Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (698.44K), followed by Allegheny County (164.48K), and Delaware County (120.79K).

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 2015
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Philadelphia County 698440
2 Allegheny County 164480
3 Delaware County 120792
4 Montgomery County 76953
5 Dauphin County 51337
6 Chester County 32454
7 Lehigh County 31866
8 York County 28812
9 Berks County 28234
10 Bucks County 25839
11 Lancaster County 25680
12 Monroe County 25264
13 Erie County 21556
14 Northampton County 18856
15 Luzerne County 16365
16 Beaver County 10638
17 Cumberland County 9697
18 Westmoreland County 8877
19 Lackawanna County 6997
20 Mercer County 6606
21 Washington County 6602
22 Fayette County 6272
23 Centre County 5971
24 Franklin County 5916
25 Lycoming County 5470
26 Cambria County 4699
27 Lebanon County 4443
28 Schuylkill County 4436
29 Union County 3615
30 Lawrence County 3505
31 Pike County 3455
32 Huntingdon County 2543
33 Northumberland County 2358
34 Clearfield County 2312
35 Indiana County 2281
36 Butler County 2274
37 Blair County 2264
38 Somerset County 2172
39 Adams County 1918
40 Wayne County 1846
41 Crawford County 1559
42 Forest County 1471
43 Columbia County 1336
44 Greene County 1301
45 Carbon County 1188
46 McKean County 1159
47 Clinton County 633
48 Venango County 587
49 Armstrong County 581
50 Snyder County 498
51 Clarion County 452
52 Bradford County 407
53 Perry County 396
54 Mifflin County 381
55 Tioga County 317
56 Bedford County 301
57 Montour County 274
58 Wyoming County 235
59 Jefferson County 219
60 Susquehanna County 209
61 Sullivan County 206
62 Juniata County 196
63 Warren County 182
64 Fulton County 165
65 Elk County 129
66 Potter County 87
67 Cameron County 33