Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (30.19%), followed by Bronx County (29.61%), and Queens County (17.96%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Kings County 30.19
2 Bronx County 29.61
3 Queens County 17.96
4 Monroe County 14.62
5 Westchester County 13.71
6 Erie County 13.08
7 New York County 12.53
8 Albany County 12.45
9 Nassau County 11.39
10 Rockland County 11.25
11 Onondaga County 10.8
12 Schenectady County 10.22
13 Dutchess County 10.07
14 Orange County 9.81
15 Richmond County 9.6
16 Sullivan County 8.03
17 Suffolk County 7.2
18 Niagara County 6.92
19 Rensselaer County 6.55
20 Franklin County 6.13
21 Oneida County 6.01
22 Orleans County 6
23 Chemung County 5.97
23 Jefferson County 5.97
24 Ulster County 5.79
25 Greene County 5.53
26 Wyoming County 5.22
27 Broome County 5.17
28 Seneca County 4.79
29 Columbia County 4.39
30 Tompkins County 3.86
31 Cayuga County 3.83
32 Clinton County 3.82
33 Washington County 2.93
34 Wayne County 2.82
35 Genesee County 2.73
36 Putnam County 2.53
37 Livingston County 2.52
38 Essex County 2.44
39 St. Lawrence County 2.24
40 Ontario County 2.16
41 Chautauqua County 2.08
42 Montgomery County 1.87
43 Otsego County 1.86
44 Fulton County 1.76
45 Madison County 1.62
46 Cortland County 1.58
46 Saratoga County 1.58
47 Delaware County 1.53
48 Steuben County 1.43
49 Cattaraugus County 1.3
50 Allegany County 1.23
51 Schoharie County 1.2
52 Herkimer County 1.11
53 Warren County 1.08
54 Hamilton County 0.9
55 Yates County 0.89
56 Oswego County 0.84
56 Schuyler County 0.84
57 Tioga County 0.83
58 Chenango County 0.82
59 Lewis County 0.74