United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2014

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, there were 39,501,310 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.41% of the total US population in 2014.

Texas had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,162,314), followed by Georgia (3,106,229), and Florida (3,101,017). On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (4,972) followed by Wyoming (6,871), and Vermont (6,891).

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 (47.48%), followed by Mississippi (37.24%), and Louisiana (32.12%).

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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 1277797 26.38
Alaska 24076 3.27
Arizona 272372 4.05
Arkansas 457457 15.41
California 2207166 5.72
Colorado 210250 3.93
Connecticut 353502 9.83
Delaware 198728 21.30
Florida 3101017 15.62
Georgia 3106229 30.84
Hawaii 25274 1.79
Idaho 10463 0.64
Illinois 1831546 14.21
Indiana 609405 9.24
Iowa 102198 3.29
Kansas 168500 5.81
Kentucky 351464 7.96
Louisiana 1492430 32.12
Maine 18248 1.37
Maryland 1753523 29.42
Massachusetts 461000 6.82
Michigan 1380313 13.90
Minnesota 312344 5.73
Mississippi 1114153 37.24
Missouri 702061 11.59
Montana 4972 0.49
Nebraska 87440 4.65
Nevada 233403 8.28
New Hampshire 16083 1.21
New Jersey 1147344 12.94
New Mexico 37185 1.78
New York 2858580 14.55
North Carolina 2127831 21.41
North Dakota 14853 2.01
Ohio 1430874 12.33
Oklahoma 284547 7.34
Oregon 71608 1.81
Pennsylvania 1366208 10.68
Rhode Island 59791 5.66
South Carolina 1318116 27.31
South Dakota 14492 1.71
Tennessee 1097381 16.77
Texas 3162314 11.73
Utah 29644 1.01
Vermont 6891 1.10
Virginia 1582708 19.03
Washington 259039 3.67
West Virginia 63676 3.44
Wisconsin 362897 6.31
Wyoming 6871 1.18
District of Columbia 315046 47.48