Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.20M), followed by Harris, TX (914.30K), and Los Angeles, CA (804.65K).
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 2020
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1199156 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 914298 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 804649 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 795209 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 681212 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 646034 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 600160 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 586982 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 558029 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 494676 |
| 11 | Fulton County, GA | 463787 |
| 12 | Bronx County, NY | 441419 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 427862 |
| 14 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 413740 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 400441 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 374616 |
| 17 | Tarrant County, TX | 370415 |
| 18 | Baltimore city, MD | 352393 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 346387 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 328083 |
| 21 | Franklin County, OH | 308467 |
| 22 | Duval County, FL | 295940 |
| 23 | Jefferson County, AL | 289296 |
| 24 | Orange County, FL | 288656 |
| 25 | Palm Beach County, FL | 282108 |
| 26 | Clark County, NV | 277321 |
| 27 | Marion County, IN | 274735 |
| 28 | Gwinnett County, GA | 269200 |
| 29 | Maricopa County, AZ | 259137 |
| 30 | Baltimore County, MD | 255502 |
| 31 | St. Louis County, MO | 249000 |
| 32 | Milwaukee County, WI | 245172 |
| 33 | Hillsborough County, FL | 239569 |
| 34 | Wake County, NC | 221685 |
| 35 | Orleans Parish, LA | 218114 |
| 36 | Hamilton County, OH | 216714 |
| 37 | New York County, NY | 215951 |
| 38 | Cobb County, GA | 210590 |
| 39 | Clayton County, GA | 210178 |
| 40 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 208897 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 200493 |
| 42 | Richland County, SC | 198390 |
| 43 | Davidson County, TN | 185908 |
| 44 | Guilford County, NC | 185239 |
| 45 | San Bernardino County, CA | 180551 |
| 46 | Hennepin County, MN | 175311 |
| 47 | Fort Bend County, TX | 173829 |
| 48 | Oakland County, MI | 172671 |
| 49 | Jefferson County, KY | 172120 |
| 50 | Alameda County, CA | 167621 |
| 51 | Hinds County, MS | 165036 |
| 52 | Jackson County, MO | 164026 |
| 53 | Allegheny County, PA | 163558 |
| 54 | Nassau County, NY | 160472 |
| 55 | Suffolk County, MA | 159877 |
| 56 | Bexar County, TX | 157654 |
| 57 | San Diego County, CA | 155242 |
| 58 | Sacramento County, CA | 153799 |
| 59 | Riverside County, CA | 153672 |
| 60 | King County, WA | 152139 |
| 61 | Mobile County, AL | 149802 |
| 62 | Pulaski County, AR | 149144 |
| 63 | New Castle County, DE | 143582 |
| 64 | Montgomery County, AL | 134690 |
| 65 | Westchester County, NY | 134625 |
| 66 | St. Louis city, MO | 132487 |
| 67 | Delaware County, PA | 127394 |
| 68 | Cumberland County, NC | 126851 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 123232 |
| 70 | Oklahoma County, OK | 120618 |
| 71 | Union County, NJ | 118562 |
| 72 | Henry County, GA | 118448 |
| 73 | Chatham County, GA | 118143 |
| 74 | Richmond County, GA | 117993 |
| 75 | Caddo Parish, LA | 117656 |
| 76 | Lake County, IN | 117015 |
| 77 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 116489 |
| 78 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 116015 |
| 79 | Collin County, TX | 115906 |
| 80 | Fairfax County, VA | 114757 |
| 81 | Montgomery County, OH | 114395 |
| 82 | Suffolk County, NY | 113133 |
| 83 | Macomb County, MI | 112818 |
| 84 | Durham County, NC | 112001 |
| 85 | Monroe County, NY | 110402 |
| 86 | Travis County, TX | 108503 |
| 87 | Polk County, FL | 107274 |
| 88 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 105806 |
| 89 | Charleston County, SC | 101653 |
| 90 | Henrico County, VA | 100418 |
| 91 | Pinellas County, FL | 100163 |
| 92 | Contra Costa County, CA | 100032 |
| 93 | Prince William County, VA | 99487 |
| 94 | Richmond city, VA | 99436 |
| 95 | Denton County, TX | 99193 |
