
    1. 1.1 Definitions
    2. 1.2 Statewide Statistics
    3. 1.3 District Ideal Population
    4. 1.4 Congressional Districts
    5. 1.5 Upper Chamber State Legislative Districts
    6. 1.6 Lower Chamber State Legislative Districts

Definitions

Federal law requires districts to be of equal population. To calculate the Ideal Population size for a district, divide the state's (resident) total population by the number of districts in a legislative body.

Federal law requires districts comply with the Voting Rights Act. An indicator if a district is protected by the Voting Rights Act is if it's minority voting-age population is above fifty percent of the total voting-age population. The Census Bureau allows persons to declare that they are one or more of five races. Black Voting-Age Population is the total number of persons of voting age who indicated that they are African-American in one or more combination of race. In the tables below, this is also expressed as a percentage of the total voting-age population. The Census Bureau asks a separate question if a person is Hispanic. Hispanic Voting-Age Population is the total number of persons who indicated that they are Hispanic. In the tables below, this is also expressed as a percentage of the total voting-age population. Note that because the Census Bureau asks these two questions on race and ethnicity separately, these two categories are not mutually exclusive, that is, a person can be Black and Hispanic.

Statewide Statistics

Total Population Total Voting-Age Population Black Voting-Age Population Hispanic Voting-Age Population % Black Voting-Age Population % Hispanic Voting-Age Population
6,547,629 5,128,706 354,452 416,775 6.9% 8.1%

District Ideal Population


# of
Districts		 Ideal Population
Congress 9 727,514
Upper State Leg. 40 163,691
Lower State Leg. 160 40,923

Congressional Districts

District Total Population Ideal Population Deviation Voting-Age Population Black Voting-Age Population Hispanic Voting-Age Population % Black Voting-Age Population % Hispanic Voting-Age Population
Congressional District 1 644,956 727,514 -82,558 509,294 14,421 34,813 2.8% 6.8%
Congressional District 2 661,045 727,514 -66,469 506,538 33,452 54,374 6.6% 10.7%
Congressional District 3 664,919 727,514 -62,595 507,230 23,968 37,598 4.7% 7.4%
Congressional District 4 656,083 727,514 -71,431 509,702 19,327 22,086 3.8% 4.3%
Congressional District 5 662,269 727,514 -65,245 496,789 19,977 67,554 4.0% 13.6%
Congressional District 6 650,161 727,514 -77,353 504,716 16,613 32,610 3.3% 6.5%
Congressional District 7 648,162 727,514 -79,352 515,193 30,289 39,748 5.9% 7.7%
Congressional District 8 660,414 727,514 -67,100 557,702 115,762 89,518 20.8% 16.1%
Congressional District 9 650,381 727,514 -77,133 505,319 67,796 28,989 13.4% 5.7%
Congressional District 10 649,239 727,514 -78,275 516,223 12,847 9,485 2.5% 1.8%

