Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.24M), followed by Harris, TX (848.79K), and Los Angeles, CA (820.47K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
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| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1235734 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 848786 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 820466 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 796338 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 684981 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 652833 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 575043 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 569028 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 524219 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 500036 |
| 11 | Fulton County, GA | 440605 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 438457 |
| 13 | Bronx County, NY | 428012 |
| 14 | Queens County, NY | 415637 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 397870 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 390721 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 372977 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 323319 |
| 19 | Tarrant County, TX | 313805 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 309127 |
| 21 | Jefferson County, AL | 283723 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 279589 |
| 23 | Duval County, FL | 267197 |
| 24 | Orange County, FL | 262601 |
| 25 | Marion County, IN | 259570 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 258754 |
| 27 | Milwaukee County, WI | 252559 |
| 28 | St. Louis County, MO | 239660 |
| 29 | Orleans Parish, LA | 231729 |
| 30 | Gwinnett County, GA | 231726 |
| 31 | Clark County, NV | 228410 |
| 32 | Baltimore County, MD | 227496 |
| 33 | Hillsborough County, FL | 216076 |
| 34 | Maricopa County, AZ | 214951 |
| 35 | Hamilton County, OH | 210834 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 207415 |
| 37 | New York County, NY | 206627 |
| 38 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 205102 |
| 39 | Cobb County, GA | 196955 |
| 40 | Richland County, SC | 188629 |
| 41 | Davidson County, TN | 186923 |
| 42 | Clayton County, GA | 186419 |
| 43 | Montgomery County, MD | 183815 |
| 44 | Alameda County, CA | 178648 |
| 45 | San Bernardino County, CA | 175194 |
| 46 | Hinds County, MS | 174518 |
| 47 | Oakland County, MI | 173926 |
| 48 | Guilford County, NC | 173327 |
| 49 | Suffolk County, MA | 163113 |
| 50 | Jefferson County, KY | 162756 |
| 51 | Allegheny County, PA | 161684 |
| 52 | Jackson County, MO | 161312 |
| 53 | San Diego County, CA | 155105 |
| 54 | Hennepin County, MN | 155072 |
| 55 | Nassau County, NY | 153481 |
| 56 | St. Louis city, MO | 149522 |
| 57 | Mobile County, AL | 146507 |
| 58 | Sacramento County, CA | 145661 |
| 59 | Fort Bend County, TX | 143722 |
| 60 | Pulaski County, AR | 142614 |
| 61 | Riverside County, CA | 142435 |
| 62 | Bexar County, TX | 136742 |
| 63 | King County, WA | 134446 |
| 64 | New Castle County, DE | 133345 |
| 65 | Westchester County, NY | 132643 |
| 66 | Montgomery County, AL | 129998 |
| 67 | Caddo Parish, LA | 122197 |
| 68 | Erie County, NY | 120642 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 119320 |
| 70 | Oklahoma County, OK | 118619 |
| 71 | Lake County, IN | 117073 |
| 72 | Delaware County, PA | 116753 |
| 73 | Union County, NJ | 116542 |
| 74 | Hartford County, CT | 115979 |
| 75 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 114338 |
| 76 | Chatham County, GA | 113523 |
| 77 | Durham County, NC | 112516 |
| 78 | Montgomery County, OH | 111470 |
| 79 | Richmond County, GA | 111317 |
| 80 | Richmond city, VA | 109091 |
| 81 | Monroe County, NY | 109030 |
| 82 | Fairfax County, VA | 108234 |
| 83 | Charleston County, SC | 107971 |
| 84 | Suffolk County, NY | 106811 |
| 85 | New Haven County, CT | 106654 |
| 86 | Norfolk city, VA | 101893 |
| 87 | Fairfield County, CT | 101386 |
| 88 | Pinellas County, FL | 98676 |
| 89 | Contra Costa County, CA | 98419 |
| 90 | Henrico County, VA | 95533 |
| 91 | Macomb County, MI | 95439 |
| 92 | Polk County, FL | 95019 |
| 93 | Travis County, TX | 94938 |
| 94 | Forsyth County, NC | 94553 |
| 95 | Camden County, NJ | 94142 |
