Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US states and DC, Georgia had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (2.98M), followed by Texas (2.96M), and Florida (2.94M).
On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (4.45K), followed by Wyoming (4.71K), and Vermont (6.33K).
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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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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| Rank | State | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 2979398 |
| 2 | Texas | 2963959 |
| 3 | Florida | 2943662 |
| 4 | New York | 2842649 |
| 5 | California | 2192163 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 2057361 |
| 7 | Illinois | 1838817 |
| 8 | Maryland | 1704691 |
| 9 | Virginia | 1544560 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 1463990 |
| 11 | Ohio | 1401752 |
| 12 | Michigan | 1386246 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | 1344870 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 1291263 |
| 15 | Alabama | 1254207 |
| 16 | New Jersey | 1139208 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 1102133 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 1064978 |
| 19 | Missouri | 693071 |
| 20 | Indiana | 592178 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 451758 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 428938 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 356035 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 343839 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 340710 |
| 26 | District of Columbia | 305064 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 281807 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 275938 |
| 29 | Arizona | 248350 |
| 30 | Washington | 240003 |
| 31 | Nevada | 213030 |
| 32 | Colorado | 194876 |
| 33 | Delaware | 190888 |
| 34 | Kansas | 165006 |
| 35 | Iowa | 90826 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 83383 |
| 37 | Oregon | 66974 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 62976 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 57885 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 36426 |
| 41 | Utah | 27094 |
| 42 | Alaska | 22888 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 22047 |
| 44 | Maine | 16342 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 14645 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 11096 |
| 47 | Idaho | 9481 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 9022 |
| 49 | Vermont | 6334 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 4709 |
| 51 | Montana | 4451 |