Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Updated on February 15, 2023.
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Cook County, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.21M), followed by Harris County, TX (907.06K), and Los Angeles County, CA (794.36K).
The chart below shows the top 10, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 counties based on Black or African American Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1205824 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 907063 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 794364 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 772050 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 674782 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 630462 |
| 7 | Prince George's County, MD | 578703 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 574183 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 531910 |
| 10 | Bronx County, NY | 487118 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 477321 |
| 12 | Fulton County, GA | 453834 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 403077 |
| 14 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 400002 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 388963 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 370895 |
| 17 | Tarrant County, TX | 366727 |
| 18 | Baltimore city, MD | 338478 |
| 19 | Essex County, NJ | 335047 |
| 20 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 330458 |
| 21 | Franklin County, OH | 299771 |
| 22 | Duval County, FL | 292337 |
| 23 | Clark County, NV | 286684 |
| 24 | Jefferson County, AL | 281326 |
| 25 | Orange County, FL | 277027 |
| 26 | Marion County, IN | 268694 |
| 27 | Gwinnett County, GA | 262709 |
| 28 | Palm Beach County, FL | 262422 |
| 29 | Maricopa County, AZ | 260469 |
| 30 | Baltimore County, MD | 255793 |
| 31 | St. Louis County, MO | 246642 |
| 32 | Milwaukee County, WI | 245863 |
| 33 | Hillsborough County, FL | 237434 |
| 34 | New York County, NY | 229361 |
| 35 | Hamilton County, OH | 209173 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 208493 |
| 37 | Orleans Parish, LA | 208273 |
| 38 | Clayton County, GA | 207981 |
| 39 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 206681 |
| 40 | Cobb County, GA | 203840 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 197077 |
| 42 | Richland County, SC | 190218 |
| 43 | San Bernardino County, CA | 184558 |
| 44 | Guilford County, NC | 181848 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 173092 |
| 46 | Hennepin County, MN | 171511 |
| 47 | Fort Bend County, TX | 170978 |
| 48 | Oakland County, MI | 170753 |
| 49 | Jefferson County, KY | 168910 |
| 50 | Alameda County, CA | 164879 |
| 51 | Allegheny County, PA | 163678 |
| 52 | Bexar County, TX | 161307 |
| 53 | Jackson County, MO | 158559 |
| 54 | Hinds County, MS | 158112 |
| 55 | Riverside County, CA | 156477 |
| 56 | San Diego County, CA | 155813 |
| 57 | Nassau County, NY | 153274 |
| 58 | Sacramento County, CA | 152795 |
| 59 | King County, WA | 151468 |
| 60 | New Castle County, DE | 146544 |
| 61 | Mobile County, AL | 146254 |
| 62 | Suffolk County, MA | 145566 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 143548 |
| 64 | Westchester County, NY | 141094 |
| 65 | Erie County, NY | 134795 |
| 66 | Montgomery County, AL | 130467 |
| 67 | St. Louis city, MO | 129814 |
| 68 | Delaware County, PA | 129242 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 127610 |
| 70 | Hartford County, CT | 127194 |
| 71 | Lake County, IN | 124073 |
| 72 | Oklahoma County, OK | 120320 |
| 73 | New Haven County, CT | 118933 |
| 74 | Monroe County, NY | 118879 |
| 75 | Henry County, GA | 118124 |
| 76 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 117892 |
| 77 | Union County, NJ | 117306 |
| 78 | Caddo Parish, LA | 115298 |
| 79 | Suffolk County, NY | 114294 |
| 80 | Richmond County, GA | 114201 |
| 81 | Montgomery County, OH | 113728 |
| 82 | Fairfax County, VA | 110889 |
| 83 | Durham County, NC | 110610 |
| 84 | Collin County, TX | 110284 |
| 85 | Macomb County, MI | 109476 |
| 86 | Chatham County, GA | 109313 |
| 87 | Fairfield County, CT | 106756 |
| 88 | Polk County, FL | 105533 |
| 89 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 104473 |
