US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By State in 2024 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2024, the US Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone citizen population was 38,983,198 and represented 12.49% of the total US citizen population.
Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (3.49M), followed by Georgia (3.32M), and Florida (3.09M).
In terms of percentages, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (44.27%), followed by Mississippi (36.94%), and Georgia (32.23%).
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 | 3492885 | 12.89 |
| Georgia | 3322749 | 32.23 |
| Florida | 3090806 | 15.21 |
| New York | 2563147 | 14.22 |
| North Carolina | 2132641 | 20.97 |
| California | 2038407 | 5.92 |
| Maryland | 1731406 | 30.17 |
| Illinois | 1669075 | 14.14 |
| Virginia | 1568386 | 19.11 |
| Louisiana | 1415241 | 31.60 |
| Ohio | 1396136 | 12.12 |
| Michigan | 1314352 | 13.47 |
| Pennsylvania | 1306853 | 10.40 |
| Alabama | 1303064 | 26.25 |
| South Carolina | 1300890 | 25.37 |
| New Jersey | 1088153 | 13.01 |
| Tennessee | 1081228 | 15.89 |
| Mississippi | 1072823 | 36.94 |
| Missouri | 666894 | 11.02 |
| Indiana | 597678 | 9.06 |
| Arkansas | 446854 | 15.20 |
| Massachusetts | 437267 | 6.77 |
| Minnesota | 353349 | 6.38 |
| Wisconsin | 346463 | 6.02 |
| Connecticut | 336068 | 9.98 |
| Kentucky | 329143 | 7.47 |
| Arizona | 310445 | 4.51 |
| Nevada | 284887 | 9.82 |
| District of Columbia | 279135 | 44.27 |
| Washington | 275435 | 3.83 |
| Oklahoma | 268885 | 6.94 |
| Delaware | 212281 | 21.86 |
| Colorado | 211191 | 3.80 |
| Kansas | 147018 | 5.21 |
| Iowa | 107707 | 3.47 |
| Nebraska | 83882 | 4.45 |
| Oregon | 75255 | 1.86 |
| Rhode Island | 59317 | 5.79 |
| West Virginia | 55044 | 3.12 |
| New Mexico | 36090 | 1.80 |
| Utah | 32283 | 1.00 |
| Hawaii | 25333 | 1.89 |
| Alaska | 21008 | 2.94 |
| North Dakota | 19330 | 2.53 |
| New Hampshire | 16599 | 1.22 |
| Maine | 16411 | 1.21 |
| South Dakota | 16311 | 1.84 |
| Idaho | 11657 | 0.62 |
| Vermont | 6669 | 1.05 |
| Wyoming | 4628 | 0.81 |
| Montana | 4461 | 0.40 |