Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.14M), followed by Harris, TX (954.86K), and Los Angeles, CA (768.98K).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
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| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1139137 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 954859 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 768984 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 732841 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 657607 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 612359 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 600055 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 567123 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 560724 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 485368 |
| 11 | Fulton County, GA | 474868 |
| 12 | Bronx County, NY | 407215 |
| 13 | Tarrant County, TX | 401239 |
| 14 | DeKalb County, GA | 398927 |
| 15 | Queens County, NY | 398793 |
| 16 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 388810 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 362721 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 360686 |
| 19 | Baltimore city, MD | 338772 |
| 20 | Franklin County, OH | 323701 |
| 21 | Essex County, NJ | 316980 |
| 22 | Duval County, FL | 303626 |
| 23 | Clark County, NV | 296586 |
| 24 | Orange County, FL | 293133 |
| 25 | Palm Beach County, FL | 290050 |
| 26 | Gwinnett County, GA | 288519 |
| 27 | Jefferson County, AL | 284889 |
| 28 | Marion County, IN | 279924 |
| 29 | Maricopa County, AZ | 278841 |
| 30 | Baltimore County, MD | 262780 |
| 31 | Hillsborough County, FL | 252308 |
| 32 | St. Louis County, MO | 247078 |
| 33 | Milwaukee County, WI | 236932 |
| 34 | Wake County, NC | 230211 |
| 35 | Cobb County, GA | 218720 |
| 36 | Hamilton County, OH | 216321 |
| 37 | Clayton County, GA | 210552 |
| 38 | New York County, NY | 207216 |
| 39 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 206241 |
| 40 | Richland County, SC | 204927 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 204472 |
| 42 | Orleans Parish, LA | 204340 |
| 43 | Fort Bend County, TX | 199190 |
| 44 | Guilford County, NC | 192459 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 180813 |
| 46 | Hennepin County, MN | 180153 |
| 47 | San Bernardino County, CA | 177260 |
| 48 | Jefferson County, KY | 174723 |
| 49 | Oakland County, MI | 173421 |
| 50 | Bexar County, TX | 168637 |
| 51 | Nassau County, NY | 161327 |
| 52 | Allegheny County, PA | 160937 |
| 53 | Jackson County, MO | 160748 |
| 54 | Riverside County, CA | 159620 |
| 55 | King County, WA | 158553 |
| 56 | Hinds County, MS | 156927 |
| 57 | Alameda County, CA | 156426 |
| 58 | San Diego County, CA | 153233 |
| 59 | Sacramento County, CA | 152345 |
| 60 | Pulaski County, AR | 151626 |
| 61 | New Castle County, DE | 151384 |
| 62 | Mobile County, AL | 149689 |
| 63 | Suffolk County, MA | 149199 |
| 64 | Henry County, GA | 139322 |
| 65 | Collin County, TX | 137085 |
| 66 | Montgomery County, AL | 135732 |
| 67 | Westchester County, NY | 132829 |
| 68 | Delaware County, PA | 131760 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 128549 |
| 70 | Polk County, FL | 122793 |
| 71 | Oklahoma County, OK | 121929 |
| 72 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 121647 |
| 73 | Macomb County, MI | 121225 |
| 74 | Erie County, NY | 121155 |
| 75 | Chatham County, GA | 120793 |
| 76 | St. Louis city, MO | 120461 |
| 77 | Suffolk County, NY | 119689 |
| 78 | Denton County, TX | 119083 |
| 79 | Richmond County, GA | 119067 |
| 80 | Union County, NJ | 117652 |
| 81 | Fairfax County, VA | 117065 |
| 82 | Lake County, IN | 116683 |
| 83 | Montgomery County, OH | 115559 |
| 84 | Travis County, TX | 114910 |
| 85 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 114182 |
| 86 | Caddo Parish, LA | 112856 |
| 87 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 111769 |
| 88 | Durham County, NC | 111130 |
| 89 | Monroe County, NY | 109541 |
| 90 | Madison County, AL | 101369 |
| 91 | Forsyth County, NC | 100580 |
| 92 | Henrico County, VA | 100524 |
| 93 | Camden County, NJ | 99574 |
| 94 | Prince William County, VA | 99116 |
| 95 | Pinellas County, FL | 97888 |
