US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By State in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen population was 38,135,390 and represented 12.77% of the total US citizen population.
Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (3.10M), followed by Georgia (3.09M), and Florida (2.89M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (49.76%), followed by Mississippi (37.98%), and Louisiana (32.69%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3098220 | 12.66 |
| Georgia | 3092945 | 32.20 |
| Florida | 2891895 | 15.71 |
| New York | 2598555 | 14.61 |
| California | 2120905 | 6.29 |
| North Carolina | 2104855 | 22.03 |
| Illinois | 1781090 | 14.92 |
| Maryland | 1672085 | 30.11 |
| Virginia | 1538655 | 19.55 |
| Louisiana | 1487180 | 32.69 |
| Ohio | 1383400 | 12.18 |
| Michigan | 1348010 | 14.03 |
| South Carolina | 1317840 | 27.74 |
| Pennsylvania | 1316030 | 10.62 |
| Alabama | 1276885 | 26.91 |
| Mississippi | 1118000 | 37.98 |
| Tennessee | 1087700 | 17.02 |
| New Jersey | 1078500 | 13.38 |
| Missouri | 689485 | 11.60 |
| Indiana | 593185 | 9.26 |
| Arkansas | 456350 | 15.84 |
| Massachusetts | 393655 | 6.28 |
| Wisconsin | 353555 | 6.31 |
| Kentucky | 339870 | 7.86 |
| Connecticut | 321455 | 9.62 |
| District of Columbia | 307065 | 49.76 |
| Minnesota | 276660 | 5.25 |
| Oklahoma | 273985 | 7.32 |
| Arizona | 262985 | 4.19 |
| Nevada | 236255 | 9.11 |
| Washington | 229830 | 3.46 |
| Colorado | 195265 | 3.82 |
| Delaware | 195040 | 21.72 |
| Kansas | 157450 | 5.67 |
| Iowa | 95210 | 3.15 |
| Nebraska | 81455 | 4.50 |
| Oregon | 66825 | 1.76 |
| West Virginia | 63770 | 3.50 |
| Rhode Island | 52805 | 5.34 |
| New Mexico | 36195 | 1.85 |
| Utah | 26840 | 0.95 |
| Hawaii | 23630 | 1.80 |
| Alaska | 21100 | 2.95 |
| North Dakota | 13415 | 1.84 |
| New Hampshire | 13340 | 1.03 |
| Maine | 11700 | 0.89 |
| South Dakota | 10285 | 1.23 |
| Idaho | 8690 | 0.54 |
| Vermont | 6305 | 1.03 |
| Wyoming | 5295 | 0.93 |
| Montana | 3695 | 0.36 |