Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (698.12K), followed by Allegheny County (164.57K), and Delaware County (122.32K).

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 2016
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Philadelphia County 698119
2 Allegheny County 164568
3 Delaware County 122316
4 Montgomery County 78354
5 Dauphin County 52155
6 Lehigh County 33083
7 Chester County 32309
8 York County 29651
9 Berks County 28702
10 Lancaster County 26589
11 Bucks County 26477
12 Monroe County 25831
13 Erie County 21469
14 Northampton County 19503
15 Luzerne County 17388
16 Beaver County 10533
17 Cumberland County 9907
18 Westmoreland County 9022
19 Lackawanna County 7289
20 Washington County 6649
21 Mercer County 6619
22 Fayette County 6168
23 Centre County 6089
24 Franklin County 6048
25 Lycoming County 5358
26 Cambria County 4753
27 Lebanon County 4702
28 Schuylkill County 4607
29 Union County 3588
30 Lawrence County 3499
31 Pike County 3475
32 Huntingdon County 2531
33 Northumberland County 2412
34 Butler County 2342
35 Blair County 2281
36 Clearfield County 2253
37 Somerset County 2209
38 Indiana County 2068
39 Adams County 1956
40 Wayne County 1780
41 Crawford County 1596
42 Forest County 1476
43 Columbia County 1319
44 Greene County 1278
45 Carbon County 1236
46 McKean County 1068
47 Venango County 592
48 Armstrong County 591
49 Clinton County 576
50 Snyder County 504
51 Clarion County 475
52 Bradford County 429
52 Perry County 429
53 Mifflin County 395
54 Tioga County 309
55 Montour County 307
56 Bedford County 303
57 Wyoming County 245
58 Susquehanna County 227
59 Jefferson County 213
60 Sullivan County 210
61 Warren County 206
62 Juniata County 196
63 Fulton County 159
64 Elk County 132
65 Potter County 92
66 Cameron County 33