Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (29.68%), followed by Bronx County (29.3%), and Queens County (17.87%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
Kings
Bronx
Queens
Monroe
Westchester
Erie
Albany
New York
Nassau
Rockland
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Kings County 29.68
2 Bronx County 29.3
3 Queens County 17.87
4 Monroe County 14.61
5 Westchester County 13.78
6 Erie County 13.09
7 Albany County 12.7
8 New York County 12.39
9 Nassau County 11.57
10 Rockland County 11.12
11 Onondaga County 10.88
12 Schenectady County 10.79
13 Dutchess County 10.39
14 Orange County 10.28
15 Richmond County 9.42
16 Sullivan County 8.11
17 Suffolk County 7.37
18 Niagara County 7.02
19 Rensselaer County 6.88
20 Oneida County 6.12
21 Jefferson County 6.11
22 Chemung County 5.97
22 Ulster County 5.97
23 Orleans County 5.82
24 Franklin County 5.61
25 Greene County 5.53
26 Broome County 5.47
27 Wyoming County 5.14
28 Seneca County 4.79
29 Columbia County 4.57
30 Tompkins County 4.01
31 Clinton County 3.95
32 Cayuga County 3.93
33 Washington County 2.92
34 Putnam County 2.8
35 Wayne County 2.78
36 Genesee County 2.76
37 Livingston County 2.47
38 Essex County 2.31
39 St. Lawrence County 2.28
40 Ontario County 2.23
41 Chautauqua County 2.09
42 Otsego County 1.99
43 Montgomery County 1.98
44 Fulton County 1.9
45 Saratoga County 1.72
46 Cortland County 1.68
47 Madison County 1.66
48 Delaware County 1.65
49 Steuben County 1.46
50 Cattaraugus County 1.34
51 Schoharie County 1.24
52 Herkimer County 1.23
53 Allegany County 1.22
54 Warren County 1.17
55 Hamilton County 0.97
56 Oswego County 0.92
57 Schuyler County 0.91
58 Yates County 0.88
59 Chenango County 0.87
60 Tioga County 0.86
61 Lewis County 0.62