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{{short description|County in Massachusetts, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county           = Bristol County
| state            = Massachusetts
| type             = [[List of counties in Massachusetts|County]]
| seal             = Seal of Bristol County, Massachusetts.svg
| founded date     = June 2
| founded year     = 1685 (from [[Plymouth Colony]])
| seat wl          = Taunton
| largest city wl  = New Bedford
| area_total_sq_mi = 691
| area_land_sq_mi  = 553
| area_water_sq_mi = 138
| area percentage  = 20
| census yr        = 2020
| pop              = 579200
| pop_est_as_of    = 2024
| population_est   = 588593 {{gain}}
| density_sq_mi    = auto
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  | image1                   = New_Bedford,_Massachusetts-view_from_harbor.jpeg
  | alt1                     = LY
  | caption1                 = [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]]
  | image2                   = Saint_Mary_Taunton.jpg
  | alt2                     = Fitchburg
  | caption2                 = [[St. Mary's Complex (Taunton, Massachusetts)|St. Mary's Complex]]
  | image3                   = Battleship_Cove_FR.jpg
  | alt3                     = Lawrence
  | caption3                 = [[Battleship Cove]]
  | image4                   = Lizzie_Borden_House_(Bed_Breakfast)_(3535957840).jpg
  | alt4                     = CE
  | caption4                 = [[Lizzie Borden House]]
  | image5                   = Ames_Mansion_Borderland.jpg
  | alt5                     = JH
  | caption5                 = [[Borderland State Park|Ames Mansion]]
  | image6                   = Horseneck_Beach_2015.jpg
  | alt6                     = MBTS
  | caption6                 = [[Horseneck Beach State Reservation|Horseneck Beach]]
 
}}
| district         = 4th
| district2        = 8th
| district3        = 9th
| time zone        = Eastern
| named for        = [[Bristol, Rhode Island]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|41.75|-71.09|type:adm2nd_region:US-MA_source:UScensus1990|display=title,inline}} }}

'''Bristol County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the Commonwealth of [[Massachusetts]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 579,200.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|url-status=dead|access-date=August 12, 2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-date=August 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812174830/https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7}}</ref> The [[county seat#New England|shire town]] is [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> Some governmental functions are performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, others by the county, and others by local towns and cities. The county is the sixth most populous county in Massachusetts. Bristol County is part of the [[Providence metropolitan area]], which is also included in [[Greater Boston]]. The county is adjacent to the state of [[Rhode Island]]. It is geographically adjacent to the Massachusetts counties of [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth]], [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk]], and [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes]] (via water), and the Rhode Island counties of [[Bristol County, Rhode Island|Bristol]], [[Newport County, Rhode Island|Newport]], and [[Providence County, Rhode Island|Providence]].

==History==
{{further|History of Massachusetts}}

Bristol County was created by the [[Plymouth Colony]] on June 2, 1685,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mabristo/mabristo.htm|title=RootsWeb.com Home Page|website=rootsweb.ancestry.com}}</ref> and named after its "shire town" (county seat), [[Bristol, Rhode Island|Bristol]].<ref name="hurd" /> The Plymouth Colony, along with the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]], the Maine Colony and several other small settlements were rechartered in 1691, by [[William III of England|King William III]], to become [[The Province of Massachusetts Bay]].

The towns of Bristol, [[Barrington, Rhode Island|Barrington]], and [[Warren, Rhode Island|Warren]] were awarded to [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]] in 1746 as part of the settlement of a long-running boundary dispute (see [[History of Massachusetts]]), forming [[Bristol County, Rhode Island]]. At the same time, [[Cumberland, Rhode Island]] was carved out of [[Attleborough, Massachusetts]] and annexed to [[Providence County, Rhode Island]]; [[Tiverton, Rhode Island|Tiverton]] and [[Little Compton, Rhode Island|Little Compton]] were transferred to [[Newport County, Rhode Island]]. [[East Freetown, Massachusetts|East Freetown]] was officially purchased by [[Freetown, Massachusetts]], from Tiverton in 1747, and so remained on the Massachusetts side.

