Norfolk County, MA

County

Add Comparison
    US Senator
    N/AElizabeth Warren
    Democratic Party
    US Senator
    N/AEd Markey
    Democratic Party
    2024 Poverty Rate
    6.69%
    0.855% 1-year increase

    About

    N/A of the households in Norfolk County, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    The largest universities in Norfolk County, MA are Babson College (1,397 degrees awarded in 2024), Wellesley College (761 degrees), and Massachusetts Bay Community College (571 degrees).

    About the photo: View of the sunrise from Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, MA.
    Photo by Dan Dvorscak
    United StatesMassachusettsBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

    Economy

    Employment

    Unemployment Insurance Claims

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

    The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

    View Data
    Save Image

    Industries

    Employment by Industry Sector

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.
    Y-Axis
    2.61%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

    View Data
    Save Image

    Civics

    Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Massachusetts

    N/AElizabeth Warren
    Senator from Massachusetts1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013
    N/AEd Markey
    Senator from Massachusetts2
    Assumed office on July 16, 2013
    Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/massachusetts-special-senate-election.html |title=Democrat Wins Special Election for Kerry's Senate Seat |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |last1=Seelye |first1=Katharine Q. }}

    Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

    Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'concat')

    Education

    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. General Business Administration & Management
      811 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      211 degrees awarded
    3. Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
      79 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Norfolk County, MA was General Business Administration & Management with 811 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Norfolk County, MA according to their major.

    View Data
    Save Image

    Universities

    Gender
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1. Babson College
      1,397 degrees awarded
    2. Wellesley College
      761 degrees awarded
    3. Massachusetts Bay Community College
      571 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Babson College with 1,397 degrees awarded.

    View Data
    Save Image

    Housing & Living

    Poverty

    Poverty & Diversity

    6.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Norfolk County, MA (47.7k out of 714k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Norfolk County, MA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

    View Data
    Save Image