Pennsylvania Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Black or African American Alone population in Pennsylvania was 1,545,082 and represented 12.07% of the total Pennsylvania population (12,798,883).

Among Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (692,815), followed by Allegheny County (163,366), and Delaware County (129,054). Cameron County had the lowest (32).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Pennsylvania Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2019
Pennsylvania Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2019
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 2052 2
Allegheny 163366 13.44
Armstrong 590 0.91
Beaver 10554 6.44
Bedford 317 0.66
Berks 31341 7.46
Blair 2455 2.01
Bradford 517 0.86
Bucks 28289 4.5
Butler 2559 1.36
Cambria 4841 3.72
Cameron 32 0.72
Carbon 1502 2.34
Centre 6178 3.81
Chester 32660 6.22
Clarion 490 1.27
Clearfield 2415 3.05
Clinton 593 1.55
Columbia 1299 2
Crawford 1622 1.92
Cumberland 11950 4.72
Dauphin 53747 19.3
Delaware 129054 22.78
Elk 148 0.5
Erie 21200 7.87
Fayette 6164 4.76
Forest 1401 19.93
Franklin 6551 4.21
Fulton 180 1.24
Greene 1282 3.56
Huntingdon 2536 5.65
Indiana 2293 2.73
Jefferson 231 0.53
Juniata 214 0.86
Lackawanna 8814 4.2
Lancaster 28980 5.31
Lawrence 3686 4.31
Lebanon 5193 3.68
Lehigh 37233 10.08
Luzerne 21130 6.66
Lycoming 5386 4.74
McKean 1008 2.48
Mercer 6396 5.85
Mifflin 420 0.91
Monroe 28356 16.67
Montgomery 82849 9.98
Montour 338 1.86
Northampton 22218 7.27
Northumberland 2714 2.99
Perry 539 1.16
Philadelphia 692815 43.73
Pike 3622 6.49
Potter 109 0.66
Schuylkill 5084 3.6
Snyder 570 1.41
Somerset 2201 3
Sullivan 185 3.11
Susquehanna 289 0.72
Tioga 313 0.77
Union 3160 7.1
Venango 575 1.13
Warren 216 0.55
Washington 6831 3.3
Wayne 1868 3.64
Westmoreland 9059 2.6
Wyoming 275 1.03
York 32027 7.13