Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all US states and DC, New York had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (3.45M), followed by Texas (3.37M), and Florida (3.35M).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of people that identified as Black or African American Alone (5.50K), followed by Vermont (7.40K), and Wyoming (7.75K).

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 2014
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Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Rank State Black or African American Alone Population
1 New York 3454091
2 Texas 3366145
3 Florida 3345003
4 Georgia 3191232
5 California 2524312
6 North Carolina 2203334
7 Illinois 1899480
8 Maryland 1812028
9 Virginia 1639220
10 Louisiana 1512626
11 Pennsylvania 1489345
12 Ohio 1468930
13 Michigan 1410980
14 South Carolina 1341751
15 New Jersey 1316652
16 Alabama 1291864
17 Mississippi 1123499
18 Tennessee 1117285
19 Missouri 714524
20 Indiana 630771
21 Massachusetts 565021
22 Arkansas 464157
23 Connecticut 411861
24 Wisconsin 379706
25 Kentucky 360899
26 District of Columbia 325302
27 Minnesota 323608
28 Arizona 317599
29 Oklahoma 297519
30 Washington 283279
31 Nevada 257901
32 Colorado 237725
33 Delaware 208436
34 Kansas 179370
35 Iowa 107069
36 Nebraska 92621
37 Rhode Island 81879
38 Oregon 81278
39 West Virginia 65357
40 New Mexico 51353
41 Utah 38052
42 Hawaii 28275
43 Alaska 26833
44 New Hampshire 19268
45 Maine 19228
46 North Dakota 15578
47 South Dakota 15137
48 Idaho 12819
49 Wyoming 7754
50 Vermont 7402
51 Montana 5498