US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By State in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen population was 37,468,520 and represented 12.73% of the total US citizen population.
Among all US states and DC, Georgia had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (2.99M), followed by Texas (2.98M), and Florida (2.79M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (50.96%), followed by Mississippi (37.78%), and Louisiana (32.62%).
The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each state and the percentage of each state's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.
You can see similar information for other ethnicities.
| State | Citizen Population | % of State Citizen Population |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2992630 | 31.78 |
| Texas | 2984135 | 12.61 |
| Florida | 2785830 | 15.64 |
| New York | 2562930 | 14.54 |
| California | 2119745 | 6.41 |
| North Carolina | 2065445 | 22.10 |
| Illinois | 1793680 | 15.03 |
| Maryland | 1638900 | 29.87 |
| Virginia | 1521980 | 19.60 |
| Louisiana | 1473190 | 32.62 |
| Ohio | 1367060 | 12.06 |
| Michigan | 1355095 | 14.12 |
| Pennsylvania | 1308650 | 10.56 |
| South Carolina | 1300360 | 28.05 |
| Alabama | 1266075 | 26.81 |
| Mississippi | 1111780 | 37.78 |
| New Jersey | 1071240 | 13.39 |
| Tennessee | 1070875 | 17.00 |
| Missouri | 682110 | 11.54 |
| Indiana | 586165 | 9.21 |
| Arkansas | 455740 | 15.92 |
| Massachusetts | 375760 | 6.05 |
| Wisconsin | 349220 | 6.25 |
| Kentucky | 335335 | 7.80 |
| Connecticut | 315950 | 9.47 |
| District of Columbia | 302020 | 50.96 |
| Oklahoma | 269610 | 7.28 |
| Minnesota | 255815 | 4.92 |
| Arizona | 251440 | 4.12 |
| Washington | 223460 | 3.45 |
| Nevada | 219565 | 8.77 |
| Colorado | 190255 | 3.83 |
| Delaware | 189355 | 21.45 |
| Kansas | 158165 | 5.72 |
| Iowa | 88440 | 2.95 |
| Nebraska | 80005 | 4.47 |
| Oregon | 63815 | 1.72 |
| West Virginia | 59625 | 3.25 |
| Rhode Island | 51330 | 5.21 |
| New Mexico | 37260 | 1.91 |
| Hawaii | 26465 | 2.04 |
| Utah | 25965 | 0.94 |
| Alaska | 22505 | 3.17 |
| New Hampshire | 12525 | 0.97 |
| Maine | 10595 | 0.81 |
| South Dakota | 9355 | 1.13 |
| North Dakota | 8595 | 1.22 |
| Idaho | 7675 | 0.49 |
| Vermont | 5605 | 0.91 |
| Wyoming | 5280 | 0.93 |
| Montana | 3920 | 0.39 |