Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.19M), followed by Harris, TX (1.02M), and Los Angeles, CA (872.15K).
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.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
See this for other years:
Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Items per page:
0 of 0
| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1186112 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 1019045 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 872149 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 839054 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 667404 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 665969 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 627091 |
| 8 | Bronx County, NY | 611345 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 598894 |
| 10 | Prince George's County, MD | 596275 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 492236 |
| 12 | Fulton County, GA | 486518 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 467302 |
| 14 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 452953 |
| 15 | Tarrant County, TX | 422145 |
| 16 | DeKalb County, GA | 409996 |
| 17 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 381895 |
| 18 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 375400 |
| 19 | Essex County, NJ | 348933 |
| 20 | Baltimore city, MD | 346744 |
| 21 | Franklin County, OH | 335106 |
| 22 | Orange County, FL | 333664 |
| 23 | Clark County, NV | 327804 |
| 24 | Maricopa County, AZ | 318613 |
| 25 | Duval County, FL | 318053 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 309592 |
| 27 | Gwinnett County, GA | 308301 |
| 28 | New York County, NY | 293617 |
| 29 | Marion County, IN | 289557 |
| 30 | Jefferson County, AL | 287448 |
| 31 | Hillsborough County, FL | 285292 |
| 32 | Baltimore County, MD | 271573 |
| 33 | St. Louis County, MO | 249625 |
| 34 | Milwaukee County, WI | 247228 |
| 35 | Wake County, NC | 244842 |
| 36 | Cobb County, GA | 229247 |
| 37 | Montgomery County, MD | 220843 |
| 38 | Hamilton County, OH | 220349 |
| 39 | Clayton County, GA | 217792 |
| 40 | Richland County, SC | 210082 |
| 41 | Orleans Parish, LA | 209696 |
| 42 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 209613 |
| 43 | Fort Bend County, TX | 208155 |
| 44 | San Bernardino County, CA | 207408 |
| 45 | Guilford County, NC | 199843 |
| 46 | Bexar County, TX | 196912 |
| 47 | Riverside County, CA | 188490 |
| 48 | Davidson County, TN | 186113 |
| 49 | Nassau County, NY | 184656 |
| 50 | Hennepin County, MN | 184652 |
| 51 | Suffolk County, MA | 183624 |
| 52 | San Diego County, CA | 181332 |
| 53 | Jefferson County, KY | 179558 |
| 54 | Oakland County, MI | 177011 |
| 55 | Alameda County, CA | 171069 |
| 56 | Sacramento County, CA | 170874 |
| 57 | King County, WA | 168724 |
| 58 | Westchester County, NY | 167752 |
| 59 | Jackson County, MO | 166279 |
| 60 | Allegheny County, PA | 165081 |
| 61 | New Castle County, DE | 160987 |
| 62 | Hinds County, MS | 157600 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 153412 |
| 64 | Mobile County, AL | 151128 |
| 65 | Suffolk County, NY | 145969 |
| 66 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 145796 |
| 67 | Henry County, GA | 143644 |
| 68 | Collin County, TX | 143227 |
| 69 | Polk County, FL | 142057 |
| 70 | Delaware County, PA | 137762 |
| 71 | Union County, NJ | 137213 |
| 72 | Montgomery County, AL | 137101 |
| 73 | Cumberland County, NC | 135813 |
| 74 | Erie County, NY | 131223 |
| 75 | Oklahoma County, OK | 127949 |
| 76 | Travis County, TX | 127270 |
| 77 | Fairfax County, VA | 126660 |
| 78 | Denton County, TX | 125543 |
| 79 | Chatham County, GA | 124310 |
| 80 | Monroe County, NY | 123642 |
| 81 | Macomb County, MI | 123141 |
| 82 | Lake County, IN | 123091 |
| 83 | St. Louis city, MO | 121857 |
| 84 | Richmond County, GA | 121714 |
| 85 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 120179 |
| 86 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 118901 |
| 87 | Camden County, NJ | 118550 |
| 88 | Montgomery County, OH | 117574 |
| 89 | Durham County, NC | 116125 |
| 90 | Caddo Parish, LA | 113982 |
| 91 | Middlesex County, NJ | 113300 |
| 92 | Hudson County, NJ | 110594 |
| 93 | Forsyth County, NC | 108460 |
| 94 | Contra Costa County, CA | 107949 |
