United States Black or African American Alone Population By State in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Black or African American Alone population in the United States was 45,099,811 and represented 13.58% of the total US population (332,048,977).

Among all US states, Texas had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (3,948,401), followed by Florida (3,719,779), and Georgia (3,548,577). Montana had the lowest (6,870).

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 1351233 26.76
Alaska 26941 3.67
Arizona 399058 5.49
Arkansas 475664 15.71
California 2546342 6.51
Colorado 272002 4.68
Connecticut 455643 12.64
Delaware 236440 23.53
Florida 3719779 17.04
Georgia 3548577 32.89
Hawaii 31393 2.17
Idaho 18012 0.95
Illinois 1863934 14.69
Indiana 694238 10.19
Iowa 137279 4.29
Kansas 182572 6.21
Kentucky 387382 8.59
Louisiana 1509614 32.63
Maine 25434 1.85
Maryland 1938484 31.39
Massachusetts 651097 9.31
Michigan 1424062 14.19
Minnesota 424567 7.43
Mississippi 1118389 37.92
Missouri 729851 11.83
Montana 6870 0.62
Nebraska 104934 5.34
Nevada 335470 10.66
New Hampshire 26846 1.94
New Jersey 1420194 15.32
New Mexico 58091 2.74
New York 3533898 17.80
North Carolina 2338331 22.13
North Dakota 27448 3.53
Ohio 1561300 13.27
Oklahoma 314928 7.89
Oregon 96909 2.28
Pennsylvania 1581769 12.16
Rhode Island 97282 8.87
South Carolina 1376981 26.51
South Dakota 22292 2.49
Tennessee 1170968 16.82
Texas 3948401 13.36
Utah 50857 1.52
Vermont 9460 1.46
Virginia 1730391 19.99
Washington 348560 4.50
West Virginia 66788 3.74
Wisconsin 390099 6.63
Wyoming 6999 1.21
District of Columbia 305758 45.70