Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all US states and DC, New York had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (3.38M), followed by Florida (3.09M), and Texas (3.08M).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of people that identified as Black or African American Alone (4.25K), followed by Wyoming (5.18K), and Vermont (6.51K).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all US states and DC. The information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010
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Rank State Black or African American Alone Population
1 New York 3384178
2 Florida 3092172
3 Texas 3083378
4 Georgia 3006289
5 California 2486545
6 North Carolina 2096427
7 Illinois 1904090
8 Maryland 1737741
9 Virginia 1583761
10 Louisiana 1467791
11 Pennsylvania 1435024
12 Ohio 1428407
13 Michigan 1414778
14 South Carolina 1305355
15 New Jersey 1283855
16 Alabama 1261282
17 Mississippi 1105088
18 Tennessee 1070485
19 Missouri 701220
20 Indiana 605297
21 Massachusetts 507906
22 Arkansas 455052
23 Connecticut 393437
24 Wisconsin 367725
25 Kentucky 344516
26 District of Columbia 311117
27 Oklahoma 285285
28 Minnesota 282782
29 Arizona 282261
30 Washington 253729
31 Nevada 231826
32 Colorado 216113
33 Delaware 197045
34 Kansas 173857
35 Iowa 92468
36 Nebraska 86318
37 Rhode Island 75588
38 Oregon 74577
39 West Virginia 63978
40 New Mexico 49284
41 Utah 34029
42 Alaska 24623
43 Hawaii 22704
44 New Hampshire 16517
45 Maine 16421
46 Idaho 10953
47 South Dakota 10739
48 North Dakota 8522
49 Vermont 6508
50 Wyoming 5182
51 Montana 4252