Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.24M), followed by Harris, TX (938.13K), and Los Angeles, CA (906.32K).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1239247 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 938133 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 906318 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 872608 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 696392 |
| 6 | Wayne County, MI | 681244 |
| 7 | Bronx County, NY | 628200 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 623314 |
| 9 | Prince George's County, MD | 589449 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 585660 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 508109 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 488946 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 470127 |
| 14 | Fulton County, GA | 467428 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 415183 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 379915 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 379079 |
| 18 | Tarrant County, TX | 367120 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 360912 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 335996 |
| 21 | Orange County, FL | 315496 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 309929 |
| 23 | New York County, NY | 292415 |
| 24 | Palm Beach County, FL | 292258 |
| 25 | Duval County, FL | 291926 |
| 26 | Clark County, NV | 288360 |
| 27 | Jefferson County, AL | 286432 |
| 28 | Marion County, IN | 279385 |
| 29 | Maricopa County, AZ | 278644 |
| 30 | Gwinnett County, GA | 272008 |
| 31 | Hillsborough County, FL | 260497 |
| 32 | Milwaukee County, WI | 259300 |
| 33 | Baltimore County, MD | 247097 |
| 34 | St. Louis County, MO | 246579 |
| 35 | Orleans Parish, LA | 235804 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 229302 |
| 37 | Cobb County, GA | 216691 |
| 38 | Hamilton County, OH | 216487 |
| 39 | Clayton County, GA | 209334 |
| 40 | Montgomery County, MD | 208505 |
| 41 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 207732 |
| 42 | San Bernardino County, CA | 205121 |
| 43 | Richland County, SC | 200739 |
| 44 | Suffolk County, MA | 198319 |
| 45 | Davidson County, TN | 191551 |
| 46 | Guilford County, NC | 187829 |
| 47 | San Diego County, CA | 184958 |
| 48 | Alameda County, CA | 184508 |
| 49 | Riverside County, CA | 177519 |
| 50 | Oakland County, MI | 175841 |
| 51 | Nassau County, NY | 175751 |
| 52 | Hennepin County, MN | 173604 |
| 53 | Hinds County, MS | 171772 |
| 54 | Bexar County, TX | 171094 |
| 55 | Jefferson County, KY | 170702 |
| 56 | Jackson County, MO | 167733 |
| 57 | Fort Bend County, TX | 167120 |
| 58 | Sacramento County, CA | 166487 |
| 59 | Allegheny County, PA | 163627 |
| 60 | Westchester County, NY | 160993 |
| 61 | King County, WA | 153905 |
| 62 | Mobile County, AL | 149624 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 147543 |
| 64 | New Castle County, DE | 146008 |
| 65 | Hartford County, CT | 140876 |
| 66 | St. Louis city, MO | 140046 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 133820 |
| 68 | Union County, NJ | 132219 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 130228 |
| 70 | Suffolk County, NY | 129113 |
| 71 | New Haven County, CT | 128704 |
| 72 | Erie County, NY | 128606 |
| 73 | Delaware County, PA | 126741 |
| 74 | Oklahoma County, OK | 125525 |
| 75 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 122151 |
| 76 | Fairfax County, VA | 121874 |
| 77 | Caddo Parish, LA | 121208 |
| 78 | Monroe County, NY | 120975 |
| 79 | Fairfield County, CT | 120425 |
| 80 | Lake County, IN | 119575 |
| 81 | Chatham County, GA | 118815 |
| 82 | Durham County, NC | 118368 |
| 83 | Richmond County, GA | 115631 |
| 84 | Polk County, FL | 114917 |
| 85 | Montgomery County, OH | 114138 |
| 86 | Travis County, TX | 111615 |
| 87 | Richmond city, VA | 110084 |
| 88 | Contra Costa County, CA | 109193 |
| 89 | Camden County, NJ | 109163 |
| 90 | Charleston County, SC | 108833 |
| 91 | Pinellas County, FL | 108432 |
| 92 | Henry County, GA | 107595 |
| 93 | Macomb County, MI | 106909 |
| 94 | Collin County, TX | 105261 |
| 95 | Forsyth County, NC | 104256 |
