Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.26M), followed by Los Angeles, CA (823.52K), and Kings, NY (809.57K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
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| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1263760 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 823520 |
| 3 | Kings County, NY | 809569 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 774167 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 720472 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 650430 |
| 7 | Prince George's County, MD | 556603 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 531611 |
| 9 | Shelby County, TN | 488506 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 473886 |
| 11 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 436425 |
| 12 | Bronx County, NY | 423961 |
| 13 | Fulton County, GA | 416741 |
| 14 | Queens County, NY | 415000 |
| 15 | Baltimore city, MD | 392830 |
| 16 | DeKalb County, GA | 376873 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 374568 |
| 18 | Essex County, NJ | 310942 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 289325 |
| 20 | Jefferson County, AL | 277448 |
| 21 | Tarrant County, TX | 272847 |
| 22 | Duval County, FL | 254059 |
| 23 | Franklin County, OH | 251786 |
| 24 | Milwaukee County, WI | 251233 |
| 25 | Marion County, IN | 244268 |
| 26 | St. Louis County, MO | 234004 |
| 27 | Orange County, FL | 232799 |
| 28 | Palm Beach County, FL | 230573 |
| 29 | Orleans Parish, LA | 216583 |
| 30 | Baltimore County, MD | 212933 |
| 31 | New York County, NY | 208887 |
| 32 | Hamilton County, OH | 205929 |
| 33 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 200837 |
| 34 | Hillsborough County, FL | 199617 |
| 35 | Clark County, NV | 199409 |
| 36 | Gwinnett County, GA | 195410 |
| 37 | Wake County, NC | 189822 |
| 38 | Maricopa County, AZ | 184575 |
| 39 | Alameda County, CA | 184432 |
| 40 | Richland County, SC | 178292 |
| 41 | Davidson County, TN | 175497 |
| 42 | Cobb County, GA | 174029 |
| 43 | San Bernardino County, CA | 173988 |
| 44 | Clayton County, GA | 173236 |
| 45 | Hinds County, MS | 172763 |
| 46 | Oakland County, MI | 168605 |
| 47 | Montgomery County, MD | 168166 |
| 48 | Allegheny County, PA | 161210 |
| 49 | Guilford County, NC | 161184 |
| 50 | Jackson County, MO | 159945 |
| 51 | St. Louis city, MO | 155833 |
| 52 | Jefferson County, KY | 155483 |
| 53 | Suffolk County, MA | 153587 |
| 54 | San Diego County, CA | 149293 |
| 55 | Nassau County, NY | 146102 |
| 56 | Mobile County, AL | 143209 |
| 57 | Sacramento County, CA | 142110 |
| 58 | Hennepin County, MN | 139549 |
| 59 | Pulaski County, AR | 135996 |
| 60 | Riverside County, CA | 134357 |
| 61 | Westchester County, NY | 129474 |
| 62 | New Castle County, DE | 126809 |
| 63 | Montgomery County, AL | 126804 |
| 64 | Fort Bend County, TX | 126406 |
| 65 | Lake County, IN | 124347 |
| 66 | Bexar County, TX | 122752 |
| 67 | Caddo Parish, LA | 121547 |
| 67 | King County, WA | 121547 |
| 68 | Erie County, NY | 120547 |
| 69 | Cumberland County, NC | 116306 |
| 70 | Union County, NJ | 113952 |
| 71 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 112641 |
| 72 | Hartford County, CT | 112402 |
| 73 | Montgomery County, OH | 111519 |
| 74 | Oklahoma County, OK | 111274 |
| 75 | Delaware County, PA | 110247 |
| 76 | Richmond County, GA | 108625 |
| 77 | Monroe County, NY | 108343 |
| 78 | Chatham County, GA | 107832 |
| 79 | Durham County, NC | 104944 |
| 80 | Charleston County, SC | 104835 |
| 81 | Suffolk County, NY | 103978 |
| 82 | Richmond city, VA | 103816 |
| 83 | New Haven County, CT | 103722 |
| 84 | Norfolk city, VA | 102608 |
| 85 | Fairfax County, VA | 99825 |
| 86 | Fairfield County, CT | 96573 |
| 87 | Contra Costa County, CA | 95473 |
| 88 | Camden County, NJ | 95004 |
| 89 | Pinellas County, FL | 94148 |
| 90 | Forsyth County, NC | 90828 |
| 91 | Henrico County, VA | 90625 |
| 92 | Muscogee County, GA | 88058 |
| 93 | Polk County, FL | 87772 |
| 94 | Genesee County, MI | 86950 |
| 95 | Travis County, TX | 85732 |
| 96 | Jefferson County, TX | 85271 |
| 97 | Leon County, FL | 84536 |
