United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2012

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 38,763,472 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.35% of the total US population in 2012.

Texas had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,027,689), followed by Georgia (3,021,393), and Florida (2,999,446). On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (4,939) followed by Vermont (6,471), and Wyoming (6,765).

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 (48.48%), followed by Mississippi (37.07%), and Louisiana (32.04%).

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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 1262757 26.22
Alaska 23829 3.26
Arizona 256406 3.91
Arkansas 453324 15.35
California 2197187 5.79
Colorado 199374 3.84
Connecticut 347277 9.66
Delaware 193201 21.10
Florida 2999446 15.54
Georgia 3021393 30.51
Hawaii 23507 1.69
Idaho 9566 0.60
Illinois 1837155 14.26
Indiana 597181 9.13
Iowa 92944 3.02
Kansas 167166 5.79
Kentucky 344380 7.85
Louisiana 1474369 32.04
Maine 16783 1.26
Maryland 1720935 29.23
Massachusetts 439429 6.59
Michigan 1385522 14.00
Minnesota 290062 5.39
Mississippi 1106250 37.07
Missouri 695828 11.55
Montana 4939 0.49
Nebraska 84320 4.55
Nevada 221034 8.05
New Hampshire 15379 1.16
New Jersey 1142011 12.91
New Mexico 36564 1.75
New York 2850334 14.56
North Carolina 2080503 21.34
North Dakota 10370 1.48
Ohio 1408246 12.19
Oklahoma 278467 7.29
Oregon 68239 1.75
Pennsylvania 1353249 10.60
Rhode Island 58073 5.51
South Carolina 1299850 27.55
South Dakota 13210 1.58
Tennessee 1078936 16.71
Texas 3027689 11.61
Utah 28087 0.98
Vermont 6471 1.03
Virginia 1558186 19.03
Washington 247481 3.59
West Virginia 63218 3.40
Wisconsin 358362 6.26
Wyoming 6765 1.17
District of Columbia 308218 48.48