University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute Population Estimates Program
For Release March 19, 2009
U.S. Census Releases County-level Population Estimates for 2000 to 2008
The U.S. Census Bureau released July 1st county-level population estimates for 2000 to
2008 for Massachusetts and the U.S. on March 19, 2009. These estimates are based on
the demographic “components of change”, which include births and deaths, internal and
international migration, and the group quarters population for each county. To go directly
to the U.S. Census estimates page, follow this link:
http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/
State Total Overview
State-level estimates for Massachusetts released by the U.S. Census Bureau in December
of 2008 increased the state population by 30,052 persons, or 0.46% over the previous
year, to 6,497,967 persons. This marked the third year of consecutive increases in the
Massachusetts population estimates after the state showed losses in 2004 and 2005.
Massachusetts has lagged behind U.S. population growth since the 2000 Census, however
this last vintage release shows that the percentage gap has been steadily decreasing since
2004. For more details on the state level estimates, including a comparison to both the
Northeast Region and the U.S., components of change, and comparison of vintages,
please refer to our December 23, 2008 release: UMass Donahue Institute Summary of
U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 Population Estimates at
http://www.massbenchmarks.org/statedata/news.htm
County Totals
The greatest numerical increases from 2007 to 2008 were found in: Middlesex County
12,680; Suffolk County 5,138; and Norfolk County 4,551. The greatest numerical
decreases were in: Barnstable County -941; Berkshire County -637. All other counties
showed some net gain. In terms of percentage of change, the largest gains were in:
Nantucket County at 1.4%; Middlesex at 0.86%; and Suffolk at 0.71%. Nantucket
County’s population increased dramatically as the result of a successful challenge to its
2007 estimates. The Suffolk County increase is the result of an increased Group Quarters
population, also resulting from a challenge process. These three counties had the three
highest “natural increases” from 2007 to 2008, meaning they had high numbers of births
compared to deaths, and they also had the three highest percentages of international
migration boosting their population estimates. The largest decreases were in: Berkshire
County at -0.49%; and Barnstable County at -0.42%, both of which counted more deaths
than births in 2008. All other counties showed gains of less than 1%.
The following three tables show the 2008 vintage time series of Massachusetts countylevel estimates for 2000-2008, including population estimates by county and by year,
numeric change from year to year and cumulative from the 2000 estimates base,
percentage changes, and rankings. Note that the estimates for 2000 to 2008 shown below
incorporate the latest information available to the U.S. Census Bureau, and differ from
the previous “vintage” estimates produced for those years.
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for MA Counties: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Population Estimates
County
MA Total
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
Estimates
Base
4/1/2000
6,349,113
222,232
134,953
534,678
14,987
723,421
71,535
456,226
152,255
1,466,396
9,520
650,306
472,822
689,809
749,973
July 1, 2000
July 1, 2001
July 1, 2002
July 1, 2003
July 1, 2004
July 1, 2005
July 1, 2006
July 1, 2007
July 1, 2008
6,362,583
223,228
134,787
536,069
15,076
725,341
71,493
456,565
152,379
1,469,120
9,571
651,212
474,365
690,721
752,656
6,407,269
225,042
133,718
538,640
15,192
730,862
71,669
456,361
152,265
1,475,675
9,743
653,500
478,807
704,979
760,816
6,433,043
227,002
133,083
543,063
15,361
733,216
71,887
458,747
152,894
1,472,688
10,082
654,076
482,750
710,660
767,534
6,441,440
228,135
132,565
546,393
15,458
732,496
71,904
460,041
153,671
1,468,316
10,309
653,262
485,029
711,347
772,514
6,437,414
226,829
131,985
546,204
15,480
731,206
71,950
460,088
153,776
1,465,147
10,541
652,805
486,180
709,969
775,254
6,434,343
224,913
131,193
545,499
15,467
730,552
71,937
460,217
153,777
1,462,024
10,610
651,429
487,765
711,331
777,629
6,443,424
223,315
130,350
544,641
15,390
731,179
71,693
460,727
154,295
1,463,654
10,820
652,980
488,294
715,450
780,636
6,467,915
221,990
130,032
545,212
15,452
732,575
71,647
460,629
154,665
1,469,798
11,060
655,358
489,808
727,546
782,143
6,497,967
221,049
129,395
545,823
15,527
736,457
71,735
460,840
154,983
1,482,478
11,215
659,909
492,066
732,684
783,806
Note: The April 1, 2000 estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population resulting from legal boundary updates, other geographic program changes, and Count Question
Resolution actions. All geographic boundaries for the 2008 population estimates series are defined as of January 1, 2008.
Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-01-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
Release Date: March 19, 2009.
Table 2: Numeric Change from Previous Year, Numeric Change From 2000-2008 Cumulative, and Rank Numeric Change
County
MA Total
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
July 1, 2000
to July 1,
2001
44,686
1,814
(1,069)
2,571
116
5,521
176
(204)
(114)
6,555
172
2,288
4,442
14,258
8,160
July 1, 2002
25,774
1,960
(635)
4,423
169
2,354
218
2,386
629
(2,987)
339
576
3,943
5,681
6,718
July 1, 2003
8,397
1,133
(518)
3,330
97
(720)
17
1,294
777
(4,372)
227
(814)
2,279
687
4,980
July 1, 2004
(4,026)
(1,306)
(580)
(189)
22
(1,290)
46
47
105
(3,169)
232
(457)
1,151
(1,378)
2,740
July 1, 2005
(3,071)
(1,916)
(792)
(705)
(13)
(654)
(13)
129
1
(3,123)
69
(1,376)
1,585
1,362
2,375
July 1, 2006
9,081
(1,598)
(843)
(858)
(77)
627
(244)
510
518
1,630
210
1,551
529
4,119
3,007
July 1, 2007
24,491
(1,325)
(318)
571
62
1,396
(46)
(98)
370
6,144
240
2,378
1,514
12,096
1,507
Rank
July 1, 2008 Rank Change Cumulative Cumulative
2007 to 2008 Change 2000 Change 2000
Base to 2008 Base to 2008
30,052
148,854
(941)
14
(1,183)
13
(637)
13
(5,558)
14
611
7
11,145
6
75
12
540
11
3,882
4
13,036
5
88
11
200
12
211
9
4,614
8
318
8
2,728
9
12,680
1
16,082
4
155
10
1,695
10
4,551
3
9,603
7
2,258
5
19,244
3
5,138
2
42,875
1
1,663
6
33,833
2
Table 2: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-01-25). Source: Population
Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009.
Table 3: Percentage Change from Previous Year, Percentage Change From 2000-2008 Cumulative, and Rank Percentage Change
County
MA Total
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
July 1, 2000
to July 1,
2001
0.70%
0.81%
-0.79%
0.48%
0.77%
0.76%
0.25%
-0.04%
-0.07%
0.45%
1.80%
0.35%
0.94%
2.06%
1.08%
July 1, 2002
0.40%
0.87%
-0.47%
0.82%
1.11%
0.32%
0.30%
0.52%
0.41%
-0.20%
3.48%
0.09%
0.82%
0.81%
0.88%
July 1, 2003
0.13%
0.50%
-0.39%
0.61%
0.63%
-0.10%
0.02%
0.28%
0.51%
-0.30%
2.25%
-0.12%
0.47%
0.10%
0.65%
July 1, 2004 July 1, 2005
-0.06%
-0.57%
-0.44%
-0.03%
0.14%
-0.18%
0.06%
0.01%
0.07%
-0.22%
2.25%
-0.07%
0.24%
-0.19%
0.35%
-0.05%
-0.84%
-0.60%
-0.13%
-0.08%
-0.09%
-0.02%
0.03%
0.00%
-0.21%
0.65%
-0.21%
0.33%
0.19%
0.31%
July 1, 2006
0.14%
-0.71%
-0.64%
-0.16%
-0.50%
0.09%
-0.34%
0.11%
0.34%
0.11%
1.98%
0.24%
0.11%
0.58%
0.39%
July 1, 2007
0.38%
-0.59%
-0.24%
0.10%
0.40%
0.19%
-0.06%
-0.02%
0.24%
0.42%
2.22%
0.36%
0.31%
1.69%
0.19%
July 1, 2008
0.46%
-0.42%
-0.49%
0.11%
0.49%
0.53%
0.12%
0.05%
0.21%
0.86%
1.40%
0.69%
0.46%
0.71%
0.21%
Rank
Rank %
Cumulative % Cumulative %
Change 2007
Change 2000 Change 2000
to 2008
Base to 2008 Base to 2008
