Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.25M), followed by Harris, TX (926.41K), and Los Angeles, CA (912.15K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1251668 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 926413 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 912145 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 885011 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 697220 |
| 6 | Wayne County, MI | 683779 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 631789 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 618419 |
| 9 | Prince George's County, MD | 590897 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 577246 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 506684 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 494991 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 474407 |
| 14 | Fulton County, GA | 463324 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 413824 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 385966 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 380532 |
| 18 | Tarrant County, TX | 355342 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 354105 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 335564 |
| 21 | Orange County, FL | 309748 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 302442 |
| 23 | New York County, NY | 293833 |
| 24 | Palm Beach County, FL | 287340 |
| 25 | Duval County, FL | 287057 |
| 26 | Jefferson County, AL | 286368 |
| 27 | Clark County, NV | 276367 |
| 28 | Marion County, IN | 274476 |
| 29 | Maricopa County, AZ | 268026 |
| 30 | Gwinnett County, GA | 264559 |
| 31 | Milwaukee County, WI | 260094 |
| 32 | Hillsborough County, FL | 254497 |
| 33 | St. Louis County, MO | 244859 |
| 34 | Baltimore County, MD | 242749 |
| 35 | Orleans Parish, LA | 236257 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 225707 |
| 37 | Hamilton County, OH | 215334 |
| 38 | Cobb County, GA | 213983 |
| 39 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 207715 |
| 40 | Montgomery County, MD | 205792 |
| 41 | Clayton County, GA | 204230 |
| 42 | San Bernardino County, CA | 203818 |
| 43 | Suffolk County, MA | 199124 |
| 44 | Richland County, SC | 197864 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 192121 |
| 46 | Alameda County, CA | 187233 |
| 47 | Guilford County, NC | 184758 |
| 48 | San Diego County, CA | 183879 |
| 49 | Oakland County, MI | 176876 |
| 50 | Hinds County, MS | 174184 |
| 51 | Nassau County, NY | 174126 |
| 52 | Riverside County, CA | 173840 |
| 53 | Jefferson County, KY | 169954 |
| 54 | Hennepin County, MN | 169512 |
| 55 | Jackson County, MO | 167251 |
| 56 | Bexar County, TX | 167239 |
| 57 | Sacramento County, CA | 165658 |
| 58 | Allegheny County, PA | 163429 |
| 59 | Fort Bend County, TX | 161474 |
| 60 | Westchester County, NY | 159590 |
| 61 | King County, WA | 149967 |
| 62 | Mobile County, AL | 148895 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 146705 |
| 64 | New Castle County, DE | 143984 |
| 65 | St. Louis city, MO | 143637 |
| 66 | Hartford County, CT | 139514 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 133093 |
| 68 | Union County, NJ | 131571 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 128464 |
| 70 | Erie County, NY | 128207 |
| 71 | Suffolk County, NY | 127011 |
| 72 | New Haven County, CT | 126769 |
| 73 | Oklahoma County, OK | 124521 |
| 74 | Delaware County, PA | 124445 |
| 75 | Caddo Parish, LA | 122099 |
| 76 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 121446 |
| 77 | Monroe County, NY | 120572 |
| 78 | Lake County, IN | 120093 |
| 79 | Fairfax County, VA | 119823 |
| 80 | Fairfield County, CT | 118894 |
| 81 | Durham County, NC | 118107 |
| 82 | Chatham County, GA | 118025 |
| 83 | Richmond County, GA | 114729 |
| 84 | Montgomery County, OH | 113551 |
| 85 | Richmond city, VA | 111338 |
| 86 | Polk County, FL | 110402 |
| 87 | Charleston County, SC | 109635 |
| 88 | Travis County, TX | 109558 |
| 89 | Camden County, NJ | 108549 |
| 90 | Contra Costa County, CA | 108505 |
| 91 | Pinellas County, FL | 107462 |
| 92 | Macomb County, MI | 104123 |
| 93 | Norfolk city, VA | 103841 |
| 94 | Forsyth County, NC | 103072 |
| 95 | Prince William County, VA | 102309 |
