US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By State in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen population was 37,790,820 and represented 12.75% of the total US citizen population.
Among all US states and DC, Georgia had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (3.05M), followed by Texas (3.04M), and Florida (2.84M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (50.31%), followed by Mississippi (37.90%), and Louisiana (32.67%).
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 | 3045935 | 32.04 |
| Texas | 3039405 | 12.64 |
| Florida | 2835795 | 15.67 |
| New York | 2572195 | 14.55 |
| California | 2117545 | 6.35 |
| North Carolina | 2084190 | 22.07 |
| Illinois | 1786090 | 14.97 |
| Maryland | 1655545 | 30.01 |
| Virginia | 1530525 | 19.58 |
| Louisiana | 1482000 | 32.67 |
| Ohio | 1377305 | 12.14 |
| Michigan | 1351820 | 14.08 |
| Pennsylvania | 1311640 | 10.59 |
| South Carolina | 1308100 | 27.86 |
| Alabama | 1271600 | 26.86 |
| Mississippi | 1116685 | 37.90 |
| Tennessee | 1080850 | 17.02 |
| New Jersey | 1074905 | 13.40 |
| Missouri | 687980 | 11.60 |
| Indiana | 590140 | 9.24 |
| Arkansas | 456850 | 15.90 |
| Massachusetts | 383555 | 6.15 |
| Wisconsin | 350365 | 6.26 |
| Kentucky | 337910 | 7.83 |
| Connecticut | 317455 | 9.52 |
| District of Columbia | 304365 | 50.31 |
| Oklahoma | 272050 | 7.30 |
| Minnesota | 265695 | 5.08 |
| Arizona | 257705 | 4.16 |
| Nevada | 227665 | 8.94 |
| Washington | 225770 | 3.44 |
| Colorado | 193745 | 3.84 |
| Delaware | 191990 | 21.56 |
| Kansas | 157700 | 5.69 |
| Iowa | 92015 | 3.06 |
| Nebraska | 80390 | 4.47 |
| Oregon | 64950 | 1.73 |
| West Virginia | 61580 | 3.36 |
| Rhode Island | 51895 | 5.26 |
| New Mexico | 36525 | 1.87 |
| Utah | 26310 | 0.94 |
| Hawaii | 23500 | 1.80 |
| Alaska | 21855 | 3.07 |
| New Hampshire | 13015 | 1.01 |
| North Dakota | 11440 | 1.59 |
| Maine | 11235 | 0.86 |
| South Dakota | 9925 | 1.19 |
| Idaho | 8165 | 0.52 |
| Vermont | 5840 | 0.95 |
| Wyoming | 5545 | 0.97 |
| Montana | 3570 | 0.35 |