RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest Black population share, New York counties · 2000

New York counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990

01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96334.4%−9%

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33231.2%−17%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,18219.0%−13%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,86215.3%−31%

05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74313.6%−1%

06Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.4%+13%

07Erie County, NYNY946,74112.8%+13%

08Albany County, NYNY321,22510.7%+27%

09Rockland County, NYNY357,39710.5%+6%

10Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9399.7%+13%

11Onondaga County, NYNY466,5849.1%+15%

12Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.9%+10%

13Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.9%+8%

14Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868.0%−5%

15Orange County, NYNY417,6697.5%+4%

16Orleans County, NYNY39,8256.9%+5%

17Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.6%+5%

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,5816.5%+49%

19Franklin County, NYNY46,5006.2%+72%

20Niagara County, NYNY208,9126.1%+11%

21Chemung County, NYNY80,4155.7%+5%

22Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.6%−7%

23Oneida County, NYNY226,3925.5%+1%

24Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415.3%+7%

25Greene County, NYNY47,2385.2%+9%

26Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.1%+10%

27Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5104.5%+35%

28Columbia County, NYNY60,1684.3%+14%

29Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.9%+0%

30Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.4%+3%

31Clinton County, NYNY78,1383.4%−21%

32Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.2%+8%

33Broome County, NYNY195,7363.1%+66%

34Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.9%+20%

35Washington County, NYNY59,3532.8%−19%

36Essex County, NYNY36,4382.6%−5%

37St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4882.3%+43%

38Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.2%+24%

39Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.0%+25%

40Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.0%+13%

41Ontario County, NYNY113,1301.9%+6%

42Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.7%+29%

43Otsego County, NYNY60,5891.6%+31%

44Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.5%+82%

45Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.4%+64%

46Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.3%+22%

47Saratoga County, NYNY241,3431.3%−6%

48Madison County, NYNY67,1201.3%+23%

49Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.2%+4%

50Delaware County, NYNY44,3051.1%+97%

51Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.0%+4%

52Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.9%+5%

53Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.8%−1%

54Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.8%+3%

55Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.7%+33%

56Warren County, NYNY65,0200.6%−1%

57Oswego County, NYNY118,5690.6%−4%

58Yates County, NYNY24,5470.5%−15%

59Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.5%+36%

60Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.5%+83%

61Hamilton County, NYNY5,0060.4%+18%

62Lewis County, NYNY26,4790.4%+7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS