Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (693.08K), followed by Allegheny County (164.12K), and Delaware County (115.83K).

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 2012
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Philadelphia County 693080
2 Allegheny County 164122
3 Delaware County 115826
4 Montgomery County 73721
5 Dauphin County 50410
6 Chester County 32155
7 Lehigh County 28655
8 York County 27192
9 Berks County 26624
10 Monroe County 24597
11 Bucks County 24203
12 Lancaster County 23966
13 Erie County 21273
14 Northampton County 17775
15 Luzerne County 13873
16 Beaver County 10751
17 Westmoreland County 8870
18 Cumberland County 8460
19 Washington County 6737
20 Mercer County 6605
21 Lackawanna County 6423
22 Fayette County 6334
23 Franklin County 5454
24 Lycoming County 5428
25 Cambria County 5352
26 Centre County 5078
27 Schuylkill County 4420
28 Lebanon County 3916
29 Union County 3636
30 Lawrence County 3521
31 Pike County 3484
32 Huntingdon County 2534
33 Indiana County 2320
34 Northumberland County 2297
35 Butler County 2263
36 Blair County 2229
37 Clearfield County 2170
38 Somerset County 2037
39 Adams County 1777
40 Wayne County 1725
41 Crawford County 1579
42 Forest County 1444
43 Columbia County 1278
44 Greene County 1262
45 McKean County 1136
46 Carbon County 1114
47 Clinton County 660
48 Venango County 570
49 Armstrong County 557
50 Snyder County 473
51 Bradford County 391
52 Clarion County 389
53 Perry County 353
54 Tioga County 350
55 Mifflin County 330
56 Montour County 280
57 Bedford County 275
58 Wyoming County 235
59 Jefferson County 190
60 Susquehanna County 187
61 Warren County 185
62 Sullivan County 175
63 Juniata County 173
64 Fulton County 155
65 Elk County 116
66 Potter County 79
67 Cameron County 19