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DC
49.36%
Mississippi
39.21%
Louisiana
34.28%
Georgia
31.7%
Maryland
31.48%
South Carolina
26.49%
Alabama
26.46%
Delaware
22.71%
North Carolina
22.09%
Virginia
20.67%
New York
17.42%
Tennessee
17.02%
Florida
16.48%
Arkansas
16.12%
Illinois
15.68%
Michigan
15.19%
New Jersey
14.43%
Ohio
14.25%
Missouri
12.68%
Pennsylvania
12.64%
Texas
12.57%
Connecticut
12.57%
Indiana
10.74%
Nevada
10.52%
Massachusetts
9.5%
Kentucky
9.41%
Oklahoma
9%
Rhode Island
8.39%
Minnesota
7.82%
Wisconsin
7.48%
Kansas
7.36%
California
7.21%
Nebraska
5.97%
Arizona
5.71%
Washington
5.44%
Colorado
5.27%
Alaska
5.08%
Iowa
4.87%
West Virginia
4.8%
North Dakota
3.67%
Hawaii
3.58%
Oregon
2.96%
New Mexico
2.95%
South Dakota
2.81%
New Hampshire
2.3%
Maine
2%
Vermont
1.91%
Wyoming
1.84%
Utah
1.73%
Idaho
1.08%
Montana
1.06%

Black Population by State 2023

Black Population by State 2023

According to the 2018 United States Census estimates, the United States population is approximately 14.6% Black or African American, which equals 47.8 million people. The Black-only population is 13.4%. Since 1980, the Black immigrant population has increased fivefold.

Between 1500 and 1820, 12.5 million African men, women, and children were taken from Africa and sold to various slave trades around the world. About 410,000 were brought to the United States, mostly landing in ports in Charleston, Baltimore, and other parts of Maryland, Virginia, and New Orleans. The first U.S. Census in 1790 accounted for 757,208 African Americas, 92% of which were slaves. The 1860 Census counted 4,441,830 African Americas, 89% of which were slaves. This was the last Census during slavery. By 1900 the Black population was 8 million, and then rose rapidly over the next century or so to hit 42 million in 2010.

States with the Highest Black Population

Roughly 55% of the Black population lives in the south and southeast regions of the United States. A majority of the top ten states are located in this region. The rest of the Black population is split into 18% in the Midwest, 17% in the Northeast, and 10% in the West.

Texas has the highest Black population in the United States of 3,936,669, about 14% of Texas's total population. Texas is the second-most diverse state in the U.S. Following Texas is Florida with 3,867,495 (18%), New York with 3,763,977 (19%), and Georgia with 3,549,349 (34%).

The state with the highest relative population of Black Americans in the United States is the District of Columbia with 48%, followed by Mississippi with 39%, Georgia and Louisiana with 34% each, and Maryland with 33%.

States with the Lowest Black Population

Wyoming has the lowest Black population of 11,306 (2%), followed by Montana with 12,007 (1%), and Vermont with 12,936 (2%).

Twelve states have a Black population comprising less than 5% of their total population. Wyoming and Idaho's Black population comprise only 1% of their respective populations; Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Utah's are only 2%; South Dakota, New Mexico, and Oregon's are 3%; and North Dakota and Hawaii's are 4%.

Here are the 10 states with the highest percentage of black residents:

  1. District of Columbia: 49.36%
  2. Mississippi: 39.21%
  3. Louisiana: 34.28%
  4. Georgia: 31.7%
  5. Maryland: 31.48%
  6. South Carolina: 26.49%
  7. Alabama: 26.46%
  8. Delaware: 22.71%
  9. North Carolina: 22.09%
  10. Virginia: 20.67%

Black Population by State 2023

Black Population by State 2023

* Black or African American alone or in combination with one or more other races

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State
Black Population (%)
Black
2023 Population
District of Columbia49.36%333,114674,815
Mississippi39.21%1,149,0982,930,528
Louisiana34.28%1,560,6824,553,384
Georgia31.7%3,499,48611,037,723
Maryland31.48%1,937,4456,154,710
South Carolina26.49%1,423,0315,372,002
Alabama26.46%1,349,1275,098,746
Delaware22.71%234,3531,031,985
North Carolina22.09%2,392,74210,832,061
Virginia20.67%1,800,4368,709,873
New York17.42%3,396,12019,496,810
Tennessee17.02%1,214,0637,134,327
Florida16.48%3,735,26422,661,577
Arkansas16.12%493,8833,063,152
Illinois15.68%1,957,09212,477,595
Michigan15.19%1,524,00110,030,722
New Jersey14.43%1,335,4349,255,437
Ohio14.25%1,673,91011,747,774
Missouri12.68%784,3316,186,091
Pennsylvania12.64%1,634,20312,931,957
Texas12.57%3,834,84630,500,280
Connecticut12.57%456,2143,629,055
Indiana10.74%735,8266,852,542
Nevada10.52%337,6813,209,142
Massachusetts9.5%662,3136,974,258
Kentucky9.41%425,3514,518,031
Oklahoma9%364,5164,048,375
Rhode Island8.39%91,5391,090,483
Minnesota7.82%447,3545,722,897
Wisconsin7.48%441,8685,904,977
Kansas7.36%216,2162,936,378
California7.21%2,806,90038,915,693
Nebraska5.97%117,7611,972,292
Arizona5.71%425,3157,453,517
Washington5.44%425,6537,830,827
Colorado5.27%309,4495,868,555
Alaska5.08%37,226732,984
Iowa4.87%156,1073,203,345
West Virginia4.8%84,7681,764,786
North Dakota3.67%28,675780,588
Hawaii3.58%51,2861,433,238
Oregon2.96%124,9174,223,973
New Mexico2.95%62,3212,110,011
South Dakota2.81%25,975923,484
New Hampshire2.3%32,2771,402,957
Maine2%27,8321,393,442
Vermont1.91%12,384647,156
Wyoming1.84%10,732583,279
Utah1.73%59,2393,422,487
Idaho1.08%21,3461,973,752
Montana1.06%12,0311,139,507
United States13.83%46,273,733
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Black Population by State 2023

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