Thirteen Colonies: New England population by ethnicity 1620-1760

The Plymouth Colony was established in present-day Massachussets in 1620. It was the first permanent British colony in New England, and the second in the Americas after Jamestown, Virginia. However, the neighboring Massachussets Bay Colony quickly became the most populous of the Thirteen Colonies, and Massachussets maintained this position until the end of the century. In terms of ethnicity, Rhode Island had the highest relative share of Black people in its population, the majority of whom lived in slavery until the 1780s when it was abolished in each of the New England states.

Black and white population of the New England colonies in the Thirteen Colonies (United States) from 1620 to 1760

Characteristic	Massachusetts*: White	Massachusetts*: Black	Connecticut**: White	Connecticut**: Black	Rhode Island: White	Rhode Island: Black	New Hampshire: White	New Hampshire: Black	Plymouth: White
1760	217,734	4,866	138,687	3,783	42,003	3,468	38,493	600	-
1750	183,925	4,075	108,270	3,010	29,879	3,347	26,955	550	-
1740	148,578	3,035	86,982	2,598	22,847	2,408	22,756	500	-
1730	111,336	2,780	74,040	1,490	15,302	1,648	10,555	200	-
1720	88,858	2,150	57,737	1,093	11,137	543	9,205	170	-
1710	61,080	1,310	38,700	750	7,198	375	5,531	150	-
1700	55,141	800	25,520	450	5,594	300	4,828	130	-
1690	49,104	400	21,445	200	3,974	250	4,064	100	7,424
1680	39,582	170	17,196	50	2,842	175	1,972	75	6,400
1670	29,840	160	12,568	35	2,040	115	1,740	65	5,333
1660	19,660	422	7,955	25	1,474	65	1,505	50	1,980
1650	14,012	295	4,119	20	760	25	1,265	40	1,566
1640	8,782	150	1,457	15	300	-	1,025	30	1,020
1630	506	-	-	-	-	-	500	-	390
1620	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	102