Ranking of New York Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (918.89K), followed by Bronx County (617.07K), and Queens County (475.82K).

The chart below shows the top 10 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 in 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Kings County 918890
2 Bronx County 617073
3 Queens County 475820
4 New York County 298893
5 Nassau County 164119
6 Westchester County 152106
7 Erie County 127076
8 Suffolk County 121530
9 Monroe County 119450
10 Richmond County 54555
11 Onondaga County 53642
12 Orange County 42382
13 Albany County 41102
14 Rockland County 40710
15 Dutchess County 31946
16 Schenectady County 16675
17 Oneida County 15466
18 Niagara County 14900
19 Ulster County 12033
20 Rensselaer County 11085
21 Broome County 10359
22 Sullivan County 7464
23 Jefferson County 7269
24 Chemung County 5986
25 Tompkins County 4358
26 Saratoga County 3661
27 Chautauqua County 3523
28 Clinton County 3462
29 Franklin County 3428
30 Cayuga County 3333
31 Columbia County 3073
32 Greene County 2986
33 Wayne County 2900
34 Putnam County 2757
34 St. Lawrence County 2757
35 Ontario County 2624
36 Orleans County 2598
37 Wyoming County 2483
38 Washington County 2053
39 Livingston County 1822
40 Seneca County 1804
41 Genesee County 1727
42 Steuben County 1509
43 Madison County 1317
44 Montgomery County 1226
45 Otsego County 1215
46 Essex County 1192
47 Oswego County 1102
48 Cattaraugus County 1080
49 Fulton County 1070
50 Cortland County 863
51 Delaware County 809
52 Herkimer County 731
53 Warren County 661
54 Allegany County 605
55 Tioga County 413
56 Schoharie County 405
57 Chenango County 400
58 Yates County 230
59 Lewis County 219
60 Schuyler County 204
61 Hamilton County 39