Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.28M), followed by Los Angeles, CA (921.26K), and Kings, NY (906.16K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1279297 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 921256 |
| 3 | Kings County, NY | 906161 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 898170 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 698440 |
| 6 | Wayne County, MI | 693268 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 631259 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 597644 |
| 9 | Prince George's County, MD | 591065 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 554737 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 504973 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 500368 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 478245 |
| 14 | Fulton County, GA | 449855 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 406563 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 395985 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 383441 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 337009 |
| 19 | Essex County, NJ | 333978 |
| 20 | Tarrant County, TX | 329102 |
| 21 | New York County, NY | 297889 |
| 22 | Orange County, FL | 292938 |
| 23 | Franklin County, OH | 286810 |
| 24 | Jefferson County, AL | 285786 |
| 25 | Duval County, FL | 276583 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 273426 |
| 27 | Marion County, IN | 266241 |
| 28 | Milwaukee County, WI | 261938 |
| 29 | Clark County, NV | 251575 |
| 30 | Maricopa County, AZ | 246967 |
| 31 | Gwinnett County, GA | 246097 |
| 32 | St. Louis County, MO | 241602 |
| 33 | Hillsborough County, FL | 240672 |
| 34 | Orleans Parish, LA | 235749 |
| 35 | Baltimore County, MD | 233029 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 217317 |
| 37 | Hamilton County, OH | 213422 |
| 38 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 206814 |
| 39 | Cobb County, GA | 205540 |
| 40 | San Bernardino County, CA | 201939 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 197598 |
| 42 | Suffolk County, MA | 196303 |
| 43 | Alameda County, CA | 193115 |
| 44 | Richland County, SC | 192559 |
| 45 | Clayton County, GA | 192294 |
| 46 | Davidson County, TN | 191014 |
| 47 | San Diego County, CA | 181481 |
| 48 | Guilford County, NC | 177989 |
| 49 | Oakland County, MI | 176969 |
| 50 | Hinds County, MS | 175258 |
| 51 | Nassau County, NY | 170541 |
| 52 | Riverside County, CA | 166768 |
| 53 | Jefferson County, KY | 166080 |
| 54 | Jackson County, MO | 165277 |
| 55 | Allegheny County, PA | 164480 |
| 56 | Sacramento County, CA | 162067 |
| 57 | Hennepin County, MN | 159149 |
| 58 | Bexar County, TX | 158885 |
| 59 | Westchester County, NY | 157040 |
| 60 | St. Louis city, MO | 150793 |
| 61 | Fort Bend County, TX | 149661 |
| 62 | Mobile County, AL | 147712 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 143887 |
| 64 | King County, WA | 142289 |
| 65 | New Castle County, DE | 139941 |
| 66 | Hartford County, CT | 136798 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 131020 |
| 68 | Union County, NJ | 130358 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 128103 |
| 70 | Cumberland County, NC | 125555 |
| 71 | Suffolk County, NY | 125162 |
| 72 | New Haven County, CT | 123533 |
| 73 | Oklahoma County, OK | 123322 |
| 74 | Caddo Parish, LA | 123114 |
| 75 | Lake County, IN | 122365 |
| 76 | Delaware County, PA | 120792 |
| 77 | Monroe County, NY | 120461 |
| 78 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 118865 |
| 79 | Fairfield County, CT | 116500 |
| 80 | Durham County, NC | 116392 |
| 81 | Chatham County, GA | 115951 |
| 82 | Fairfax County, VA | 115484 |
| 83 | Richmond County, GA | 113402 |
| 84 | Montgomery County, OH | 112823 |
| 85 | Richmond city, VA | 111194 |
| 86 | Charleston County, SC | 109583 |
| 87 | Camden County, NJ | 107981 |
| 88 | Contra Costa County, CA | 107067 |
| 89 | Norfolk city, VA | 105615 |
| 90 | Travis County, TX | 105285 |
| 91 | Pinellas County, FL | 103969 |
| 92 | Polk County, FL | 102655 |
| 93 | Hudson County, NJ | 101650 |
| 94 | Forsyth County, NC | 100510 |
| 95 | Prince William County, VA | 98489 |
| 96 | Henrico County, VA | 97715 |
| 97 | Macomb County, MI | 96839 |
