US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population was 27,520,240 and represented 12.37% of the total US citizen voting-age population.
Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population (2.18M), followed by Georgia (2.16M), and Florida (1.99M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (48.64%), followed by Mississippi (36.00%), and Louisiana (31.05%).
The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen voting-age population of each state and the percentage of each state's citizen voting-age population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.
You can see similar information for other ethnicities.
| State | Citizen Voting-age Population | % of State Citizen Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2178050 | 12.92 |
| Georgia | 2164305 | 31.01 |
| Florida | 1990530 | 14.29 |
| New York | 1916035 | 14.16 |
| California | 1637315 | 6.74 |
| North Carolina | 1543050 | 21.71 |
| Illinois | 1324650 | 14.75 |
| Maryland | 1227135 | 29.34 |
| Virginia | 1148065 | 19.30 |
| Louisiana | 1059045 | 31.05 |
| Michigan | 998930 | 13.54 |
| Ohio | 994330 | 11.42 |
| South Carolina | 965915 | 27.08 |
| Pennsylvania | 963800 | 9.93 |
| Alabama | 935440 | 25.83 |
| New Jersey | 798935 | 13.20 |
| Mississippi | 795780 | 36.00 |
| Tennessee | 781115 | 16.18 |
| Missouri | 495590 | 10.95 |
| Indiana | 415690 | 8.66 |
| Arkansas | 325540 | 15.04 |
| Massachusetts | 269775 | 5.56 |
| Kentucky | 248975 | 7.55 |
| Wisconsin | 237530 | 5.53 |
| District of Columbia | 235945 | 48.64 |
| Connecticut | 231665 | 9.00 |
| Oklahoma | 197115 | 7.12 |
| Arizona | 184250 | 4.07 |
| Washington | 166380 | 3.37 |
| Minnesota | 162740 | 4.12 |
| Nevada | 162585 | 8.72 |
| Colorado | 140885 | 3.76 |
| Delaware | 139470 | 20.46 |
| Kansas | 114565 | 5.58 |
| Iowa | 58065 | 2.54 |
| Nebraska | 54350 | 4.08 |
| Oregon | 47330 | 1.65 |
| West Virginia | 46710 | 3.21 |
| Rhode Island | 36410 | 4.69 |
| New Mexico | 28635 | 1.96 |
| Hawaii | 21050 | 2.10 |
| Alaska | 16975 | 3.24 |
| Utah | 16270 | 0.87 |
| New Hampshire | 8805 | 0.86 |
| Maine | 6500 | 0.62 |
| North Dakota | 6160 | 1.13 |
| South Dakota | 5895 | 0.95 |
| Idaho | 5215 | 0.46 |
| Wyoming | 4035 | 0.94 |
| Vermont | 3750 | 0.76 |
| Montana | 2960 | 0.38 |