Ranking of US States By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, 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 (42.68%), followed by Mississippi (37.38%), and Georgia (32.12%).

On the other hand, Montana had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (0.56%), followed by Idaho (0.82%), and Wyoming (1.01%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Georgia
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Maryland
Alabama
South Carolina
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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank State % of State Population
1 District of Columbia 42.68
2 Mississippi 37.38
3 Georgia 32.12
4 Louisiana 31.88
5 Maryland 30.18
6 Alabama 26.23
7 South Carolina 25.27
8 Delaware 22.67
9 North Carolina 21.00
10 Virginia 19.10
11 Tennessee 16.08
12 Florida 15.38
13 Arkansas 15.26
14 New York 14.32
15 Illinois 14.00
16 Michigan 13.73
17 New Jersey 13.00
18 Ohio 12.95
19 Texas 12.69
20 Missouri 11.42
21 Connecticut 10.85
22 Pennsylvania 10.82
23 Indiana 9.96
24 Nevada 9.90
25 Kentucky 8.43
26 Massachusetts 7.66
27 Minnesota 7.58
28 Oklahoma 7.47
29 Rhode Island 6.41
30 Wisconsin 6.27
31 Kansas 5.74
32 California 5.58
33 Nebraska 5.05
34 Arizona 4.92
35 Iowa 4.28
36 Washington 4.22
37 Colorado 4.19
38 West Virginia 3.67
39 North Dakota 3.57
40 Alaska 3.25
41 South Dakota 2.48
42 Oregon 2.09
43 New Mexico 2.08
44 Maine 2.02
45 Hawaii 1.96
46 New Hampshire 1.63
47 Vermont 1.47
48 Utah 1.25
49 Wyoming 1.01
50 Idaho 0.82
51 Montana 0.56