United States Black or African American Alone Population By State in 2010

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the Black or African American Alone population in the United States was 40,358,477 and represented 13.05% of the total US population (309,327,143).

Among all US states, New York had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (3,384,178), followed by Florida (3,092,172), and Texas (3,083,378). Montana had the lowest (4,252).

Hover over or click on the states in the map below to see the number and percentage of each state's Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for the different racial and ethnicity groups in the US.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

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State Black Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 1261282 26.36
Alaska 24623 3.45
Arizona 282261 4.41
Arkansas 455052 15.57
California 2486545 6.66
Colorado 216113 4.28
Connecticut 393437 10.99
Delaware 197045 21.90
Florida 3092172 16.41
Georgia 3006289 30.95
Hawaii 22704 1.67
Idaho 10953 0.70
Illinois 1904090 14.83
Indiana 605297 9.33
Iowa 92468 3.03
Kansas 173857 6.08
Kentucky 344516 7.92
Louisiana 1467791 32.30
Maine 16421 1.24
Maryland 1737741 30.02
Massachusetts 507906 7.74
Michigan 1414778 14.32
Minnesota 282782 5.33
Mississippi 1105088 37.20
Missouri 701220 11.70
Montana 4252 0.43
Nebraska 86318 4.72
Nevada 231826 8.58
New Hampshire 16517 1.25
New Jersey 1283855 14.59
New Mexico 49284 2.39
New York 3384178 17.44
North Carolina 2096427 21.90
North Dakota 8522 1.26
Ohio 1428407 12.38
Oklahoma 285285 7.59
Oregon 74577 1.94
Pennsylvania 1435024 11.29
Rhode Island 75588 7.17
South Carolina 1305355 28.16
South Dakota 10739 1.32
Tennessee 1070485 16.84
Texas 3083378 12.22
Utah 34029 1.23
Vermont 6508 1.04
Virginia 1583761 19.74
Washington 253729 3.76
West Virginia 63978 3.45
Wisconsin 367725 6.46
Wyoming 5182 0.92
District of Columbia 311117 51.40