United States Black or African American Alone Population By State in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Black or African American Alone population in the United States was 44,907,535 and represented 13.55% of the total US population (331,526,933).

Among all US states, Texas had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (3,870,112), followed by Florida (3,687,332), and New York (3,577,768). Montana had the lowest (6,570).

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 1348870 26.81
Alaska 26903 3.67
Arizona 388003 5.40
Arkansas 475532 15.78
California 2570131 6.51
Colorado 267756 4.63
Connecticut 446782 12.49
Delaware 231325 23.32
Florida 3687332 17.08
Georgia 3519562 32.79
Hawaii 32225 2.22
Idaho 17105 0.93
Illinois 1878233 14.69
Indiana 684497 10.08
Iowa 133046 4.17
Kansas 182417 6.21
Kentucky 384977 8.54
Louisiana 1515818 32.58
Maine 24187 1.77
Maryland 1931596 31.29
Massachusetts 642289 9.18
Michigan 1429726 14.20
Minnesota 414140 7.25
Mississippi 1122520 37.94
Missouri 730610 11.87
Montana 6570 0.60
Nebraska 104191 5.31
Nevada 326561 10.48
New Hampshire 25943 1.88
New Jersey 1413499 15.24
New Mexico 57661 2.72
New York 3577768 17.80
North Carolina 2314201 22.14
North Dakota 27134 3.48
Ohio 1556067 13.19
Oklahoma 310972 7.84
Oregon 95228 2.24
Pennsylvania 1574121 12.11
Rhode Island 95640 8.72
South Carolina 1371579 26.73
South Dakota 21496 2.42
Tennessee 1173528 16.94
Texas 3870112 13.24
Utah 49286 1.50
Vermont 9133 1.42
Virginia 1724021 19.96
Washington 342309 4.43
West Virginia 66479 3.71
Wisconsin 392293 6.65
Wyoming 7010 1.21
District of Columbia 309151 46.08