| 98 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 94316 |
| 99 | Middlesex County, NJ | 93978 |
| 100 | Muscogee County, GA | 93136 |
| 101 | Henry County, GA | 90907 |
| 102 | Greenville County, SC | 90802 |
| 103 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 90393 |
| 104 | Leon County, FL | 90371 |
| 105 | Middlesex County, MA | 89337 |
| 106 | Collin County, TX | 88768 |
| 107 | Jefferson County, TX | 87552 |
| 108 | Madison County, AL | 87193 |
| 109 | Lucas County, OH | 86118 |
| 110 | Bibb County, GA | 84357 |
| 111 | Genesee County, MI | 84354 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 81059 |
| 113 | Summit County, OH | 80530 |
| 114 | St. Clair County, IL | 80486 |
| 115 | Burlington County, NJ | 79237 |
| 116 | Mercer County, NJ | 78944 |
| 117 | Chesterfield County, VA | 78487 |
| 118 | Bell County, TX | 77793 |
| 119 | Montgomery County, PA | 76953 |
| 120 | Passaic County, NJ | 76158 |
| 121 | Newport News city, VA | 75750 |
| 122 | Denton County, TX | 75580 |
| 123 | Providence County, RI | 74643 |
| 124 | Escambia County, FL | 71377 |
| 125 | Chesapeake city, VA | 70759 |
| 126 | Arapahoe County, CO | 70157 |
| 127 | Charles County, MD | 69999 |
| 128 | Hamilton County, TN | 69898 |
| 129 | Denver County, CO | 69508 |
| 130 | Tulsa County, OK | 69220 |
| 131 | Hampton city, VA | 68383 |
| 132 | Kent County, MI | 66510 |
| 133 | Orange County, CA | 65033 |
| 134 | Ramsey County, MN | 64615 |
| 135 | Solano County, CA | 64525 |
| 136 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 64330 |
| 137 | Bergen County, NJ | 64197 |
| 138 | Dougherty County, GA | 63669 |
| 139 | Douglas County, NE | 63449 |
| 140 | Lee County, FL | 63012 |
| 141 | Douglas County, GA | 62645 |
| 142 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 62428 |
| 143 | Pierce County, WA | 62217 |
| 144 | Pitt County, NC | 62122 |
| 145 | Spartanburg County, SC | 62065 |
| 146 | St. Lucie County, FL | 61047 |
| 147 | Brevard County, FL | 60142 |
| 148 | Florence County, SC | 59126 |
| 149 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58782 |
| 150 | San Joaquin County, CA | 58730 |
| 151 | Howard County, MD | 58528 |
| 152 | Volusia County, FL | 57787 |
| 153 | Fresno County, CA | 57066 |
| 154 | Orangeburg County, SC | 55623 |
| 155 | Richmond County, NY | 55396 |
| 156 | Seminole County, FL | 55240 |
| 157 | Kern County, CA | 54690 |
| 158 | Onondaga County, NY | 54582 |
| 159 | Santa Clara County, CA | 53920 |
| 160 | Alachua County, FL | 53808 |
| 161 | Plymouth County, MA | 52737 |
| 162 | Lake County, IL | 52401 |
| 163 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51982 |
| 164 | Dauphin County, PA | 51337 |
| 165 | Sumter County, SC | 51027 |
| 166 | Essex County, MA | 50749 |
| 167 | Berkeley County, SC | 50566 |
| 168 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 50320 |
| 169 | Hampden County, MA | 50237 |
| 170 | Harrison County, MS | 49555 |
| 171 | San Francisco County, CA | 48854 |
| 172 | Norfolk County, MA | 48611 |
| 173 | York County, SC | 48592 |
| 174 | Sedgwick County, KS | 48113 |
| 175 | DuPage County, IL | 47730 |
| 176 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47727 |
| 177 | Fayette County, KY | 47656 |
| 178 | Brazoria County, TX | 47118 |
| 179 | Atlantic County, NJ | 46784 |
| 180 | Rockdale County, GA | 46688 |
| 181 | El Paso County, CO | 46384 |
| 182 | Multnomah County, OR | 46378 |
| 183 | Newton County, GA | 46029 |
| 184 | Washtenaw County, MI | 46019 |
| 185 | Houston County, GA | 45665 |
| 186 | Marion County, FL | 45448 |
| 187 | Worcester County, MA | 44592 |
| 188 | Orange County, NY | 44554 |
| 189 | Kent County, DE | 44421 |
| 190 | DeSoto County, MS | 44385 |
| 191 | Allen County, IN | 44353 |
| 192 | Galveston County, TX | 43512 |
| 193 | Osceola County, FL | 43449 |
| 194 | Rutherford County, TN | 42816 |
| 195 | Lexington County, SC | 42444 |
| 196 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42312 |
| 197 | Horry County, SC | 42052 |
| 198 | Rockland County, NY | 41911 |
| 199 | Albany County, NY | 41844 |
| 200 | Aiken County, SC | 41782 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2015 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by Black or African American Alone population for each of the following US states.