US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age Population By State 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 US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen voting-age population was 29,348,590 and represented 12.45% of the total US citizen voting-age population.

Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (2.44M), followed by Georgia (2.43M), and Florida (2.23M).

In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (44.57%), followed by Mississippi (36.67%), and Georgia (32.17%).

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

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State Citizen Voting-age Population % of State Citizen Voting-age Population
Texas 2443870 13.05
Georgia 2434485 32.17
Florida 2227160 14.47
New York 2031325 14.32
California 1672405 6.45
North Carolina 1642750 21.57
Maryland 1328010 30.26
Illinois 1321405 14.47
Virginia 1211285 19.36
Louisiana 1084435 31.38
Ohio 1035020 11.62
Michigan 1003035 13.21
South Carolina 999900 26.06
Pennsylvania 990995 10.02
Alabama 990635 26.19
New Jersey 843120 13.21
Tennessee 831260 16.18
Mississippi 816145 36.67
Missouri 502535 10.84
Indiana 437685 8.82
Arkansas 333565 15.08
Massachusetts 320160 6.27
Kentucky 256695 7.60
Connecticut 255785 9.70
Wisconsin 249495 5.62
District of Columbia 228370 44.57
Arizona 216165 4.32
Oklahoma 203420 7.13
Minnesota 202830 4.87
Nevada 200520 9.55
Washington 191595 3.54
Colorado 157015 3.74
Delaware 154700 21.08
Kansas 115250 5.46
Iowa 66950 2.85
Nebraska 57640 4.14
Oregon 51980 1.66
West Virginia 49240 3.46
Rhode Island 43655 5.33
New Mexico 28775 1.89
Hawaii 21540 2.06
Utah 20265 0.95
Alaska 17070 3.21
New Hampshire 11825 1.10
North Dakota 10755 1.88
Maine 8475 0.78
South Dakota 8125 1.26
Idaho 7005 0.54
Vermont 4985 0.97
Montana 3825 0.46
Wyoming 3455 0.80