Upper Chamber State Legislative Districts

District Total Population Ideal Population Deviation Voting-Age Population Black Voting-Age Population Hispanic Voting-Age Population % Black Voting-Age Population % Hispanic Voting-Age Population
Berkshire, Hampshire & Franklin District 149,418 163,691 -14,273 120,256 3,137 3,141 2.6% 2.6%
First Bristol & Plymouth District 163,123 163,691 -568 128,381 3,124 4,168 2.4% 3.2%
Second Bristol & Plymouth District 161,325 163,691 -2,366 127,077 7,199 10,653 5.7% 8.4%
Cape & Islands District 159,761 163,691 -3,930 133,686 3,850 3,129 2.9% 2.3%
First Essex District 170,805 163,691 7,114 131,250 3,432 11,783 2.6% 9.0%
Second Essex District 164,671 163,691 980 132,278 3,649 7,603 2.8% 5.7%
Third Essex & Middlesex District 154,037 163,691 -9,654 117,479 9,863 19,867 8.4% 16.9%
First Essex & Middlesex District 169,764 163,691 6,073 130,270 1,367 2,824 1.0% 2.2%
Second Essex & Middlesex District 167,996 163,691 4,305 123,728 6,657 39,542 5.4% 32.0%
Hampden District 155,199 163,691 -8,492 115,867 17,767 27,930 15.3% 24.1%
First Hampden & Hampshire District 158,884 163,691 -4,807 121,632 10,933 14,630 9.0% 12.0%
Second Hampden & Hampshire District 156,603 163,691 -7,088 121,961 3,638 17,710 3.0% 14.5%
Hampshire & Franklin District 156,938 163,691 -6,753 131,269 4,403 5,452 3.4% 4.2%
First Middlesex District 165,084 163,691 1,393 123,594 5,907 12,200 4.8% 9.9%
Second Middlesex District 150,808 163,691 -12,883 126,228 8,549 7,379 6.8% 5.8%
Third Middlesex District 165,996 163,691 2,305 130,746 4,942 8,068 3.8% 6.2%
Fourth Middlesex District 161,112 163,691 -2,579 125,682 3,478 3,199 2.8% 2.5%
Middlesex & Essex District 161,537 163,691 -2,154 126,962 7,947 4,995 6.3% 3.9%
First Middlesex & Norfolk District 159,350 163,691 -4,341 125,438 3,938 4,938 3.1% 3.9%
Second Middlesex & Norfolk District 165,418 163,691 1,727 124,873 4,681 7,887 3.7% 6.3%
Second Suffolk & Middlesex District 167,426 163,691 3,735 147,875 8,809 8,901 6.0% 6.0%
Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex District 168,830 163,691 5,139 138,834 11,517 28,043 8.3% 20.2%
Middlesex & Worcester District 173,533 163,691 9,842 130,414 3,464 5,907 2.7% 4.5%
Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District 169,111 163,691 5,420 126,284 2,715 3,439 2.1% 2.7%
Norfolk, Bristol & Plymouth District 155,687 163,691 -8,004 119,705 16,841 3,589 14.1% 3.0%
Norfolk & Plymouth District 160,484 163,691 -3,207 129,690 5,716 3,396 4.4% 2.6%
Bristol & Norfolk District 162,303 163,691 -1,388 121,164 2,916 2,997 2.4% 2.5%
Plymouth & Barnstable District 172,588 163,691 8,897 135,175 2,499 1,837 1.8% 1.4%
First Plymouth & Bristol District 170,671 163,691 6,980 132,521 5,375 3,368 4.1% 2.5%
Second Plymouth & Bristol District 158,630 163,691 -5,061 118,444 23,508 6,564 19.8% 5.5%
Plymouth & Norfolk District 162,565 163,691 -1,126 123,304 1,920 1,670 1.6% 1.4%
First Suffolk District 164,396 163,691 705 127,948 53,785 15,282 42.0% 11.9%
Second Suffolk District 179,580 163,691 15,889 150,621 41,283 24,704 27.4% 16.4%
First Suffolk & Middlesex District 174,180 163,691 10,489 146,746 10,426 29,064 7.1% 19.8%
Suffolk & Norfolk District 154,067 163,691 -9,624 119,752 18,703 12,705 15.6% 10.6%
First Worcester District 165,038 163,691 1,347 128,518 9,966 15,302 7.8% 11.9%
Second Worcester District 175,066 163,691 11,375 133,541 8,318 12,168 6.2% 9.1%
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Franklin District 163,941 163,691 250 125,598 1,237 2,238 1.0% 1.8%
Worcester & Middlesex District 158,224 163,691 -5,467 122,023 4,875 11,890 4.0% 9.7%
Worcester & Norfolk District 173,480 163,691 9,789 131,892 2,118 6,613 1.6% 5.0%

