Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.18M), followed by Harris, TX (920.80K), and Los Angeles, CA (786.79K).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1176240 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 920796 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 786790 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 772636 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 673541 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 636843 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 596115 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 579304 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 557188 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 491949 |
| 11 | Fulton County, GA | 463709 |
| 12 | Bronx County, NY | 430322 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 417980 |
| 14 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 403167 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 397001 |
| 16 | Tarrant County, TX | 378601 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 370178 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 349948 |
| 19 | Baltimore city, MD | 347803 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 322779 |
| 21 | Franklin County, OH | 312250 |
| 22 | Duval County, FL | 297770 |
| 23 | Orange County, FL | 288012 |
| 24 | Jefferson County, AL | 287745 |
| 25 | Clark County, NV | 284459 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 284180 |
| 27 | Gwinnett County, GA | 276410 |
| 28 | Marion County, IN | 276140 |
| 29 | Maricopa County, AZ | 266029 |
| 30 | Baltimore County, MD | 258826 |
| 31 | St. Louis County, MO | 248789 |
| 32 | Hillsborough County, FL | 244140 |
| 33 | Milwaukee County, WI | 241600 |
| 34 | Wake County, NC | 225798 |
| 35 | Hamilton County, OH | 216273 |
| 36 | Orleans Parish, LA | 213887 |
| 37 | Cobb County, GA | 212688 |
| 38 | New York County, NY | 210809 |
| 39 | Clayton County, GA | 210581 |
| 40 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 208250 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 201240 |
| 42 | Richland County, SC | 200609 |
| 43 | Guilford County, NC | 187683 |
| 44 | Fort Bend County, TX | 182621 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 180997 |
| 46 | San Bernardino County, CA | 179785 |
| 47 | Hennepin County, MN | 175985 |
| 48 | Oakland County, MI | 173558 |
| 49 | Jefferson County, KY | 172958 |
| 50 | Jackson County, MO | 163100 |
| 51 | Allegheny County, PA | 163025 |
| 52 | Hinds County, MS | 162114 |
| 53 | Alameda County, CA | 161948 |
| 54 | Nassau County, NY | 161306 |
| 55 | Bexar County, TX | 160842 |
| 56 | Riverside County, CA | 156099 |
| 57 | Suffolk County, MA | 155239 |
| 58 | San Diego County, CA | 154502 |
| 59 | Sacramento County, CA | 154081 |
| 60 | King County, WA | 153145 |
| 61 | Mobile County, AL | 149948 |
| 62 | Pulaski County, AR | 149641 |
| 63 | New Castle County, DE | 145666 |
| 64 | Montgomery County, AL | 135198 |
| 65 | Westchester County, NY | 134152 |
| 66 | Delaware County, PA | 128639 |
| 67 | St. Louis city, MO | 128098 |
| 68 | Cumberland County, NC | 127759 |
| 69 | Henry County, GA | 124700 |
| 70 | Collin County, TX | 123694 |
| 71 | Erie County, NY | 122678 |
| 72 | Oklahoma County, OK | 120996 |
| 73 | Chatham County, GA | 118344 |
| 74 | Union County, NJ | 118195 |
| 75 | Richmond County, GA | 117897 |
| 76 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 117847 |
| 77 | Lake County, IN | 116984 |
| 78 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 116206 |
| 79 | Caddo Parish, LA | 115737 |
| 80 | Suffolk County, NY | 115581 |
| 81 | Macomb County, MI | 115391 |
| 82 | Montgomery County, OH | 114879 |
| 83 | Fairfax County, VA | 114278 |
| 84 | Durham County, NC | 111848 |
| 85 | Polk County, FL | 111262 |
| 86 | Travis County, TX | 110325 |
| 87 | Monroe County, NY | 110214 |
| 88 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 108734 |
| 89 | Denton County, TX | 106608 |
| 90 | Charleston County, SC | 100516 |
| 91 | Henrico County, VA | 100287 |
| 92 | Contra Costa County, CA | 99626 |
| 93 | Pinellas County, FL | 99413 |
| 94 | Forsyth County, NC | 99133 |
| 95 | Prince William County, VA | 99085 |
