Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New York Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 317,046. Among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (83,000), followed by Bronx County (65,347), and Queens County (36,039).

The chart below shows the top 10 New York counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Kings County
Bronx County
Queens County
New York County
Monroe County
Westchester County
Erie County
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Onondaga County
Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Kings County 83000
2 Bronx County 65347
3 Queens County 36039
4 New York County 28701
5 Monroe County 13318
6 Westchester County 12653
7 Erie County 11639
8 Suffolk County 10280
9 Nassau County 9273
10 Onondaga County 6254
11 Richmond County 3957
12 Rockland County 3747
13 Dutchess County 3709
14 Albany County 3324
15 Orange County 3186
16 Oneida County 2746
17 Ulster County 1732
18 Rensselaer County 1317
19 Niagara County 1260
20 Schenectady County 1177
21 Chemung County 1100
22 Cayuga County 1058
23 Broome County 1056
24 Sullivan County 1033
25 Greene County 745
26 St. Lawrence County 718
27 Clinton County 717
28 Seneca County 696
29 Franklin County 651
30 Washington County 649
31 Orleans County 619
32 Wyoming County 502
33 Chautauqua County 484
34 Wayne County 448
35 Saratoga County 387
36 Livingston County 371
37 Essex County 337
38 Columbia County 315
39 Ontario County 266
40 Jefferson County 261
41 Steuben County 215
42 Montgomery County 205
43 Genesee County 180
44 Warren County 154
45 Cattaraugus County 149
46 Putnam County 147
47 Fulton County 143
48 Otsego County 92
48 Tompkins County 92
49 Madison County 91
50 Yates County 79
51 Oswego County 71
52 Chenango County 64
52 Cortland County 64
53 Herkimer County 45
54 Tioga County 37
55 Delaware County 35
56 Lewis County 34
57 Schoharie County 31
58 Schuyler County 28
59 Allegany County 13
60 Hamilton County 5