New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 2,834,314 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in New York and they represented 14.47% of the total population of New York in 2017. Kings County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (777,017), followed by Bronx County (423,963), and Queens County (411,180). On the other hand, Hamilton County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (43), followed by Schuyler County (157), and Lewis County (187).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Kings County had the highest percentage (29.95%), followed by Bronx County (29.44%), and Queens County (17.92%).

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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.

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New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Albany 38687 12.56
Allegany 556 1.19
Bronx 423963 29.44
Broome 10227 5.29
Cattaraugus 1035 1.34
Cayuga 3017 3.89
Chautauqua 2662 2.07
Chemung 5050 5.95
Chenango 403 0.84
Clinton 3159 3.92
Columbia 2728 4.52
Cortland 786 1.64
Delaware 728 1.62
Dutchess 30051 10.24
Erie 120317 13.09
Essex 921 2.46
Franklin 2816 5.58
Fulton 988 1.84
Genesee 1566 2.71
Greene 2621 5.53
Hamilton 43 0.96
Herkimer 748 1.2
Jefferson 6897 6.08
Kings 777017 29.95
Lewis 187 0.7
Livingston 1564 2.46
Madison 1190 1.68
Monroe 108603 14.61
Montgomery 975 1.98
Nassau 155906 11.49
New York 203238 12.45
Niagara 14728 6.98
Oneida 13978 6.08
Onondaga 50142 10.86
Ontario 2423 2.21
Orange 38021 10.01
Orleans 2396 5.87
Oswego 1061 0.9
Otsego 1148 1.92
Putnam 2720 2.75
Queens 411180 17.92
Rensselaer 10726 6.74
Richmond 45325 9.53
Rockland 36350 11.2
St. Lawrence 2449 2.25
Saratoga 3845 1.68
Schenectady 16204 10.47
Schoharie 372 1.19
Schuyler 157 0.88
Seneca 1601 4.67
Steuben 1400 1.45
Suffolk 107839 7.27
Sullivan 6054 8.07
Tioga 399 0.82
Tompkins 4018 3.91
Ulster 10591 5.93
Warren 719 1.12
Washington 1785 2.9
Wayne 2483 2.75
Westchester 133283 13.74
Wyoming 2042 5.07
Yates 226 0.9