Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (43.86%), followed by Kings County (33.82%), and Queens County (20.66%).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: New York Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
See this for other years:
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2018
Items per page:
25
0 of 0
| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | 43.86 |
| 2 | Kings County | 33.82 |
| 3 | Queens County | 20.66 |
| 4 | New York County | 17.91 |
| 5 | Westchester County | 16.62 |
| 6 | Monroe County | 16.26 |
| 7 | Albany County | 14.06 |
| 8 | Erie County | 13.98 |
| 9 | Rockland County | 12.98 |
| 10 | Nassau County | 12.95 |
| 11 | Orange County | 12.86 |
| 12 | Schenectady County | 12.34 |
| 13 | Onondaga County | 11.94 |
| 14 | Dutchess County | 11.86 |
| 15 | Richmond County | 11.71 |
| 16 | Sullivan County | 9.89 |
| 17 | Suffolk County | 8.71 |
| 18 | Rensselaer County | 7.87 |
| 19 | Niagara County | 7.36 |
| 20 | Ulster County | 7.21 |
| 21 | Oneida County | 7.1 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 7.01 |
| 23 | Chemung County | 6.53 |
| 24 | Orleans County | 6.48 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 6.41 |
| 26 | Greene County | 6.31 |
| 27 | Broome County | 6.27 |
| 28 | Wyoming County | 5.66 |
| 29 | Seneca County | 5.35 |
| 30 | Columbia County | 5.16 |
| 31 | Clinton County | 4.47 |
| 31 | Tompkins County | 4.47 |
| 32 | Cayuga County | 4.42 |
| 33 | Putnam County | 3.77 |
| 34 | Washington County | 3.41 |
| 35 | Genesee County | 3.2 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 3.17 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 3.09 |
| 38 | Livingston County | 2.93 |
| 39 | Ontario County | 2.76 |
| 40 | Chautauqua County | 2.73 |
| 41 | Essex County | 2.7 |
| 42 | St. Lawrence County | 2.59 |
| 43 | Otsego County | 2.4 |
| 44 | Fulton County | 2.25 |
| 45 | Delaware County | 2.1 |
| 46 | Cortland County | 1.99 |
| 47 | Saratoga County | 1.94 |
| 48 | Madison County | 1.91 |
| 49 | Steuben County | 1.58 |
| 50 | Schoharie County | 1.52 |
| 51 | Cattaraugus County | 1.49 |
| 52 | Herkimer County | 1.47 |
| 53 | Allegany County | 1.38 |
| 54 | Warren County | 1.32 |
| 55 | Oswego County | 1.12 |
| 56 | Chenango County | 1.03 |
| 56 | Hamilton County | 1.03 |
| 56 | Schuyler County | 1.03 |
| 57 | Tioga County | 1 |
| 58 | Yates County | 0.94 |
| 59 | Lewis County | 0.76 |