New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, there were 2,819,511 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in New York and they represented 14.43% of the total population of New York in 2018. Kings County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (765,828), followed by Bronx County (419,660), and Queens County (406,547). On the other hand, Hamilton County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (43), followed by Schuyler County (163), and Lewis County (163).

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 (29.68%), followed by Bronx County (29.3%), and Queens County (17.87%).

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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 2018
New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Albany 38942 12.7
Allegany 566 1.22
Bronx 419660 29.3
Broome 10514 5.47
Cattaraugus 1031 1.34
Cayuga 3031 3.93
Chautauqua 2670 2.09
Chemung 5013 5.97
Chenango 412 0.87
Clinton 3189 3.95
Columbia 2735 4.57
Cortland 801 1.68
Delaware 735 1.65
Dutchess 30512 10.39
Erie 120389 13.09
Essex 860 2.31
Franklin 2823 5.61
Fulton 1019 1.9
Genesee 1586 2.76
Greene 2623 5.53
Hamilton 43 0.97
Herkimer 762 1.23
Jefferson 6864 6.11
Kings 765828 29.68
Lewis 163 0.62
Livingston 1565 2.47
Madison 1180 1.66
Monroe 108696 14.61
Montgomery 982 1.98
Nassau 157100 11.57
New York 202175 12.39
Niagara 14771 7.02
Oneida 14038 6.12
Onondaga 50272 10.88
Ontario 2455 2.23
Orange 39292 10.28
Orleans 2367 5.82
Oswego 1084 0.92
Otsego 1188 1.99
Putnam 2767 2.8
Queens 406547 17.87
Rensselaer 10971 6.88
Richmond 44893 9.42
Rockland 36198 11.12
St. Lawrence 2470 2.28
Saratoga 3947 1.72
Schenectady 16764 10.79
Schoharie 387 1.24
Schuyler 163 0.91
Seneca 1641 4.79
Steuben 1402 1.46
Suffolk 109282 7.37
Sullivan 6116 8.11
Tioga 418 0.86
Tompkins 4104 4.01
Ulster 10664 5.97
Warren 751 1.17
Washington 1792 2.92
Wayne 2505 2.78
Westchester 133515 13.78
Wyoming 2058 5.14
Yates 220 0.88