US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Voting-age 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 voting-age population was 28,281,660 and represented 12.46% 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 (2.28M), followed by Georgia (2.26M), and Florida (2.09M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen voting-age population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (47.74%), followed by Mississippi (36.44%), and Georgia (31.60%).
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 | 2282575 | 13.03 |
| Georgia | 2261060 | 31.60 |
| Florida | 2087930 | 14.44 |
| New York | 1968765 | 14.33 |
| California | 1657205 | 6.64 |
| North Carolina | 1589445 | 21.74 |
| Illinois | 1329055 | 14.70 |
| Maryland | 1264700 | 29.77 |
| Virginia | 1171305 | 19.36 |
| Louisiana | 1078510 | 31.28 |
| Ohio | 1012265 | 11.55 |
| Michigan | 1002255 | 13.48 |
| South Carolina | 989150 | 26.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 976210 | 10.02 |
| Alabama | 952790 | 26.09 |
| New Jersey | 813910 | 13.25 |
| Mississippi | 809185 | 36.44 |
| Tennessee | 801360 | 16.30 |
| Missouri | 503975 | 11.04 |
| Indiana | 423875 | 8.74 |
| Arkansas | 329680 | 15.10 |
| Massachusetts | 287205 | 5.82 |
| Kentucky | 253175 | 7.61 |
| Wisconsin | 243980 | 5.64 |
| District of Columbia | 240205 | 47.74 |
| Connecticut | 239660 | 9.22 |
| Oklahoma | 201230 | 7.18 |
| Arizona | 194935 | 4.16 |
| Minnesota | 175970 | 4.39 |
| Nevada | 174830 | 8.99 |
| Washington | 171760 | 3.38 |
| Colorado | 145535 | 3.74 |
| Delaware | 145125 | 20.81 |
| Kansas | 115685 | 5.59 |
| Iowa | 62860 | 2.73 |
| Nebraska | 56260 | 4.17 |
| West Virginia | 50210 | 3.47 |
| Oregon | 49770 | 1.69 |
| Rhode Island | 38290 | 4.88 |
| New Mexico | 28195 | 1.92 |
| Hawaii | 19210 | 1.89 |
| Utah | 17200 | 0.89 |
| Alaska | 16050 | 3.03 |
| New Hampshire | 9500 | 0.92 |
| North Dakota | 8880 | 1.58 |
| Maine | 7190 | 0.68 |
| South Dakota | 6595 | 1.05 |
| Idaho | 5720 | 0.49 |
| Vermont | 4385 | 0.89 |
| Wyoming | 3935 | 0.91 |
| Montana | 2910 | 0.37 |