Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, 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 (970.42K), and Kings, NY (907.93K).
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 2020
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Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
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1 | Cook County, IL | 1245792 |
2 | Harris County, TX | 970418 |
3 | Kings County, NY | 907934 |
4 | Los Angeles County, CA | 907305 |
5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 696424 |
6 | Wayne County, MI | 690638 |
7 | Bronx County, NY | 653586 |
8 | Dallas County, TX | 625321 |
9 | Prince George's County, MD | 615030 |
10 | Broward County, FL | 593738 |
11 | Shelby County, TN | 501106 |
12 | Queens County, NY | 496850 |
13 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 478224 |
14 | Fulton County, GA | 474832 |
15 | DeKalb County, GA | 411583 |
16 | Tarrant County, TX | 389240 |
17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 386338 |
18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 365430 |
19 | Baltimore city, MD | 360145 |
20 | Essex County, NJ | 358677 |
21 | Orange County, FL | 325890 |
22 | Franklin County, OH | 318712 |
23 | Duval County, FL | 308800 |
24 | Clark County, NV | 305040 |
25 | New York County, NY | 302806 |
26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 299745 |
27 | Maricopa County, AZ | 295234 |
28 | Jefferson County, AL | 292023 |
29 | Gwinnett County, GA | 287859 |
30 | Marion County, IN | 283834 |
31 | Hillsborough County, FL | 269211 |
32 | Baltimore County, MD | 263776 |
33 | Milwaukee County, WI | 255307 |
34 | St. Louis County, MO | 251524 |
35 | Wake County, NC | 235195 |
36 | Orleans Parish, LA | 223810 |
37 | Cobb County, GA | 220651 |
38 | Hamilton County, OH | 220290 |
39 | Clayton County, GA | 217657 |
40 | Montgomery County, MD | 216394 |
41 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 212202 |
42 | San Bernardino County, CA | 208924 |
43 | Richland County, SC | 203364 |
44 | Suffolk County, MA | 193691 |
45 | Guilford County, NC | 191965 |
46 | Davidson County, TN | 191450 |
47 | Bexar County, TX | 183141 |
48 | Alameda County, CA | 182934 |
49 | San Diego County, CA | 182701 |
50 | Nassau County, NY | 181880 |
51 | Fort Bend County, TX | 181271 |
52 | Riverside County, CA | 180055 |
53 | Hennepin County, MN | 179939 |
54 | Jefferson County, KY | 176594 |
55 | Oakland County, MI | 176166 |
56 | Sacramento County, CA | 171642 |
57 | Jackson County, MO | 169166 |
58 | Allegheny County, PA | 167453 |
59 | Westchester County, NY | 166655 |
60 | Hinds County, MS | 165844 |
61 | King County, WA | 161630 |
62 | New Castle County, DE | 152286 |
63 | Mobile County, AL | 151125 |
64 | Pulaski County, AR | 150953 |
65 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 138200 |
66 | Suffolk County, NY | 136727 |
67 | Montgomery County, AL | 136039 |
68 | Union County, NJ | 135986 |
69 | St. Louis city, MO | 133912 |
70 | Cumberland County, NC | 133426 |
71 | Delaware County, PA | 132912 |
72 | Erie County, NY | 132678 |
73 | Oklahoma County, OK | 126181 |
74 | Monroe County, NY | 123706 |
75 | Fairfax County, VA | 123504 |
76 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 123405 |
77 | Lake County, IN | 123173 |
78 | Henry County, GA | 122158 |
79 | Chatham County, GA | 121441 |
80 | Collin County, TX | 121067 |
81 | Richmond County, GA | 120505 |
82 | Polk County, FL | 120388 |
83 | Travis County, TX | 120088 |
84 | Caddo Parish, LA | 118750 |
85 | Durham County, NC | 116833 |
86 | Montgomery County, OH | 116212 |
87 | Macomb County, MI | 114543 |
88 | Camden County, NJ | 114159 |
89 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 111155 |
90 | Contra Costa County, CA | 110068 |
91 | Hudson County, NJ | 108534 |
92 | Prince William County, VA | 107333 |
93 | Pinellas County, FL | 106698 |
94 | Forsyth County, NC | 105603 |
95 | Middlesex County, NJ | 105060 |
96 | Denton County, TX | 104488 |
97 | Charleston County, SC | 104085 |
