Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.22M), followed by Harris, TX (978.73K), and Los Angeles, CA (888.99K).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1222883 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 978727 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 888991 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 882542 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 688281 |
| 6 | Wayne County, MI | 683010 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 638566 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 621627 |
| 9 | Prince George's County, MD | 607684 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 593414 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 498483 |
| 12 | Queens County, NY | 486447 |
| 13 | Fulton County, GA | 474781 |
| 14 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 466706 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 408015 |
| 16 | Tarrant County, TX | 398010 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 382115 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 369478 |
| 19 | Baltimore city, MD | 355673 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 353940 |
| 21 | Orange County, FL | 325722 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 322691 |
| 23 | Clark County, NV | 313315 |
| 24 | Duval County, FL | 311137 |
| 25 | Maricopa County, AZ | 303460 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 302258 |
| 27 | New York County, NY | 296919 |
| 28 | Gwinnett County, GA | 295435 |
| 29 | Jefferson County, AL | 290396 |
| 30 | Marion County, IN | 285358 |
| 31 | Hillsborough County, FL | 274805 |
| 32 | Baltimore County, MD | 267292 |
| 33 | Milwaukee County, WI | 251749 |
| 34 | St. Louis County, MO | 251334 |
| 35 | Wake County, NC | 239689 |
| 36 | Cobb County, GA | 222835 |
| 37 | Hamilton County, OH | 219945 |
| 38 | Orleans Parish, LA | 219457 |
| 39 | Clayton County, GA | 218020 |
| 40 | Montgomery County, MD | 217228 |
| 41 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 211541 |
| 42 | San Bernardino County, CA | 208997 |
| 43 | Richland County, SC | 205649 |
| 44 | Guilford County, NC | 194623 |
| 45 | Fort Bend County, TX | 190614 |
| 46 | Suffolk County, MA | 188870 |
| 47 | Bexar County, TX | 186868 |
| 48 | Davidson County, TN | 186380 |
| 49 | Riverside County, CA | 183536 |
| 50 | Nassau County, NY | 183152 |
| 51 | San Diego County, CA | 182069 |
| 52 | Hennepin County, MN | 180504 |
| 53 | Jefferson County, KY | 177530 |
| 54 | Oakland County, MI | 177067 |
| 55 | Alameda County, CA | 176946 |
| 56 | Sacramento County, CA | 172134 |
| 57 | Jackson County, MO | 168349 |
| 58 | Westchester County, NY | 167207 |
| 59 | Allegheny County, PA | 167007 |
| 60 | Hinds County, MS | 162887 |
| 61 | King County, WA | 162849 |
| 62 | New Castle County, DE | 154677 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 151441 |
| 64 | Mobile County, AL | 151283 |
| 65 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 140685 |
| 66 | Suffolk County, NY | 140274 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 136558 |
| 68 | Union County, NJ | 136205 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 134567 |
| 70 | Delaware County, PA | 134242 |
| 71 | Erie County, NY | 132290 |
| 72 | St. Louis city, MO | 129498 |
| 73 | Collin County, TX | 129199 |
| 74 | Henry County, GA | 128571 |
| 75 | Oklahoma County, OK | 126637 |
| 76 | Polk County, FL | 126496 |
| 77 | Monroe County, NY | 123799 |
| 78 | Fairfax County, VA | 123270 |
| 79 | Lake County, IN | 123214 |
| 80 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 123138 |
| 81 | Travis County, TX | 122184 |
| 82 | Chatham County, GA | 121714 |
| 83 | Richmond County, GA | 120407 |
| 84 | Macomb County, MI | 117167 |
| 85 | Caddo Parish, LA | 116870 |
| 86 | Montgomery County, OH | 116772 |
| 87 | Durham County, NC | 116600 |
| 88 | Camden County, NJ | 115612 |
| 89 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 114255 |
| 90 | Denton County, TX | 112290 |
| 91 | Contra Costa County, CA | 109751 |
| 92 | Hudson County, NJ | 108363 |
| 93 | Middlesex County, NJ | 108172 |
| 94 | Prince William County, VA | 107078 |
| 95 | Forsyth County, NC | 106535 |
| 96 | Pinellas County, FL | 106059 |
