Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US states and DC, Maryland had the highest percentage of population with African ancestry (1.66%), followed by Virginia (1.21%), and District of Columbia (1.21%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.
You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | State | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 1.66 |
| 2 | Virginia | 1.21 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 1.21 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 1.04 |
| 4 | Georgia | 0.94 |
| 5 | Delaware | 0.87 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 0.84 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 0.79 |
| 8 | Nevada | 0.78 |
| 9 | Alabama | 0.76 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 0.76 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 0.70 |
| 10 | New York | 0.70 |
| 11 | Ohio | 0.67 |
| 11 | Texas | 0.67 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 0.64 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0.58 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 0.56 |
| 14 | New Jersey | 0.56 |
| 15 | Illinois | 0.55 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | 0.55 |
| 16 | Florida | 0.54 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 0.52 |
| 18 | Michigan | 0.49 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | 0.49 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 0.48 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 0.47 |
| 21 | Iowa | 0.46 |
| 21 | Washington | 0.46 |
| 22 | Missouri | 0.41 |
| 22 | North Dakota | 0.41 |
| 23 | California | 0.39 |
| 24 | Arizona | 0.36 |
| 24 | Kansas | 0.36 |
| 25 | Alaska | 0.35 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 0.34 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 0.30 |
| 27 | South Dakota | 0.30 |
| 28 | Colorado | 0.29 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 0.28 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 0.28 |
| 30 | Oregon | 0.25 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 0.23 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 0.20 |
| 32 | Utah | 0.20 |
| 33 | Maine | 0.19 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 0.16 |
| 35 | Vermont | 0.12 |
| 36 | Montana | 0.08 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 0.07 |
| 38 | Idaho | 0.06 |