Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for New York counties, in April 2020, Kings County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (772.05K), followed by Bronx County (487.12K), and Queens County (403.08K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in New York.

Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Kings
772.05K
Bronx
487.12K
Queens
403.08K
New York
229.36K
Nassau
153.27K
Westchester
141.09K
Erie
134.79K
Monroe
118.88K
Suffolk
114.29K
Onondaga
56.95K
Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Kings County 772,050
2 Bronx County 487,118
3 Queens County 403,077
4 New York County 229,361
5 Nassau County 153,274
6 Westchester County 141,094
7 Erie County 134,795
8 Monroe County 118,879
9 Suffolk County 114,294
10 Onondaga County 56,947
11 Richmond County 52,039
12 Orange County 45,543
13 Albany County 43,206
14 Rockland County 35,542
15 Dutchess County 32,289
16 Schenectady County 17,322
17 Niagara County 16,740
18 Oneida County 16,184
19 Rensselaer County 12,872
20 Broome County 12,684
21 Ulster County 11,063
22 Sullivan County 6,814
23 Jefferson County 6,707
24 Chemung County 5,315
25 Tompkins County 4,597
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