New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for New York was 1,266,075 and represented 7.18% of the total New York citizen population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (703.24K), followed by Queens (366.76K), and Bronx (366.15K).

In terms of percentages, Kings had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (32.33%), followed by Bronx (31.45%), and Queens (20.31%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Kings 703240 32.33
Queens 366755 20.31
Bronx 366145 31.45
New York 192880 13.96
Nassau 136695 11.01
Westchester 117645 13.92
Erie 115255 12.95
Monroe 105540 14.62
Suffolk 100715 7.25
Onondaga 47655 10.57
Richmond 41250 9.44
Albany 35065 11.87
Orange 33530 9.40
Rockland 31225 10.71
Dutchess 25965 9.21
Niagara 15165 7.20
Schenectady 14895 9.97
Oneida 12675 5.65
Broome 9190 4.77
Rensselaer 9035 5.78
Ulster 8610 4.93
Jefferson 6025 5.17
Sullivan 5745 7.90
Chemung 4915 5.63
Tompkins 3655 3.86
Cayuga 3135 4.01
Saratoga 3105 1.42
Wayne 2985 3.26
Clinton 2980 3.74
Chautauqua 2955 2.25
Franklin 2675 5.31
Greene 2600 5.51
Ontario 2505 2.33
Orleans 2390 5.77
Columbia 2270 3.76
St. Lawrence 2240 2.05
Wyoming 2165 5.28
Putnam 1980 2.09
Washington 1695 2.73
Genesee 1530 2.60
Steuben 1495 1.53
Seneca 1465 4.20
Livingston 1380 2.16
Madison 1085 1.51
Cattaraugus 1075 1.37
Otsego 1060 1.75
Essex 990 2.61
Oswego 955 0.80
Delaware 810 1.75
Fulton 790 1.46
Warren 745 1.16
Montgomery 740 1.51
Cortland 705 1.45
Herkimer 570 0.90
Allegany 560 1.18
Chenango 410 0.83
Schoharie 405 1.28
Tioga 335 0.67
Lewis 245 0.91
Yates 235 0.94
Schuyler 150 0.82
Hamilton 25 0.53