Lower Chamber State Legislative Districts

District Total Population Ideal Population Deviation Voting-Age Population Black Voting-Age Population Hispanic Voting-Age Population % Black Voting-Age Population % Hispanic Voting-Age Population
First Barnstable District 37,929 40,923 -2,994 32,246 467 450 1.4% 1.4%
Second Barnstable District 37,687 40,923 -3,236 31,161 1,313 1,010 4.2% 3.2%
Third Barnstable District 38,974 40,923 -1,949 31,861 843 503 2.6% 1.6%
Fourth Barnstable District 36,909 40,923 -4,014 32,078 496 458 1.5% 1.4%
Barnstable, Dukes & Nantucket District 40,063 40,923 -860 32,892 1,349 1,086 4.1% 3.3%
First Berkshire District 35,916 40,923 -5,007 29,342 673 687 2.3% 2.3%
Second Berkshire District 40,125 40,923 -798 32,320 373 351 1.2% 1.1%
Third Berkshire District 38,397 40,923 -2,526 30,005 1,661 1,237 5.5% 4.1%
Fourth Berkshire District 37,775 40,923 -3,148 30,832 445 849 1.4% 2.8%
First Bristol District 39,478 40,923 -1,445 29,571 707 496 2.4% 1.7%
Second Bristol District 39,600 40,923 -1,323 30,584 973 1,670 3.2% 5.5%
Third Bristol District 37,980 40,923 -2,943 29,773 1,488 1,131 5.0% 3.8%
Fourth Bristol District 42,171 40,923 1,248 32,760 339 353 1.0% 1.1%
Fifth Bristol District 42,781 40,923 1,858 33,316 903 797 2.7% 2.4%
Sixth Bristol District 37,581 40,923 -3,342 29,774 911 1,112 3.1% 3.7%
Seventh Bristol District 37,808 40,923 -3,115 29,037 1,235 1,819 4.3% 6.3%
Eighth Bristol District 38,442 40,923 -2,481 30,593 724 980 2.4% 3.2%
Ninth Bristol District 44,854 40,923 3,931 36,322 1,283 1,247 3.5% 3.4%
Tenth Bristol District 39,374 40,923 -1,549 30,964 463 270 1.5% 0.9%
Eleventh Bristol District 39,347 40,923 -1,576 30,697 1,076 2,708 3.5% 8.8%
Twelfth Bristol District 41,301 40,923 378 31,341 1,825 2,402 5.8% 7.7%
Thirteenth Bristol District 40,799 40,923 -124 31,391 3,104 4,376 9.9% 13.9%
Fourteenth Bristol District 44,531 40,923 3,608 33,334 661 735 2.0% 2.2%
First Essex District 41,982 40,923 1,059 33,124 253 437 0.8% 1.3%
Second Essex District 42,019 40,923 1,096 31,823 242 425 0.8% 1.3%
Third Essex District 41,038 40,923 115 31,612 1,409 4,764 4.5% 15.1%
Fourth Essex District 40,890 40,923 -33 31,553 401 937 1.3% 3.0%
Fifth Essex District 39,245 40,923 -1,678 31,872 288 594 0.9% 1.9%
Sixth Essex District 39,502 40,923 -1,421 31,818 598 876 1.9% 2.8%
Seventh Essex District 41,340 40,923 417 33,612 1,801 4,163 5.4% 12.4%
Eighth Essex District 39,630 40,923 -1,293 30,388 928 1,554 3.1% 5.1%
Ninth Essex District 41,963 40,923 1,040 33,461 588 915 1.8% 2.7%
Tenth Essex District 41,140 40,923 217 30,455 4,483 9,302 14.7% 30.5%
Eleventh Essex District 39,810 40,923 -1,113 29,978 3,880 8,268 12.9% 27.6%
Twelfth Essex District 43,860 40,923 2,937 35,593 916 2,018 2.6% 5.7%
Thirteenth Essex District 39,969 40,923 -954 31,255 334 546 1.1% 1.7%
Fourteenth Essex District 42,299 40,923 1,376 31,351 1,710 9,221 5.5% 29.4%
Fifteenth Essex District 43,123 40,923 2,200 32,782 1,149 5,220 3.5% 15.9%
Sixteenth Essex District 41,660 40,923 737 29,218 3,397 24,016 11.6% 82.2%