| 95 | Prince William County, VA | 107094 |
| 96 | Pinellas County, FL | 104909 |
| 97 | Madison County, AL | 103984 |
| 98 | Henrico County, VA | 103320 |
| 99 | Middlesex County, MA | 103170 |
| 100 | Muscogee County, GA | 99970 |
| 101 | Greenville County, SC | 99723 |
| 102 | Charleston County, SC | 99493 |
| 103 | Chesterfield County, VA | 98611 |
| 104 | Richmond city, VA | 98116 |
| 105 | Bell County, TX | 97850 |
| 106 | Norfolk city, VA | 96250 |
| 107 | Leon County, FL | 95428 |
| 108 | Charles County, MD | 93159 |
| 109 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 93143 |
| 110 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 92435 |
| 111 | Montgomery County, PA | 91597 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 90629 |
| 113 | Burlington County, NJ | 90519 |
| 114 | Bibb County, GA | 89789 |
| 115 | Providence County, RI | 88780 |
| 116 | Lucas County, OH | 88252 |
| 117 | St. Lucie County, FL | 87483 |
| 118 | Jefferson County, TX | 86639 |
| 119 | Mercer County, NJ | 82849 |
| 120 | Summit County, OH | 82768 |
| 121 | Douglas County, GA | 81412 |
| 122 | Genesee County, MI | 81242 |
| 123 | Newport News city, VA | 80335 |
| 124 | Arapahoe County, CO | 78919 |
| 125 | Chesapeake city, VA | 78483 |
| 126 | Lee County, FL | 77794 |
| 127 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 77496 |
| 128 | Passaic County, NJ | 77322 |
| 129 | St. Clair County, IL | 76713 |
| 130 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 76693 |
| 131 | Bergen County, NJ | 76640 |
| 132 | Pierce County, WA | 76577 |
| 133 | Escambia County, FL | 74002 |
| 134 | Tulsa County, OK | 73961 |
| 135 | Ramsey County, MN | 73575 |
| 136 | Howard County, MD | 72806 |
| 137 | Spartanburg County, SC | 72393 |
| 138 | Brevard County, FL | 71964 |
| 139 | Kent County, MI | 71898 |
| 140 | Denver County, CO | 71793 |
| 141 | Hampton city, VA | 71457 |
| 142 | Orange County, CA | 71077 |
| 143 | Volusia County, FL | 70946 |
| 144 | Brazoria County, TX | 70879 |
| 145 | Hamilton County, TN | 69028 |
| 146 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 68478 |
| 147 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 68442 |
| 148 | Plymouth County, MA | 68435 |
| 149 | Osceola County, FL | 68157 |
| 150 | Douglas County, NE | 68120 |
| 151 | DeSoto County, MS | 67961 |
| 152 | Seminole County, FL | 67423 |
| 153 | San Joaquin County, CA | 65982 |
| 154 | Norfolk County, MA | 65886 |
| 155 | Essex County, MA | 65414 |
| 156 | Solano County, CA | 63991 |
| 157 | Pitt County, NC | 63837 |
| 158 | Rutherford County, TN | 62905 |
| 159 | Berkeley County, SC | 62704 |
| 160 | Newton County, GA | 62554 |
| 161 | Worcester County, MA | 62198 |
| 162 | Orange County, NY | 61125 |
| 163 | Fresno County, CA | 60869 |
| 164 | Rockdale County, GA | 60793 |
| 165 | Houston County, GA | 60449 |
| 166 | Florence County, SC | 60302 |
| 167 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 60038 |
| 168 | Dougherty County, GA | 59488 |
| 169 | Onondaga County, NY | 58863 |
| 170 | York County, SC | 57992 |
| 171 | Alachua County, FL | 57814 |
| 172 | Kent County, DE | 57139 |
| 173 | Williamson County, TX | 56609 |
| 174 | Kern County, CA | 56467 |
| 175 | Richmond County, NY | 56377 |
| 176 | Marion County, FL | 56275 |
| 177 | Dauphin County, PA | 55350 |
| 178 | Montgomery County, TX | 55237 |
| 179 | Harrison County, MS | 55144 |
| 180 | Santa Clara County, CA | 54862 |
| 181 | Montgomery County, TN | 54215 |
| 182 | Lake County, IL | 53984 |
| 183 | Lake County, FL | 53718 |
| 184 | Hampden County, MA | 53661 |
| 185 | Cabarrus County, NC | 53458 |
| 186 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53096 |
| 187 | Lexington County, SC | 52054 |
| 188 | Fayette County, KY | 52051 |
| 189 | El Paso County, CO | 51874 |
| 190 | DuPage County, IL | 51409 |
| 191 | Pasco County, FL | 51287 |
| 192 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 50714 |
| 193 | Orangeburg County, SC | 50658 |
| 194 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 50490 |
| 195 | Sumter County, SC | 50028 |
| 196 | Multnomah County, OR | 49727 |
| 197 | Sedgwick County, KS | 49197 |
| 198 | Paulding County, GA | 49094 |
| 199 | Pima County, AZ | 48872 |
| 200 | Galveston County, TX | 48820 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023 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.