Ranking of Arizona Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 25.15K people in Arizona with African ancestry (0.36% of Arizona population). Among all Arizona counties, Maricopa County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (0.45%), followed by Pima County (0.27%), and Yuma County (0.27%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Arizona.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arizona Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Maricopa County
Pima County
Yuma County
Cochise County
Pinal County
Mohave County
Graham County
Coconino County
Yavapai County
Gila County
Ranking of Arizona Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Maricopa County 0.45
2 Pima County 0.27
2 Yuma County 0.27
3 Cochise County 0.24
3 Pinal County 0.24
4 Mohave County 0.16
5 Graham County 0.14
6 Coconino County 0.13
7 Yavapai County 0.05
8 Gila County 0.04
9 Navajo County 0.03
10 Apache County 0.02
10 Santa Cruz County 0.02