98 | Henrico County, VA | 103001 |
99 | Richmond city, VA | 102503 |
100 | Norfolk city, VA | 100461 |
101 | Muscogee County, GA | 100174 |
102 | Middlesex County, MA | 98078 |
103 | Madison County, AL | 97566 |
104 | Greenville County, SC | 96201 |
105 | Leon County, FL | 94346 |
106 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 93668 |
107 | Bell County, TX | 93116 |
108 | Chesterfield County, VA | 90279 |
109 | Bibb County, GA | 88790 |
110 | Lucas County, OH | 88538 |
111 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 88101 |
112 | Jefferson County, TX | 87484 |
113 | Montgomery County, PA | 86430 |
114 | Will County, IL | 86036 |
115 | Charles County, MD | 85542 |
116 | Burlington County, NJ | 84897 |
117 | Providence County, RI | 84594 |
118 | Mercer County, NJ | 82866 |
119 | Genesee County, MI | 82479 |
120 | Summit County, OH | 82201 |
121 | Newport News city, VA | 80003 |
122 | Passaic County, NJ | 78883 |
123 | St. Clair County, IL | 78782 |
124 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 78389 |
125 | Chesapeake city, VA | 76441 |
126 | Arapahoe County, CO | 75544 |
127 | Escambia County, FL | 74840 |
128 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 74764 |
129 | Douglas County, GA | 73600 |
130 | Ramsey County, MN | 72807 |
131 | St. Lucie County, FL | 72641 |
132 | Pierce County, WA | 72560 |
133 | Tulsa County, OK | 71898 |
134 | Bergen County, NJ | 71541 |
135 | Denver County, CO | 71017 |
136 | Hampton city, VA | 70994 |
137 | Kent County, MI | 70494 |
138 | Lee County, FL | 70407 |
139 | Hamilton County, TN | 70035 |
140 | Orange County, CA | 69446 |
141 | Howard County, MD | 69004 |
142 | Spartanburg County, SC | 68326 |
143 | Douglas County, NE | 67487 |
144 | Brevard County, FL | 66353 |
145 | Solano County, CA | 65837 |
146 | San Joaquin County, CA | 65285 |
147 | Volusia County, FL | 65169 |
148 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 64699 |
149 | Plymouth County, MA | 63765 |
150 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 63006 |
151 | Seminole County, FL | 62673 |
152 | Pitt County, NC | 61415 |
153 | Dougherty County, GA | 60992 |
154 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 60530 |
155 | Norfolk County, MA | 60138 |
156 | Essex County, MA | 60115 |
157 | Fresno County, CA | 59435 |
158 | Florence County, SC | 59380 |
159 | Brazoria County, TX | 59278 |
160 | DeSoto County, MS | 58330 |
161 | Richmond County, NY | 57892 |
162 | Osceola County, FL | 57351 |
163 | Onondaga County, NY | 57148 |
164 | Alachua County, FL | 57003 |
165 | Rutherford County, TN | 56925 |
166 | Berkeley County, SC | 56876 |
167 | Rockdale County, GA | 56367 |
168 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 55958 |
169 | Kern County, CA | 55862 |
170 | York County, SC | 55431 |
171 | Santa Clara County, CA | 55191 |
172 | Newton County, GA | 55172 |
173 | Dauphin County, PA | 54953 |
174 | Worcester County, MA | 54951 |
175 | Houston County, GA | 54914 |
176 | Orange County, NY | 54779 |
177 | Harrison County, MS | 54560 |
178 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53798 |
179 | Lake County, IL | 53633 |
180 | Orangeburg County, SC | 52327 |
181 | Hampden County, MA | 51734 |
182 | Marion County, FL | 51378 |
183 | Fayette County, KY | 50795 |
184 | Kent County, DE | 50604 |
185 | Sumter County, SC | 50453 |
186 | El Paso County, CO | 50182 |
187 | DuPage County, IL | 49794 |
188 | Sedgwick County, KS | 49131 |
189 | San Francisco County, CA | 49028 |
190 | Multnomah County, OR | 48852 |
191 | Montgomery County, TN | 48677 |
192 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47750 |
193 | Galveston County, TX | 47479 |
194 | Atlantic County, NJ | 47321 |
195 | Williamson County, TX | 46880 |
196 | Lexington County, SC | 46836 |
197 | Allen County, IN | 46564 |
198 | Cabarrus County, NC | 46216 |
199 | Washtenaw County, MI | 46189 |
200 | Lake County, FL | 46051 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020 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.