| 90 | Contra Costa County, CA | 101485 |
| 91 | Travis County, TX | 101267 |
| 92 | Camden County, NJ | 101109 |
| 93 | Denton County, TX | 97847 |
| 94 | Henrico County, VA | 97568 |
| 95 | Prince William County, VA | 97457 |
| 96 | Muscogee County, GA | 96163 |
| 97 | Norfolk city, VA | 95594 |
| 98 | Forsyth County, NC | 95324 |
| 99 | Pinellas County, FL | 94154 |
| 100 | Charleston County, SC | 92598 |
| 101 | Madison County, AL | 92066 |
| 102 | Richmond city, VA | 91653 |
| 103 | Leon County, FL | 88862 |
| 104 | Greenville County, SC | 88181 |
| 105 | Bibb County, GA | 85885 |
| 106 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 85478 |
| 107 | Bell County, TX | 85241 |
| 108 | Lucas County, OH | 85081 |
| 109 | Jefferson County, TX | 84835 |
| 110 | Middlesex County, MA | 84670 |
| 111 | Middlesex County, NJ | 84360 |
| 112 | Chesterfield County, VA | 83107 |
| 113 | Charles County, MD | 82035 |
| 114 | Montgomery County, PA | 81786 |
| 115 | Will County, IL | 80979 |
| 116 | Genesee County, MI | 79914 |
| 117 | Summit County, OH | 79726 |
| 118 | Hudson County, NJ | 79498 |
| 119 | Newport News city, VA | 78687 |
| 120 | Burlington County, NJ | 77749 |
| 121 | St. Clair County, IL | 76564 |
| 122 | Mercer County, NJ | 74993 |
| 123 | Chesapeake city, VA | 72268 |
| 124 | Ramsey County, MN | 71390 |
| 125 | Arapahoe County, CO | 70787 |
| 126 | Douglas County, GA | 69870 |
| 127 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 69088 |
| 128 | Escambia County, FL | 68978 |
| 129 | Hampton city, VA | 67915 |
| 130 | Tulsa County, OK | 67414 |
| 131 | St. Lucie County, FL | 66407 |
| 132 | Pierce County, WA | 66006 |
| 133 | Howard County, MD | 65275 |
| 134 | Douglas County, NE | 64721 |
| 135 | Kent County, MI | 64499 |
| 136 | Hamilton County, TN | 64428 |
| 137 | Spartanburg County, SC | 64230 |
| 138 | Denver County, CO | 64038 |
| 139 | Solano County, CA | 62157 |
| 140 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 61086 |
| 141 | Pitt County, NC | 60414 |
| 142 | San Joaquin County, CA | 60351 |
| 143 | Dougherty County, GA | 59988 |
| 144 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 59083 |
| 145 | Lee County, FL | 58916 |
| 146 | Brevard County, FL | 58692 |
| 147 | Passaic County, NJ | 57809 |
| 148 | Volusia County, FL | 57789 |
| 149 | Florence County, SC | 57186 |
| 150 | Onondaga County, NY | 56947 |
| 151 | DeSoto County, MS | 56205 |
| 152 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 55263 |
| 153 | Brazoria County, TX | 55176 |
| 154 | Bergen County, NJ | 54831 |
| 155 | Rockdale County, GA | 54409 |
| 156 | Rutherford County, TN | 53977 |
| 157 | Orange County, CA | 53842 |
| 158 | Providence County, RI | 53803 |
| 159 | Seminole County, FL | 53509 |
| 160 | Newton County, GA | 52794 |
| 161 | Houston County, GA | 52610 |
| 162 | Berkeley County, SC | 52393 |
| 163 | Portsmouth city, VA | 52214 |
| 164 | Alachua County, FL | 52156 |
| 165 | Richmond County, NY | 52039 |
| 166 | York County, SC | 51898 |
| 167 | Harrison County, MS | 51706 |
| 168 | Norfolk County, MA | 51371 |
| 169 | Orangeburg County, SC | 51046 |
| 170 | Dauphin County, PA | 50868 |
| 171 | Kern County, CA | 50130 |
| 172 | Lake County, IL | 49035 |
| 173 | Sumter County, SC | 48876 |
| 174 | Fresno County, CA | 48707 |
| 175 | Fayette County, KY | 48076 |
| 176 | Worcester County, MA | 48022 |
| 177 | Kent County, DE | 46998 |
| 178 | San Francisco County, CA | 46725 |
| 179 | Sedgwick County, KS | 46531 |
| 180 | Orange County, NY | 45543 |
| 181 | DuPage County, IL | 45516 |
| 182 | Multnomah County, OR | 45370 |
| 183 | Plymouth County, MA | 45132 |
| 184 | Santa Clara County, CA | 44966 |
| 185 | Montgomery County, TN | 44569 |
| 186 | Allen County, IN | 44481 |
| 187 | Lowndes County, GA | 44434 |
| 188 | Marion County, FL | 44411 |
| 189 | Galveston County, TX | 44229 |
| 190 | El Paso County, CO | 43822 |
| 191 | Albany County, NY | 43206 |
| 192 | Lexington County, SC | 42924 |
| 193 | Washtenaw County, MI | 42819 |
| 194 | Cabarrus County, NC | 42622 |
| 195 | Hampden County, MA | 41556 |
| 196 | Atlantic County, NJ | 41519 |
| 197 | Monmouth County, NJ | 41124 |
| 198 | Osceola County, FL | 40775 |
| 199 | Williamson County, TX | 40732 |
| 200 | Rapides Parish, LA | 40484 |