Ranking of US Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US counties, Cook, IL had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (1.21M), followed by Harris, TX (873.71K), and Los Angeles, CA (809.72K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County, IL | 1207752 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 873713 |
| 3 | Los Angeles County, CA | 809716 |
| 4 | Kings County, NY | 777017 |
| 5 | Wayne County, MI | 675307 |
| 6 | Philadelphia County, PA | 648395 |
| 7 | Dallas County, TX | 594311 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | 567763 |
| 9 | Broward County, FL | 543860 |
| 10 | Shelby County, TN | 501641 |
| 11 | Fulton County, GA | 453865 |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 431206 |
| 13 | Bronx County, NY | 423963 |
| 14 | Queens County, NY | 411180 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, GA | 404985 |
| 16 | Baltimore city, MD | 380468 |
| 17 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 369719 |
| 18 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 338662 |
| 19 | Tarrant County, TX | 338320 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | 309646 |
| 21 | Franklin County, OH | 294488 |
| 22 | Jefferson County, AL | 284408 |
| 23 | Duval County, FL | 276469 |
| 24 | Orange County, FL | 275774 |
| 25 | Palm Beach County, FL | 271255 |
| 26 | Marion County, IN | 267407 |
| 27 | Clark County, NV | 250999 |
| 28 | Milwaukee County, WI | 250558 |
| 29 | Gwinnett County, GA | 248594 |
| 30 | St. Louis County, MO | 242838 |
| 31 | Baltimore County, MD | 236706 |
| 32 | Maricopa County, AZ | 233308 |
| 33 | Orleans Parish, LA | 232189 |
| 34 | Hillsborough County, FL | 227005 |
| 35 | Wake County, NC | 214757 |
| 36 | Hamilton County, OH | 212613 |
| 37 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 205783 |
| 38 | Cobb County, GA | 204991 |
| 39 | New York County, NY | 203238 |
| 40 | Clayton County, GA | 197788 |
| 41 | Richland County, SC | 193853 |
| 42 | Montgomery County, MD | 191111 |
| 43 | Davidson County, TN | 187934 |
| 44 | Guilford County, NC | 179512 |
| 45 | San Bernardino County, CA | 176104 |
| 46 | Oakland County, MI | 173650 |
| 47 | Hinds County, MS | 173539 |
| 48 | Alameda County, CA | 172939 |
| 49 | Jefferson County, KY | 166483 |
| 50 | Hennepin County, MN | 165302 |
| 51 | Suffolk County, MA | 164421 |
| 52 | Jackson County, MO | 163078 |
| 53 | Allegheny County, PA | 160505 |
| 54 | San Diego County, CA | 156495 |
| 55 | Nassau County, NY | 155906 |
| 56 | Fort Bend County, TX | 154718 |
| 57 | Sacramento County, CA | 148696 |
| 58 | Riverside County, CA | 148201 |
| 59 | Mobile County, AL | 147714 |
| 60 | Pulaski County, AR | 145382 |
| 61 | Bexar County, TX | 143033 |
| 62 | St. Louis city, MO | 142439 |
| 63 | King County, WA | 141569 |
| 64 | New Castle County, DE | 136852 |
| 65 | Westchester County, NY | 133283 |
| 66 | Montgomery County, AL | 132086 |
| 67 | Cumberland County, NC | 121902 |
| 68 | Caddo Parish, LA | 121179 |
| 69 | Erie County, NY | 120317 |
| 70 | Delaware County, PA | 120229 |
| 71 | Oklahoma County, OK | 119657 |
| 72 | Hartford County, CT | 117830 |
| 73 | Union County, NJ | 116811 |
| 74 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 116352 |
| 75 | Chatham County, GA | 115493 |
| 76 | Lake County, IN | 114548 |
| 77 | Durham County, NC | 113976 |
| 78 | Richmond County, GA | 112525 |
| 79 | Montgomery County, OH | 112141 |
| 80 | Fairfax County, VA | 112048 |
| 81 | Richmond city, VA | 109200 |
| 82 | New Haven County, CT | 108635 |
| 83 | Monroe County, NY | 108603 |
| 84 | Charleston County, SC | 107920 |
| 85 | Suffolk County, NY | 107839 |
| 86 | Fairfield County, CT | 102796 |
| 87 | Macomb County, MI | 102683 |
| 88 | Pinellas County, FL | 101578 |
| 89 | Polk County, FL | 100980 |
| 90 | Norfolk city, VA | 100036 |
| 91 | Contra Costa County, CA | 99446 |
| 92 | Travis County, TX | 98749 |
| 93 | Henry County, GA | 98725 |
| 94 | Henrico County, VA | 97610 |
| 95 | Forsyth County, NC | 96694 |
| 96 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 95391 |
| 97 | Prince William County, VA | 95126 |
| 98 | Collin County, TX | 94174 |
