Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, 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 (824.72K), and Kings, NY (809.39K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1260153 |
| 2 | Los Angeles County, CA | 824719 |
| 3 | Kings County, NY | 809389 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 790760 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 710719 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 652484 |
| 7 | Prince George's County, MD | 560319 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 544301 |
| 9 | Shelby County, TN | 494338 |
| 10 | Broward County, FL | 487822 |
| 11 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 438425 |
| 12 | Fulton County, GA | 427453 |
| 13 | Bronx County, NY | 424510 |
| 14 | Queens County, NY | 415061 |
| 15 | Baltimore city, MD | 393066 |
| 16 | DeKalb County, GA | 381889 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 373424 |
| 18 | Essex County, NJ | 309571 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 297822 |
| 20 | Tarrant County, TX | 280885 |
| 21 | Jefferson County, AL | 278801 |
| 22 | Franklin County, OH | 257959 |
| 23 | Duval County, FL | 256226 |
| 24 | Milwaukee County, WI | 251932 |
| 25 | Marion County, IN | 248013 |
| 26 | Orange County, FL | 241262 |
| 27 | Palm Beach County, FL | 237910 |
| 28 | St. Louis County, MO | 235477 |
| 29 | Orleans Parish, LA | 221690 |
| 30 | Baltimore County, MD | 216167 |
| 31 | New York County, NY | 209119 |
| 32 | Hamilton County, OH | 206829 |
| 33 | Clark County, NV | 206322 |
| 34 | Gwinnett County, GA | 202705 |
| 35 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 202581 |
| 36 | Hillsborough County, FL | 201574 |
| 37 | Wake County, NC | 195529 |
| 38 | Maricopa County, AZ | 191829 |
| 39 | Alameda County, CA | 183623 |
| 40 | Richland County, SC | 180938 |
| 41 | Davidson County, TN | 179263 |
| 42 | Cobb County, GA | 178432 |
| 43 | Clayton County, GA | 176054 |
| 44 | San Bernardino County, CA | 174366 |
| 45 | Hinds County, MS | 173767 |
| 46 | Montgomery County, MD | 172621 |
| 47 | Oakland County, MI | 171454 |
| 48 | Guilford County, NC | 164077 |
| 49 | Allegheny County, PA | 161580 |
| 50 | Jackson County, MO | 159787 |
| 51 | Jefferson County, KY | 157108 |
| 52 | Suffolk County, MA | 156858 |
| 53 | St. Louis city, MO | 154802 |
| 54 | San Diego County, CA | 151196 |
| 55 | Nassau County, NY | 148318 |
| 56 | Mobile County, AL | 144588 |
| 57 | Hennepin County, MN | 143081 |
| 58 | Sacramento County, CA | 142285 |
| 59 | Pulaski County, AR | 137441 |
| 60 | Riverside County, CA | 136452 |
| 61 | Westchester County, NY | 130204 |
| 62 | Fort Bend County, TX | 129046 |
| 63 | New Castle County, DE | 128249 |
| 64 | Montgomery County, AL | 127471 |
| 65 | Bexar County, TX | 126455 |
| 66 | King County, WA | 125376 |
| 67 | Caddo Parish, LA | 122515 |
| 68 | Lake County, IN | 122459 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 120327 |
| 70 | Cumberland County, NC | 116838 |
| 71 | Union County, NJ | 115126 |
| 72 | Hartford County, CT | 113438 |
| 73 | Oklahoma County, OK | 113109 |
| 74 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 112890 |
| 75 | Delaware County, PA | 112253 |
| 76 | Montgomery County, OH | 111488 |
| 77 | Richmond County, GA | 109657 |
| 78 | Chatham County, GA | 109498 |
| 79 | Monroe County, NY | 108705 |
| 80 | Durham County, NC | 107025 |
| 81 | Charleston County, SC | 105935 |
| 82 | Richmond city, VA | 105675 |
| 83 | Suffolk County, NY | 104798 |
| 84 | New Haven County, CT | 104388 |
| 85 | Norfolk city, VA | 103143 |
| 86 | Fairfax County, VA | 102203 |
| 87 | Fairfield County, CT | 97936 |
| 88 | Contra Costa County, CA | 95570 |
| 89 | Pinellas County, FL | 94827 |
| 90 | Camden County, NJ | 94765 |
| 91 | Henrico County, VA | 92032 |
| 92 | Forsyth County, NC | 91381 |
| 93 | Polk County, FL | 89946 |
| 94 | Muscogee County, GA | 89240 |
| 95 | Travis County, TX | 88961 |
| 96 | Leon County, FL | 87120 |
| 97 | Genesee County, MI | 86025 |
| 98 | Prince William County, VA | 85883 |
| 99 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 85353 |
