United States Black or African American Alone Population By State in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Black or African American Alone population in the United States was 45,397,726 and represented 13.62% of the total US population (333,271,411).

Among all US states, Texas had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (4,054,139), followed by Florida (3,777,031), and Georgia (3,611,116). Montana had the lowest (6,971).

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 1354850 26.70
Alaska 26918 3.67
Arizona 412299 5.60
Arkansas 476364 15.64
California 2537353 6.50
Colorado 276711 4.74
Connecticut 465315 12.89
Delaware 243034 23.84
Florida 3777031 16.98
Georgia 3611116 33.09
Hawaii 31388 2.18
Idaho 18791 0.97
Illinois 1844837 14.66
Indiana 703337 10.29
Iowa 140967 4.41
Kansas 182111 6.20
Kentucky 391797 8.68
Louisiana 1494720 32.58
Maine 27698 1.99
Maryland 1940411 31.48
Massachusetts 661489 9.47
Michigan 1418435 14.14
Minnesota 437201 7.65
Mississippi 1112392 37.85
Missouri 725819 11.75
Montana 6971 0.62
Nebraska 105813 5.38
Nevada 345916 10.89
New Hampshire 28201 2.02
New Jersey 1429924 15.44
New Mexico 58852 2.79
New York 3487045 17.73
North Carolina 2365914 22.12
North Dakota 27976 3.59
Ohio 1569020 13.34
Oklahoma 317705 7.91
Oregon 99200 2.34
Pennsylvania 1584064 12.21
Rhode Island 99008 9.05
South Carolina 1384933 26.22
South Dakota 23333 2.56
Tennessee 1174147 16.66
Texas 4054139 13.50
Utah 52910 1.57
Vermont 9937 1.54
Virginia 1737358 20.02
Washington 357009 4.59
West Virginia 66841 3.77
Wisconsin 390206 6.62
Wyoming 7099 1.22
District of Columbia 301821 44.98