New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for New York was 1,315,935 and represented 7.21% of the total New York citizen population.

Among all New York counties, Kings had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (714.74K), followed by Queens (386.19K), and Bronx (381.16K).

In terms of percentages, Bronx had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (31.02%), followed by Kings (30.47%), and Queens (20.04%).

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 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Kings 714735 30.47
Queens 386190 20.04
Bronx 381155 31.02
New York 192760 13.28
Nassau 148790 11.51
Westchester 124410 13.90
Erie 114620 12.46
Monroe 102830 14.06
Suffolk 101465 7.12
Onondaga 45545 9.94
Richmond 41245 9.07
Orange 39580 10.44
Albany 34005 11.38
Rockland 32195 10.42
Dutchess 27375 9.71
Schenectady 14665 9.65
Niagara 13875 6.62
Oneida 12445 5.56
Rensselaer 9585 6.12
Ulster 9355 5.30
Broome 9010 4.69
Jefferson 6150 5.32
Sullivan 5940 7.99
Chemung 4885 5.88
Tompkins 3550 3.62
Saratoga 3320 1.45
Cayuga 2955 3.90
Clinton 2885 3.69
Chautauqua 2865 2.26
St. Lawrence 2710 2.53
Putnam 2695 2.89
Greene 2510 5.31
Franklin 2365 5.01
Orleans 2240 5.58
Ontario 2145 1.95
Columbia 2140 3.58
Wayne 1925 2.12
Seneca 1660 4.93
Wyoming 1660 4.13
Washington 1640 2.69
Livingston 1585 2.60
Steuben 1365 1.48
Montgomery 1240 2.53
Genesee 1235 2.14
Essex 1100 2.99
Oswego 1075 0.92
Cattaraugus 1030 1.34
Otsego 1005 1.73
Madison 960 1.42
Cortland 920 1.98
Allegany 800 1.73
Fulton 735 1.38
Warren 725 1.12
Delaware 710 1.61
Herkimer 580 0.97
Tioga 420 0.87
Schoharie 400 1.35
Chenango 290 0.62
Lewis 250 0.94
Yates 215 0.87
Schuyler 165 0.93
Hamilton 50 0.99