| 96 | Contra Costa County, CA | 97678 |
| 97 | Charleston County, SC | 97107 |
| 98 | Muscogee County, GA | 96693 |
| 99 | Greenville County, SC | 95442 |
| 100 | Richmond city, VA | 95124 |
| 101 | Chesterfield County, VA | 93826 |
| 102 | Leon County, FL | 92943 |
| 103 | Norfolk city, VA | 92028 |
| 104 | Charles County, MD | 90539 |
| 105 | Middlesex County, NJ | 90423 |
| 106 | Middlesex County, MA | 89108 |
| 107 | Bibb County, GA | 88566 |
| 108 | Bell County, TX | 88432 |
| 109 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 86774 |
| 110 | Will County, IL | 86269 |
| 111 | Lucas County, OH | 84910 |
| 112 | Montgomery County, PA | 84907 |
| 113 | Jefferson County, TX | 83635 |
| 114 | Burlington County, NJ | 82652 |
| 115 | St. Lucie County, FL | 82065 |
| 116 | Summit County, OH | 81131 |
| 117 | Hudson County, NJ | 80364 |
| 118 | Genesee County, MI | 79857 |
| 119 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 78735 |
| 120 | Douglas County, GA | 78481 |
| 121 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 76639 |
| 122 | Newport News city, VA | 76074 |
| 123 | St. Clair County, IL | 75803 |
| 124 | Chesapeake city, VA | 75584 |
| 125 | Arapahoe County, CO | 72299 |
| 126 | Escambia County, FL | 72192 |
| 127 | Mercer County, NJ | 71861 |
| 128 | Ramsey County, MN | 70885 |
| 129 | Spartanburg County, SC | 70245 |
| 130 | Tulsa County, OK | 70206 |
| 131 | Howard County, MD | 69762 |
| 132 | Pierce County, WA | 69599 |
| 133 | Hampton city, VA | 69115 |
| 134 | Lee County, FL | 68218 |
| 135 | Hamilton County, TN | 67392 |
| 136 | DeSoto County, MS | 67346 |
| 137 | Brazoria County, TX | 67190 |
| 138 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 67090 |
| 139 | Brevard County, FL | 65974 |
| 140 | Kent County, MI | 65551 |
| 141 | Denver County, CO | 65235 |
| 142 | Douglas County, NE | 64858 |
| 143 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 64502 |
| 144 | Plymouth County, MA | 63360 |
| 145 | Volusia County, FL | 63158 |
| 146 | Pitt County, NC | 62191 |
| 147 | Newton County, GA | 60897 |
| 148 | Rutherford County, TN | 60409 |
| 149 | Providence County, RI | 60387 |
| 150 | Berkeley County, SC | 60317 |
| 151 | Florence County, SC | 59547 |
| 152 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 59258 |
| 153 | Rockdale County, GA | 59150 |
| 154 | Houston County, GA | 59143 |
| 155 | Dougherty County, GA | 58911 |
| 156 | Norfolk County, MA | 58777 |
| 157 | Seminole County, FL | 58566 |
| 158 | Solano County, CA | 58401 |
| 159 | San Joaquin County, CA | 56162 |
| 160 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 56033 |
| 161 | York County, SC | 55938 |
| 162 | Alachua County, FL | 55709 |
| 163 | Orange County, CA | 54844 |
| 164 | Bergen County, NJ | 54419 |
| 165 | Kent County, DE | 54116 |
| 166 | Harrison County, MS | 53925 |
| 167 | Onondaga County, NY | 52778 |
| 168 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51828 |
| 169 | Montgomery County, TN | 51438 |
| 170 | Williamson County, TX | 50940 |
| 171 | Marion County, FL | 50808 |
| 172 | Montgomery County, TX | 50371 |
| 173 | Orangeburg County, SC | 50176 |
| 174 | Fayette County, KY | 50014 |
| 175 | Cabarrus County, NC | 49955 |
| 176 | Lexington County, SC | 49803 |
| 177 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 49757 |
| 178 | Sumter County, SC | 49304 |
| 179 | Passaic County, NJ | 49284 |
| 180 | Lake County, IL | 48527 |
| 181 | Dauphin County, PA | 48278 |
| 182 | Lake County, FL | 48030 |
| 183 | DuPage County, IL | 47827 |
| 184 | Fresno County, CA | 47718 |
| 185 | Worcester County, MA | 47713 |
| 186 | Paulding County, GA | 47098 |
| 187 | Osceola County, FL | 47010 |
| 188 | Orange County, NY | 46561 |
| 189 | Multnomah County, OR | 46221 |
| 190 | Kern County, CA | 46160 |
| 191 | Horry County, SC | 46139 |
| 192 | Sedgwick County, KS | 46069 |
| 193 | Galveston County, TX | 46014 |
| 194 | Santa Clara County, CA | 45740 |
| 195 | Allen County, IN | 45046 |
| 196 | Lowndes County, GA | 44917 |
| 197 | Gaston County, NC | 44914 |
| 198 | El Paso County, CO | 44616 |
| 199 | Richmond County, NY | 44030 |
| 200 | Washtenaw County, MI | 43748 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2023 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.