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.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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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 |