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
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Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Population
1 Kings County 772050
2 Bronx County 487118
3 Queens County 403077
4 New York County 229361
5 Nassau County 153274
6 Westchester County 141094
7 Erie County 134795
8 Monroe County 118879
9 Suffolk County 114294
10 Onondaga County 56947
11 Richmond County 52039
12 Orange County 45543
13 Albany County 43206
14 Rockland County 35542
15 Dutchess County 32289
16 Schenectady County 17322
17 Niagara County 16740
18 Oneida County 16184
19 Rensselaer County 12872
20 Broome County 12684
21 Ulster County 11063
22 Sullivan County 6814
23 Jefferson County 6707
24 Chemung County 5315
25 Tompkins County 4597
26 Saratoga County 4047
27 Chautauqua County 3354
28 St. Lawrence County 3074
29 Clinton County 3060
30 Cayuga County 2910
31 Putnam County 2828
32 Ontario County 2662
33 Wayne County 2562
34 Columbia County 2557
35 Greene County 2370
36 Wyoming County 1999
37 Orleans County 1951
38 Franklin County 1848
39 Washington County 1715
40 Oswego County 1584
41 Steuben County 1469
42 Genesee County 1441
43 Seneca County 1414
44 Otsego County 1286
45 Montgomery County 1267
46 Livingston County 1191
47 Madison County 1120
48 Delaware County 1072
49 Fulton County 1068
50 Cattaraugus County 1043
51 Cortland County 895
52 Allegany County 829
53 Warren County 799
54 Herkimer County 759
55 Essex County 676
56 Tioga County 452
57 Chenango County 357
58 Schoharie County 305
59 Yates County 161
60 Lewis County 109
61 Schuyler County 101
62 Hamilton County 31