United States Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By State in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 41,840,240 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in the United States and they represented 12.60% of the total US population in 2021.

Texas had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (3,687,259), followed by Georgia (3,437,034), and Florida (3,397,033). On the other hand, Wyoming had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (5,922) followed by Montana (6,101), and Vermont (8,663).

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 (44.07%), followed by Mississippi (37.50%), and Louisiana (31.93%).

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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 1332160 26.38
Alaska 24056 3.27
Arizona 345542 4.75
Arkansas 466459 15.40
California 2201400 5.62
Colorado 237898 4.09
Connecticut 381092 10.58
Delaware 223004 22.19
Florida 3397033 15.56
Georgia 3437034 31.85
Hawaii 28339 1.96
Idaho 14777 0.78
Illinois 1786596 14.08
Indiana 664325 9.75
Iowa 130582 4.08
Kansas 169390 5.77
Kentucky 374018 8.30
Louisiana 1477483 31.93
Maine 23991 1.74
Maryland 1856924 30.07
Massachusetts 521391 7.46
Michigan 1387600 13.82
Minnesota 409873 7.17
Mississippi 1106108 37.50
Missouri 712974 11.56
Montana 6101 0.55
Nebraska 97895 4.98
Nevada 302957 9.63
New Hampshire 21431 1.55
New Jersey 1201268 12.96
New Mexico 42479 2.01
New York 2882389 14.52
North Carolina 2230732 21.11
North Dakota 26160 3.36
Ohio 1509310 12.83
Oklahoma 297545 7.45
Oregon 84726 1.99
Pennsylvania 1411961 10.85
Rhode Island 68366 6.23
South Carolina 1343016 25.86
South Dakota 21246 2.37
Tennessee 1141202 16.39
Texas 3687259 12.47
Utah 39591 1.19
Vermont 8663 1.34
Virginia 1655326 19.12
Washington 315983 4.08
West Virginia 64504 3.61
Wisconsin 369303 6.28
Wyoming 5922 1.02
District of Columbia 294856 44.07