| 96 | Forsyth County, NC | 98354 |
| 97 | Camden County, NJ | 97351 |
| 98 | Muscogee County, GA | 97148 |
| 99 | Norfolk city, VA | 96375 |
| 100 | Madison County, AL | 95199 |
| 101 | Greenville County, SC | 92433 |
| 102 | Leon County, FL | 92107 |
| 103 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 87997 |
| 104 | Bibb County, GA | 87661 |
| 105 | Chesterfield County, VA | 86045 |
| 106 | Middlesex County, MA | 85642 |
| 107 | Middlesex County, NJ | 85382 |
| 108 | Lucas County, OH | 85346 |
| 109 | Jefferson County, TX | 84597 |
| 110 | Bell County, TX | 84558 |
| 111 | Charles County, MD | 83332 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 82086 |
| 113 | Genesee County, MI | 81135 |
| 114 | Summit County, OH | 80661 |
| 115 | Montgomery County, PA | 80392 |
| 116 | Hudson County, NJ | 79674 |
| 117 | Burlington County, NJ | 78044 |
| 118 | St. Clair County, IL | 77841 |
| 119 | Newport News city, VA | 76105 |
| 120 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 75219 |
| 121 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 73957 |
| 122 | Chesapeake city, VA | 73733 |
| 123 | Mercer County, NJ | 73160 |
| 124 | Escambia County, FL | 73086 |
| 125 | Douglas County, GA | 71172 |
| 126 | Ramsey County, MN | 69969 |
| 127 | Arapahoe County, CO | 69498 |
| 128 | Hampton city, VA | 68873 |
| 129 | Hamilton County, TN | 68470 |
| 130 | St. Lucie County, FL | 68438 |
| 131 | Tulsa County, OK | 68363 |
| 132 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 67445 |
| 133 | Spartanburg County, SC | 66471 |
| 134 | Howard County, MD | 66183 |
| 135 | Pierce County, WA | 66158 |
| 136 | Douglas County, NE | 64855 |
| 137 | Denver County, CO | 64804 |
| 138 | Kent County, MI | 64289 |
| 139 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 63339 |
| 140 | Lee County, FL | 62421 |
| 141 | Brevard County, FL | 61309 |
| 142 | Solano County, CA | 60503 |
| 143 | Dougherty County, GA | 60468 |
| 144 | Pitt County, NC | 59881 |
| 145 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 59837 |
| 146 | Plymouth County, MA | 59480 |
| 147 | Volusia County, FL | 58990 |
| 148 | Providence County, RI | 58828 |
| 149 | Florence County, SC | 58687 |
| 150 | DeSoto County, MS | 57754 |
| 151 | Brazoria County, TX | 56328 |
| 152 | San Joaquin County, CA | 55943 |
| 153 | Alachua County, FL | 55029 |
| 154 | Seminole County, FL | 55010 |
| 155 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 54994 |
| 156 | Berkeley County, SC | 54972 |
| 157 | Rockdale County, GA | 54933 |
| 158 | Rutherford County, TN | 54770 |
| 159 | Norfolk County, MA | 54260 |
| 160 | Newton County, GA | 53815 |
| 161 | York County, SC | 53804 |
| 162 | Houston County, GA | 53700 |
| 163 | Orange County, CA | 53549 |
| 164 | Harrison County, MS | 53247 |
| 165 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 53140 |
| 166 | Bergen County, NJ | 52793 |
| 167 | Portsmouth city, VA | 52644 |
| 168 | Passaic County, NJ | 52430 |
| 169 | Orangeburg County, SC | 51837 |
| 170 | Onondaga County, NY | 51622 |
| 171 | Sumter County, SC | 49779 |
| 172 | Fayette County, KY | 48865 |
| 173 | Dauphin County, PA | 48608 |
| 174 | Lake County, IL | 48390 |
| 175 | Kent County, DE | 47976 |
| 176 | Marion County, FL | 47244 |
| 177 | Fresno County, CA | 46959 |
| 178 | DuPage County, IL | 46457 |
| 179 | Montgomery County, TN | 46262 |
| 180 | Kern County, CA | 46246 |
| 181 | Sedgwick County, KS | 46163 |
| 182 | Santa Clara County, CA | 45915 |
| 183 | Richmond County, NY | 45691 |
| 184 | Multnomah County, OR | 45369 |
| 185 | Lexington County, SC | 44980 |
| 185 | Galveston County, TX | 44980 |
| 186 | Washtenaw County, MI | 44926 |
| 187 | Allen County, IN | 44489 |
| 188 | San Francisco County, CA | 44237 |
| 189 | Lowndes County, GA | 43794 |
| 190 | El Paso County, CO | 43660 |
| 191 | Horry County, SC | 43603 |
| 192 | Cabarrus County, NC | 43314 |
| 193 | Orange County, NY | 42827 |
| 194 | Williamson County, TX | 42468 |
| 195 | Worcester County, MA | 42321 |
| 196 | Monmouth County, NJ | 42203 |
| 197 | Aiken County, SC | 41756 |
| 198 | Lake County, FL | 41658 |
| 199 | Knox County, TN | 41619 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020 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.