Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (688.75K), followed by Allegheny County (163.70K), and Delaware County (113.66K).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Allegheny
Delaware
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Philadelphia County 688754
2 Allegheny County 163698
3 Delaware County 113660
4 Montgomery County 72431
5 Dauphin County 50469
6 Chester County 32013
7 Lehigh County 27895
8 York County 26862
9 Berks County 26200
10 Monroe County 24424
11 Bucks County 23682
12 Lancaster County 23260
13 Erie County 20982
14 Northampton County 17327
15 Luzerne County 13236
16 Beaver County 10696
17 Westmoreland County 8850
18 Cumberland County 7964
19 Washington County 6777
20 Mercer County 6670
21 Fayette County 6439
22 Lackawanna County 6144
23 Cambria County 5354
24 Lycoming County 5337
25 Franklin County 5301
26 Centre County 4922
27 Schuylkill County 4257
28 Lebanon County 3700
29 Union County 3577
30 Lawrence County 3557
31 Pike County 3505
32 Huntingdon County 2531
33 Indiana County 2398
34 Blair County 2207
35 Butler County 2190
36 Northumberland County 2130
37 Clearfield County 2057
38 Somerset County 1976
39 Wayne County 1820
40 Adams County 1740
41 Crawford County 1534
42 Forest County 1449
43 Columbia County 1306
44 Greene County 1279
45 Carbon County 1111
46 McKean County 1039
47 Clinton County 627
48 Venango County 588
49 Armstrong County 563
50 Snyder County 479
51 Clarion County 412
52 Bradford County 381
53 Perry County 352
54 Mifflin County 338
55 Tioga County 324
56 Montour County 284
57 Bedford County 273
58 Wyoming County 231
59 Sullivan County 176
59 Susquehanna County 176
60 Juniata County 175
61 Jefferson County 172
62 Warren County 161
63 Fulton County 154
64 Elk County 113
65 Potter County 76
66 Cameron County 15