Seventeenth Essex District 42,166 40,923 1,243 30,708 1,032 5,885 3.4% 19.2%
First Franklin District 42,424 40,923 1,501 34,014 565 846 1.7% 2.5%
Second Franklin District 40,959 40,923 36 32,238 479 847 1.5% 2.6%
First Hampden District 41,168 40,923 245 31,983 317 548 1.0% 1.7%
Second Hampden District 42,757 40,923 1,834 32,686 869 1,273 2.7% 3.9%
Third Hampden District 41,281 40,923 358 32,631 462 736 1.4% 2.3%
Fourth Hampden District 41,094 40,923 171 32,283 636 1,907 2.0% 5.9%
Fifth Hampden District 39,880 40,923 -1,043 29,369 1,547 11,958 5.3% 40.7%
Sixth Hampden District 42,022 40,923 1,099 33,060 1,392 3,183 4.2% 9.6%
Seventh Hampden District 39,559 40,923 -1,364 31,005 1,641 2,328 5.3% 7.5%
Eighth Hampden District 38,401 40,923 -2,522 30,321 1,298 3,768 4.3% 12.4%
Ninth Hampden District 41,782 40,923 859 31,514 4,849 8,527 15.4% 27.1%
Tenth Hampden District 37,829 40,923 -3,094 25,938 5,121 14,979 19.7% 57.7%
Eleventh Hampden District 40,466 40,923 -457 29,073 11,953 9,003 41.1% 31.0%
Twelfth Hampden District 42,197 40,923 1,274 32,566 2,403 2,159 7.4% 6.6%
Eighteenth Essex District 41,945 40,923 1,022 31,018 573 1,221 1.8% 3.9%
First Hampshire District 40,065 40,923 -858 33,107 825 1,449 2.5% 4.4%
Second Hampshire District 38,817 40,923 -2,106 32,021 699 975 2.2% 3.0%
Third Hampshire District 44,059 40,923 3,136 38,901 2,240 2,230 5.8% 5.7%
First Middlesex District 41,675 40,923 752 30,912 574 599 1.9% 1.9%
Second Middlesex District 42,028 40,923 1,105 30,449 193 389 0.6% 1.3%
Third Middlesex District 40,656 40,923 -267 30,847 460 901 1.5% 2.9%
Fourth Middlesex District 44,801 40,923 3,878 34,945 1,094 2,877 3.1% 8.2%
Fifth Middlesex District 39,202 40,923 -1,721 29,570 627 703 2.1% 2.4%
Sixth Middlesex District 41,183 40,923 260 31,996 1,893 3,278 5.9% 10.2%
Seventh Middlesex District 43,728 40,923 2,805 34,497 1,820 3,516 5.3% 10.2%
Eighth Middlesex District 42,565 40,923 1,642 29,948 357 576 1.2% 1.9%
Ninth Middlesex District 43,356 40,923 2,433 35,769 1,443 1,593 4.0% 4.5%
Tenth Middlesex District 38,880 40,923 -2,043 32,844 2,091 5,197 6.4% 15.8%
Eleventh Middlesex District 38,825 40,923 -2,098 30,105 869 1,065 2.9% 3.5%
Twelfth Middlesex District 38,706 40,923 -2,217 30,483 897 1,112 2.9% 3.6%
Thirteenth Middlesex District 37,015 40,923 -3,908 26,042 396 541 1.5% 2.1%
Fourteenth Middlesex District 41,201 40,923 278 31,101 870 917 2.8% 2.9%
Fifteenth Middlesex District 39,001 40,923 -1,922 30,131 810 701 2.7% 2.3%
Sixteenth Middlesex District 41,427 40,923 504 31,654 1,761 3,149 5.6% 9.9%
Seventeenth Middlesex District 41,743 40,923 820 32,055 1,895 4,395 5.9% 13.7%
Eighteenth Middlesex District 38,702 40,923 -2,221 29,443 2,134 4,276 7.2% 14.5%
Nineteenth Middlesex District 39,579 40,923 -1,344 30,281 326 501 1.1% 1.7%
Twentieth Middlesex District 43,378 40,923 2,455 32,068 248 400 0.8% 1.2%
Twenty-First Middlesex District 41,914 40,923 991 32,404 885 673 2.7% 2.1%
Twenty-Second Middlesex District 40,243 40,923 -680 30,902 713 706 2.3% 2.3%