| 96 | Prince William County, VA | 92043 |
| 97 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 90640 |
| 98 | Muscogee County, GA | 90387 |
| 99 | Leon County, FL | 88560 |
| 100 | Henry County, GA | 88340 |
| 101 | Greenville County, SC | 88337 |
| 102 | Madison County, AL | 85611 |
| 103 | Jefferson County, TX | 85278 |
| 104 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 85169 |
| 105 | Collin County, TX | 84982 |
| 106 | Bibb County, GA | 83504 |
| 107 | Lucas County, OH | 83301 |
| 108 | Genesee County, MI | 83182 |
| 109 | St. Clair County, IL | 79703 |
| 110 | Middlesex County, MA | 79471 |
| 111 | Summit County, OH | 79225 |
| 112 | Middlesex County, NJ | 77910 |
| 113 | Will County, IL | 77893 |
| 114 | Chesterfield County, VA | 75701 |
| 115 | Hudson County, NJ | 73911 |
| 116 | Burlington County, NJ | 73278 |
| 117 | Montgomery County, PA | 72990 |
| 118 | Newport News city, VA | 72431 |
| 119 | Mercer County, NJ | 72393 |
| 120 | Denton County, TX | 71921 |
| 121 | Bell County, TX | 70685 |
| 122 | Escambia County, FL | 69865 |
| 123 | Hamilton County, TN | 68925 |
| 124 | Chesapeake city, VA | 68797 |
| 125 | Charles County, MD | 68370 |
| 126 | Tulsa County, OK | 66580 |
| 127 | Hampton city, VA | 66476 |
| 128 | Arapahoe County, CO | 64898 |
| 129 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 63886 |
| 130 | Denver County, CO | 63335 |
| 131 | Dougherty County, GA | 63104 |
| 132 | Ramsey County, MN | 61962 |
| 133 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 61559 |
| 134 | Douglas County, NE | 61279 |
| 135 | Kent County, MI | 61158 |
| 136 | Spartanburg County, SC | 60941 |
| 137 | Pitt County, NC | 60900 |
| 138 | Douglas County, GA | 60710 |
| 139 | Solano County, CA | 59986 |
| 140 | Florence County, SC | 58528 |
| 141 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58357 |
| 142 | St. Lucie County, FL | 57916 |
| 143 | Pierce County, WA | 57139 |
| 144 | Lee County, FL | 56476 |
| 145 | Howard County, MD | 56464 |
| 146 | Brevard County, FL | 56185 |
| 147 | Orangeburg County, SC | 55169 |
| 148 | Passaic County, NJ | 53572 |
| 149 | Volusia County, FL | 53328 |
| 150 | Providence County, RI | 53171 |
| 151 | Alachua County, FL | 52387 |
| 152 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51000 |
| 153 | Sumter County, SC | 50413 |
| 154 | San Joaquin County, CA | 50404 |
| 155 | Onondaga County, NY | 50149 |
| 156 | Orange County, CA | 49850 |
| 157 | Bergen County, NJ | 49788 |
| 158 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 49743 |
| 159 | Berkeley County, SC | 49410 |
| 160 | Plymouth County, MA | 49358 |
| 161 | Seminole County, FL | 49203 |
| 162 | Harrison County, MS | 48674 |
| 163 | Lake County, IL | 48167 |
| 164 | York County, SC | 47626 |
| 165 | Dauphin County, PA | 46737 |
| 166 | Fayette County, KY | 46192 |
| 167 | Kern County, CA | 45935 |
| 168 | Fresno County, CA | 45869 |
| 169 | Sedgwick County, KS | 45467 |
| 170 | Rockdale County, GA | 45344 |
| 171 | Richmond County, NY | 45147 |
| 172 | Newton County, GA | 45067 |
| 173 | Washtenaw County, MI | 44959 |
| 174 | DuPage County, IL | 44916 |
| 175 | Brazoria County, TX | 44865 |
| 176 | Norfolk County, MA | 44806 |
| 177 | Santa Clara County, CA | 44753 |
| 178 | Houston County, GA | 44735 |
| 179 | San Francisco County, CA | 44360 |
| 180 | DeSoto County, MS | 44014 |
| 181 | Monmouth County, NJ | 43371 |
| 182 | Multnomah County, OR | 43199 |
| 183 | Allen County, IN | 42747 |
| 184 | Marion County, FL | 42645 |
| 185 | Kent County, DE | 42233 |
| 186 | Rapides Parish, LA | 41993 |
| 187 | Rutherford County, TN | 41719 |
| 188 | Galveston County, TX | 41442 |
| 189 | Lexington County, SC | 41132 |
| 190 | Aiken County, SC | 41047 |
| 191 | Horry County, SC | 40894 |
| 192 | Lowndes County, GA | 40816 |
| 193 | El Paso County, CO | 40445 |
| 194 | Jefferson County, AR | 40212 |
| 195 | Atlantic County, NJ | 40059 |
| 196 | Knox County, TN | 39564 |
| 197 | Wayne County, NC | 38968 |
| 198 | Madison County, MS | 38862 |
| 199 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 38820 |
| 200 | Smith County, TX | 38723 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2015 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by Non-Hispanic Black or African American population for each of the following US states.