New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 2,847,019 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in New York and they represented 14.50% of the total population of New York in 2016. Kings County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (787,465), followed by Bronx County (427,457), and Queens County (414,155). On the other hand, Hamilton County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (41), followed by Schuyler County (151), and Lewis County (198).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Kings County had the highest percentage (30.19%), followed by Bronx County (29.61%), and Queens County (17.96%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
New York Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Albany 38321 12.45
Allegany 579 1.23
Bronx 427457 29.61
Broome 10061 5.17
Cattaraugus 1010 1.3
Cayuga 2979 3.83
Chautauqua 2693 2.08
Chemung 5112 5.97
Chenango 397 0.82
Clinton 3073 3.82
Columbia 2671 4.39
Cortland 756 1.58
Delaware 694 1.53
Dutchess 29511 10.07
Erie 120193 13.08
Essex 920 2.44
Franklin 3129 6.13
Fulton 945 1.76
Genesee 1585 2.73
Greene 2627 5.53
Hamilton 41 0.9
Herkimer 694 1.11
Jefferson 6763 5.97
Kings 787465 30.19
Lewis 198 0.74
Livingston 1616 2.52
Madison 1155 1.62
Monroe 108779 14.62
Montgomery 923 1.87
Nassau 154430 11.39
New York 205061 12.53
Niagara 14637 6.92
Oneida 13843 6.01
Onondaga 50122 10.8
Ontario 2361 2.16
Orange 37087 9.81
Orleans 2475 6
Oswego 1004 0.84
Otsego 1119 1.86
Putnam 2501 2.53
Queens 414155 17.96
Rensselaer 10437 6.55
Richmond 45530 9.6
Rockland 36368 11.25
St. Lawrence 2449 2.24
Saratoga 3592 1.58
Schenectady 15784 10.22
Schoharie 375 1.2
Schuyler 151 0.84
Seneca 1664 4.79
Steuben 1383 1.43
Suffolk 106992 7.2
Sullivan 6012 8.03
Tioga 407 0.83
Tompkins 3972 3.86
Ulster 10360 5.79
Warren 694 1.08
Washington 1812 2.93
Wayne 2558 2.82
Westchester 133004 13.71
Wyoming 2110 5.22
Yates 223 0.89