New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for New York was 1,290,900 and represented 7.30% of the total New York citizen population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (685.34K), followed by Bronx (371.96K), and Queens (366.81K).

In terms of percentages, Bronx had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (31.31%), followed by Kings (30.82%), and Queens (20.05%).

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 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Kings 685335 30.82
Bronx 371960 31.31
Queens 366805 20.05
New York 188550 13.39
Nassau 143775 11.44
Westchester 122035 14.12
Erie 112985 12.71
Monroe 102590 14.29
Suffolk 101360 7.30
Onondaga 45020 10.11
Richmond 40260 9.18
Orange 37845 10.41
Albany 33475 11.53
Rockland 30690 10.33
Dutchess 26810 9.60
Schenectady 15060 10.05
Niagara 13890 6.71
Oneida 12560 5.68
Ulster 9230 5.34
Rensselaer 8985 5.81
Broome 8575 4.62
Jefferson 5795 5.29
Sullivan 5600 7.80
Chemung 4695 5.68
Tompkins 3430 3.62
Saratoga 3245 1.45
Chautauqua 2935 2.33
Clinton 2930 3.74
Cayuga 2885 3.79
Franklin 2630 5.30
Putnam 2585 2.76
Greene 2530 5.43
St. Lawrence 2475 2.33
Orleans 2240 5.60
Ontario 2175 2.02
Columbia 2155 3.70
Wayne 2125 2.38
Wyoming 1770 4.48
Livingston 1640 2.65
Seneca 1615 4.76
Washington 1545 2.55
Steuben 1405 1.49
Genesee 1250 2.20
Oswego 1150 0.99
Cattaraugus 1120 1.47
Montgomery 1110 2.28
Essex 1100 3.01
Madison 1045 1.49
Otsego 975 1.66
Cortland 940 1.99
Fulton 895 1.68
Delaware 715 1.63
Allegany 670 1.46
Warren 640 1.01
Herkimer 620 1.01
Schoharie 390 1.26
Tioga 385 0.80
Chenango 355 0.75
Yates 255 1.03
Lewis 240 0.92
Schuyler 140 0.79
Hamilton 20 0.45