Twenty-Third Middlesex District 41,108 40,923 185 32,530 1,619 836 5.0% 2.6%
Twenty-Fourth Middlesex District 41,458 40,923 535 32,136 3,001 1,245 9.3% 3.9%
Twenty-Fifth Middlesex District 40,758 40,923 -165 37,689 2,708 2,226 7.2% 5.9%
Twenty-Sixth Middlesex District 41,109 40,923 186 35,464 3,847 4,382 10.8% 12.4%
Twenty-Seventh Middlesex District 39,235 40,923 -1,688 35,591 1,804 1,982 5.1% 5.6%
Twenty-Eighth Middlesex District 45,206 40,923 4,283 34,802 4,963 6,291 14.3% 18.1%
Twenty-Ninth Middlesex District 38,326 40,923 -2,597 32,174 1,376 1,451 4.3% 4.5%
Thirtieth Middlesex District 39,361 40,923 -1,562 31,167 1,014 1,070 3.3% 3.4%
Thirty-First Middlesex District 39,661 40,923 -1,262 29,920 484 640 1.6% 2.1%
Thirty-Second Middlesex District 41,266 40,923 343 32,231 687 680 2.1% 2.1%
Thirty-Third Middlesex District 41,514 40,923 591 33,612 4,384 2,171 13.0% 6.5%
Thirty-Fourth Middlesex District 39,386 40,923 -1,537 33,474 3,308 2,414 9.9% 7.2%
Thirty-Fifth Middlesex District 39,248 40,923 -1,675 31,977 3,210 1,699 10.0% 5.3%
Thirty-Sixth Middlesex District 40,749 40,923 -174 31,097 646 853 2.1% 2.7%
Thirty-Seventh Middlesex District 43,412 40,923 2,489 33,128 1,373 1,371 4.1% 4.1%
Eighteenth Worcester District 44,397 40,923 3,474 33,756 371 564 1.1% 1.7%
Fifth Barnstable District 40,856 40,923 -67 31,624 472 440 1.5% 1.4%
First Norfolk District 42,141 40,923 1,218 35,035 3,046 1,109 8.7% 3.2%
Second Norfolk District 38,272 40,923 -2,651 31,656 1,606 933 5.1% 2.9%
Third Norfolk District 42,779 40,923 1,856 34,418 1,773 960 5.2% 2.8%
Fourth Norfolk District 38,705 40,923 -2,218 30,889 1,103 692 3.6% 2.2%
Fifth Norfolk District 42,295 40,923 1,372 32,663 2,059 870 6.3% 2.7%
Sixth Norfolk District 39,302 40,923 -1,621 30,464 2,519 764 8.3% 2.5%
Seventh Norfolk District 40,704 40,923 -219 31,465 7,668 1,203 24.4% 3.8%
Eighth Norfolk District 41,465 40,923 542 30,922 1,961 647 6.3% 2.1%
Ninth Norfolk District 41,696 40,923 773 31,126 1,060 1,213 3.4% 3.9%
Tenth Norfolk District 40,791 40,923 -132 29,328 487 465 1.7% 1.6%
Eleventh Norfolk District 42,255 40,923 1,332 32,038 1,178 1,076 3.7% 3.4%
Twelfth Norfolk District 40,667 40,923 -256 31,829 1,233 979 3.9% 3.1%
Thirteenth Norfolk District 40,396 40,923 -527 28,702 289 466 1.0% 1.6%
Fourteenth Norfolk District 42,535 40,923 1,612 31,015 755 956 2.4% 3.1%
Fifteenth Norfolk District 39,127 40,923 -1,796 32,735 1,086 1,504 3.3% 4.6%
First Plymouth District 45,102 40,923 4,179 35,174 834 560 2.4% 1.6%
Second Plymouth District 43,508 40,923 2,585 34,382 1,073 473 3.1% 1.4%
Third Plymouth District 42,782 40,923 1,859 32,034 241 327 0.8% 1.0%
Fourth Plymouth District 40,475 40,923 -448 30,324 230 286 0.8% 0.9%
Fifth Plymouth District 41,874 40,923 951 31,043 497 351 1.6% 1.1%
Sixth Plymouth District 41,810 40,923 887 30,656 257 253 0.8% 0.8%
Seventh Plymouth District 44,268 40,923 3,345 33,544 645 475 1.9% 1.4%
Eighth Plymouth District 43,771 40,923 2,848 34,282 1,686 911 4.9% 2.7%
