Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.27M), followed by Los Angeles, CA (916.57K), and Harris, TX (914.85K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1267198 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 916573 |
| 3 | Harris County, TX | 914847 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 896486 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 698119 |
| 6 | Wayne County, MI | 687587 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 633881 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 609335 |
| 9 | Prince George's County, MD | 591239 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 566503 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 506169 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 499466 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 476930 |
| 14 | Fulton County, GA | 456558 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 411875 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 390979 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 382426 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 345810 |
| 19 | Tarrant County, TX | 341891 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 334220 |
| 21 | Orange County, FL | 302118 |
| 22 | New York County, NY | 296396 |
| 23 | Franklin County, OH | 294176 |
| 24 | Jefferson County, AL | 286058 |
| 25 | Duval County, FL | 282206 |
| 26 | Palm Beach County, FL | 280773 |
| 27 | Marion County, IN | 270343 |
| 28 | Clark County, NV | 263625 |
| 29 | Milwaukee County, WI | 260889 |
| 30 | Maricopa County, AZ | 258282 |
| 31 | Gwinnett County, GA | 255710 |
| 32 | Hillsborough County, FL | 247562 |
| 33 | St. Louis County, MO | 243009 |
| 34 | Baltimore County, MD | 238199 |
| 35 | Orleans Parish, LA | 236318 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 221462 |
| 37 | Hamilton County, OH | 214148 |
| 38 | Cobb County, GA | 209915 |
| 39 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 207943 |
| 40 | San Bernardino County, CA | 202604 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 201252 |
| 42 | Clayton County, GA | 198736 |
| 43 | Suffolk County, MA | 198380 |
| 44 | Richland County, SC | 195394 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 192449 |
| 46 | Alameda County, CA | 190203 |
| 47 | San Diego County, CA | 182866 |
| 48 | Guilford County, NC | 181996 |
| 49 | Oakland County, MI | 176783 |
| 50 | Hinds County, MS | 174630 |
| 51 | Nassau County, NY | 172123 |
| 52 | Riverside County, CA | 170493 |
| 53 | Jefferson County, KY | 167990 |
| 54 | Jackson County, MO | 166182 |
| 55 | Hennepin County, MN | 164885 |
| 56 | Allegheny County, PA | 164568 |
| 57 | Sacramento County, CA | 164157 |
| 58 | Bexar County, TX | 163420 |
| 59 | Westchester County, NY | 158412 |
| 60 | Fort Bend County, TX | 155819 |
| 61 | Mobile County, AL | 148602 |
| 62 | St. Louis city, MO | 147832 |
| 63 | King County, WA | 145643 |
| 64 | Pulaski County, AR | 145477 |
| 65 | New Castle County, DE | 142016 |
| 66 | Hartford County, CT | 137824 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 131785 |
| 68 | Union County, NJ | 131201 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 127882 |
| 70 | Cumberland County, NC | 127509 |
| 71 | Suffolk County, NY | 125737 |
| 72 | New Haven County, CT | 124989 |
| 73 | Oklahoma County, OK | 124240 |
| 74 | Caddo Parish, LA | 122834 |
| 75 | Delaware County, PA | 122316 |
| 76 | Lake County, IN | 121228 |
| 77 | Monroe County, NY | 120436 |
| 78 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 120338 |
| 79 | Durham County, NC | 117931 |
| 80 | Fairfax County, VA | 117695 |
| 81 | Fairfield County, CT | 117654 |
| 82 | Chatham County, GA | 117073 |
| 83 | Richmond County, GA | 114218 |
| 84 | Montgomery County, OH | 113124 |
| 85 | Richmond city, VA | 111769 |
| 86 | Charleston County, SC | 110008 |
| 87 | Camden County, NJ | 108389 |
| 88 | Contra Costa County, CA | 107902 |
| 89 | Travis County, TX | 107652 |
| 90 | Pinellas County, FL | 106034 |
| 91 | Polk County, FL | 105790 |
| 92 | Norfolk city, VA | 104994 |
| 93 | Forsyth County, NC | 101645 |
| 94 | Hudson County, NJ | 101017 |
| 95 | Macomb County, MI | 100889 |
| 96 | Prince William County, VA | 100308 |
