Pennsylvania Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County

Updated on March 23, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 1,368,978 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in Pennsylvania, which was 10.53% of the total Pennsylvania population.

Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (613,835), followed by Allegheny County (161,554), and Delaware County (127,055). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Cameron County (12), Potter County (43), and Elk County (74).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identify as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Philadelphia County had the highest percentage (38.27%), followed by Delaware County (22.03%), and Forest County (17.71%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in Pennsylvania.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the US by state.

Pennsylvania Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
Pennsylvania Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
County
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population
% of County Population
Philadelphia 613,835 38.27
Allegheny 161,554 12.92
Delaware 127,055 22.03
Montgomery 79,510 9.28
Dauphin 48,404 16.90
Chester 28,391 5.31
York 25,768 5.65
Bucks 25,277 3.91
Lehigh 22,950 6.13
Monroe 22,823 13.56
Erie 19,821 7.32
Lancaster 19,536 3.53
Berks 18,087 4.22
Northampton 17,429 5.57
Luzerne 14,031 4.31
Beaver 11,069 6.58
Cumberland 10,581 4.08
Westmoreland 8,985 2.53
Lackawanna 7,415 3.44
Washington 6,861 3.28
Mercer 6,289 5.68
Fayette 5,703 4.43
Lycoming 5,672 4.97
Cambria 5,665 4.24
Centre 5,306 3.36
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