Ninth Plymouth District 40,298 40,923 -625 30,122 9,688 2,694 32.2% 8.9%
Tenth Plymouth District 40,245 40,923 -678 30,491 6,378 1,895 20.9% 6.2%
Eleventh Plymouth District 39,470 40,923 -1,453 29,609 7,273 1,816 24.6% 6.1%
Twelfth Plymouth District 44,334 40,923 3,411 33,968 503 362 1.5% 1.1%
First Suffolk District 41,043 40,923 120 32,013 1,846 15,510 5.8% 48.4%
Second Suffolk District 42,436 40,923 1,513 33,140 2,504 12,854 7.6% 38.8%
Third Suffolk District 46,314 40,923 5,391 42,599 3,699 3,224 8.7% 7.6%
Fourth Suffolk District 41,551 40,923 628 35,770 2,555 3,055 7.1% 8.5%
Fifth Suffolk District 36,890 40,923 -4,033 26,672 14,053 5,493 52.7% 20.6%
Sixth Suffolk District 36,532 40,923 -4,391 26,368 17,789 5,997 67.5% 22.7%
Seventh Suffolk District 46,088 40,923 5,165 39,299 13,046 5,840 33.2% 14.9%
Eighth Suffolk District 39,543 40,923 -1,380 36,222 2,771 2,273 7.7% 6.3%
Ninth Suffolk District 42,748 40,923 1,825 39,353 5,021 4,534 12.8% 11.5%
Tenth Suffolk District 42,147 40,923 1,224 33,557 2,073 1,900 6.2% 5.7%
Eleventh Suffolk District 40,947 40,923 24 30,815 15,743 7,846 51.1% 25.5%
Twelfth Suffolk District 36,181 40,923 -4,742 27,886 17,706 2,138 63.5% 7.7%
Thirteenth Suffolk District 35,611 40,923 -5,312 27,762 9,006 2,615 32.4% 9.4%
Fourteenth Suffolk District 38,888 40,923 -2,035 29,591 10,102 5,519 34.1% 18.7%
Fifteenth Suffolk District 40,616 40,923 -307 34,393 4,681 5,689 13.6% 16.5%
Sixteenth Suffolk District 43,906 40,923 2,983 34,862 1,977 7,395 5.7% 21.2%
Seventeenth Suffolk District 37,756 40,923 -3,167 35,016 1,852 3,059 5.3% 8.7%
Eighteenth Suffolk District 44,171 40,923 3,248 41,047 2,113 3,421 5.1% 8.3%
Nineteenth Suffolk District 39,786 40,923 -1,137 31,873 1,327 5,566 4.2% 17.5%
First Worcester District 45,834 40,923 4,911 34,266 327 540 1.0% 1.6%
Second Worcester District 40,941 40,923 18 31,617 701 1,291 2.2% 4.1%
Third Worcester District 40,318 40,923 -605 31,093 1,665 5,378 5.4% 17.3%
Fourth Worcester District 40,759 40,923 -164 31,480 1,663 3,880 5.3% 12.3%
Fifth Worcester District 40,928 40,923 5 31,478 260 495 0.8% 1.6%
Sixth Worcester District 41,225 40,923 302 31,636 517 3,174 1.6% 10.0%
Seventh Worcester District 39,409 40,923 -1,514 30,631 365 550 1.2% 1.8%
Eighth Worcester District 43,628 40,923 2,705 33,440 598 1,121 1.8% 3.4%
Ninth Worcester District 48,230 40,923 7,307 35,664 405 821 1.1% 2.3%
Tenth Worcester District 39,749 40,923 -1,174 30,173 607 1,665 2.0% 5.5%
Eleventh Worcester District 42,498 40,923 1,575 31,466 698 790 2.2% 2.5%
Twelfth Worcester District 40,378 40,923 -545 30,601 771 1,735 2.5% 5.7%
Thirteenth Worcester District 40,553 40,923 -370 32,360 1,989 2,452 6.1% 7.6%
Fourteenth Worcester District 40,112 40,923 -811 31,131 3,376 3,994 10.8% 12.8%
Fifteenth Worcester District 42,659 40,923 1,736 33,759 4,295 7,928 12.7% 23.5%
Sixteenth Worcester District 41,303 40,923 380 31,612 4,227 5,656 13.4% 17.9%
Seventeenth Worcester District 39,863 40,923 -1,060 30,804 2,783 4,952 9.0% 16.1%