Massachusetts Counties | Estimated Growth Rate % | Estimated Population 2005 | Actual Census 2000 | | | Massachusetts | 0.58% | 6,398,743 | 6,362,132 | | | | | | | Barnstable County | 1.47% | 226,514 | 223,237 | | Berkshire County | -2.18% | 131,868 | 134,812 | | Bristol County | 1.90% | 546,331 | 536,125 | | Dukes County | 3.41% | 15,592 | 15,078 | | Essex County | 1.75% | 738,301 | 725,591 | | Franklin County | 1.15% | 72,334 | 71,514 | | Hampden County | 1.09% | 461,591 | 456,617 | | Hampshire County | 0.63% | 153,339 | 152,379 | | Middlesex County | -0.67% | 1,459,011 | 1,468,781 | | Nantucket County | 6.30% | 10,168 | 9,565 | | Norfolk County | 0.36% | 653,595 | 651,254 | | Plymouth County | 3.77% | 492,409 | 474,534 | | Suffolk County | -5.15% | 654,428 | 689,943 | | Worcester County | 4.06% | 783,262 | 752,702 |
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U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2003, Massachusetts, Washington, DC,2005 |
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