United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2010

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, there were 38,014,561 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.29% of the total US population in 2010.

Georgia had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (2,932,586), followed by Texas (2,911,228), and Florida (2,885,984). On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,805) followed by Wyoming (4,432), and Vermont (6,056).

When it comes to the percentage of each state's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, District of Columbia had the highest percentage (50.00%), followed by Mississippi (36.91%), and Louisiana (31.94%).

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You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.

Hover over or click on the states to see the number and percentage of each state'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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State Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 1248338 26.09
Alaska 22301 3.12
Arizona 242095 3.78
Arkansas 448853 15.36
California 2186338 5.86
Colorado 191267 3.79
Connecticut 340625 9.52
Delaware 188190 20.92
Florida 2885984 15.31
Georgia 2932586 30.20
Hawaii 20280 1.49
Idaho 8964 0.57
Illinois 1839792 14.33
Indiana 586378 9.03
Iowa 88415 2.90
Kansas 163994 5.74
Kentucky 336311 7.73
Louisiana 1451442 31.94
Maine 15610 1.18
Maryland 1686517 29.13
Massachusetts 419776 6.39
Michigan 1386750 14.04
Minnesota 272757 5.14
Mississippi 1096539 36.91
Missouri 690360 11.51
Montana 3805 0.38
Nebraska 82194 4.49
Nevada 209997 7.77
New Hampshire 14007 1.06
New Jersey 1136348 12.91
New Mexico 36118 1.75
New York 2829138 14.58
North Carolina 2034398 21.25
North Dakota 8084 1.20
Ohio 1396040 12.10
Oklahoma 273866 7.28
Oregon 65569 1.71
Pennsylvania 1335216 10.50
Rhode Island 57054 5.41
South Carolina 1284922 27.72
South Dakota 10262 1.26
Tennessee 1054331 16.59
Texas 2911228 11.53
Utah 26455 0.95
Vermont 6056 0.97
Virginia 1534082 19.12
Washington 232711 3.45
West Virginia 62531 3.37
Wisconsin 352634 6.20
Wyoming 4432 0.79
District of Columbia 302621 50.00