United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2019

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, there were 41,192,127 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.55% of the total US population in 2019.

Texas had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,515,891), followed by Georgia (3,364,704), and Florida (3,344,935). On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (5,700) followed by Wyoming (6,070), and Vermont (8,052).

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 (44.39%), followed by Mississippi (37.47%), and Louisiana (32.34%).

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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 1300338 26.49
Alaska 24008 3.27
Arizona 327630 4.49
Arkansas 467017 15.46
California 2213986 5.61
Colorado 232733 4.04
Connecticut 369399 10.36
Delaware 214911 22.01
Florida 3344935 15.56
Georgia 3364704 31.66
Hawaii 27670 1.96
Idaho 13144 0.74
Illinois 1786575 14.10
Indiana 647894 9.63
Iowa 124058 3.93
Kansas 167331 5.75
Kentucky 367649 8.22
Louisiana 1506360 32.34
Maine 22016 1.64
Maryland 1816071 29.99
Massachusetts 506061 7.34
Michigan 1374924 13.77
Minnesota 386019 6.84
Mississippi 1116038 37.47
Missouri 711045 11.58
Montana 5700 0.53
Nebraska 94692 4.90
Nevada 287890 9.32
New Hampshire 20144 1.48
New Jersey 1150177 12.94
New Mexico 39807 1.90
New York 2804140 14.41
North Carolina 2241888 21.35
North Dakota 24810 3.25
Ohio 1483912 12.69
Oklahoma 291706 7.37
Oregon 81893 1.94
Pennsylvania 1390079 10.86
Rhode Island 64289 6.08
South Carolina 1362296 26.41
South Dakota 19813 2.23
Tennessee 1141415 16.71
Texas 3515891 12.13
Utah 36820 1.15
Vermont 8052 1.29
Virginia 1635759 19.12
Washington 302143 3.97
West Virginia 62703 3.49
Wisconsin 373161 6.41
Wyoming 6070 1.05
District of Columbia 314361 44.39