Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (43.73%), followed by Kings County (35.78%), and Queens County (20.94%).
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 Percentage of Pop. that are
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 43.73 |
| 2 | Kings County | 35.78 |
| 3 | Queens County | 20.94 |
| 4 | New York County | 18.4 |
| 5 | Monroe County | 15.98 |
| 6 | Westchester County | 15.85 |
| 7 | Erie County | 13.81 |
| 8 | Albany County | 13.44 |
| 9 | Rockland County | 12.83 |
| 10 | Nassau County | 12.16 |
| 11 | Richmond County | 11.59 |
| 12 | Onondaga County | 11.48 |
| 13 | Orange County | 11.34 |
| 14 | Dutchess County | 10.76 |
| 14 | Schenectady County | 10.76 |
| 15 | Sullivan County | 9.7 |
| 16 | Suffolk County | 8.12 |
| 17 | Rensselaer County | 6.95 |
| 18 | Niagara County | 6.94 |
| 19 | Chemung County | 6.71 |
| 20 | Ulster County | 6.63 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 6.62 |
| 21 | Oneida County | 6.62 |
| 22 | Greene County | 6.15 |
| 23 | Orleans County | 6.13 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 6.04 |
| 25 | Wyoming County | 5.95 |
| 26 | Broome County | 5.21 |
| 27 | Seneca County | 5.1 |
| 28 | Columbia County | 4.92 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 4.24 |
| 29 | Tompkins County | 4.24 |
| 30 | Cayuga County | 4.19 |
| 31 | Washington County | 3.26 |
| 32 | Wayne County | 3.12 |
| 33 | Essex County | 3.07 |
| 34 | Genesee County | 2.89 |
| 35 | Livingston County | 2.81 |
| 36 | Putnam County | 2.77 |
| 37 | Chautauqua County | 2.64 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 2.46 |
| 39 | St. Lawrence County | 2.45 |
| 40 | Ontario County | 2.42 |
| 41 | Otsego County | 1.97 |
| 42 | Fulton County | 1.95 |
| 43 | Madison County | 1.82 |
| 44 | Cortland County | 1.76 |
| 45 | Delaware County | 1.71 |
| 46 | Saratoga County | 1.65 |
| 47 | Steuben County | 1.53 |
| 48 | Cattaraugus County | 1.36 |
| 49 | Schoharie County | 1.26 |
| 50 | Allegany County | 1.25 |
| 51 | Herkimer County | 1.14 |
| 52 | Schuyler County | 1.1 |
| 53 | Warren County | 1.01 |
| 54 | Oswego County | 0.91 |
| 54 | Yates County | 0.91 |
| 55 | Tioga County | 0.82 |
| 56 | Hamilton County | 0.81 |
| 56 | Lewis County | 0.81 |
| 57 | Chenango County | 0.8 |