United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2015

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, there were 39,877,721 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.43% of the total US population in 2015.

Texas had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,240,502), followed by Georgia (3,158,075), and Florida (3,155,744). On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (5,087) followed by Wyoming (6,406), and Vermont (7,230).

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 (46.82%), followed by Mississippi (37.31%), and Louisiana (32.13%).

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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 1284438 26.46
Alaska 23944 3.24
Arizona 282685 4.14
Arkansas 460316 15.45
California 2211564 5.69
Colorado 215893 3.96
Connecticut 356334 9.93
Delaware 201943 21.44
Florida 3155744 15.61
Georgia 3158075 31.01
Hawaii 26355 1.85
Idaho 10975 0.66
Illinois 1824997 14.19
Indiana 614500 9.29
Iowa 106487 3.41
Kansas 169154 5.81
Kentucky 354114 8.00
Louisiana 1499441 32.13
Maine 18595 1.40
Maryland 1769690 29.55
Massachusetts 470484 6.92
Michigan 1377536 13.87
Minnesota 325144 5.93
Mississippi 1115709 37.31
Missouri 704676 11.60
Montana 5087 0.49
Nebraska 88850 4.70
Nevada 243188 8.48
New Hampshire 16692 1.25
New Jersey 1147839 12.94
New Mexico 37532 1.80
New York 2855692 14.53
North Carolina 2148530 21.41
North Dakota 18719 2.48
Ohio 1442083 12.41
Oklahoma 287838 7.36
Oregon 73738 1.84
Pennsylvania 1370234 10.71
Rhode Island 60624 5.74
South Carolina 1328731 27.14
South Dakota 15157 1.77
Tennessee 1106679 16.78
Texas 3240502 11.80
Utah 30510 1.02
Vermont 7230 1.16
Virginia 1595326 19.07
Washington 266221 3.71
West Virginia 63606 3.45
Wisconsin 364921 6.33
Wyoming 6406 1.09
District of Columbia 316993 46.82