Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (696.39K), followed by Allegheny County (163.63K), and Delaware County (126.74K).

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 2018
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Allegheny
Delaware
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Philadelphia County 696392
2 Allegheny County 163627
3 Delaware County 126741
4 Montgomery County 80985
5 Dauphin County 53460
6 Lehigh County 36016
7 Chester County 32387
8 York County 31362
9 Berks County 30508
10 Lancaster County 28402
11 Monroe County 27658
12 Bucks County 27631
13 Northampton County 21478
14 Erie County 21354
15 Luzerne County 20032
16 Cumberland County 11382
17 Beaver County 10480
18 Westmoreland County 8966
19 Lackawanna County 8265
20 Washington County 6749
21 Mercer County 6470
22 Franklin County 6354
23 Centre County 6236
24 Fayette County 6177
25 Lycoming County 5307
26 Lebanon County 5096
27 Schuylkill County 4942
28 Cambria County 4795
29 Lawrence County 3662
30 Pike County 3629
31 Union County 3376
32 Huntingdon County 2655
33 Northumberland County 2613
34 Butler County 2546
35 Blair County 2430
36 Clearfield County 2383
37 Indiana County 2345
38 Somerset County 2247
39 Adams County 2045
40 Wayne County 1836
41 Crawford County 1630
42 Forest County 1522
43 Carbon County 1462
44 Greene County 1339
45 Columbia County 1306
46 McKean County 1028
47 Armstrong County 604
48 Clinton County 588
49 Venango County 577
50 Snyder County 557
51 Perry County 509
52 Bradford County 507
53 Clarion County 498
54 Mifflin County 413
55 Montour County 335
56 Bedford County 323
57 Tioga County 300
58 Wyoming County 273
59 Susquehanna County 252
60 Jefferson County 216
60 Sullivan County 216
61 Warren County 204
62 Juniata County 197
63 Fulton County 171
64 Elk County 146
65 Potter County 106
66 Cameron County 35