2.34%
13
-0.53%
13
14
-4.12%
14
11
2.08%
6
6
3.60%
5
5
1.80%
7
10
0.28%
12
12
1.01%
11
9
1.79%
8
2
1.10%
10
1
17.80%
1
4
1.48%
9
7
4.07%
4
3
6.22%
2
8
4.51%
3
Note: The April 1, 2000 estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population resulting from legal boundary updates, other geographic program changes, and Count Question Resolution actions. All
geographic boundaries for the 2008 population estimates series are defined as of January 1, 2008.
Table 3: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-01-25). Source: Population
Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009.
Trends in Population Change from 2001 to 2008 by County
Note: Y-axis not to scale from county to county
Barnstable County
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Berkshire County
2001
2002
Bristol County
2001
2002
Dukes County
2001
2002
Essex County
2001
2002
Franklin County
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Hampden County
2001
2002
Hampshire County
2001
2002
Middlesex County
2001
2002
Nantucket County
2001
2002
Norfolk County
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Plymouth County
2001
2002
Suffolk County
2001
2002
Worcester County
2001
2002
Components of Change
As described earlier, county level estimates are produced by the U.S. Census Bureau using the
latest available data available for the various components of change, which include births and
deaths, internal (within the United States) and international migration, and the group quarters
(GQ) population for each county. The following section describes changes in the Massachusetts
county-level population estimates within these individual components, and compares these
components at a county level.
Natural Increase
Natural increase is the net increase after births and deaths are added together. The following
chart shows, for each county, the number of births, deaths, and the resulting natural net increase
for 2008.
2008 Births, Deaths, and Net Natural Increase by County
BIRTHS
DEATHS
Net Natural Increase
20000
15000
10000
5000
Worcester County
Suffolk County
Plymouth County
Norfolk County
Nantucket County
Middlesex County
Hampshire County
Franklin County
Essex County
Dukes County
Hampden County
-15000
Bristol County
-10000
Berkshire County
-5000
Barnstable County
0
The following Tables 4, 5, and 6 show the actual numbers of births and deaths by county and by
year as well as the resulting net natural increase. A column in each table shows the 2008
component as a percentage of the estimated 2008 population for that county, and the last column
ranks the counties by these percentages. Counties are sorted in each table by rank number.
