Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (765.83K), followed by Bronx County (419.66K), and Queens County (406.55K).

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 2018
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Ranking of New York Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2018
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Kings County 765828
2 Bronx County 419660
3 Queens County 406547
4 New York County 202175
5 Nassau County 157100
6 Westchester County 133515
7 Erie County 120389
8 Suffolk County 109282
9 Monroe County 108696
10 Onondaga County 50272
11 Richmond County 44893
12 Orange County 39292
13 Albany County 38942
14 Rockland County 36198
15 Dutchess County 30512
16 Schenectady County 16764
17 Niagara County 14771
18 Oneida County 14038
19 Rensselaer County 10971
20 Ulster County 10664
21 Broome County 10514
22 Jefferson County 6864
23 Sullivan County 6116
24 Chemung County 5013
25 Tompkins County 4104
26 Saratoga County 3947
27 Clinton County 3189
28 Cayuga County 3031
29 Franklin County 2823
30 Putnam County 2767
31 Columbia County 2735
32 Chautauqua County 2670
33 Greene County 2623
34 Wayne County 2505
35 St. Lawrence County 2470
36 Ontario County 2455
37 Orleans County 2367
38 Wyoming County 2058
39 Washington County 1792
40 Seneca County 1641
41 Genesee County 1586
42 Livingston County 1565
43 Steuben County 1402
44 Otsego County 1188
45 Madison County 1180
46 Oswego County 1084
47 Cattaraugus County 1031
48 Fulton County 1019
49 Montgomery County 982
50 Essex County 860
51 Cortland County 801
52 Herkimer County 762
53 Warren County 751
54 Delaware County 735
55 Allegany County 566
56 Tioga County 418
57 Chenango County 412
58 Schoharie County 387
59 Yates County 220
60 Lewis County 163
60 Schuyler County 163
61 Hamilton County 43