Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.30M), followed by Los Angeles, CA (922.75K), and Kings, NY (918.89K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1302933 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 922746 |
| 3 | Kings County, NY | 918890 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 834000 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 718714 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 693080 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 617073 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 580603 |
| 9 | Dallas County, TX | 564794 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 514574 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 498948 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 496495 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 475820 |
| 14 | Fulton County, GA | 436648 |
| 15 | Baltimore city, MD | 397854 |
| 16 | DeKalb County, GA | 390413 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 383007 |
| 18 | Essex County, NJ | 332770 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 309539 |
| 20 | New York County, NY | 298893 |
| 21 | Tarrant County, TX | 294239 |
| 22 | Jefferson County, AL | 280979 |
| 23 | Orange County, FL | 266476 |
| 24 | Duval County, FL | 264457 |
| 25 | Franklin County, OH | 264183 |
| 26 | Milwaukee County, WI | 260922 |
| 27 | Marion County, IN | 254143 |
| 28 | Palm Beach County, FL | 250428 |
| 29 | St. Louis County, MO | 237369 |
| 30 | Clark County, NV | 227005 |
| 31 | Orleans Parish, LA | 225232 |
| 32 | Hillsborough County, FL | 222805 |
| 33 | Baltimore County, MD | 221253 |
| 34 | Maricopa County, AZ | 220472 |
| 35 | Gwinnett County, GA | 215520 |
| 36 | Hamilton County, OH | 208927 |
| 37 | Wake County, NC | 204102 |
| 38 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 204070 |
| 39 | San Bernardino County, CA | 199713 |
| 40 | Alameda County, CA | 197798 |
| 41 | Suffolk County, MA | 186743 |
| 42 | Cobb County, GA | 186189 |
| 43 | Montgomery County, MD | 185237 |
| 44 | Richland County, SC | 184482 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 182864 |
| 46 | Clayton County, GA | 181315 |
| 47 | San Diego County, CA | 176681 |
| 48 | Hinds County, MS | 174576 |
| 49 | Oakland County, MI | 174332 |
| 50 | Guilford County, NC | 168123 |
| 51 | Allegheny County, PA | 164122 |
| 52 | Nassau County, NY | 164119 |
| 53 | Jackson County, MO | 163439 |
| 54 | Jefferson County, KY | 160234 |
| 55 | Riverside County, CA | 158433 |
| 56 | Sacramento County, CA | 157593 |
| 57 | St. Louis city, MO | 156122 |
| 58 | Westchester County, NY | 152106 |
| 59 | Hennepin County, MN | 147153 |
| 60 | Mobile County, AL | 145603 |
| 61 | Bexar County, TX | 145510 |
| 62 | Pulaski County, AR | 138779 |
| 63 | New Castle County, DE | 134465 |
| 64 | Fort Bend County, TX | 133956 |
| 65 | Hartford County, CT | 133508 |
| 66 | King County, WA | 132606 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 128442 |
| 68 | Lake County, IN | 127468 |
| 69 | Union County, NJ | 127367 |
| 70 | Erie County, NY | 127076 |
| 71 | Caddo Parish, LA | 123390 |
| 72 | Cumberland County, NC | 122447 |
| 73 | Suffolk County, NY | 121530 |
| 74 | New Haven County, CT | 120066 |
| 75 | Monroe County, NY | 119450 |
| 76 | Oklahoma County, OK | 117508 |
| 77 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 116720 |
| 78 | Delaware County, PA | 115826 |
| 79 | Montgomery County, OH | 112768 |
| 80 | Richmond County, GA | 111729 |
| 81 | Chatham County, GA | 111636 |
| 82 | Fairfield County, CT | 111460 |
| 83 | Durham County, NC | 110411 |
| 84 | Fairfax County, VA | 108640 |
| 85 | Camden County, NJ | 107823 |
| 86 | Richmond city, VA | 107723 |
| 87 | Charleston County, SC | 107511 |
| 88 | Norfolk city, VA | 106763 |
| 89 | Contra Costa County, CA | 103458 |
| 90 | Pinellas County, FL | 99305 |
| 91 | Hudson County, NJ | 98537 |
| 92 | Travis County, TX | 98321 |
| 93 | Forsyth County, NC | 96978 |
| 94 | Polk County, FL | 96059 |
| 95 | Henrico County, VA | 94171 |
| 96 | Muscogee County, GA | 91821 |
| 97 | Prince William County, VA | 91656 |
| 98 | Middlesex County, NJ | 89605 |