Table 4: Births by County 2000 - 2008
County
Nantucket
Suffolk
Hampden
W orcester
Essex
Plymouth
Middlesex
Dukes
Bristol
Norfolk
Berkshire
Franklin
Barnstable
Hampshire
2000
32
2,318
1,447
2,517
2,480
1,642
5,062
38
1,757
2,217
302
157
509
308
2001
146
9,713
5,747
10,182
9,630
6,412
19,190
129
6,685
8,522
1,202
711
2,023
1,326
2002
136
9,713
5,759
10,070
9,576
6,423
18,791
152
6,651
8,222
1,240
668
1,995
1,267
2003
137
9,365
5,768
10,053
9,599
6,424
18,536
167
6,646
8,322
1,264
691
2,000
1,323
2004
163
9,278
5,745
10,070
9,490
6,321
18,217
159
6,676
8,222
1,297
679
1,940
1,255
2005
151
9,263
5,682
9,820
9,178
6,092
17,706
164
6,618
7,765
1,237
664
1,976
1,182
2006
151
9,301
5,780
9,858
9,026
5,904
17,798
166
6,626
7,685
1,283
671
1,931
1,234
2007
161
9,591
5,862
9,928
9,206
5,904
18,127
198
6,457
7,739
1,258
699
1,980
1,264
2008
170
9,748
5,980
9,977
9,237
6,007
17,988
186
6,494
7,701
1,307
712
1,986
1,283
2008 Births
as a % of
Population rank
1.52%
1
1.33%
2
1.30%
3
1.27%
4
1.25%
5
1.22%
6
1.21%
7
1.20%
8
1.19%
9
1.17%
10
1.01%
11
0.99%
12
0.90%
13
0.83%
14
2008
-2,750
-1,489
-4,375
-4,983
-140
-621
-6,301
-6,605
-5,410
-4,019
-1,179
-11,111
-5,125
-70
2008 Deaths
as a % of
Population rank
-1.24%
1
-1.15%
2
-0.95%
3
-0.91%
4
-0.90%
5
-0.87%
6
-0.86%
7
-0.84%
8
-0.82%
9
-0.82%
10
-0.76%
11
-0.75%
12
-0.70%
13
-0.62%
14
2008
100
4,623
6,877
3,372
1,988
2,936
1,605
2,291
46
1,511
91
104
-182
-764
2008 Net
Natural
Increase as
a % of
Population rank
0.89%
1
0.63%
2
0.46%
3
0.43%
4
0.40%
5
0.40%
6
0.35%
7
0.35%
8
0.30%
9
0.28%
10
0.13%
11
0.07%
12
-0.14%
13
-0.35%
14
Table 5: Deaths by County 2000 - 2008
County
Barnstable
Berkshire
Hampden
Bristol
Dukes
Franklin
Essex
W orcester
Norfolk
Plymouth
Hampshire
Middlesex
Suffolk
Nantucket
2000
-673
-352
-1,061
-1,175
-31
-158
-1,489
-1,562
-1,369
-893
-304
-2,725
-1,293
-13
2001
-2,744
-1,622
-4,659
-5,298
-118
-660
-6,643
-6,861
-5,800
-4,108
-1,240
-11,857
-5,569
-55
2002
-2,756
-1,570
-4,608
-5,172
-110
-624
-6,586
-6,864
-5,817
-4,088
-1,165
-11,712
-5,487
-67
2003
-2,786
-1,583
-4,515
-5,157
-144
-625
-6,550
-6,817
-5,797
-4,079
-1,192
-11,424
-5,468
-64
2004
-2,867
-1,546
-4,671
-5,289
-145
-648
-6,601
-6,708
-5,562
-4,163
-1,208
-11,325
-5,178
-58
2005
-2,707
-1,558
-4,457
-4,887
-126
-640
-6,339
-6,856
-5,609
-4,057
-1,132
-11,069
-5,206
-77
2006
-2,706
-1,468
-4,505
-4,899
-135
-663
-6,151
-6,654
-5,433
-3,996
-1,227
-10,903
-4,807
-64
2007
-2,734
-1,467
-4,403
-4,878
-131
-613
-6,273
-6,530
-5,392
-4,026
-1,196
-11,028
-5,064
-52
Table 6: Net Natural Increase by County 2000 - 2008
County
Nantucket
Suffolk
Middlesex
W orcester
Plymouth
Essex
Hampden
Norfolk
Dukes
Bristol
Franklin
Hampshire
Berkshire
Barnstable
2000
19
1,025
2,337
955
749
991
386
848
7
582
-1
4
-50
-164
2001
91
4,144
7,333
3,321
2,304
2,987
1,088
2,722
11
1,387
51
86
-420
-721
2002
69
4,226
7,079
3,206
2,335
2,990
1,151
2,405
42
1,479
44
102
-330
-761
2003
73
3,897
7,112
3,236
2,345
3,049
1,253
2,525
23
1,489
66
131
-319
-786
2004
105
4,100
6,892
3,362
2,158
2,889
1,074
2,660
14
1,387
31
47
-249
-927
2005
74
4,057
6,637
2,964
2,035
2,839
1,225
2,156
38
1,731
24
50
-321
-731
2006
87
4,494
6,895
3,204
1,908
2,875
1,275
2,252
31
1,727
8
7
-185
-775
2007
109
4,527
7,099
3,398
1,878
2,933
1,459
2,347
67
1,579
86
68
-209
-754
Tables 4, 5, 6: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to
July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-alldata). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009.
