Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (787.47K), followed by Bronx County (427.46K), and Queens County (414.16K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings County | 787465 |
| 2 | Bronx County | 427457 |
| 3 | Queens County | 414155 |
| 4 | New York County | 205061 |
| 5 | Nassau County | 154430 |
| 6 | Westchester County | 133004 |
| 7 | Erie County | 120193 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 108779 |
| 9 | Suffolk County | 106992 |
| 10 | Onondaga County | 50122 |
| 11 | Richmond County | 45530 |
| 12 | Albany County | 38321 |
| 13 | Orange County | 37087 |
| 14 | Rockland County | 36368 |
| 15 | Dutchess County | 29511 |
| 16 | Schenectady County | 15784 |
| 17 | Niagara County | 14637 |
| 18 | Oneida County | 13843 |
| 19 | Rensselaer County | 10437 |
| 20 | Ulster County | 10360 |
| 21 | Broome County | 10061 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 6763 |
| 23 | Sullivan County | 6012 |
| 24 | Chemung County | 5112 |
| 25 | Tompkins County | 3972 |
| 26 | Saratoga County | 3592 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 3129 |
| 28 | Clinton County | 3073 |
| 29 | Cayuga County | 2979 |
| 30 | Chautauqua County | 2693 |
| 31 | Columbia County | 2671 |
| 32 | Greene County | 2627 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 2558 |
| 34 | Putnam County | 2501 |
| 35 | Orleans County | 2475 |
| 36 | St. Lawrence County | 2449 |
| 37 | Ontario County | 2361 |
| 38 | Wyoming County | 2110 |
| 39 | Washington County | 1812 |
| 40 | Seneca County | 1664 |
| 41 | Livingston County | 1616 |
| 42 | Genesee County | 1585 |
| 43 | Steuben County | 1383 |
| 44 | Madison County | 1155 |
| 45 | Otsego County | 1119 |
| 46 | Cattaraugus County | 1010 |
| 47 | Oswego County | 1004 |
| 48 | Fulton County | 945 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 923 |
| 50 | Essex County | 920 |
| 51 | Cortland County | 756 |
| 52 | Delaware County | 694 |
| 52 | Herkimer County | 694 |
| 52 | Warren County | 694 |
| 53 | Allegany County | 579 |
| 54 | Tioga County | 407 |
| 55 | Chenango County | 397 |
| 56 | Schoharie County | 375 |
| 57 | Yates County | 223 |
| 58 | Lewis County | 198 |
| 59 | Schuyler County | 151 |
| 60 | Hamilton County | 41 |