After the departure of Bristol, Taunton was made the shire town of the county. A second county courthouse was constructed in 1828 in the growing town of New Bedford (designed a "half-shire town"). In 1862, a part of Seekonk (that portion of which is now [[East Providence, Rhode Island]]) and the entirety of [[East Pawtucket]] were transferred to [[Providence County, Rhode Island]]. At the same time, land ceded from Rhode Island was added to Fall River and Westport. The growing Fall River became the site of the third county courthouse in 1877.<ref name="hurd">''History of Bristol County, Massachusetts with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1'' edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd. J. W. Lewis and Co., 1883. [https://books.google.com/books?id=uauYBOCKCS0C]. p. 1.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|691|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|553|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|138|sqmi}} (20%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_25.txt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914175857/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_25.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 15, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The highest point in Bristol County is Sunrise Hill (Watery Hill) at {{convert|390|ft|m}} above sea level located in World War I Memorial Park in [[North Attleborough, Massachusetts|North Attleborough]]. It is also to note that Bristol, Plymouth and Taunton are all places in South West England. Their [[Massachusetts]] cousins were named after the originals as South West England was the focal point for sailing and discovery at the time of America's discovery. John Cabot set sail from Bristol and sailed down the Severn on which lies [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] in [[Wales]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]]—north
* [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth County]]—east
* [[Newport County, Rhode Island]]—southwest
* [[Bristol County, Rhode Island]]—west
* [[Providence County, Rhode Island]]—northwest

To the south, [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes County]] is opposite [[Buzzards Bay]] from Bristol County.

===National protected area===
* [[New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park]]

==Demographics==
[[File:New England ancestry by county - updated.png|thumb|left|Largest self-reported ancestry groups in [[New England]].  Americans of Portuguese descent plurality shown in grey.]]
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 31696
| 1800 = 33880
| 1810 = 37168
| 1820 = 40908
| 1830 = 49592
| 1840 = 60164
| 1850 = 76192
| 1860 = 93794
| 1870 = 102886
| 1880 = 139040
| 1890 = 186465
| 1900 = 252029
| 1910 = 318573
| 1920 = 359005
| 1930 = 364590
| 1940 = 364637
| 1950 = 381569
| 1960 = 398488
| 1970 = 444301
| 1980 = 474641
| 1990 = 506325
| 2000 = 534678
| 2010 = 548285
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ma190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=2566121a73de463995ed2b2fd7ff6eb7|title=2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 2020 = 579200
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 588593
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 534,678 people, 205,411 households, and 140,706 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|962|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 216,918 housing units at an average density of {{convert|390|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 90.98% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 2.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.26% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.12% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 3.60%<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> was [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 29.7% were of [[portuguese people|Portuguese]], 13.0% [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.9% French, 8.2% English, 6.8% Italian and 6.4% [[French Canadian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 79.1% spoke English, 13.9% Portuguese, 2.9% Spanish and 1.6% French as their first language. The United States Census Bureau reported Bristol County as being one of two counties in the United States with a plurality of people of [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] ancestry<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf Census 2000 Brief - Ancestry] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040920132346/http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf |date=September 20, 2004}}</ref> (the other being the contiguous [[Bristol County, Rhode Island]]).

Of the 205,411 households 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. Of all households 26.50% were one person and 11.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.

The median household income was $43,496 and the median family income  was $53,733. Males had a median income of $39,361 versus $27,516 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,978. About 7.80% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of that age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 548,285&nbsp;people, 213,010&nbsp;households, and 141,338&nbsp;families in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25005 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033317/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US25005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|991.3|PD/sqmi}}. There were 230,535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|416.8|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25005 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213234147/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US25005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 88.4% white, 3.3% black, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 3.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.0% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> The largest ancestry groups were:<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25005 |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025726/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US25005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* 30.1% Portuguese
* 19.2% Irish
* 13.1% French
* 12.5% English
* 9.3% Italian
* 5.7% French Canadian
* 5.0% German
* 4.5% Polish
* 3.4% Puerto Rican
* 3.3% Sub-Saharan African
* 2.5% American
* 2.0% Scottish
* 1.4% Swedish
* 1.3% Scotch-Irish
* 1.0% Arab
{{div col end}}

