US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By State in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen population was 38,658,365 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 (3.21M), followed by Georgia (3.19M), and Florida (2.97M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (48.12%), followed by Mississippi (38.10%), and Louisiana (32.75%).
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 | 3209635 | 12.71 |
| Georgia | 3190730 | 32.53 |
| Florida | 2969450 | 15.63 |
| New York | 2576490 | 14.57 |
| North Carolina | 2142330 | 21.94 |
| California | 2128875 | 6.23 |
| Illinois | 1757800 | 14.79 |
| Maryland | 1686150 | 30.23 |
| Virginia | 1551330 | 19.51 |
| Louisiana | 1490270 | 32.75 |
| Ohio | 1395970 | 12.25 |
| Michigan | 1344225 | 13.95 |
| South Carolina | 1329845 | 27.29 |
| Pennsylvania | 1319095 | 10.66 |
| Alabama | 1287245 | 26.98 |
| Mississippi | 1120880 | 38.10 |
| Tennessee | 1104975 | 17.00 |
| New Jersey | 1066175 | 13.31 |
| Missouri | 686305 | 11.49 |
| Indiana | 601960 | 9.32 |
| Arkansas | 455360 | 15.69 |
| Massachusetts | 415575 | 6.58 |
| Wisconsin | 358165 | 6.36 |
| Kentucky | 344275 | 7.92 |
| Connecticut | 325630 | 9.79 |
| District of Columbia | 307735 | 48.12 |
| Minnesota | 300600 | 5.63 |
| Arizona | 284425 | 4.36 |
| Oklahoma | 276545 | 7.31 |
| Nevada | 252720 | 9.43 |
| Washington | 244730 | 3.57 |
| Colorado | 207295 | 3.91 |
| Delaware | 201320 | 22.13 |
| Kansas | 158640 | 5.70 |
| Iowa | 100415 | 3.30 |
| Nebraska | 82470 | 4.51 |
| Oregon | 69735 | 1.79 |
| West Virginia | 64835 | 3.60 |
| Rhode Island | 55615 | 5.59 |
| New Mexico | 36360 | 1.84 |
| Utah | 29460 | 1.00 |
| Hawaii | 24030 | 1.83 |
| Alaska | 21320 | 2.99 |
| North Dakota | 16520 | 2.24 |
| New Hampshire | 15510 | 1.18 |
| Maine | 12375 | 0.94 |
| South Dakota | 11975 | 1.41 |
| Idaho | 9560 | 0.58 |
| Vermont | 6460 | 1.06 |
| Wyoming | 4610 | 0.81 |
| Montana | 4360 | 0.42 |