| 99 | Camden County, NJ | 93864 |
| 100 | Greenville County, SC | 90764 |
| 101 | Leon County, FL | 90389 |
| 102 | Muscogee County, GA | 89628 |
| 103 | Madison County, AL | 88818 |
| 104 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 85646 |
| 105 | Jefferson County, TX | 85590 |
| 106 | Bibb County, GA | 83789 |
| 107 | Lucas County, OH | 83786 |
| 108 | Middlesex County, MA | 82648 |
| 109 | Denton County, TX | 81865 |
| 110 | Genesee County, MI | 81643 |
| 111 | Summit County, OH | 79638 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 79328 |
| 113 | St. Clair County, IL | 79259 |
| 114 | Middlesex County, NJ | 79082 |
| 115 | Chesterfield County, VA | 78720 |
| 116 | Bell County, TX | 76191 |
| 117 | Montgomery County, PA | 75824 |
| 118 | Charles County, MD | 74212 |
| 119 | Burlington County, NJ | 74010 |
| 120 | Hudson County, NJ | 73068 |
| 121 | Newport News city, VA | 72803 |
| 122 | Mercer County, NJ | 72163 |
| 123 | Escambia County, FL | 71402 |
| 124 | Chesapeake city, VA | 70917 |
| 125 | Hamilton County, TN | 69557 |
| 126 | Arapahoe County, CO | 67296 |
| 127 | Tulsa County, OK | 66819 |
| 128 | Hampton city, VA | 66667 |
| 129 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 66141 |
| 130 | Douglas County, GA | 65560 |
| 131 | Ramsey County, MN | 65355 |
| 132 | Denver County, CO | 63538 |
| 133 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 63242 |
| 134 | Spartanburg County, SC | 62775 |
| 135 | Kent County, MI | 62700 |
| 136 | Pitt County, NC | 62483 |
| 137 | Douglas County, NE | 62368 |
| 138 | Dougherty County, GA | 62208 |
| 139 | St. Lucie County, FL | 61638 |
| 140 | Solano County, CA | 61149 |
| 141 | Pierce County, WA | 60805 |
| 142 | Howard County, MD | 59852 |
| 143 | Lee County, FL | 59729 |
| 144 | Florence County, SC | 58650 |
| 145 | Brevard County, FL | 58589 |
| 146 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 58012 |
| 147 | Volusia County, FL | 56020 |
| 148 | Providence County, RI | 54215 |
| 149 | Orangeburg County, SC | 54162 |
| 150 | Plymouth County, MA | 53816 |
| 151 | Alachua County, FL | 53571 |
| 152 | San Joaquin County, CA | 52472 |
| 153 | Seminole County, FL | 52121 |
| 154 | Passaic County, NJ | 51919 |
| 155 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 51493 |
| 156 | Berkeley County, SC | 51438 |
| 157 | Orange County, CA | 51397 |
| 158 | Harrison County, MS | 51228 |
| 159 | Bergen County, NJ | 50860 |
| 160 | Portsmouth city, VA | 50694 |
| 161 | Sumter County, SC | 50433 |
| 161 | York County, SC | 50433 |
| 162 | Onondaga County, NY | 50142 |
| 163 | DeSoto County, MS | 49469 |
| 164 | Brazoria County, TX | 49081 |
| 165 | Rockdale County, GA | 48716 |
| 166 | Newton County, GA | 48199 |
| 167 | Lake County, IL | 48142 |
| 168 | Fayette County, KY | 47773 |
| 169 | Norfolk County, MA | 47703 |
| 170 | Houston County, GA | 47629 |
| 171 | Dauphin County, PA | 47599 |
| 172 | Rutherford County, TN | 47329 |
| 173 | Kern County, CA | 46784 |
| 174 | Fresno County, CA | 45991 |
| 175 | Richmond County, NY | 45325 |
| 176 | DuPage County, IL | 45283 |
| 177 | Santa Clara County, CA | 45034 |
| 178 | Washtenaw County, MI | 44951 |
| 179 | Sedgwick County, KS | 44909 |
| 180 | Multnomah County, OR | 44422 |
| 181 | Kent County, DE | 44286 |
| 182 | Marion County, FL | 44276 |
| 183 | San Francisco County, CA | 44137 |
| 184 | Lexington County, SC | 43155 |
| 185 | Horry County, SC | 43055 |
| 186 | Allen County, IN | 42918 |
| 187 | Galveston County, TX | 42658 |
| 188 | Monmouth County, NJ | 42586 |
| 189 | El Paso County, CO | 42317 |
| 190 | Lowndes County, GA | 42058 |
| 191 | Rapides Parish, LA | 41938 |
| 192 | Aiken County, SC | 41820 |
| 193 | Knox County, TN | 40252 |
| 194 | Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 40095 |
| 195 | Dorchester County, SC | 40061 |
| 196 | Madison County, MS | 39655 |
| 197 | Smith County, TX | 39355 |
| 198 | Jefferson County, AR | 39267 |
| 199 | Atlantic County, NJ | 39024 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017 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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