Migration
In the estimates process, the migration component refers to the number of people moving in and
out of a county. International migration measures the number moving to or from places outside
of the U.S. These numbers are estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau by looking at
records from the Department of Homeland Security and other sources. Internal migration,
sometimes called domestic migration, measures movement from one county to another within
the United States. The sum of these two types of migration equals the net migration. The
following chart shows, for each Massachusetts county, the international, internal, and net
migration for 2008.
2008 International, Internal, and Net Migration
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNAL
Net Migration
8000
6000
4000
2000
-6000
-8000
Worcester County
Suffolk County
Plymouth County
Norfolk County
Nantucket County
Middlesex County
Hampshire County
Hampden County
Essex County
Dukes County
Bristol County
Franklin County
-4000
Berkshire County
-2000
Barnstable County
0
The following Tables 7, 8, and 9 show the international, internal, and net migration totals by
county and by year. A column in each table shows the 2008 component as a percentage of the
estimated 2008 population for that county, and the last column ranks the counties by these
percentages. Counties are sorted in each table by rank number.
Table 7: International Migration by County 2000-2008
County
Suffolk
Middlesex
Nantucket
Hampden
Essex
W orcester
Norfolk
Dukes
Hampshire
Plymouth
Bristol
Barnstable
Franklin
Berkshire
2000
2,155
2,506
10
384
756
714
685
12
86
257
256
109
26
29
2001
8,314
10,013
51
1,325
2,873
2,664
2,552
52
327
864
822
406
120
143
2002
7,846
9,360
45
1,259
2,713
2,495
2,389
52
304
787
754
326
113
136
2003
6,948
8,113
30
1,120
2,393
2,184
2,060
44
246
669
636
188
88
111
2004
6,301
7,618
48
1,138
2,198
2,074
1,899
37
253
648
639
360
92
106
2005
6,631
7,929
39
1,158
2,297
2,136
1,988
41
254
665
658
296
89
109
2006
6,819
8,116
45
1,775
2,580
2,504
1,989
40
293
723
833
345
95
119
2007
6,189
7,311
40
1,521
2,303
2,221
1,814
34
263
630
698
270
82
106
2008
International
Migration as
a % of
population rank
2008
6,193
0.85%
1
7,334
0.49%
2
41
0.37%
3
1,527
0.33%
4
2,306
0.31%
5
2,227
0.28%
6
1,818
0.28%
7
33
0.21%
8
265
0.17%
9
634
0.13%
10
703
0.13%
11
282
0.13%
12
82
0.11%
13
106
0.08%
14
Table 8: Internal Migration by County 2000-2008
County
Nantucket
Norfolk
Hampshire
Middlesex
Dukes
Plymouth
Franklin
Essex
Barnstable
Bristol
Berkshire
W orcester
Hampden
Suffolk
2000
21
-671
33
-2,203
73
518
-70
110
1,090
516
-152
971
-450
-2,258
2001
-50
-2,377
-382
-11,313
67
1,708
78
366
2,294
866
-671
2,858
-2,224
-6,770
2002
155
-3,672
370
-20,018
88
1,298
128
-2,717
2,521
2,626
-326
1,725
405
-13,468
2003
59
-4,718
601
-20,335
50
-11
-29
-5,439
1,907
1,865
-124
668
-387
-17,665
2004
2
-4,480
-97
-18,018
-18
-1,298
-32
-5,742
-582
-1,826
-343
-2,144
-1,819
-18,109
2005
-115
-4,980
-171
-18,110
-77
-698
-58
-5,101
-1,275
-2,593
-452
-1,975
-1,823
-18,015
2006
2
-2,371
294
-13,379
-142
-1,874
-315
-4,506
-1,067
-3,182
-723
-2,340
-2,334
-12,127
2007
18
-1,566
49
-8,139
-43
-983
-236
-3,998
-866
-1,753
-242
