Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.22M), followed by Harris, TX (863.63K), and Los Angeles, CA (814.91K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1223363 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 863634 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 814908 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 787465 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 679228 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 651053 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 586017 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 568612 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 534547 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 501260 |
| 11 | Fulton County, GA | 447257 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 436320 |
| 13 | Bronx County, NY | 427457 |
| 14 | Queens County, NY | 414155 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 403056 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 385503 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 371749 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 331215 |
| 19 | Tarrant County, TX | 325690 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 308979 |
| 21 | Franklin County, OH | 286587 |
| 22 | Jefferson County, AL | 284024 |
| 23 | Duval County, FL | 272132 |
| 24 | Orange County, FL | 269770 |
| 25 | Palm Beach County, FL | 265368 |
| 26 | Marion County, IN | 263624 |
| 27 | Milwaukee County, WI | 251415 |
| 28 | St. Louis County, MO | 241017 |
| 29 | Gwinnett County, GA | 240428 |
| 30 | Clark County, NV | 239430 |
| 31 | Baltimore County, MD | 232525 |
| 32 | Orleans Parish, LA | 232224 |
| 33 | Maricopa County, AZ | 225036 |
| 34 | Hillsborough County, FL | 221581 |
| 35 | Hamilton County, OH | 211556 |
| 36 | Wake County, NC | 211090 |
| 37 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 206080 |
| 38 | New York County, NY | 205061 |
| 39 | Cobb County, GA | 201046 |
| 40 | Clayton County, GA | 192556 |
| 41 | Richland County, SC | 191480 |
| 42 | Davidson County, TN | 188266 |
| 43 | Montgomery County, MD | 187047 |
| 44 | Guilford County, NC | 177075 |
| 45 | Alameda County, CA | 175828 |
| 46 | San Bernardino County, CA | 175409 |
| 47 | Hinds County, MS | 173939 |
| 48 | Oakland County, MI | 173650 |
| 49 | Jefferson County, KY | 164634 |
| 50 | Suffolk County, MA | 164249 |
| 51 | Jackson County, MO | 162081 |
| 52 | Allegheny County, PA | 161743 |
| 53 | Hennepin County, MN | 160738 |
| 54 | San Diego County, CA | 156043 |
| 55 | Nassau County, NY | 154430 |
| 56 | Fort Bend County, TX | 149420 |
| 57 | Sacramento County, CA | 147501 |
| 58 | Mobile County, AL | 147374 |
| 59 | St. Louis city, MO | 146545 |
| 60 | Riverside County, CA | 145581 |
| 61 | Pulaski County, AR | 144179 |
| 62 | Bexar County, TX | 140165 |
| 63 | King County, WA | 137521 |
| 64 | New Castle County, DE | 135187 |
| 65 | Westchester County, NY | 133004 |
| 66 | Montgomery County, AL | 130786 |
| 67 | Caddo Parish, LA | 121888 |
| 68 | Cumberland County, NC | 121106 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 120193 |
| 70 | Oklahoma County, OK | 119447 |
| 71 | Delaware County, PA | 118266 |
| 72 | Union County, NJ | 116839 |
| 73 | Hartford County, CT | 116740 |
| 74 | Lake County, IN | 115754 |
| 75 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 115533 |
| 76 | Chatham County, GA | 114572 |
| 77 | Durham County, NC | 113948 |
| 78 | Richmond County, GA | 112034 |
| 79 | Montgomery County, OH | 111735 |
| 80 | Fairfax County, VA | 110078 |
| 81 | Richmond city, VA | 109613 |
| 82 | Monroe County, NY | 108779 |
| 83 | Charleston County, SC | 108374 |
| 84 | New Haven County, CT | 107595 |
| 85 | Suffolk County, NY | 106992 |
| 86 | Fairfield County, CT | 102119 |
| 87 | Norfolk city, VA | 101226 |
| 88 | Pinellas County, FL | 100334 |
| 89 | Macomb County, MI | 99508 |
| 90 | Contra Costa County, CA | 99018 |
| 91 | Polk County, FL | 97311 |
| 92 | Travis County, TX | 97001 |
| 93 | Henrico County, VA | 96591 |
| 94 | Forsyth County, NC | 95506 |
| 95 | Camden County, NJ | 94204 |
| 96 | Prince William County, VA | 93556 |
| 97 | Henry County, GA | 93478 |