| 98 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 84038 |
| 99 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 83802 |
| 100 | Prince William County, VA | 83357 |
| 101 | Lucas County, OH | 82791 |
| 102 | Greenville County, SC | 82177 |
| 103 | Bibb County, GA | 82045 |
| 104 | St. Clair County, IL | 81771 |
| 105 | Madison County, AL | 80794 |
| 106 | Summit County, OH | 78135 |
| 107 | Macomb County, MI | 78081 |
| 108 | Henry County, GA | 76952 |
| 109 | Will County, IL | 75772 |
| 110 | Middlesex County, NJ | 73831 |
| 111 | Hudson County, NJ | 73238 |
| 112 | Burlington County, NJ | 72315 |
| 113 | Mercer County, NJ | 72090 |
| 114 | Newport News city, VA | 71721 |
| 115 | Middlesex County, MA | 71499 |
| 116 | Chesterfield County, VA | 70436 |
| 117 | Collin County, TX | 69761 |
| 118 | Montgomery County, PA | 69261 |
| 119 | Escambia County, FL | 68019 |
| 120 | Hamilton County, TN | 67841 |
| 121 | Hampton city, VA | 66717 |
| 122 | Chesapeake city, VA | 66595 |
| 123 | Bell County, TX | 64635 |
| 124 | Dougherty County, GA | 64114 |
| 125 | Tulsa County, OK | 64011 |
| 126 | Charles County, MD | 61425 |
| 127 | Douglas County, NE | 59966 |
| 128 | Denver County, CO | 59620 |
| 129 | Solano County, CA | 59250 |
| 130 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 58715 |
| 131 | Spartanburg County, SC | 58650 |
| 132 | Pitt County, NC | 58054 |
| 133 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 57754 |
| 134 | Arapahoe County, CO | 57582 |
| 135 | Denton County, TX | 57527 |
| 136 | Kent County, MI | 57363 |
| 137 | Orangeburg County, SC | 57019 |
| 138 | Florence County, SC | 56934 |
| 139 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 56727 |
| 140 | Ramsey County, MN | 56440 |
| 141 | Passaic County, NJ | 55442 |
| 142 | Brevard County, FL | 53456 |
| 143 | Pierce County, WA | 53060 |
| 144 | St. Lucie County, FL | 53037 |
| 145 | Douglas County, GA | 52726 |
| 146 | Howard County, MD | 51304 |
| 147 | Providence County, RI | 50888 |
| 148 | Portsmouth city, VA | 50420 |
| 149 | Alachua County, FL | 50293 |
| 150 | Volusia County, FL | 50238 |
| 151 | Lee County, FL | 50053 |
| 152 | Sumter County, SC | 49999 |
| 153 | Onondaga County, NY | 49322 |
| 154 | San Joaquin County, CA | 49269 |
| 155 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 48217 |
| 156 | Bergen County, NJ | 48120 |
| 157 | Lake County, IL | 47155 |
| 158 | Dauphin County, PA | 46519 |
| 159 | San Francisco County, CA | 46040 |
| 160 | Orange County, CA | 46037 |
| 161 | Kern County, CA | 45887 |
| 162 | Richmond County, NY | 45566 |
| 163 | Berkeley County, SC | 45517 |
| 164 | Seminole County, FL | 45343 |
| 165 | Fresno County, CA | 45092 |
| 166 | Sedgwick County, KS | 45005 |
| 167 | Washtenaw County, MI | 44073 |
| 168 | Monmouth County, NJ | 43705 |
| 169 | Fayette County, KY | 43574 |
| 170 | York County, SC | 43521 |
| 171 | Plymouth County, MA | 43446 |
| 172 | Santa Clara County, CA | 43159 |
| 173 | Harrison County, MS | 43135 |
| 174 | DuPage County, IL | 43010 |
| 175 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42065 |
| 176 | Allen County, IN | 41977 |
| 177 | Jefferson County, AR | 41942 |
| 178 | Newton County, GA | 41004 |
| 179 | Houston County, GA | 40976 |
| 180 | Atlantic County, NJ | 40802 |
| 181 | Multnomah County, OR | 40571 |
| 182 | Marion County, FL | 40553 |
| 183 | Lowndes County, GA | 40269 |
| 184 | Rockdale County, GA | 40009 |
| 185 | Norfolk County, MA | 39541 |
| 186 | Galveston County, TX | 39457 |
| 187 | Aiken County, SC | 39281 |
| 188 | Kent County, DE | 39058 |
| 189 | Wyandotte County, KS | 38795 |
| 190 | Wayne County, NC | 38778 |
| 191 | Brazoria County, TX | 38657 |
| 192 | Knox County, TN | 38075 |
| 193 | Lexington County, SC | 37682 |
| 194 | Smith County, TX | 37511 |
| 195 | Saginaw County, MI | 37063 |
| 196 | DeSoto County, MS | 37035 |
| 197 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 37024 |
| 198 | El Paso County, CO | 37006 |
| 199 | Madison County, MS | 36978 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by Non-Hispanic Black or African American population for each of the following US states.