The US Census Bureau estimated that the Black or African American Alone population in the United States was 44,075,086 in 2019, and represented 13.43% of the 328,239,523 United States population in 2019. Texas had the highest number of the Black or African American Alone population (3,739,221 residents), followed by Florida with 3,633,515 residents, and Georgia with 3,458,147 residents. Montana had the smallest number of the Black or African American Alone population (6,389 residents) in 2019.
Hover over or click on the states to see the number and percentage of each state's Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
Also, there are links below to county level information on the Black or African American Alone population in 2019 for each state.
| State | Black Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,313,291 | 26.78% |
| Alaska | 27,108 | 3.71% |
| Arizona | 376,997 | 5.18% |
| Arkansas | 473,048 | 15.68% |
| California | 2,552,757 | 6.46% |
| Colorado | 264,479 | 4.59% |
| Connecticut | 434,585 | 12.19% |
| Delaware | 225,544 | 23.16% |
| Florida | 3,633,515 | 16.92% |
| Georgia | 3,458,147 | 32.57% |
| Hawaii | 30,958 | 2.19% |
| Idaho | 16,346 | 0.92% |
| Illinois | 1,852,516 | 14.62% |
| Indiana | 669,596 | 9.95% |
| Iowa | 128,105 | 4.06% |
| Kansas | 178,725 | 6.14% |
| Kentucky | 378,479 | 8.47% |
| Louisiana | 1,524,733 | 32.80% |
| Maine | 22,691 | 1.69% |
| Maryland | 1,878,645 | 31.07% |
| Massachusetts | 621,902 | 9.02% |
| Michigan | 1,407,890 | 14.10% |
| Minnesota | 395,556 | 7.01% |
| Mississippi | 1,124,559 | 37.79% |
| Missouri | 725,579 | 11.82% |
| Montana | 6,389 | 0.60% |
| Nebraska | 100,763 | 5.21% |
| Nevada | 316,303 | 10.27% |
| New Hampshire | 24,371 | 1.79% |
| New Jersey | 1,337,457 | 15.06% |
| New Mexico | 54,772 | 2.61% |
| New York | 3,421,123 | 17.59% |
| North Carolina | 2,330,563 | 22.22% |
| North Dakota | 25,984 | 3.41% |
| Ohio | 1,525,570 | 13.05% |
| Oklahoma | 307,819 | 7.78% |
| Oregon | 93,740 | 2.22% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,540,092 | 12.03% |
| Rhode Island | 90,108 | 8.51% |
| South Carolina | 1,388,017 | 26.96% |
| South Dakota | 20,332 | 2.30% |
| Tennessee | 1,164,461 | 17.05% |
| Texas | 3,739,221 | 12.90% |
| Utah | 47,537 | 1.48% |
| Vermont | 8,774 | 1.41% |
| Virginia | 1,696,911 | 19.88% |
| Washington | 331,924 | 4.36% |
| West Virginia | 64,610 | 3.61% |
| Wisconsin | 390,543 | 6.71% |
| Wyoming | 7,467 | 1.29% |
| District of Columbia | 324,484 | 45.98% |
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