Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American (45.58%), followed by Mississippi (37.42%), and Louisiana (32.24%).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (0.52%), followed by Idaho (0.71%), and Wyoming (1.07%).

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.

You may also be interested in:
Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017

Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

See this for other years:

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

District of Columbia

Mississippi

Louisiana

Georgia

Maryland

South Carolina

Alabama

Delaware

North Carolina

Virginia

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

0 of 0

Rank	State	% of State Population
1	District of Columbia	45.58
2	Mississippi	37.42
3	Louisiana	32.24
4	Georgia	31.34
5	Maryland	29.77
6	South Carolina	26.77
7	Alabama	26.50
8	Delaware	21.71
9	North Carolina	21.38
10	Virginia	19.08
11	Tennessee	16.76
12	Florida	15.57
13	Arkansas	15.46
14	New York	14.47
15	Illinois	14.11
16	Michigan	13.79
17	New Jersey	12.92
18	Ohio	12.55
19	Texas	11.97
20	Missouri	11.60
21	Pennsylvania	10.79
22	Connecticut	10.12
23	Indiana	9.44
24	Nevada	8.97
25	Kentucky	8.12
26	Oklahoma	7.36
27	Massachusetts	7.15
28	Minnesota	6.41
29	Wisconsin	6.38
30	Rhode Island	5.88
31	Kansas	5.75
32	California	5.63
33	Nebraska	4.80
34	Arizona	4.32
35	Colorado	3.99
36	Washington	3.83
37	Iowa	3.70
38	West Virginia	3.46
39	Alaska	3.32
40	North Dakota	2.98
41	South Dakota	2.12
42	Hawaii	1.93
43	Oregon	1.89
44	New Mexico	1.83
45	Maine	1.50
46	New Hampshire	1.36
47	Vermont	1.22
48	Utah	1.10
49	Wyoming	1.07
50	Idaho	0.71
51	Montana	0.52