| 99 | Leon County, FL | 88933 |
| 100 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 88715 |
| 101 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 88506 |
| 102 | Genesee County, MI | 87176 |
| 103 | Jefferson County, TX | 86319 |
| 104 | Greenville County, SC | 85838 |
| 105 | Lucas County, OH | 85244 |
| 106 | Macomb County, MI | 83910 |
| 107 | Madison County, AL | 83708 |
| 108 | Bibb County, GA | 83361 |
| 109 | Middlesex County, MA | 82177 |
| 110 | St. Clair County, IL | 82013 |
| 111 | Henry County, GA | 80642 |
| 112 | Summit County, OH | 79211 |
| 113 | Will County, IL | 78914 |
| 114 | Mercer County, NJ | 78095 |
| 115 | Burlington County, NJ | 78038 |
| 116 | Collin County, TX | 76287 |
| 117 | Newport News city, VA | 74876 |
| 118 | Chesterfield County, VA | 74310 |
| 119 | Passaic County, NJ | 74296 |
| 120 | Montgomery County, PA | 73721 |
| 121 | Bell County, TX | 72851 |
| 122 | Providence County, RI | 70252 |
| 123 | Escambia County, FL | 69575 |
| 124 | Hamilton County, TN | 69113 |
| 125 | Chesapeake city, VA | 68674 |
| 126 | Hampton city, VA | 68496 |
| 127 | Tulsa County, OK | 66603 |
| 128 | Denver County, CO | 66268 |
| 129 | Dougherty County, GA | 64492 |
| 130 | Denton County, TX | 64247 |
| 131 | Arapahoe County, CO | 64195 |
| 132 | Charles County, MD | 64141 |
| 133 | Kent County, MI | 63377 |
| 134 | Solano County, CA | 63096 |
| 135 | Douglas County, NE | 62084 |
| 136 | Orange County, CA | 62070 |
| 137 | Bergen County, NJ | 60914 |
| 138 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 60337 |
| 139 | Spartanburg County, SC | 60093 |
| 140 | Pitt County, NC | 59998 |
| 141 | Ramsey County, MN | 59697 |
| 142 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 59296 |
| 143 | Pierce County, WA | 58983 |
| 144 | Florence County, SC | 57966 |
| 145 | Lee County, FL | 57695 |
| 146 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 57552 |
| 147 | Brevard County, FL | 57267 |
| 148 | Orangeburg County, SC | 57183 |
| 149 | San Joaquin County, CA | 57125 |
| 150 | St. Lucie County, FL | 56834 |
| 151 | Fresno County, CA | 55763 |
| 152 | Douglas County, GA | 55286 |
| 153 | Volusia County, FL | 54814 |
| 154 | Richmond County, NY | 54555 |
| 155 | Howard County, MD | 54313 |
| 156 | Kern County, CA | 53764 |
| 157 | Onondaga County, NY | 53642 |
| 158 | Santa Clara County, CA | 52754 |
| 159 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51808 |
| 160 | Alachua County, FL | 51724 |
| 161 | Lake County, IL | 51318 |
| 162 | Seminole County, FL | 51024 |
| 163 | Sumter County, SC | 50951 |
| 164 | Dauphin County, PA | 50410 |
| 165 | San Francisco County, CA | 49806 |
| 166 | Hampden County, MA | 49137 |
| 167 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 48786 |
| 168 | Sedgwick County, KS | 47818 |
| 169 | Berkeley County, SC | 47722 |
| 170 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47640 |
| 171 | Plymouth County, MA | 47530 |
| 172 | Atlantic County, NJ | 47470 |
| 173 | DuPage County, IL | 46269 |
| 174 | Fayette County, KY | 45898 |
| 175 | Washtenaw County, MI | 45403 |
| 176 | York County, SC | 45179 |
| 177 | Essex County, MA | 45172 |
| 178 | Harrison County, MS | 45097 |
| 179 | Multnomah County, OR | 44237 |
| 180 | Norfolk County, MA | 44142 |
| 181 | Allen County, IN | 43781 |
| 182 | Marion County, FL | 43745 |
| 183 | El Paso County, CO | 43138 |
| 184 | Houston County, GA | 42842 |
| 185 | Newton County, GA | 42405 |
| 186 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42388 |
| 187 | Orange County, NY | 42382 |
| 188 | Lowndes County, GA | 42105 |
| 189 | Brazoria County, TX | 41850 |
| 190 | Kent County, DE | 41658 |
| 191 | Jefferson County, AR | 41627 |
| 192 | Rockdale County, GA | 41609 |
| 193 | Galveston County, TX | 41574 |
| 194 | Albany County, NY | 41102 |
| 195 | Rockland County, NY | 40710 |
| 196 | Aiken County, SC | 40568 |
| 197 | Wyandotte County, KS | 40415 |
| 198 | Worcester County, MA | 40407 |
| 199 | Lexington County, SC | 40010 |
| 200 | Wayne County, NC | 39987 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by Black or African American Alone population for each of the following US states.