| 96 | Prince William County, VA | 103435 |
| 97 | Norfolk city, VA | 103270 |
| 98 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 102549 |
| 99 | Henrico County, VA | 100799 |
| 100 | Hudson County, NJ | 100200 |
| 101 | Middlesex County, NJ | 97120 |
| 102 | Greenville County, SC | 95046 |
| 103 | Middlesex County, MA | 94888 |
| 104 | Muscogee County, GA | 92966 |
| 105 | Leon County, FL | 92823 |
| 106 | Madison County, AL | 91911 |
| 107 | Denton County, TX | 91675 |
| 108 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 91329 |
| 109 | Lucas County, OH | 87345 |
| 110 | Jefferson County, TX | 86769 |
| 111 | Bell County, TX | 86690 |
| 112 | Bibb County, GA | 85234 |
| 113 | Chesterfield County, VA | 84762 |
| 114 | Will County, IL | 84054 |
| 115 | Genesee County, MI | 82507 |
| 116 | Summit County, OH | 81558 |
| 117 | Burlington County, NJ | 81004 |
| 118 | Montgomery County, PA | 80985 |
| 119 | St. Clair County, IL | 80039 |
| 120 | Mercer County, NJ | 79622 |
| 121 | Charles County, MD | 79433 |
| 122 | Providence County, RI | 79049 |
| 123 | Newport News city, VA | 76512 |
| 124 | Passaic County, NJ | 75229 |
| 125 | Arapahoe County, CO | 74460 |
| 126 | Chesapeake city, VA | 74146 |
| 127 | Escambia County, FL | 73459 |
| 128 | Hamilton County, TN | 70891 |
| 129 | Denver County, CO | 70815 |
| 130 | Douglas County, GA | 70420 |
| 131 | Ramsey County, MN | 70202 |
| 132 | Tulsa County, OK | 69832 |
| 133 | Kent County, MI | 69167 |
| 134 | Hampton city, VA | 69007 |
| 135 | Lee County, FL | 68552 |
| 136 | Pierce County, WA | 68406 |
| 137 | Bergen County, NJ | 67697 |
| 138 | St. Lucie County, FL | 67439 |
| 139 | Orange County, CA | 67416 |
| 140 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 67215 |
| 141 | Solano County, CA | 66000 |
| 142 | Spartanburg County, SC | 65729 |
| 143 | Douglas County, NE | 65437 |
| 144 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 65190 |
| 145 | Pitt County, NC | 64632 |
| 146 | Howard County, MD | 64392 |
| 147 | Brevard County, FL | 64142 |
| 148 | Dougherty County, GA | 63123 |
| 149 | Volusia County, FL | 62530 |
| 150 | San Joaquin County, CA | 62285 |
| 151 | Seminole County, FL | 60481 |
| 152 | Florence County, SC | 59609 |
| 153 | Plymouth County, MA | 59478 |
| 154 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58259 |
| 155 | Fresno County, CA | 58186 |
| 156 | Kern County, CA | 56323 |
| 157 | Essex County, MA | 55840 |
| 158 | Richmond County, NY | 55782 |
| 159 | Alachua County, FL | 55777 |
| 160 | Onondaga County, NY | 55151 |
| 161 | Santa Clara County, CA | 54495 |
| 162 | Norfolk County, MA | 54477 |
| 163 | Brazoria County, TX | 54371 |
| 164 | Berkeley County, SC | 54362 |
| 165 | Orangeburg County, SC | 54238 |
| 166 | Dauphin County, PA | 53460 |
| 167 | Harrison County, MS | 53297 |
| 168 | DeSoto County, MS | 52935 |
| 169 | York County, SC | 52900 |
| 170 | Lake County, IL | 52649 |
| 171 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 52566 |
| 172 | Rockdale County, GA | 51738 |
| 173 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51731 |
| 174 | Rutherford County, TN | 51528 |
| 175 | Hampden County, MA | 51373 |
| 176 | Osceola County, FL | 51370 |
| 177 | Newton County, GA | 51230 |
| 178 | Sumter County, SC | 51017 |
| 179 | Houston County, GA | 50361 |
| 180 | Fayette County, KY | 49947 |
| 181 | Worcester County, MA | 49702 |
| 182 | El Paso County, CO | 49230 |
| 183 | Orange County, NY | 49188 |
| 184 | San Francisco County, CA | 48759 |
| 185 | DuPage County, IL | 48565 |
| 186 | Marion County, FL | 48559 |
| 187 | Multnomah County, OR | 48147 |
| 188 | Kent County, DE | 48101 |
| 189 | Sedgwick County, KS | 47712 |
| 190 | Monmouth County, NJ | 46655 |
| 191 | Washtenaw County, MI | 45732 |
| 192 | Lexington County, SC | 45671 |
| 193 | Atlantic County, NJ | 45323 |
| 194 | Horry County, SC | 45251 |
| 195 | Allen County, IN | 45219 |
| 196 | Galveston County, TX | 45080 |
| 197 | Pima County, AZ | 43909 |
| 198 | Lowndes County, GA | 43365 |
| 199 | Albany County, NY | 43129 |
| 200 | Montgomery County, TN | 43030 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018 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.