United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2016

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 40,245,438 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.46% of the total US population in 2016.

Texas had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,315,481), followed by Florida (3,213,462), and Georgia (3,212,732). On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (5,294) followed by Wyoming (6,291), and Vermont (7,392).

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 (46.22%), followed by Mississippi (37.39%), and Louisiana (32.16%).

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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 1288753 26.48
Alaska 24406 3.29
Arizona 294316 4.24
Arkansas 462769 15.47
California 2213063 5.65
Colorado 220848 3.98
Connecticut 358796 10.02
Delaware 205059 21.59
Florida 3213462 15.58
Georgia 3212732 31.17
Hawaii 27246 1.91
Idaho 11632 0.69
Illinois 1814648 14.15
Indiana 621447 9.36
Iowa 110960 3.54
Kansas 168392 5.78
Kentucky 357175 8.04
Louisiana 1505373 32.16
Maine 19480 1.46
Maryland 1781593 29.66
Massachusetts 480446 7.04
Michigan 1376368 13.83
Minnesota 341119 6.17
Mississippi 1118160 37.39
Missouri 706743 11.60
Montana 5294 0.51
Nebraska 90881 4.77
Nevada 254665 8.72
New Hampshire 17615 1.31
New Jersey 1147568 12.93
New Mexico 37940 1.81
New York 2847019 14.50
North Carolina 2173391 21.39
North Dakota 21294 2.82
Ohio 1452230 12.48
Oklahoma 289100 7.36
Oregon 76426 1.87
Pennsylvania 1375298 10.75
Rhode Island 61511 5.82
South Carolina 1338295 26.97
South Dakota 16899 1.96
Tennessee 1115306 16.77
Texas 3315481 11.88
Utah 32221 1.06
Vermont 7392 1.18
Virginia 1605306 19.07
Washington 274988 3.77
West Virginia 63334 3.46
Wisconsin 366894 6.35
Wyoming 6291 1.08
District of Columbia 317813 46.22