New York Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 2,986,172 people in New York who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 14.78% of the total population of New York. Kings County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (772,050), followed by Bronx County (487,118), and Queens County (403,077). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Hamilton County (31), Schuyler County (101), and Lewis County (109).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Bronx County had the highest percentage, with 33.08% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Kings County (28.22%), and Queens County (16.76%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in New York.

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

New York Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
New York Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Albany County 43206 13.72
Allegany County 829 1.78
Bronx County 487118 33.08
Broome County 12684 6.38
Cattaraugus County 1043 1.35
Cayuga County 2910 3.82
Chautauqua County 3354 2.63
Chemung County 5315 6.32
Chenango County 357 0.76
Clinton County 3060 3.83
Columbia County 2557 4.15
Cortland County 895 1.91
Delaware County 1072 2.42
Dutchess County 32289 10.91
Erie County 134795 14.13
Essex County 676 1.81
Franklin County 1848 3.89
Fulton County 1068 2.00
Genesee County 1441 2.47
Greene County 2370 4.95
Hamilton County 31 0.61
Herkimer County 759 1.26
Jefferson County 6707 5.75
Kings County 772050 28.22
Lewis County 109 0.41
Livingston County 1191 1.93
Madison County 1120 1.65
Monroe County 118879 15.65
Montgomery County 1267 2.56
Nassau County 153274 10.98
New York County 229361 13.54
Niagara County 16740 7.87
Oneida County 16184 6.97
Onondaga County 56947 11.95
Ontario County 2662 2.37
Orange County 45543 11.35
Orleans County 1951 4.84
Oswego County 1584 1.35
Otsego County 1286 2.20
Putnam County 2828 2.90
Queens County 403077 16.76
Rensselaer County 12872 7.99
Richmond County 52039 10.50
Rockland County 35542 10.51
St. Lawrence County 3074 2.83
Saratoga County 4047 1.72
Schenectady County 17322 10.96
Schoharie County 305 1.03
Schuyler County 101 0.56
Seneca County 1414 4.18
Steuben County 1469 1.57
Suffolk County 114294 7.49
Sullivan County 6814 8.67
Tioga County 452 0.93
Tompkins County 4597 4.35
Ulster County 11063 6.08
Warren County 799 1.22
Washington County 1715 2.80
Wayne County 2562 2.81
Westchester County 141094 14.05
Wyoming County 1999 4.93
Yates County 161 0.65