The US Census Bureau estimated that there were 43,857,361 people in the United States that identify as Black or African American alone in 2018, representing 13.42% of the total population of the United States in 2018.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per state in the US. We also show the percentage of the population of each state that are Black or African American when you interact with the map.

Texas had the highest number of Blacks or African Americans (3,689,734), and African Americans constituted 12.89% of the state's population. Other states with high Black population include: Florida (3,603,310) - 3603310% of state's population, and t New York (3,439,040) - 17.60% of state's population.

Hover over the states to see the number and percentage of the black population for each state. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for other racial, and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information by county for each state.