Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.23M), followed by Harris, TX (948.41K), and Los Angeles, CA (900.63K).
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 2019
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1230039 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 948407 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 900628 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 861925 |
| 5 | Philadelphia County, PA | 692815 |
| 6 | Wayne County, MI | 678508 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 626061 |
| 8 | Bronx County, NY | 622927 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 592142 |
| 10 | Prince George's County, MD | 588663 |
| 11 | Shelby County, TN | 508860 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 483947 |
| 13 | Fulton County, GA | 472909 |
| 14 | Queens County, NY | 466075 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 416626 |
| 16 | Tarrant County, TX | 377800 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 377720 |
| 18 | Baltimore city, MD | 373347 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 367530 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 336865 |
| 21 | Orange County, FL | 319239 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 315509 |
| 23 | Clark County, NV | 298891 |
| 24 | Palm Beach County, FL | 297297 |
| 25 | Duval County, FL | 296161 |
| 26 | New York County, NY | 290443 |
| 27 | Maricopa County, AZ | 289834 |
| 28 | Jefferson County, AL | 286530 |
| 29 | Marion County, IN | 282664 |
| 30 | Gwinnett County, GA | 279622 |
| 31 | Hillsborough County, FL | 266794 |
| 32 | Milwaukee County, WI | 258902 |
| 33 | Baltimore County, MD | 251820 |
| 34 | St. Louis County, MO | 248482 |
| 35 | Orleans Parish, LA | 235073 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 233571 |
| 37 | Cobb County, GA | 219332 |
| 38 | Hamilton County, OH | 217345 |
| 39 | Clayton County, GA | 213113 |
| 40 | Montgomery County, MD | 211642 |
| 41 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 208098 |
| 42 | San Bernardino County, CA | 205695 |
| 43 | Richland County, SC | 203391 |
| 44 | Suffolk County, MA | 196569 |
| 45 | Guilford County, NC | 190683 |
| 46 | Davidson County, TN | 190572 |
| 47 | San Diego County, CA | 184615 |
| 48 | Alameda County, CA | 182647 |
| 49 | Riverside County, CA | 180575 |
| 50 | Nassau County, NY | 177471 |
| 51 | Hennepin County, MN | 176571 |
| 52 | Oakland County, MI | 175002 |
| 53 | Bexar County, TX | 174158 |
| 54 | Fort Bend County, TX | 173956 |
| 55 | Jefferson County, KY | 171842 |
| 56 | Hinds County, MS | 169745 |
| 57 | Jackson County, MO | 167779 |
| 58 | Sacramento County, CA | 167775 |
| 59 | Allegheny County, PA | 163366 |
| 60 | Westchester County, NY | 162308 |
| 61 | King County, WA | 157816 |
| 62 | Mobile County, AL | 150235 |
| 63 | Pulaski County, AR | 148725 |
| 64 | New Castle County, DE | 148161 |
| 65 | Hartford County, CT | 142667 |
| 66 | St. Louis city, MO | 136719 |
| 67 | Montgomery County, AL | 134204 |
| 68 | Union County, NJ | 132816 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 131850 |
| 70 | Suffolk County, NY | 131066 |
| 71 | New Haven County, CT | 130522 |
| 72 | Delaware County, PA | 129054 |
| 73 | Erie County, NY | 128656 |
| 74 | Oklahoma County, OK | 126541 |
| 75 | Fairfax County, VA | 123502 |
| 76 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 123162 |
| 77 | Fairfield County, CT | 122476 |
| 78 | Monroe County, NY | 121078 |
| 79 | Caddo Parish, LA | 120403 |
| 80 | Lake County, IN | 119642 |
| 81 | Chatham County, GA | 119595 |
| 82 | Durham County, NC | 119161 |
| 83 | Polk County, FL | 118799 |
| 84 | Richmond County, GA | 117266 |
| 85 | Montgomery County, OH | 114623 |
| 86 | Travis County, TX | 114587 |
| 87 | Henry County, GA | 114093 |
| 88 | Collin County, TX | 112463 |
| 89 | Macomb County, MI | 110133 |
| 90 | Camden County, NJ | 109929 |
| 91 | Contra Costa County, CA | 109467 |
| 92 | Pinellas County, FL | 108760 |
| 93 | Richmond city, VA | 108558 |
| 94 | Charleston County, SC | 108430 |
| 95 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 106160 |