Of the 213,010&nbsp;households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 27.4% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 39.8 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median household income was $54,955 and the median family income was $70,161. Males had a median income of $51,785 versus $39,714 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,736. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25005 |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025340/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US25005 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Bristol County MA population density.png|thumb|Population density of Bristol County by census block (2020)<ref>{{Citation |title=TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2020, State, Massachusetts, 2020 Census Block |url=https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-2020-state-massachusetts-2020-census-block |access-date=2025-05-22 |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch (Point of Contact) |language=en}}</ref>]]

===Income breakdown by town===
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213610/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212105/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_DP05&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212212620/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_S1101&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- valign=bottom
! Rank
! Town
!
! Per capita<br />income
! Median<br />household<br />income
! Median<br />family<br />income
! Population
! Number of<br />households
|-
| 1
| [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]]
| Town
| $39,792
| $98,182
| $112,788
| 23,094
| 8,161
|-
| 2
| [[Easton, Massachusetts|Easton]]
| Town
| $39,751
| $89,714
| $111,045
| 23,061
| 7,852
|-
| 3
| [[Rehoboth, Massachusetts|Rehoboth]]
| Town
| $38,415
| $87,563
| $97,711
| 11,470
| 4,093
|-
| 4
| [[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]]
| Town
| $35,337
| $73,736
| $83,289
| 15,396
| 5,867
|-
|
| ''[[Massachusetts]]''
| State
| $35,051
| $65,981
| $83,371
| 6,512,227
| 2,522,409
|-
| 5
| [[Raynham, Massachusetts|Raynham]]
| Town
| $34,904
| $82,855
| $96,190
| 13,208
| 4,739
|-
| 6
| [[North Attleborough, Massachusetts|North Attleborough]]
| Town
| $34,374
| $80,757
| $94,469
| 28,593
| 10,426
|-
| 7
| [[Dighton, Massachusetts|Dighton]]
| Town
| $34,258
| $85,284
| $94,044
| 7,003
| 2,386
|-
| 8
| [[Swansea, Massachusetts|Swansea]]
| Town
| $33,910
| $71,716
| $79,486
| 15,886
| 6,173
|-
|
| ''[[North Westport, Massachusetts|North Westport]]''
| CDP
| $33,858
| $67,614
| $82,827
| 4,188
| 1,700
|-
| 9
| [[Seekonk, Massachusetts|Seekonk]]
| Town
| $33,136
| $78,032
| $89,833
| 13,700
| 4,752
|-
| 10
| [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]]
| Town
| $32,437
| $82,208
| $93,773
| 8,828
| 3,150
|-
| 11
| [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts|Dartmouth]]
| Town
| $32,138
| $73,007
| $86,650
| 33,759
| 12,119
|-
|
| ''[[Raynham Center, Massachusetts|Raynham Center]]''
| CDP
| $32,034
| $84,028
| $91,154
| 4,619
| 1,563
|-
|
| ''[[Mansfield Center, Massachusetts|Mansfield Center]]''
| CDP
| $31,762
| $71,685
| $98,902
| 7,946
| 3,022
|-
| 12
| [[Somerset, Massachusetts|Somerset]]
| Town
| $31,718
| $69,449
| $80,795
| 18,172
| 6,983
|-
| 13
| [[Norton, Massachusetts|Norton]]
| Town
| $30,772
| $75,538
| $91,636
| 18,970
| 6,297
|-
|
| ''[[North Seekonk, Massachusetts|North Seekonk]]''
| CDP
| $30,705
| $65,804
| $81,111
| 2,552
| 941
|-
| 14
| [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]]
| City
| $30,398
| $65,298
| $76,563
| 43,459
| 16,393
|-
|
| ''[[Smith Mills, Massachusetts|Smith Mills]]''
| CDP
| $30,207
| $67,907
| $79,123
| 5,030
| 1,965
|-
| 15
| [[Acushnet, Massachusetts|Acushnet]]
| Town
| $30,084
| $64,695
| $81,643
| 10,299
| 3,818
|-
|
| ''[[Bliss Corner, Massachusetts|Bliss Corner]]''
| CDP
| $29,569
| $52,285
| $63,554
| 6,063
| 2,534
|-
|
| ''Bristol County''
| County
| $28,682
| $55,813
| $71,416
| 547,305
| 210,536
|-
| 16
| [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]]
| Town
| $28,658
| $60,179
| $77,089
| 15,915
| 6,444
|-
| 17
| [[Berkley, Massachusetts|Berkley]]
| Town
| $28,206
| $81,094
| $83,228
| 6,336
| 1,970
|-
|
| ''United States''
| Country
| $27,915
| $52,762
| $64,293
| 306,603,772
| 114,761,359
|-
| 18
| [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]]
| City
| $26,309
| $53,401
| $67,447
| 55,930
| 21,799
|-
|
| ''[[Acushnet Center, Massachusetts|Acushnet Center]]''
| CDP
| $26,295
| $51,782
| $64,750
| 2,737
| 1,159
|-
|
| ''[[Ocean Grove, Massachusetts|Ocean Grove]]''
| CDP
| $25,058
| $60,267
| $72,594
| 3,098
| 1,230
|-
| 19
| [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]]
| City
| $21,558
| $37,493
| $46,881
| 95,006
| 38,869
|-
| 20
| [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]]
| City
| $21,118
| $34,789
| $44,635
| 89,220
| 38,245
|-
|
| ''[[Norton Center, Massachusetts|Norton Center]]''
| CDP
| $16,578
| $83,465
| $84,781
| 2,977
| 446
|-
|}