| 96 | Henry County, GA | 101678 |
| 97 | Hudson County, NJ | 101030 |
| 98 | Henrico County, VA | 99829 |
| 99 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 99468 |
| 100 | Collin County, TX | 98400 |
| 101 | Middlesex County, NJ | 95902 |
| 102 | Greenville County, SC | 93550 |
| 103 | Middlesex County, MA | 93241 |
| 104 | Muscogee County, GA | 92372 |
| 105 | Leon County, FL | 92318 |
| 106 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 90926 |
| 107 | Madison County, AL | 90504 |
| 108 | Jefferson County, TX | 88104 |
| 109 | Lucas County, OH | 86741 |
| 110 | Denton County, TX | 85984 |
| 111 | Bibb County, GA | 84653 |
| 112 | Bell County, TX | 83949 |
| 113 | Genesee County, MI | 82804 |
| 114 | Will County, IL | 82760 |
| 115 | Chesterfield County, VA | 81870 |
| 116 | Summit County, OH | 81016 |
| 117 | Montgomery County, PA | 80228 |
| 118 | Burlington County, NJ | 80188 |
| 119 | St. Clair County, IL | 80027 |
| 120 | Mercer County, NJ | 79334 |
| 121 | Providence County, RI | 76973 |
| 122 | Newport News city, VA | 76274 |
| 123 | Charles County, MD | 75967 |
| 124 | Passaic County, NJ | 75448 |
| 125 | Chesapeake city, VA | 73145 |
| 126 | Escambia County, FL | 72920 |
| 127 | Arapahoe County, CO | 72850 |
| 128 | Hamilton County, TN | 70676 |
| 129 | Denver County, CO | 69789 |
| 130 | Tulsa County, OK | 69629 |
| 131 | Hampton city, VA | 68727 |
| 132 | Kent County, MI | 68357 |
| 133 | Ramsey County, MN | 68118 |
| 134 | Douglas County, GA | 67602 |
| 135 | Lee County, FL | 66962 |
| 136 | Orange County, CA | 66773 |
| 137 | Bergen County, NJ | 66715 |
| 138 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 66609 |
| 139 | Pierce County, WA | 66468 |
| 140 | Solano County, CA | 65962 |
| 141 | St. Lucie County, FL | 65232 |
| 142 | Douglas County, NE | 64624 |
| 143 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 64240 |
| 144 | Spartanburg County, SC | 64065 |
| 145 | Pitt County, NC | 63803 |
| 146 | Brevard County, FL | 63091 |
| 147 | Dougherty County, GA | 62779 |
| 148 | Howard County, MD | 62109 |
| 149 | San Joaquin County, CA | 61234 |
| 150 | Volusia County, FL | 61201 |
| 151 | Florence County, SC | 59282 |
| 152 | Seminole County, FL | 58988 |
| 153 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58438 |
| 154 | Fresno County, CA | 57777 |
| 155 | Plymouth County, MA | 57380 |
| 156 | Richmond County, NY | 56007 |
| 157 | Kern County, CA | 55833 |
| 158 | Alachua County, FL | 55122 |
| 159 | Onondaga County, NY | 54821 |
| 160 | Orangeburg County, SC | 54624 |
| 161 | Santa Clara County, CA | 54170 |
| 162 | Essex County, MA | 54026 |
| 163 | Berkeley County, SC | 52768 |
| 164 | Dauphin County, PA | 52753 |
| 165 | Lake County, IL | 52697 |
| 166 | Harrison County, MS | 52208 |
| 167 | Norfolk County, MA | 52190 |
| 168 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 52148 |
| 169 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51803 |
| 170 | Brazoria County, TX | 51748 |
| 171 | York County, SC | 51583 |
| 172 | Sumter County, SC | 51106 |
| 173 | Hampden County, MA | 50981 |
| 174 | Rockdale County, GA | 50092 |
| 175 | DeSoto County, MS | 49913 |
| 176 | Newton County, GA | 49314 |
| 177 | Fayette County, KY | 49290 |
| 178 | San Francisco County, CA | 48818 |
| 179 | Rutherford County, TN | 48694 |
| 180 | Osceola County, FL | 48684 |
| 181 | Houston County, GA | 48622 |
| 182 | El Paso County, CO | 48477 |
| 183 | DuPage County, IL | 48213 |
| 184 | Worcester County, MA | 48089 |
| 185 | Multnomah County, OR | 47711 |
| 186 | Sedgwick County, KS | 47633 |
| 187 | Marion County, FL | 47504 |
| 188 | Orange County, NY | 47401 |
| 189 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47128 |
| 190 | Kent County, DE | 46657 |
| 191 | Washtenaw County, MI | 46046 |
| 192 | Atlantic County, NJ | 45778 |
| 193 | Galveston County, TX | 44853 |
| 194 | Allen County, IN | 44649 |
| 195 | Lexington County, SC | 44608 |
| 196 | Horry County, SC | 44474 |
| 197 | Pima County, AZ | 43163 |
| 198 | Lowndes County, GA | 42836 |
| 199 | Albany County, NY | 42821 |
| 200 | Aiken County, SC | 42665 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017 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.