Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (43.91%), followed by Kings County (34.37%), and Queens County (20.68%).
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 | 43.91 |
| 2 | Kings County | 34.37 |
| 3 | Queens County | 20.68 |
| 4 | New York County | 18.11 |
| 5 | Westchester County | 16.32 |
| 6 | Monroe County | 16.18 |
| 7 | Erie County | 13.92 |
| 8 | Albany County | 13.75 |
| 9 | Rockland County | 12.97 |
| 10 | Nassau County | 12.69 |
| 11 | Orange County | 12.13 |
| 12 | Richmond County | 11.82 |
| 13 | Onondaga County | 11.78 |
| 14 | Schenectady County | 11.67 |
| 15 | Dutchess County | 11.41 |
| 16 | Sullivan County | 9.73 |
| 17 | Suffolk County | 8.46 |
| 18 | Rensselaer County | 7.52 |
| 19 | Niagara County | 7.23 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 6.98 |
| 21 | Ulster County | 6.94 |
| 22 | Oneida County | 6.88 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 6.8 |
| 24 | Orleans County | 6.6 |
| 25 | Chemung County | 6.51 |
| 26 | Greene County | 6.25 |
| 27 | Broome County | 5.92 |
| 28 | Wyoming County | 5.75 |
| 29 | Seneca County | 5.32 |
| 30 | Columbia County | 4.98 |
| 31 | Clinton County | 4.3 |
| 31 | Tompkins County | 4.3 |
| 32 | Cayuga County | 4.29 |
| 33 | Washington County | 3.37 |
| 34 | Putnam County | 3.3 |
| 35 | Genesee County | 3.12 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 3.11 |
| 37 | Livingston County | 2.93 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 2.91 |
| 39 | Essex County | 2.89 |
| 40 | Chautauqua County | 2.66 |
| 41 | Ontario County | 2.61 |
| 42 | St. Lawrence County | 2.53 |
| 43 | Otsego County | 2.24 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 2.09 |
| 45 | Delaware County | 1.94 |
| 46 | Cortland County | 1.86 |
| 46 | Madison County | 1.86 |
| 47 | Saratoga County | 1.77 |
| 48 | Steuben County | 1.54 |
| 49 | Cattaraugus County | 1.45 |
| 50 | Schoharie County | 1.44 |
| 51 | Allegany County | 1.37 |
| 52 | Herkimer County | 1.33 |
| 53 | Warren County | 1.2 |
| 54 | Oswego County | 1.04 |
| 55 | Tioga County | 0.96 |
| 56 | Chenango County | 0.95 |
| 57 | Hamilton County | 0.94 |
| 57 | Yates County | 0.94 |
| 58 | Schuyler County | 0.92 |
| 59 | Lewis County | 0.86 |