==Politics and government==
Bristol County has voted for the presidential nominee of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in every election since [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]] and, with the exception of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s victorious campaigns of 1952 and 1956, for the Democratic nominee since 1928, before which it was a Republican stronghold.

However, in [[2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2024]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] came the closest to winning the county since [[1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1984]] (when [[Ronald Reagan]] came within less than 800 votes of winning), with Democrat [[Kamala Harris]] winning only 49.6% of the vote. It was also the closest any Massachusetts county came to flipping Republican since [[1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|1988]], as all counties have been won by the Democratic candidate since 1992.
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{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|93,898|143,433|4,178|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|90,531|146,861|5,728|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|82,524|147,854|2,500|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|62,848|136,325|12,164|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|47,164|127,725|23,324|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|52,370|102,406|56,978|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|83,797|107,854|1,879|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|93,232|94,010|797|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|77,545|83,460|27,600|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|69,957|116,318|5,496|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|84,390|103,163|1,215|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|56,672|119,439|7,458|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|39,230|146,885|521|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|64,290|130,049|383|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|109,542|79,357|466|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|98,105|93,444|462|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|63,216|106,741|2,594|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|60,880|90,529|283|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|60,143|97,571|677|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|49,754|80,805|10,586|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|50,846|62,474|3,355|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|55,205|59,257|1,293|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|58,929|19,802|10,249|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|56,734|17,719|2,579|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|22,578|18,065|1,407|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|13,279|12,420|12,264|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|20,683|10,719|2,742|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|18,742|11,103|1,390|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|19,396|9,355|1,196|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|21,629|6,022|784|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|15,732|10,825|699|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|14,570|8,972|584|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|12,291|6,475|1,710|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|13,418|6,136|323|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|11,578|5,814|38|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|10,003|2,605|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|10,125|2,724|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|9,736|2,173|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|7,980|1,713|1,123|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|8,845|2,465|936|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1852|Whig|3,827|3,269|2,102|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1848|Whig|4,841|2,170|2,832|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|4,872|4,903|644|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1840|Democratic|4,855|4,904|117|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1836|Democratic|1,732|2,568|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1832|Anti-Masonic|1,194|499|2,360|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1828|Whig|1,740|325|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1824|Whig|2,065|316|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1820|Whig|2,394|1,050|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1812|Whig|3,189|1,384|0|Massachusetts}}
{{PresRow|1804|Whig|1,729|1,137|0|Massachusetts}}
|}
{{Hidden begin
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
|title      = Gubernatorial elections results
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Gubernatorial elections results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=25&f=0&off=99|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Sate Data|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2022]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.19% ''81,033''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.97%''' ''98,969''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.84% ''3,388''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2018]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.76%''' ''132,371''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.02% ''54,280''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.23% ''423''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.70%''' ''72,641''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.19% ''66,045''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.11% ''7,471''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2010 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2010]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.66% ''73,220''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.23%''' ''81,059''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.11% ''17,340''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.32% ''57,233''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.33%''' ''95,623''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.36% ''13,925''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.99% ''71,189''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.73%''' ''80,275''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.28% ''6,779''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