-4,192
-3,176
-7,480
2008 Internal
Migration as
a % of
2008 population rank
19
0.17%
1
664
0.10%
2
-81
-0.05%
3
-1,331
-0.09%
4
-14
-0.09%
5
-529
-0.11%
6
-128
-0.18%
7
-1,672
-0.23%
8
-542
-0.25%
9
-1,810
-0.33%
10
-634
-0.49%
11
-4,183
-0.53%
12
-3,062
-0.66%
13
-5,372
-0.73%
14
Table 9: Net Migration by County 2000-2008
County
Nantucket
Middlesex
Norfolk
Dukes
Hampshire
Suffolk
Essex
Plymouth
Franklin
Barnstable
Bristol
Worcester
Hampden
Berkshire
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
31
303
14
85
119
-103
866
775
-44
1,199
772
1,685
-66
-123
1
-1,300
175
119
-55
1,544
3,239
2,572
198
2,700
1,688
5,522
-899
-528
200
-10,658
-1,283
140
674
-5,622
-4
2,085
241
2,847
3,380
4,220
1,664
-190
89
-12,222
-2,658
94
847
-10,717
-3,046
658
59
2,095
2,501
2,852
733
-13
50
-10,400
-2,581
19
156
-11,808
-3,544
-650
60
-222
-1,187
-70
-681
-237
-76
-10,181
-2,992
-36
83
-11,384
-2,804
-33
31
-979
-1,935
161
-665
-343
47
-5,263
-382
-102
587
-5,308
-1,926
-1,151
-220
-722
-2,349
164
-559
-604
58
-828
248
-9
312
-1,291
-1,695
-353
-154
-596
-1,055
-1,971
-1,655
-136
2008 Net
Migration as
a % of
2008 Population rank
60
6,003
2,482
19
184
821
634
105
-46
-260
-1,107
-1,956
-1,535
-528
0.53%
0.40%
0.38%
0.12%
0.12%
0.11%
0.09%
0.02%
-0.06%
-0.12%
-0.20%
-0.25%
-0.33%
-0.41%
Tables 7, 8, 9: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to
July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-alldata). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Group Quarters
The final component used in estimates production is the group quarters (GQ) population. In
2007, Massachusetts updated its GQ population counts with the U.S. Census Bureau for the first
time since 2002. This new data provided the basis for successful population challenges in 16
Massachusetts municipalities, which resulted in the upward revision of their official 2007
population estimates. For a complete list of challenge results, follow the link below to the U.S.
Census’ Estimates Division page:
http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/2000s/vintage_2007/07s_challenges.html
Because these challenges revised the previous vintage’s group quarters population counts, the
following table compares the 2007 vintage (version) of the 2007 GQ component in
Massachusetts counties to the 2008 vintage of the 2008 GQ component.
Table 10: Massachusetts Group Quarters Population by County 2007 to 2008
County
Massachusetts
Barnstable
Berkshire
Bristol
Dukes
Essex
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Middlesex
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth
Suffolk
Worcester
Vintage 2007
Vintage 2008
Increase 2007 to
GQ Population 2007 GQ Population 2008
2008
215,874
243,596
27,722
5,687
6,046
359
6,214
6,720
506
13,021
16,088
3,067
185
188
3
16,676
18,289
1,613
1,406
1,619
213
14,282
17,213
2,931
17,673
19,565
1,892
53,483
54,919
1,436
760
762
2
16,963
19,561
2,598
11,296
12,146
850
34,375
43,855
9,480
23,853
26,625
2,772
Table 10: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties
of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-alldata and CO-EST2007-alldata). Source:
Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009 and March 17, 2008.