| 96 | Richmond city, VA | 98322 |
| 97 | Camden County, NJ | 98133 |
| 98 | Madison County, AL | 96550 |
| 99 | Muscogee County, GA | 96511 |
| 100 | Norfolk city, VA | 94510 |
| 101 | Greenville County, SC | 93521 |
| 102 | Leon County, FL | 92935 |
| 103 | Chesterfield County, VA | 88733 |
| 104 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 88118 |
| 105 | Middlesex County, NJ | 87588 |
| 106 | Bibb County, GA | 87573 |
| 107 | Middlesex County, MA | 86272 |
| 108 | Bell County, TX | 86220 |
| 109 | Charles County, MD | 86022 |
| 110 | Lucas County, OH | 85346 |
| 111 | Jefferson County, TX | 84023 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 83681 |
| 113 | Montgomery County, PA | 82217 |
| 114 | Genesee County, MI | 80983 |
| 115 | Summit County, OH | 80845 |
| 116 | Burlington County, NJ | 79679 |
| 117 | Hudson County, NJ | 79284 |
| 118 | St. Clair County, IL | 77349 |
| 119 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 76671 |
| 120 | Newport News city, VA | 76385 |
| 121 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 75040 |
| 122 | Chesapeake city, VA | 74558 |
| 123 | Douglas County, GA | 73217 |
| 124 | Escambia County, FL | 72784 |
| 125 | Mercer County, NJ | 72212 |
| 126 | St. Lucie County, FL | 72189 |
| 127 | Arapahoe County, CO | 70521 |
| 128 | Ramsey County, MN | 69825 |
| 129 | Hampton city, VA | 69324 |
| 130 | Tulsa County, OK | 69184 |
| 131 | Howard County, MD | 67888 |
| 132 | Hamilton County, TN | 67734 |
| 133 | Spartanburg County, SC | 67323 |
| 134 | Pierce County, WA | 67205 |
| 135 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 66430 |
| 136 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 65070 |
| 137 | Denver County, CO | 64785 |
| 138 | Kent County, MI | 64651 |
| 139 | Douglas County, NE | 64549 |
| 140 | Lee County, FL | 64314 |
| 141 | Brevard County, FL | 62460 |
| 142 | DeSoto County, MS | 61165 |
| 143 | Pitt County, NC | 60896 |
| 144 | Plymouth County, MA | 60627 |
| 145 | Volusia County, FL | 60266 |
| 146 | Solano County, CA | 59732 |
| 147 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 59355 |
| 148 | Providence County, RI | 59164 |
| 149 | Brazoria County, TX | 59104 |
| 150 | Florence County, SC | 58779 |
| 151 | Dougherty County, GA | 58376 |
| 152 | Rutherford County, TN | 57153 |
| 153 | Berkeley County, SC | 56454 |
| 154 | Newton County, GA | 56147 |
| 155 | San Joaquin County, CA | 56094 |
| 156 | Norfolk County, MA | 56064 |
| 157 | Rockdale County, GA | 55978 |
| 158 | Seminole County, FL | 55702 |
| 159 | Houston County, GA | 55387 |
| 160 | Alachua County, FL | 55296 |
| 161 | York County, SC | 54560 |
| 162 | Orange County, CA | 54096 |
| 163 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 53750 |
| 164 | Harrison County, MS | 53657 |
| 165 | Bergen County, NJ | 53308 |
| 166 | Portsmouth city, VA | 52469 |
| 167 | Onondaga County, NY | 51987 |
| 168 | Passaic County, NJ | 51211 |
| 169 | Orangeburg County, SC | 50773 |
| 170 | Kent County, DE | 50114 |
| 171 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 50104 |
| 172 | Sumter County, SC | 49501 |
| 173 | Fayette County, KY | 49218 |
| 174 | Lake County, IL | 48747 |
| 175 | Dauphin County, PA | 48608 |
| 176 | Montgomery County, TN | 48146 |
| 177 | Marion County, FL | 48067 |
| 178 | Fresno County, CA | 47274 |
| 179 | Lexington County, SC | 47047 |
| 180 | DuPage County, IL | 46864 |
| 181 | Kern County, CA | 46849 |
| 182 | Sedgwick County, KS | 45964 |
| 183 | Cabarrus County, NC | 45837 |
| 184 | Williamson County, TX | 45473 |
| 185 | Richmond County, NY | 45401 |
| 186 | Multnomah County, OR | 45218 |
| 187 | Galveston County, TX | 45208 |
| 188 | Santa Clara County, CA | 44687 |
| 189 | Allen County, IN | 44616 |
| 190 | Orange County, NY | 44346 |
| 191 | Horry County, SC | 44289 |
| 192 | Washtenaw County, MI | 44245 |
| 193 | Lowndes County, GA | 44037 |
| 194 | El Paso County, CO | 44008 |
| 195 | Worcester County, MA | 43871 |
| 196 | Lake County, FL | 43657 |
| 197 | Osceola County, FL | 42566 |
| 198 | Aiken County, SC | 42074 |
| 199 | Monmouth County, NJ | 41947 |
| 200 | San Francisco County, CA | 41907 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2021 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.