* Paul B. Kitchen—County Commissioner
* John R. Mitchell—County Commissioner
* John T. Saunders—County Commissioner
* Thomas M. Quinn, III—District Attorney
* Paul Heroux—Sheriff
* Christopher T. Saunders—County Treasurer
* Barry Amaral—Register of Deeds, Northern District
* Bernard McDonald—Register of Deeds, Fall River District
* Frederick M. Kalisz—Register of Deeds, Southern District
* Marc Santos—Clerk of Courts

The Bristol County Sheriff's Office maintains its administrative headquarters and operates several jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex in North Dartmouth in [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts|Dartmouth]]. Jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex include the Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail, the Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women's Center, and the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center. The office also operates the [[Ash Street Jail and Regional Lock-Up]] and the Juvenile Secure Alternative Lock Up Program (JALP) in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]].<ref name="JailFacilities">"[http://www.bcso-ma.us/facilities.htm Facilities]." Bristol County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved on January 30, 2012. "400 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA 0274" and "Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747" and "Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women’s Center 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747" and "C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center: 400 Faunce Corner Road North Dartmouth, MA 02747" and "Juvenile Secure Alternative Lock Up Program 323 Mill Street New Bedford, MA 02740 " and "Ash Street Jail and Regional Lock-Up 226 Ash Street New Bedford, MA 02740 "</ref>

The Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail has room for 1,100 prisoners. It houses men convicted of crimes who have been sentenced to {{frac|2|1|2}} years or less. It also houses high-security male pre-trial prisoners, high-security female prisoners, and pre-trial female prisoners.<ref name="JailFacilities" />

The women's center, a medium security jail, can house up to 106 women. The self-contained women's center had opened as a minimum security pre-release center for male prisoners in 1990 which could house up to 106 prisoners. When it was a pre-release facility it only housed an average of 60 prisoners because the county sheriff imposed strict conditions upon the pre-release program. In 1999 the sheriff received a federal grant to convert the pre-release center into a women's center, and he moved the pre-release program to modular units at the main jail.<ref name="JailFacilities" />

The Carreiro jail houses detained individuals who are scheduled for deportation and individuals who are engaging in proceedings with the [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE). The Ash Street jail houses over 200 pre-trial prisoners and a few sentenced inmate workers for the system. JALP houses up to 12 pre-arraingment juvenile prisoners.<ref name="JailFacilities" />

===Voter registration===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 2024<ref name="Voters">{{cite web |title=The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |url=https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrollment_count_20240305.pdf |website=Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=February 24, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| align = center | {{formatnum: 280,908}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |280,908 |421,704 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 95,921 }}
| align = center | {{Percentage |95,921  |421,704 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 39,270}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |39,270 |421,704 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 1,810}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |1,810 |421,704 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Other parties]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 3,795}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |3,795 |421,704 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 421,704}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}

===Twin town===
The county is twinned with the [[Municipalities of Portugal|municipality]] of [[Lagoa, Azores|Lagoa]] in the [[Azores]].<ref>[http://cm-lagoa.azoresdigital.pt/default.aspx?module=NoticiaDisplay&ID=37 Câmara Municipal de Lagoa] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140523124001/http://cm-lagoa.azoresdigital.pt/default.aspx?module=NoticiaDisplay&ID=37|date=May 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Lurdes C. da |title=Azorean city of Lagoa to celebrate its 500 years with local Sister Cities, special exhibition to open May 13 in Dartmouth |url=https://www.heraldnews.com/story/news/local/ojornal/2022/05/05/azorean-city-lagoa-celebrate-its-500-years-local-sister-cities-special-exhibition-open-may-13-dartmo/9631120002/ |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Fall River Herald News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Transportation authorities providing public bus service include the [[Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority]]; and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority serving the Fall River and New Bedford areas.

Airports include the [[Mansfield Municipal Airport]], [[Myricks Airport]], [[New Bedford Municipal Airport]] and [[Taunton Municipal Airport]]; of these, the New Bedford airport is a [[commercial airport]], with flights serving the [[Cape Cod]], [[Nantucket]] and [[Martha's Vineyard]] area.

