Of the 6,991,852 citizens living in Massachusetts in 2021, 93.5% said they were only one race, while 6.5% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
Governor Maura Healey has signed a bill making Massachusetts the fifth state to provide free prison phone calls statewide, and the first to include county jails in this provision.
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Massachusetts in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $543,258, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
There were 37 Hispanic people who died in Massachusetts in the week ending Sept. 16, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).