| 96 | Forsyth County, NC | 105286 |
| 97 | Prince William County, VA | 104948 |
| 98 | Norfolk city, VA | 102393 |
| 99 | Henrico County, VA | 102149 |
| 100 | Hudson County, NJ | 100108 |
| 101 | Middlesex County, NJ | 98741 |
| 102 | Denton County, TX | 98381 |
| 103 | Greenville County, SC | 96734 |
| 104 | Middlesex County, MA | 95927 |
| 105 | Leon County, FL | 94177 |
| 106 | Muscogee County, GA | 94067 |
| 107 | Madison County, AL | 92561 |
| 108 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 91609 |
| 109 | Bell County, TX | 89313 |
| 110 | Lucas County, OH | 87315 |
| 111 | Chesterfield County, VA | 86880 |
| 112 | Jefferson County, TX | 86336 |
| 113 | Bibb County, GA | 85604 |
| 114 | Will County, IL | 84872 |
| 115 | Montgomery County, PA | 82849 |
| 116 | Genesee County, MI | 82472 |
| 117 | Charles County, MD | 82182 |
| 118 | Burlington County, NJ | 81883 |
| 119 | Summit County, OH | 81749 |
| 120 | Providence County, RI | 80347 |
| 121 | St. Clair County, IL | 79581 |
| 122 | Mercer County, NJ | 79540 |
| 123 | Newport News city, VA | 77154 |
| 124 | Arapahoe County, CO | 75482 |
| 125 | Passaic County, NJ | 75213 |
| 126 | Chesapeake city, VA | 75102 |
| 127 | Escambia County, FL | 74305 |
| 128 | Douglas County, GA | 73062 |
| 129 | Ramsey County, MN | 71285 |
| 130 | Hamilton County, TN | 71067 |
| 131 | Denver County, CO | 71027 |
| 132 | St. Lucie County, FL | 70685 |
| 133 | Lee County, FL | 70345 |
| 134 | Pierce County, WA | 70042 |
| 135 | Tulsa County, OK | 70017 |
| 136 | Kent County, MI | 69925 |
| 137 | Hampton city, VA | 69276 |
| 138 | Bergen County, NJ | 68548 |
| 139 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 68458 |
| 140 | Orange County, CA | 68026 |
| 141 | Spartanburg County, SC | 66995 |
| 142 | Howard County, MD | 66165 |
| 143 | Solano County, CA | 66095 |
| 144 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 65931 |
| 145 | Douglas County, NE | 65648 |
| 146 | Pitt County, NC | 65354 |
| 147 | Brevard County, FL | 65132 |
| 148 | Volusia County, FL | 64046 |
| 149 | San Joaquin County, CA | 63301 |
| 150 | Dougherty County, GA | 62367 |
| 151 | Seminole County, FL | 61735 |
| 152 | Plymouth County, MA | 61727 |
| 153 | Florence County, SC | 59608 |
| 154 | Fresno County, CA | 58696 |
| 155 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58002 |
| 156 | Essex County, MA | 57441 |
| 157 | Brazoria County, TX | 56902 |
| 158 | Norfolk County, MA | 56883 |
| 159 | Kern County, CA | 56825 |
| 160 | Berkeley County, SC | 56499 |
| 161 | DeSoto County, MS | 55936 |
| 162 | Alachua County, FL | 55757 |
| 163 | Richmond County, NY | 55660 |
| 164 | Onondaga County, NY | 55606 |
| 165 | York County, SC | 54472 |
| 166 | Santa Clara County, CA | 54176 |
| 167 | Harrison County, MS | 54150 |
| 168 | Rutherford County, TN | 54139 |
| 169 | Dauphin County, PA | 53747 |
| 170 | Orangeburg County, SC | 53540 |
| 171 | Newton County, GA | 53522 |
| 172 | Osceola County, FL | 53074 |
| 173 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 53034 |
| 174 | Rockdale County, GA | 52941 |
| 175 | Lake County, IL | 52491 |
| 176 | Houston County, GA | 52046 |
| 177 | Portsmouth city, VA | 51704 |
| 178 | Hampden County, MA | 51557 |
| 179 | Worcester County, MA | 51525 |
| 180 | Sumter County, SC | 51021 |
| 181 | Orange County, NY | 50958 |
| 182 | Fayette County, KY | 50729 |
| 183 | Kent County, DE | 49734 |
| 184 | Marion County, FL | 49602 |
| 185 | El Paso County, CO | 49580 |
| 186 | DuPage County, IL | 48727 |
| 187 | San Francisco County, CA | 48579 |
| 188 | Multnomah County, OR | 48576 |
| 189 | Sedgwick County, KS | 48024 |
| 190 | Lexington County, SC | 47038 |
| 191 | Monmouth County, NJ | 46337 |
| 192 | Horry County, SC | 45948 |
| 193 | Allen County, IN | 45718 |
| 194 | Atlantic County, NJ | 45424 |
| 195 | Galveston County, TX | 45412 |
| 196 | Washtenaw County, MI | 45328 |
| 197 | Montgomery County, TN | 44944 |
| 198 | Pima County, AZ | 44771 |
| 199 | Lowndes County, GA | 44248 |
| 200 | Williamson County, TX | 43877 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2019 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.