Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (697.22K), followed by Allegheny County (163.43K), and Delaware County (124.45K).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia County | 697220 |
| 2 | Allegheny County | 163429 |
| 3 | Delaware County | 124445 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 80228 |
| 5 | Dauphin County | 52753 |
| 6 | Lehigh County | 34611 |
| 7 | Chester County | 32240 |
| 8 | York County | 30378 |
| 9 | Berks County | 29517 |
| 10 | Lancaster County | 27407 |
| 11 | Bucks County | 26983 |
| 12 | Monroe County | 26673 |
| 13 | Erie County | 21431 |
| 14 | Northampton County | 20492 |
| 15 | Luzerne County | 18935 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 10631 |
| 17 | Beaver County | 10503 |
| 18 | Westmoreland County | 8960 |
| 19 | Lackawanna County | 7679 |
| 20 | Washington County | 6656 |
| 21 | Mercer County | 6611 |
| 22 | Franklin County | 6307 |
| 23 | Fayette County | 6170 |
| 24 | Centre County | 6144 |
| 25 | Lycoming County | 5334 |
| 26 | Lebanon County | 4845 |
| 27 | Schuylkill County | 4823 |
| 28 | Cambria County | 4737 |
| 29 | Lawrence County | 3594 |
| 30 | Pike County | 3529 |
| 31 | Union County | 3214 |
| 32 | Huntingdon County | 2587 |
| 33 | Northumberland County | 2503 |
| 34 | Butler County | 2398 |
| 35 | Blair County | 2347 |
| 36 | Clearfield County | 2309 |
| 37 | Indiana County | 2210 |
| 38 | Somerset County | 2197 |
| 39 | Adams County | 2024 |
| 40 | Wayne County | 1781 |
| 41 | Crawford County | 1577 |
| 42 | Forest County | 1522 |
| 43 | Columbia County | 1330 |
| 44 | Carbon County | 1324 |
| 45 | Greene County | 1238 |
| 46 | McKean County | 1038 |
| 47 | Armstrong County | 619 |
| 48 | Venango County | 577 |
| 49 | Clinton County | 575 |
| 50 | Snyder County | 528 |
| 51 | Clarion County | 509 |
| 52 | Perry County | 471 |
| 53 | Bradford County | 463 |
| 54 | Mifflin County | 408 |
| 55 | Montour County | 313 |
| 56 | Bedford County | 311 |
| 57 | Tioga County | 306 |
| 58 | Wyoming County | 269 |
| 59 | Susquehanna County | 239 |
| 60 | Jefferson County | 224 |
| 61 | Sullivan County | 218 |
| 62 | Juniata County | 206 |
| 63 | Warren County | 195 |
| 64 | Fulton County | 163 |
| 65 | Elk County | 135 |
| 66 | Potter County | 95 |
| 67 | Cameron County | 34 |