Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Pennsylvania Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 338,422. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (163,676), followed by Allegheny County (34,355), and Delaware County (27,923).

The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Philadelphia County
Allegheny County
Delaware County
Montgomery County
Dauphin County
Chester County
York County
Lehigh County
Lancaster County
Monroe County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Philadelphia County 163676
2 Allegheny County 34355
3 Delaware County 27923
4 Montgomery County 15567
5 Dauphin County 12919
6 Chester County 6714
7 York County 6522
8 Lehigh County 5470
9 Lancaster County 5137
10 Monroe County 4799
11 Erie County 4732
12 Bucks County 4690
13 Northampton County 4257
14 Berks County 4243
15 Luzerne County 3830
16 Westmoreland County 2293
17 Cumberland County 2278
18 Beaver County 2124
19 Schuylkill County 1738
20 Mercer County 1732
21 Washington County 1709
22 Fayette County 1662
23 Union County 1611
24 Lackawanna County 1329
25 Cambria County 1307
26 Lycoming County 1256
27 Franklin County 1236
28 Centre County 1127
29 Huntingdon County 1110
30 Somerset County 986
31 Lawrence County 956
32 Northumberland County 948
33 Wayne County 875
34 Clearfield County 844
35 Lebanon County 700
36 Forest County 659
37 Blair County 548
38 McKean County 488
39 Pike County 442
40 Greene County 429
41 Crawford County 379
42 Butler County 366
43 Adams County 340
44 Indiana County 327
45 Armstrong County 240
46 Carbon County 164
47 Columbia County 160
48 Clinton County 155
49 Perry County 126
50 Venango County 119
51 Bradford County 101
52 Clarion County 89
52 Tioga County 89
53 Jefferson County 83
54 Sullivan County 72
55 Fulton County 57
56 Elk County 50
57 Warren County 47
58 Susquehanna County 45
59 Bedford County 42
60 Snyder County 41
61 Mifflin County 34
62 Potter County 24
63 Juniata County 18
63 Wyoming County 18
64 Montour County 12
65 Cameron County 3