Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (47.17%), followed by Mississippi (37.78%), and Louisiana (32.73%).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Black or African American Alone (0.58%), followed by Idaho (0.87%), and Wyoming (1.24%).

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 2017

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2017

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Rank	State	% of State Population
1	District of Columbia	47.17
2	Mississippi	37.78
3	Louisiana	32.73
4	Georgia	32.24
5	Maryland	30.85
6	South Carolina	27.30
7	Alabama	26.81
8	Delaware	22.84
9	North Carolina	22.23
10	Virginia	19.83
11	New York	17.60
12	Tennessee	17.09
13	Florida	16.92
14	Arkansas	15.71
15	New Jersey	14.99
16	Illinois	14.66
17	Michigan	14.12
18	Ohio	12.91
19	Texas	12.78
20	Connecticut	11.90
21	Pennsylvania	11.89
22	Missouri	11.82
23	Nevada	9.93
24	Indiana	9.80
25	Massachusetts	8.82
26	Kentucky	8.35
27	Rhode Island	8.20
28	Oklahoma	7.73
29	Wisconsin	6.70
30	Minnesota	6.63
31	California	6.48
32	Kansas	6.15
33	Nebraska	5.10
34	Arizona	5.03
35	Colorado	4.53
36	Washington	4.20
37	Iowa	3.88
38	Alaska	3.72
39	West Virginia	3.56
40	North Dakota	3.13
41	New Mexico	2.54
42	South Dakota	2.21
43	Hawaii	2.15
43	Oregon	2.15
44	New Hampshire	1.66
45	Maine	1.59
46	Utah	1.40
47	Vermont	1.31
48	Wyoming	1.24
49	Idaho	0.87
50	Montana	0.58