| 97 | Charleston County, SC | 102915 |
| 98 | Henrico County, VA | 102895 |
| 99 | Richmond city, VA | 101323 |
| 100 | Muscogee County, GA | 99622 |
| 101 | Middlesex County, MA | 99258 |
| 102 | Madison County, AL | 98989 |
| 103 | Norfolk city, VA | 98651 |
| 104 | Greenville County, SC | 97470 |
| 105 | Leon County, FL | 95230 |
| 106 | Bell County, TX | 95037 |
| 107 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 93810 |
| 108 | Chesterfield County, VA | 93090 |
| 109 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 89988 |
| 110 | Bibb County, GA | 88706 |
| 111 | Lucas County, OH | 88579 |
| 112 | Montgomery County, PA | 88436 |
| 113 | Charles County, MD | 88384 |
| 114 | Will County, IL | 87672 |
| 115 | Jefferson County, TX | 86957 |
| 116 | Burlington County, NJ | 86834 |
| 117 | Providence County, RI | 85729 |
| 118 | Summit County, OH | 82411 |
| 119 | Genesee County, MI | 82344 |
| 120 | Mercer County, NJ | 82313 |
| 121 | Newport News city, VA | 80393 |
| 122 | St. Clair County, IL | 78265 |
| 123 | Passaic County, NJ | 78150 |
| 124 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 77621 |
| 125 | Chesapeake city, VA | 77314 |
| 126 | St. Lucie County, FL | 76846 |
| 127 | Arapahoe County, CO | 76818 |
| 128 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 75852 |
| 129 | Douglas County, GA | 75750 |
| 130 | Escambia County, FL | 74558 |
| 131 | Pierce County, WA | 73884 |
| 132 | Bergen County, NJ | 73077 |
| 133 | Lee County, FL | 72878 |
| 134 | Tulsa County, OK | 72796 |
| 135 | Ramsey County, MN | 72635 |
| 136 | Hampton city, VA | 71513 |
| 137 | Denver County, CO | 71094 |
| 138 | Kent County, MI | 70905 |
| 139 | Howard County, MD | 70713 |
| 140 | Orange County, CA | 70049 |
| 141 | Hamilton County, TN | 69330 |
| 142 | Spartanburg County, SC | 69266 |
| 143 | Brevard County, FL | 67805 |
| 144 | Douglas County, NE | 67296 |
| 145 | Volusia County, FL | 66967 |
| 146 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 66419 |
| 147 | San Joaquin County, CA | 65634 |
| 148 | Plymouth County, MA | 65171 |
| 149 | Solano County, CA | 65133 |
| 150 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 64475 |
| 151 | Seminole County, FL | 63487 |
| 152 | Pitt County, NC | 62485 |
| 153 | Norfolk County, MA | 62467 |
| 154 | Brazoria County, TX | 62277 |
| 155 | DeSoto County, MS | 61786 |
| 156 | Essex County, MA | 61519 |
| 157 | Osceola County, FL | 60804 |
| 158 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 60068 |
| 159 | Fresno County, CA | 60034 |
| 160 | Florence County, SC | 59486 |
| 161 | Rutherford County, TN | 59449 |
| 162 | Dougherty County, GA | 58880 |
| 163 | Berkeley County, SC | 58437 |
| 164 | Richmond County, NY | 57819 |
| 165 | Onondaga County, NY | 57703 |
| 166 | Newton County, GA | 57586 |
| 167 | Rockdale County, GA | 57437 |
| 168 | Alachua County, FL | 57327 |
| 169 | Orange County, NY | 57206 |
| 170 | Worcester County, MA | 57040 |
| 171 | Kern County, CA | 56764 |
| 172 | Houston County, GA | 56607 |
| 173 | York County, SC | 56304 |
| 174 | Dauphin County, PA | 55205 |
| 175 | Harrison County, MS | 54946 |
| 176 | Lake County, IL | 54019 |
| 177 | Santa Clara County, CA | 53744 |
| 178 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53701 |
| 179 | Kent County, DE | 52843 |
| 180 | Marion County, FL | 52471 |
| 181 | Hampden County, MA | 52189 |
| 182 | Orangeburg County, SC | 51240 |
| 183 | Fayette County, KY | 51143 |
| 184 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 51041 |
| 185 | El Paso County, CO | 50827 |
| 186 | Montgomery County, TN | 50679 |
| 187 | Williamson County, TX | 50334 |
| 188 | DuPage County, IL | 50209 |
| 189 | Sumter County, SC | 50186 |
| 190 | Lexington County, SC | 49069 |
| 191 | Sedgwick County, KS | 49003 |
| 192 | Cabarrus County, NC | 48978 |
| 193 | Multnomah County, OR | 48691 |
| 194 | Lake County, FL | 48436 |
| 195 | Galveston County, TX | 47779 |
| 196 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47528 |
| 197 | Atlantic County, NJ | 47431 |
| 198 | Pima County, AZ | 46754 |
| 199 | Allen County, IN | 46730 |
| 200 | San Francisco County, CA | 46471 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021 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.