Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (4.05M), followed by Florida (3.78M), and Georgia (3.61M).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of people that identified as Black or African American Alone (6.97K), followed by Wyoming (7.10K), and Vermont (9.94K).

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 2022
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Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
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Rank State Black or African American Alone Population
1 Texas 4054139
2 Florida 3777031
3 Georgia 3611116
4 New York 3487045
5 California 2537353
6 North Carolina 2365914
7 Maryland 1940411
8 Illinois 1844837
9 Virginia 1737358
10 Pennsylvania 1584064
11 Ohio 1569020
12 Louisiana 1494720
13 New Jersey 1429924
14 Michigan 1418435
15 South Carolina 1384933
16 Alabama 1354850
17 Tennessee 1174147
18 Mississippi 1112392
19 Missouri 725819
20 Indiana 703337
21 Massachusetts 661489
22 Arkansas 476364
23 Connecticut 465315
24 Minnesota 437201
25 Arizona 412299
26 Kentucky 391797
27 Wisconsin 390206
28 Washington 357009
29 Nevada 345916
30 Oklahoma 317705
31 District of Columbia 301821
32 Colorado 276711
33 Delaware 243034
34 Kansas 182111
35 Iowa 140967
36 Nebraska 105813
37 Oregon 99200
38 Rhode Island 99008
39 West Virginia 66841
40 New Mexico 58852
41 Utah 52910
42 Hawaii 31388
43 New Hampshire 28201
44 North Dakota 27976
45 Maine 27698
46 Alaska 26918
47 South Dakota 23333
48 Idaho 18791
49 Vermont 9937
50 Wyoming 7099
51 Montana 6971