US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population was 27,889,175 and represented 12.42% 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 (2.23M), followed by Georgia (2.21M), and Florida (2.04M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (48.16%), followed by Mississippi (36.22%), and Georgia (31.33%).
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 | 2227620 | 12.97 |
| Georgia | 2212975 | 31.33 |
| Florida | 2037745 | 14.35 |
| New York | 1935110 | 14.22 |
| California | 1644650 | 6.69 |
| North Carolina | 1565560 | 21.73 |
| Illinois | 1326490 | 14.73 |
| Maryland | 1245260 | 29.56 |
| Virginia | 1162090 | 19.37 |
| Louisiana | 1070615 | 31.20 |
| Ohio | 1003180 | 11.49 |
| Michigan | 1001270 | 13.52 |
| South Carolina | 977725 | 27.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 968735 | 9.96 |
| Alabama | 945515 | 25.98 |
| New Jersey | 806625 | 13.25 |
| Mississippi | 803250 | 36.22 |
| Tennessee | 792145 | 16.24 |
| Missouri | 501390 | 11.03 |
| Indiana | 419590 | 8.70 |
| Arkansas | 328360 | 15.10 |
| Massachusetts | 276910 | 5.67 |
| Kentucky | 251275 | 7.58 |
| Wisconsin | 240465 | 5.58 |
| District of Columbia | 237930 | 48.16 |
| Connecticut | 234740 | 9.09 |
| Oklahoma | 199580 | 7.16 |
| Arizona | 190075 | 4.12 |
| Minnesota | 169295 | 4.25 |
| Washington | 168440 | 3.36 |
| Nevada | 168335 | 8.85 |
| Colorado | 143075 | 3.74 |
| Delaware | 142015 | 20.59 |
| Kansas | 114695 | 5.56 |
| Iowa | 60540 | 2.64 |
| Nebraska | 55040 | 4.10 |
| Oregon | 48560 | 1.67 |
| West Virginia | 48425 | 3.33 |
| Rhode Island | 37245 | 4.77 |
| New Mexico | 27960 | 1.91 |
| Hawaii | 18855 | 1.87 |
| Utah | 16670 | 0.88 |
| Alaska | 16520 | 3.13 |
| New Hampshire | 9230 | 0.90 |
| North Dakota | 7975 | 1.44 |
| Maine | 6945 | 0.66 |
| South Dakota | 6375 | 1.02 |
| Idaho | 5355 | 0.47 |
| Wyoming | 3955 | 0.92 |
| Vermont | 3930 | 0.80 |
| Montana | 2870 | 0.36 |