Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (3.39M), followed by Florida (3.27M), and Georgia (3.27M).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest number of people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (5.51K), followed by Wyoming (6.20K), and Vermont (7.62K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank State Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Texas 3385656
2 Florida 3265885
3 Georgia 3264726
4 New York 2834314
5 California 2216107
6 North Carolina 2196682
7 Illinois 1803304
8 Maryland 1794720
9 Virginia 1616349
10 Louisiana 1506866
11 Ohio 1463458
12 Pennsylvania 1380507
13 Michigan 1376203
14 South Carolina 1345871
15 Alabama 1292877
16 New Jersey 1148351
17 Tennessee 1125390
18 Mississippi 1119144
19 Missouri 708814
20 Indiana 628909
21 Massachusetts 490596
22 Arkansas 464324
23 Wisconsin 369712
24 Connecticut 361849
25 Kentucky 361567
26 Minnesota 356695
27 District of Columbia 317747
28 Arizona 304400
29 Oklahoma 289679
30 Washington 284404
31 Nevada 266726
32 Colorado 224330
33 Delaware 207997
34 Kansas 167451
35 Iowa 116197
36 Nebraska 91955
37 Oregon 78378
38 West Virginia 62958
39 Rhode Island 62158
40 New Mexico 38255
41 Utah 34092
42 Hawaii 27497
43 Alaska 24561
44 North Dakota 22563
45 Maine 20075
46 South Dakota 18488
47 New Hampshire 18356
48 Idaho 12229
49 Vermont 7623
50 Wyoming 6204
51 Montana 5506