African American Population by State
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau 2011 Estimate. (Black Only*)
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| Black Population | Percent Black | ||
| 1 | New York | 3,400,757 | 17% |
| 2 | Florida | 3,141,840 | 16% |
| 3 | Texas | 3,138,725 | 12% |
| 4 | Georgia | 3,044,658 | 31% |
| 5 | California | 2,504,790 | 7% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 2,121,228 | 22% |
| 7 | Illinois | 1,905,730 | 15% |
| 8 | Maryland | 1,749,143 | 30% |
| 9 | Virginia | 1,599,850 | 20% |
| 10 | Louisiana | 1,482,004 | 32% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 1,443,659 | 11% |
| 12 | Ohio | 1,432,940 | 12% |
| 13 | Michigan | 1,417,079 | 14% |
| 14 | South Carolina | 1,315,076 | 28% |
| 15 | New Jersey | 1,289,292 | 15% |
| 16 | Alabama | 1,271,695 | 26% |
| 17 | Mississippi | 1,111,856 | 37% |
| 18 | Tennessee | 1,082,904 | 17% |
| 19 | Missouri | 703,954 | 12% |
| 20 | Indiana | 610,595 | 9% |
| 21 | Massachusetts | 512,134 | 8% |
| 22 | Arkansas | 457,736 | 16% |
| 23 | Connecticut | 396,060 | 11% |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 370,380 | 6% |
| 25 | Kentucky | 349,682 | 8% |
| 26 | District of Columbia | 313,106 | 51% |
| 27 | Arizona | 290,162 | 4% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 290,106 | 8% |
| 29 | Minnesota | 286,301 | 5% |
| 30 | Washington | 262,092 | 4% |
| 31 | Nevada | 233,955 | 9% |
| 32 | Colorado | 221,500 | 4% |
| 33 | Delaware | 198,709 | 22% |
| 34 | Kansas | 176,225 | 6% |
| 35 | Iowa | 94,028 | 3% |
| 36 | Nebraska | 87,124 | 5% |
| 37 | Oregon | 76,371 | 2% |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 75,560 | 7% |
| 39 | West Virginia | 65,825 | 4% |
| 40 | New Mexico | 51,844 | 2% |
| 41 | Utah | 35,678 | 1% |
| 42 | Hawaii | 27,443 | 2% |
| 43 | Alaska | 25,886 | 4% |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 17,256 | 1% |
| 45 | Maine | 16,804 | 1% |
| 46 | Idaho | 12,143 | 1% |
| 47 | South Dakota | 11,523 | 1% |
| 48 | North Dakota | 9,097 | 1% |
| 49 | Vermont | 6,816 | 1% |
| 50 | Wyoming | 6,024 | 1% |
| 51 | Montana | 5,401 | 1% |
*Black Only only includes those who chose Black as their only race. If they chose Black along with any other race they are not included in these numbers.
