Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (839.05K), followed by Bronx County (611.35K), and Queens County (467.30K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Kings
839.05K
Bronx
611.35K
Queens
467.30K
New York
293.62K
Nassau
184.66K
Westchester
167.75K
Suffolk
145.97K
Erie
131.22K
Monroe
123.64K
Orange
61.13K
Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kings County 839,054
2 Bronx County 611,345
3 Queens County 467,302
4 New York County 293,617
5 Nassau County 184,656
6 Westchester County 167,752
7 Suffolk County 145,969
8 Erie County 131,223
9 Monroe County 123,642
10 Orange County 61,125
11 Onondaga County 58,863
12 Richmond County 56,377
13 Albany County 46,103
14 Rockland County 44,167
15 Dutchess County 37,258
16 Schenectady County 22,429
17 Oneida County 17,025
18 Niagara County 16,236
19 Rensselaer County 14,119
20 Broome County 13,842
21 Ulster County 13,659
22 Sullivan County 8,884
23 Jefferson County 7,491
24 Saratoga County 5,616
25 Chemung County 5,246
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