Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (44.66%), followed by Delaware County (20.65%), and Forest County (19.03%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia County | 44.66 |
| 2 | Delaware County | 20.65 |
| 3 | Forest County | 19.03 |
| 4 | Dauphin County | 18.67 |
| 5 | Monroe County | 14.58 |
| 6 | Allegheny County | 13.33 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 9.12 |
| 8 | Lehigh County | 8.08 |
| 9 | Union County | 8.05 |
| 10 | Erie County | 7.56 |
| 11 | Berks County | 6.44 |
| 12 | Chester County | 6.35 |
| 13 | Beaver County | 6.32 |
| 14 | York County | 6.22 |
| 15 | Pike County | 6.19 |
| 16 | Northampton County | 5.94 |
| 17 | Mercer County | 5.71 |
| 18 | Huntingdon County | 5.52 |
| 19 | Fayette County | 4.68 |
| 20 | Lycoming County | 4.63 |
| 21 | Lancaster County | 4.55 |
| 22 | Luzerne County | 4.32 |
| 23 | Lawrence County | 3.92 |
| 24 | Bucks County | 3.87 |
| 25 | Cambria County | 3.78 |
| 26 | Franklin County | 3.6 |
| 27 | Cumberland County | 3.54 |
| 28 | Greene County | 3.32 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 3.3 |
| 30 | Centre County | 3.26 |
| 31 | Washington County | 3.23 |
| 32 | Lackawanna County | 3 |
| 32 | Schuylkill County | 3 |
| 33 | Lebanon County | 2.89 |
| 34 | Sullivan County | 2.73 |
| 35 | Clearfield County | 2.67 |
| 36 | Somerset County | 2.64 |
| 37 | Indiana County | 2.63 |
| 37 | McKean County | 2.63 |
| 38 | Westmoreland County | 2.44 |
| 39 | Northumberland County | 2.43 |
| 40 | Columbia County | 1.91 |
| 41 | Crawford County | 1.8 |
| 42 | Adams County | 1.76 |
| 42 | Blair County | 1.76 |
| 43 | Carbon County | 1.72 |
| 44 | Clinton County | 1.66 |
| 45 | Montour County | 1.52 |
| 46 | Butler County | 1.22 |
| 47 | Snyder County | 1.19 |
| 48 | Fulton County | 1.05 |
| 48 | Venango County | 1.05 |
| 49 | Clarion County | 0.99 |
| 50 | Wyoming County | 0.83 |
| 51 | Armstrong County | 0.82 |
| 51 | Tioga County | 0.82 |
| 52 | Perry County | 0.77 |
| 53 | Mifflin County | 0.71 |
| 54 | Juniata County | 0.7 |
| 55 | Bradford County | 0.62 |
| 56 | Bedford County | 0.56 |
| 57 | Potter County | 0.45 |
| 57 | Warren County | 0.45 |
| 58 | Susquehanna County | 0.44 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 0.42 |
| 60 | Cameron County | 0.38 |
| 61 | Elk County | 0.37 |