US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By State in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen population was 38,402,375 and represented 12.78% of the total US citizen population.
Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (3.16M), followed by Georgia (3.14M), and Florida (2.93M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (48.99%), followed by Mississippi (38.07%), and Louisiana (32.74%).
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 | 3159075 | 12.69 |
| Georgia | 3138725 | 32.34 |
| Florida | 2930235 | 15.67 |
| New York | 2579910 | 14.59 |
| California | 2124850 | 6.26 |
| North Carolina | 2124715 | 21.99 |
| Illinois | 1771750 | 14.86 |
| Maryland | 1677715 | 30.16 |
| Virginia | 1544420 | 19.52 |
| Louisiana | 1489520 | 32.74 |
| Ohio | 1391470 | 12.22 |
| Michigan | 1347575 | 13.99 |
| South Carolina | 1325420 | 27.53 |
| Pennsylvania | 1317755 | 10.64 |
| Alabama | 1281810 | 26.93 |
| Mississippi | 1121410 | 38.07 |
| Tennessee | 1097160 | 17.03 |
| New Jersey | 1070990 | 13.37 |
| Missouri | 690900 | 11.60 |
| Indiana | 598740 | 9.31 |
| Arkansas | 457485 | 15.81 |
| Massachusetts | 404335 | 6.42 |
| Wisconsin | 356250 | 6.34 |
| Kentucky | 340175 | 7.84 |
| Connecticut | 322385 | 9.68 |
| District of Columbia | 307885 | 48.99 |
| Minnesota | 287775 | 5.43 |
| Oklahoma | 277900 | 7.38 |
| Arizona | 273805 | 4.27 |
| Nevada | 243435 | 9.26 |
| Washington | 236330 | 3.50 |
| Colorado | 201890 | 3.87 |
| Delaware | 198595 | 21.98 |
| Kansas | 157435 | 5.66 |
| Iowa | 95275 | 3.14 |
| Nebraska | 82340 | 4.52 |
| Oregon | 68235 | 1.77 |
| West Virginia | 64690 | 3.57 |
| Rhode Island | 54345 | 5.48 |
| New Mexico | 36300 | 1.84 |
| Utah | 28395 | 0.98 |
| Hawaii | 24140 | 1.84 |
| Alaska | 21300 | 2.98 |
| North Dakota | 15790 | 2.15 |
| New Hampshire | 14825 | 1.13 |
| Maine | 11840 | 0.90 |
| South Dakota | 11195 | 1.32 |
| Idaho | 8905 | 0.55 |
| Vermont | 6375 | 1.04 |
| Wyoming | 4660 | 0.82 |
| Montana | 3940 | 0.38 |