The [[Providence/Stoughton Line]] of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail|MBTA commuter rail]] has stops in Mansfield, Attleboro, and South Attleboro. The line provides connections to Providence and Boston (at Back Bay Station and South Station), as well as intermediate stops. An extension has been completed that connects to [[T. F. Green Airport (MBTA station)|T. F. Green Airport]].

The [[Fall River/New Bedford Line]] also runs through Bristol County. With stops at [[East Taunton station]], [[Freetown station]], [[Fall River Depot]], [[Church Street Station]] and [[New Bedford station]].

===Major highways===
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==Communities==
[[File:Bristol County Courthouse B&W.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Bristol County Superior Courthouse in [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]].]]

[[File:Map of Bristol County Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|An 1851 map of Bristol County, Massachusetts]]

===Cities===
* [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]]
* [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]]
* [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]]
* [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]] (county seat)

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Acushnet, Massachusetts|Acushnet]]
* [[Berkley, Massachusetts|Berkley]]
* [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts|Dartmouth]]
* [[Dighton, Massachusetts|Dighton]]
* [[Easton, Massachusetts|Easton]]
* [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]]
* [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]]
* [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]]
* [[North Attleborough, Massachusetts|North Attleborough]]
* [[Norton, Massachusetts|Norton]]
* [[Raynham, Massachusetts|Raynham]]
* [[Rehoboth, Massachusetts|Rehoboth]]
* [[Seekonk, Massachusetts|Seekonk]]
* [[Somerset, Massachusetts|Somerset]]
* [[Swansea, Massachusetts|Swansea]]
* [[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]]
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===Census-designated places===
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* [[Acushnet Center, Massachusetts|Acushnet Center]]
* [[Bliss Corner, Massachusetts|Bliss Corner]]
* [[Mansfield Center, Massachusetts|Mansfield Center]]
* [[North Seekonk, Massachusetts|North Seekonk]]
* [[North Westport, Massachusetts|North Westport]]
* [[Norton Center, Massachusetts|Norton Center]]
* [[Ocean Grove, Massachusetts|Ocean Grove]]
* [[Raynham Center, Massachusetts|Raynham Center]]
* [[Smith Mills, Massachusetts|Smith Mills]]
{{div col end}}

===Other villages===
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* [[Assonet, Massachusetts|Assonet]]
* [[Bowensville, Massachusetts|Bowensville]]
* [[Britannia, Massachusetts|Britannia]]
* [[East Freetown, Massachusetts|East Freetown]]
* [[East Taunton, Massachusetts|East Taunton]]
* [[Fall River Station, Massachusetts|Fall River Station]]
* [[Five Corners, Easton, Massachusetts|Five Corners]]
* [[Flint Village, Massachusetts|Flint Village]]
* [[Four Corners, Massachusetts|Four Corners]]
* [[Globe Village, Massachusetts|Globe Village]]
* [[Gushee Pond, Massachusetts|Gushee Pond]]
* [[Highlands, Massachusetts|Highlands]]
* [[Hixville, Massachusetts|Hixville]]
* [[Hornbine, Massachusetts|Hornbine]]
* [[Hortonville, Massachusetts|Hortonville]]
* [[Kingmans Corner, Massachusetts|Kingmans Corner]]
* [[Myricks, Massachusetts|Myricks]]
* [[North Attleborough Center, Massachusetts|North Attleborough Center]]
* [[North Raynham, Massachusetts|North Raynham]]
* [[North Rehoboth, Massachusetts|North Rehoboth]]
* [[North Taunton, Massachusetts|North Taunton]]
* [[Oakland, Massachusetts|Oakland]]
* [[Padanaram, Massachusetts|Padanaram]]
* [[Pecks Corner, Massachusetts|Pecks Corner]]
* [[Perrys Corner, Massachusetts|Perrys Corner]]
* [[Perryville, Massachusetts|Perryville]]
* [[Pleasantfield, Massachusetts|Pleasantfield]]
* [[Pleasant Street, Raynham, Massachusetts|Pleasant Street]]
* [[Pottersville, Massachusetts|Pottersville]]
* [[Prattville, Massachusetts|Prattville]]
* [[Ramblewood, Massachusetts|Ramblewood]]
* [[Rehoboth Village, Massachusetts|Rehoboth]]
* [[Sassaquin, Massachusetts|Sassaquin]]
* [[South Attleboro, Massachusetts|South Attleboro]]
* [[South Rehoboth, Massachusetts|South Rehoboth]]
* [[Squawbetty, Massachusetts|Squawbetty]]
* [[Steep Brook, Massachusetts|Steep Brook]]
* [[Titicut, Raynham, Massachusetts|Titicut]]
* [[Tracy Corner, Massachusetts|Tracy Corner]]
* [[Wade's Corner, Massachusetts|Wade's Corner]]
* [[Weir Village, Massachusetts|Weir Village]]
* [[Westville, Massachusetts|Westville]]
* [[Whittenton, Massachusetts|Whittenton]]
* [[Whittenton Junction, Massachusetts|Whittenton Junction]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost town===
* [[Norton Furnace, Massachusetts|Norton Furnace]]