| 100 | Jefferson County, TX | 84286 |
| 101 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 83951 |
| 102 | Greenville County, SC | 83640 |
| 103 | Macomb County, MI | 82733 |
| 104 | Lucas County, OH | 82600 |
| 105 | Bibb County, GA | 82590 |
| 106 | Madison County, AL | 82193 |
| 107 | St. Clair County, IL | 81309 |
| 108 | Henry County, GA | 78416 |
| 109 | Summit County, OH | 78035 |
| 110 | Will County, IL | 76091 |
| 111 | Middlesex County, NJ | 75242 |
| 112 | Middlesex County, MA | 73465 |
| 113 | Hudson County, NJ | 73397 |
| 114 | Collin County, TX | 72958 |
| 115 | Burlington County, NJ | 72457 |
| 116 | Mercer County, NJ | 72281 |
| 117 | Newport News city, VA | 71835 |
| 118 | Chesterfield County, VA | 71790 |
| 119 | Montgomery County, PA | 70358 |
| 120 | Hamilton County, TN | 68299 |
| 121 | Escambia County, FL | 68183 |
| 122 | Chesapeake city, VA | 66998 |
| 123 | Hampton city, VA | 66658 |
| 124 | Bell County, TX | 66472 |
| 125 | Tulsa County, OK | 64237 |
| 126 | Dougherty County, GA | 63969 |
| 127 | Charles County, MD | 62743 |
| 128 | Denton County, TX | 61179 |
| 129 | Denver County, CO | 60522 |
| 130 | Douglas County, NE | 60103 |
| 131 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 59915 |
| 132 | Arapahoe County, CO | 59334 |
| 133 | Spartanburg County, SC | 59089 |
| 134 | Solano County, CA | 58953 |
| 135 | Pitt County, NC | 58895 |
| 136 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 58568 |
| 137 | Kent County, MI | 58424 |
| 138 | Florence County, SC | 57375 |
| 139 | Ramsey County, MN | 57274 |
| 140 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 57162 |
| 141 | Orangeburg County, SC | 56739 |
| 142 | Passaic County, NJ | 55020 |
| 143 | Pierce County, WA | 54193 |
| 144 | St. Lucie County, FL | 54117 |
| 145 | Brevard County, FL | 53840 |
| 146 | Douglas County, GA | 53577 |
| 147 | Howard County, MD | 52422 |
| 148 | Lee County, FL | 52044 |
| 149 | Providence County, RI | 51108 |
| 150 | Volusia County, FL | 51010 |
| 151 | Portsmouth city, VA | 50931 |
| 152 | Alachua County, FL | 50417 |
| 153 | Sumter County, SC | 50366 |
| 154 | Onondaga County, NY | 49521 |
| 155 | San Joaquin County, CA | 49245 |
| 156 | Bergen County, NJ | 48756 |
| 157 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 48264 |
| 158 | Lake County, IL | 47329 |
| 159 | Orange County, CA | 47211 |
| 160 | Berkeley County, SC | 46669 |
| 161 | Dauphin County, PA | 46325 |
| 162 | Seminole County, FL | 45994 |
| 163 | Kern County, CA | 45519 |
| 164 | San Francisco County, CA | 45361 |
| 165 | Sedgwick County, KS | 45227 |
| 166 | Fresno County, CA | 45219 |
| 167 | Richmond County, NY | 45029 |
| 168 | Plymouth County, MA | 44577 |
| 169 | Fayette County, KY | 44507 |
| 170 | Harrison County, MS | 44416 |
| 171 | York County, SC | 44383 |
| 172 | Washtenaw County, MI | 44371 |
| 173 | DuPage County, IL | 43682 |
| 174 | Santa Clara County, CA | 43624 |
| 175 | Monmouth County, NJ | 43532 |
| 176 | Allen County, IN | 42348 |
| 177 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42087 |
| 178 | Houston County, GA | 42006 |
| 179 | Newton County, GA | 41558 |
| 180 | Lowndes County, GA | 41453 |
| 181 | Marion County, FL | 41386 |
| 182 | Jefferson County, AR | 41374 |
| 183 | Multnomah County, OR | 41198 |
| 184 | Atlantic County, NJ | 40785 |
| 185 | Norfolk County, MA | 40779 |
| 186 | Rockdale County, GA | 40561 |
| 187 | Brazoria County, TX | 39992 |
| 188 | Aiken County, SC | 39866 |
| 189 | Galveston County, TX | 39727 |
| 190 | Kent County, DE | 39690 |
| 191 | Wayne County, NC | 38955 |
| 192 | Wyandotte County, KS | 38767 |
| 193 | Lexington County, SC | 38722 |
| 194 | Knox County, TN | 38644 |
| 195 | DeSoto County, MS | 38307 |
| 196 | El Paso County, CO | 37934 |
| 197 | Smith County, TX | 37768 |
| 198 | Horry County, SC | 37617 |
| 199 | Madison County, MS | 37428 |
| 200 | Albany County, NY | 37358 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012 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.
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