| 98 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 93048 |
| 99 | Muscogee County, GA | 89962 |
| 100 | Greenville County, SC | 89737 |
| 101 | Collin County, TX | 89605 |
| 102 | Leon County, FL | 89002 |
| 103 | Madison County, AL | 86859 |
| 104 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 85795 |
| 105 | Jefferson County, TX | 85337 |
| 106 | Lucas County, OH | 83864 |
| 107 | Bibb County, GA | 83480 |
| 108 | Genesee County, MI | 82397 |
| 109 | Middlesex County, MA | 80989 |
| 110 | St. Clair County, IL | 79361 |
| 111 | Summit County, OH | 79322 |
| 112 | Middlesex County, NJ | 78419 |
| 113 | Will County, IL | 78288 |
| 114 | Chesterfield County, VA | 77043 |
| 115 | Denton County, TX | 76871 |
| 116 | Montgomery County, PA | 74186 |
| 117 | Burlington County, NJ | 73653 |
| 118 | Bell County, TX | 73573 |
| 119 | Hudson County, NJ | 73215 |
| 120 | Newport News city, VA | 72462 |
| 121 | Mercer County, NJ | 72401 |
| 122 | Charles County, MD | 71149 |
| 123 | Escambia County, FL | 70698 |
| 124 | Chesapeake city, VA | 69551 |
| 125 | Hamilton County, TN | 69325 |
| 126 | Tulsa County, OK | 66832 |
| 127 | Hampton city, VA | 66494 |
| 128 | Arapahoe County, CO | 66335 |
| 129 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 65164 |
| 130 | Ramsey County, MN | 63676 |
| 131 | Denver County, CO | 63599 |
| 132 | Douglas County, GA | 62900 |
| 133 | Dougherty County, GA | 62634 |
| 134 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 62474 |
| 135 | Douglas County, NE | 62013 |
| 136 | Kent County, MI | 61937 |
| 137 | Spartanburg County, SC | 61687 |
| 138 | Pitt County, NC | 61544 |
| 139 | Solano County, CA | 60555 |
| 140 | St. Lucie County, FL | 59787 |
| 141 | Pierce County, WA | 59145 |
| 142 | Florence County, SC | 58523 |
| 143 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58331 |
| 144 | Lee County, FL | 58219 |
| 145 | Howard County, MD | 57893 |
| 146 | Brevard County, FL | 57377 |
| 147 | Volusia County, FL | 54694 |
| 148 | Orangeburg County, SC | 54596 |
| 149 | Providence County, RI | 53749 |
| 150 | Alachua County, FL | 53166 |
| 151 | Passaic County, NJ | 52818 |
| 152 | Plymouth County, MA | 51444 |
| 153 | San Joaquin County, CA | 51299 |
| 154 | Orange County, CA | 50738 |
| 155 | Portsmouth city, VA | 50699 |
| 156 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 50636 |
| 157 | Seminole County, FL | 50614 |
| 158 | Sumter County, SC | 50604 |
| 159 | Bergen County, NJ | 50398 |
| 160 | Berkeley County, SC | 50204 |
| 161 | Onondaga County, NY | 50122 |
| 162 | Harrison County, MS | 49936 |
| 163 | York County, SC | 49020 |
| 164 | Lake County, IL | 48186 |
| 165 | Dauphin County, PA | 47304 |
| 166 | Fayette County, KY | 46885 |
| 167 | Rockdale County, GA | 46871 |
| 168 | Newton County, GA | 46755 |
| 169 | Brazoria County, TX | 46497 |
| 170 | DeSoto County, MS | 46296 |
| 171 | Norfolk County, MA | 46233 |
| 172 | Kern County, CA | 46135 |
| 173 | Houston County, GA | 46093 |
| 174 | Fresno County, CA | 45852 |
| 175 | Richmond County, NY | 45530 |
| 176 | Sedgwick County, KS | 45153 |
| 177 | Washtenaw County, MI | 45147 |
| 178 | DuPage County, IL | 45116 |
| 179 | Santa Clara County, CA | 44957 |
| 180 | Rutherford County, TN | 44371 |
| 181 | San Francisco County, CA | 44109 |
| 182 | Multnomah County, OR | 44069 |
| 183 | Marion County, FL | 43542 |
| 184 | Kent County, DE | 43267 |
| 185 | Monmouth County, NJ | 43043 |
| 186 | Allen County, IN | 42730 |
| 187 | Galveston County, TX | 42244 |
| 188 | Lexington County, SC | 42211 |
| 189 | Horry County, SC | 42053 |
| 190 | Rapides Parish, LA | 42037 |
| 191 | Lowndes County, GA | 41620 |
| 192 | El Paso County, CO | 41578 |
| 193 | Aiken County, SC | 41368 |
| 194 | Knox County, TN | 39882 |
| 195 | Jefferson County, AR | 39771 |
| 196 | Madison County, MS | 39562 |
| 197 | Atlantic County, NJ | 39459 |
| 198 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 39425 |
| 199 | Dorchester County, SC | 39352 |
| 200 | Smith County, TX | 39147 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016 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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