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st25_ma/schooldistrict_maps/c25005_bristol/DC20SD_C25005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bristol County, MA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st25_ma/schooldistrict_maps/c25005_bristol/DC20SD_C25005_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

K–12:
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* [[Attleboro School District]]
* [[Bridgewater-Raynham School District]]
* [[Dartmouth School District]]
* [[Dighton-Rehoboth School District]]
* [[Easton School District]]
* [[Fairhaven School District]] - Takes Acushnet for secondary school
* [[Fall River School District]]
* [[Freetown-Lakeville School District]]
* [[Mansfield School District (Massachusetts)|Mansfield School District]]
* [[New Bedford School District]] - Takes Acushnet for secondary school
* [[North Attleborough School District]]
* [[Norton School District]]
* [[Seekonk School District]]
* [[Swansea School District]]
* [[Taunton School District]]
* [[Westport School District]]
{{div col end}}

Secondary:
* [[Somerset-Berkley School District]]

Elementary:
* [[Acushnet School District]]
* [[Berkley School District (Massachusetts)|Berkley School District]]
* [[Somerset School District (Massachusetts)|Somerset School District]]

[[Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School]] is also in the county.

[[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]] and [[Stonehill College]] are in the county.

==See also==
{{Portal|Massachusetts|United States}}
* [[Administrative divisions of Massachusetts]]
* [[Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)#Bristol|Registry of Deeds (Massachusetts)]]
* [[Bristol Community College]]
* [[Horseneck Beach State Reservation]]
* [[Freetown-Fall River State Forest]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts]]
* [[Southern New England School of Law]]
* [[Taunton River]]
* [[Taunton River Watershed]]
* [[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]]
* [[Wheaton College (Massachusetts)|Wheaton College]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Citation |publisher=Dean Dudley & Co. |publication-place=Boston, Mass. |url=https://archive.org/stream/bristolcountydir1878bost#page/n9/mode/2up |title=The Bristol County Directory |year=1867 |publication-date=1878}}
* ''History of Bristol County, Massachusetts with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 1'' edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd. J.W. Lewis and Co., 1883.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=uauYBOCKCS0C]
* {{Citation |publisher=Briggs & Co. |publication-place=Boston, Mass. |url=https://archive.org/stream/bristolcountydir1885bost#page/n11/mode/2up |title=The Bristol County Directory |year=1867 |publication-date=1885 |oclc=8750817}}
* ''A history of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Volume 1'' by Frank Walcott Hutt. Lewis Historical Pub. Co., Inc., 1924.

==External links==
{{sister project links}}
* {{Official website|http://countyofbristol.net/}}
* {{OSM relation|1840537}}
* [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/ma_cosub.pdf US Census Bureau map] of cities, towns, Native American reservations, and census-designated places

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Bristol County, Massachusetts
|North     = [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth County]]
|Southeast = [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes County]]
|South     = ''[[Buzzards Bay]]''
|Southwest = [[Newport County, Rhode Island]]
|West      = [[Bristol County, Rhode Island]]
|Northwest = [[Providence County, Rhode Island]]
}}
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