Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (809.39K), followed by Bronx County (424.51K), and Queens County (415.06K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kings County 809389
2 Bronx County 424510
3 Queens County 415061
4 New York County 209119
5 Nassau County 148318
6 Westchester County 130204
7 Erie County 120327
8 Monroe County 108705
9 Suffolk County 104798
10 Onondaga County 49521
11 Richmond County 45029
12 Albany County 37358
13 Rockland County 35974
14 Orange County 34769
15 Dutchess County 28443
16 Schenectady County 14650
17 Niagara County 14386
18 Oneida County 13702
19 Ulster County 10267
20 Rensselaer County 9915
21 Broome County 9099
22 Jefferson County 6451
23 Sullivan County 6336
24 Chemung County 5534
25 Tompkins County 3910
26 Saratoga County 3296
27 Clinton County 3107
28 Franklin County 3027
29 Cayuga County 3011
30 Chautauqua County 2781
31 Columbia County 2769
32 Greene County 2669
33 Wayne County 2651
34 St. Lawrence County 2434
35 Orleans County 2382
36 Wyoming County 2250
37 Ontario County 2216
38 Putnam County 2200
39 Washington County 1820
40 Seneca County 1648
41 Livingston County 1609
42 Genesee County 1533
43 Steuben County 1434
44 Madison County 1179
45 Essex County 1022
45 Otsego County 1022
46 Cattaraugus County 974
47 Fulton County 936
48 Oswego County 906
49 Cortland County 756
50 Montgomery County 747
51 Delaware County 685
52 Herkimer County 641
53 Warren County 610
54 Allegany County 542
55 Tioga County 369
56 Chenango County 362
57 Schoharie County 347
58 Yates County 217
59 Lewis County 189
60 Schuyler County 182
61 Hamilton County 36