Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, New York had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (3.43M), followed by Florida (3.22M), and Texas (3.22M).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of people that identified as Black or African American Alone (5.43K), followed by Vermont (6.98K), and Wyoming (7.61K).

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 2012
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Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Rank State Black or African American Alone Population
1 New York 3427170
2 Florida 3223313
3 Texas 3214865
4 Georgia 3101234
5 California 2505489
6 North Carolina 2148746
7 Illinois 1903296
8 Maryland 1775878
9 Virginia 1610704
10 Louisiana 1492569
11 Pennsylvania 1465248
12 Ohio 1443161
13 Michigan 1414859
14 South Carolina 1321696
15 New Jersey 1299996
16 Alabama 1276289
17 Mississippi 1114783
18 Tennessee 1096929
19 Missouri 707443
20 Indiana 617154
21 Massachusetts 535556
22 Arkansas 459822
23 Connecticut 402846
24 Wisconsin 374256
25 Kentucky 353251
26 District of Columbia 317686
27 Minnesota 300638
28 Arizona 298770
29 Oklahoma 290617
30 Washington 270179
31 Nevada 244037
32 Colorado 225326
33 Delaware 202520
34 Kansas 177671
35 Iowa 97416
36 Nebraska 89002
37 Rhode Island 78420
38 Oregon 77506
39 West Virginia 64776
40 New Mexico 50246
41 Utah 36028
42 Alaska 26395
43 Hawaii 26284
44 New Hampshire 18112
45 Maine 17657
46 South Dakota 13763
47 Idaho 11719
48 North Dakota 10876
49 Wyoming 7607
50 Vermont 6978
51 Montana 5429