New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for New York was 1,276,885 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 (711.02K), followed by Bronx (375.11K), and Queens (374.26K).

In terms of percentages, Kings had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (31.81%), followed by Bronx (31.49%), and Queens (20.15%).

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 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Kings 711015 31.81
Bronx 375105 31.49
Queens 374260 20.15
New York 191975 13.62
Nassau 140570 11.23
Westchester 120890 14.15
Erie 116160 13.02
Monroe 104905 14.56
Suffolk 102315 7.37
Onondaga 48050 10.66
Richmond 41070 9.34
Orange 35685 9.88
Albany 34705 11.77
Rockland 31640 10.73
Dutchess 26260 9.31
Schenectady 15415 10.30
Niagara 14740 7.04
Oneida 12980 5.80
Rensselaer 9355 5.99
Broome 9195 4.84
Ulster 8365 4.82
Jefferson 6350 5.54
Sullivan 5470 7.54
Chemung 4920 5.73
Tompkins 3510 3.68
Clinton 3170 3.99
Saratoga 3145 1.43
Chautauqua 3045 2.35
Cayuga 2985 3.85
Franklin 2825 5.64
Greene 2655 5.69
Wayne 2635 2.90
Orleans 2340 5.74
Ontario 2325 2.16
St. Lawrence 2255 2.08
Columbia 2195 3.69
Putnam 2070 2.19
Wyoming 1940 4.80
Washington 1730 2.80
Livingston 1610 2.55
Seneca 1585 4.58
Steuben 1480 1.54
Genesee 1395 2.40
Cattaraugus 1300 1.68
Madison 1180 1.66
Essex 1080 2.87
Otsego 990 1.65
Oswego 965 0.81
Fulton 910 1.70
Cortland 790 1.65
Delaware 780 1.73
Warren 690 1.08
Herkimer 600 0.96
Montgomery 590 1.21
Allegany 570 1.22
Schoharie 425 1.36
Chenango 410 0.85
Tioga 305 0.62
Yates 250 1.01
Lewis 195 0.73
Schuyler 190 1.06
Hamilton 35 0.76