United States Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By State

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 39,940,338 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in the United States, which was 12.05% of the total US population. This number is the population from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Texas had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (3,444,712), followed by Georgia (3,278,119), and Florida (3,127,052). On the other hand, the three states with low number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Wyoming (4,735), Montana (5,077), and Vermont (8,649).

Hover over or click on the states in the map below to see the number and percentage of each state's population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can find similar information by county for each state using links at the bottom of the page.

You can also find the population by state for the other different ethnic groups as well as for the different racial groups in the US.

Related Topics: US Census 2020 Topic List.
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State Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population % of State Population
Alabama 1288159 25.64
Alaska 20731 2.83
Arizona 317161 4.43
Arkansas 449884 14.94
California 2119286 5.36
Colorado 221310 3.83
Connecticut 360937 10.01
Delaware 212960 21.51
Florida 3127052 14.52
Georgia 3278119 30.60
Hawaii 21877 1.50
Idaho 14785 0.80
Illinois 1775612 13.86
Indiana 637500 9.40
Iowa 129321 4.05
Kansas 163352 5.56
Kentucky 357764 7.94
Louisiana 1452420 31.18
Maine 25115 1.84
Maryland 1795027 29.06
Massachusetts 457055 6.50
Michigan 1358458 13.48
Minnesota 392850 6.88
Mississippi 1079001 36.44
Missouri 692774 11.26
Montana 5077 0.47
Nebraska 94405 4.81
Nevada 291960 9.40
New Hampshire 18655 1.35
New Jersey 1154142 12.43
New Mexico 38330 1.81
New York 2759022 13.66
North Carolina 2107526 20.19
North Dakota 26152 3.36
Ohio 1457180 12.35
Oklahoma 283242 7.15
Oregon 78658 1.86
Pennsylvania 1368978 10.53
Rhode Island 55386 5.05
South Carolina 1269031 24.79
South Dakota 17441 1.97
Tennessee 1083772 15.68
Texas 3444712 11.82
Utah 37192 1.14
Vermont 8649 1.35
Virginia 1578090 18.28
Washington 296170 3.84
West Virginia 64749 3.61
Wisconsin 366508 6.22
Wyoming 4735 0.82
District of Columbia 282066 40.91