| 97 | Henrico County, VA | 98764 |
| 98 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 96863 |
| 99 | Henry County, GA | 96194 |
| 100 | Middlesex County, NJ | 94781 |
| 101 | Collin County, TX | 93634 |
| 102 | Muscogee County, GA | 92749 |
| 103 | Greenville County, SC | 92335 |
| 104 | Middlesex County, MA | 91073 |
| 105 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 91072 |
| 106 | Leon County, FL | 90862 |
| 107 | Madison County, AL | 88476 |
| 108 | Jefferson County, TX | 87751 |
| 109 | Lucas County, OH | 86714 |
| 110 | Bibb County, GA | 84353 |
| 111 | Genesee County, MI | 83588 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 81605 |
| 113 | Bell County, TX | 81045 |
| 114 | Denton County, TX | 80831 |
| 115 | Summit County, OH | 80661 |
| 116 | St. Clair County, IL | 80109 |
| 117 | Chesterfield County, VA | 79975 |
| 118 | Burlington County, NJ | 79699 |
| 119 | Mercer County, NJ | 79227 |
| 120 | Montgomery County, PA | 78354 |
| 121 | Providence County, RI | 75911 |
| 122 | Passaic County, NJ | 75902 |
| 123 | Newport News city, VA | 75857 |
| 124 | Charles County, MD | 72839 |
| 125 | Escambia County, FL | 72199 |
| 126 | Arapahoe County, CO | 71695 |
| 127 | Chesapeake city, VA | 71657 |
| 128 | Hamilton County, TN | 70372 |
| 129 | Denver County, CO | 69902 |
| 130 | Tulsa County, OK | 69536 |
| 131 | Hampton city, VA | 68422 |
| 132 | Kent County, MI | 67475 |
| 133 | Ramsey County, MN | 66354 |
| 134 | Orange County, CA | 66034 |
| 135 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 65630 |
| 136 | Bergen County, NJ | 65367 |
| 137 | Solano County, CA | 65213 |
| 138 | Lee County, FL | 65110 |
| 139 | Douglas County, GA | 64918 |
| 140 | Pierce County, WA | 64591 |
| 141 | Douglas County, NE | 64262 |
| 142 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 63463 |
| 143 | Dougherty County, GA | 63197 |
| 144 | St. Lucie County, FL | 63173 |
| 145 | Spartanburg County, SC | 62890 |
| 146 | Pitt County, NC | 62814 |
| 147 | Brevard County, FL | 61573 |
| 148 | Howard County, MD | 60044 |
| 149 | San Joaquin County, CA | 59886 |
| 150 | Volusia County, FL | 59541 |
| 151 | Florence County, SC | 59115 |
| 152 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58754 |
| 153 | Fresno County, CA | 57367 |
| 154 | Seminole County, FL | 57016 |
| 155 | Richmond County, NY | 56034 |
| 156 | Kern County, CA | 55052 |
| 157 | Orangeburg County, SC | 55043 |
| 158 | Plymouth County, MA | 54888 |
| 159 | Onondaga County, NY | 54687 |
| 160 | Alachua County, FL | 54642 |
| 161 | Santa Clara County, CA | 54155 |
| 162 | Lake County, IL | 52505 |
| 163 | Essex County, MA | 52261 |
| 164 | Dauphin County, PA | 52155 |
| 165 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51730 |
| 166 | Berkeley County, SC | 51482 |
| 167 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 51240 |
| 168 | Sumter County, SC | 51230 |
| 169 | Harrison County, MS | 50895 |
| 170 | Hampden County, MA | 50464 |
| 171 | Norfolk County, MA | 50347 |
| 172 | York County, SC | 50049 |
| 173 | Brazoria County, TX | 48925 |
| 174 | San Francisco County, CA | 48653 |
| 175 | Fayette County, KY | 48379 |
| 176 | Rockdale County, GA | 48221 |
| 177 | DuPage County, IL | 47989 |
| 178 | Sedgwick County, KS | 47861 |
| 179 | Newton County, GA | 47800 |
| 180 | El Paso County, CO | 47629 |
| 181 | Monmouth County, NJ | 47508 |
| 182 | Multnomah County, OR | 47334 |
| 183 | Houston County, GA | 47039 |
| 184 | DeSoto County, MS | 46698 |
| 185 | Marion County, FL | 46544 |
| 186 | Washtenaw County, MI | 46230 |
| 187 | Atlantic County, NJ | 46176 |
| 188 | Worcester County, MA | 46019 |
| 189 | Osceola County, FL | 45913 |
| 190 | Orange County, NY | 45834 |
| 191 | Rutherford County, TN | 45611 |
| 192 | Kent County, DE | 45541 |
| 193 | Galveston County, TX | 44400 |
| 194 | Allen County, IN | 44398 |
| 195 | Lexington County, SC | 43616 |
| 196 | Horry County, SC | 43324 |
| 197 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42383 |
| 198 | Lowndes County, GA | 42346 |
| 199 | Albany County, NY | 42319 |
| 200 | Pima County, AZ | 42185 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016 for each US State
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