Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (45.70%), followed by Mississippi (37.92%), and Georgia (32.89%).
On the other hand, Montana had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Black or African American Alone (0.62%), followed by Idaho (0.95%), and Wyoming (1.21%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2021
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| Rank | State | % of State Population |
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| 1 | District of Columbia | 45.70 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 37.92 |
| 3 | Georgia | 32.89 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 32.63 |
| 5 | Maryland | 31.39 |
| 6 | Alabama | 26.76 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 26.51 |
| 8 | Delaware | 23.53 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 22.13 |
| 10 | Virginia | 19.99 |
| 11 | New York | 17.80 |
| 12 | Florida | 17.04 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 16.82 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 15.71 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 15.32 |
| 16 | Illinois | 14.69 |
| 17 | Michigan | 14.19 |
| 18 | Texas | 13.36 |
| 19 | Ohio | 13.27 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 12.64 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 12.16 |
| 22 | Missouri | 11.83 |
| 23 | Nevada | 10.66 |
| 24 | Indiana | 10.19 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 9.31 |
| 26 | Rhode Island | 8.87 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 8.59 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 7.89 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 7.43 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 6.63 |
| 31 | California | 6.51 |
| 32 | Kansas | 6.21 |
| 33 | Arizona | 5.49 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 5.34 |
| 35 | Colorado | 4.68 |
| 36 | Washington | 4.50 |
| 37 | Iowa | 4.29 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 3.74 |
| 39 | Alaska | 3.67 |
| 40 | North Dakota | 3.53 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 2.74 |
| 42 | South Dakota | 2.49 |
| 43 | Oregon | 2.28 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 2.17 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 1.94 |
| 46 | Maine | 1.85 |
| 47 | Utah | 1.52 |
| 48 | Vermont | 1.46 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 1.21 |
| 50 | Idaho | 0.95 |
| 51 | Montana | 0.62 |