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.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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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