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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.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
01Kings County, NYNY2,653,96334.4%−3.6 pts
02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33231.2%−6.3 pts
03Queens County, NYNY2,358,18219.0%−2.7 pts
04New York County, NYNY1,664,86215.3%−6.8 pts
05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74313.6%−0.2 pts
06Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.4%+1.5 pts
07Erie County, NYNY946,74112.8%+1.4 pts
08Albany County, NYNY321,22510.7%+2.3 pts
09Rockland County, NYNY357,39710.5%+0.6 pts
10Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9399.7%+1.1 pts
11Onondaga County, NYNY466,5849.1%+1.2 pts
12Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.9%+0.8 pts
13Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.9%+0.7 pts
14Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868.0%−0.4 pts
15Orange County, NYNY417,6697.5%+0.3 pts
16Orleans County, NYNY39,8256.9%+0.3 pts
17Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.6%+0.3 pts
18Schenectady County, NYNY162,5816.5%+2.1 pts
19Franklin County, NYNY46,5006.2%+2.6 pts
20Niagara County, NYNY208,9126.1%+0.6 pts
21Chemung County, NYNY80,4155.7%+0.3 pts
22Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.6%−0.4 pts
23Oneida County, NYNY226,3925.5%+0.1 pts
24Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415.3%+0.4 pts
25Greene County, NYNY47,2385.2%+0.4 pts
26Ulster County, NYNY183,3305.1%+0.4 pts
27Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5104.5%+1.2 pts
28Columbia County, NYNY60,1684.3%+0.5 pts
29Cayuga County, NYNY74,3653.9%+0.0 pts
30Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473.4%+0.1 pts
31Clinton County, NYNY78,1383.4%−0.9 pts
32Wayne County, NYNY91,2503.2%+0.2 pts
33Broome County, NYNY195,7363.1%+1.2 pts
34Livingston County, NYNY61,4382.9%+0.5 pts
35Washington County, NYNY59,3532.8%−0.7 pts
36Essex County, NYNY36,4382.6%−0.1 pts
37St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4882.3%+0.7 pts
38Seneca County, NYNY32,8832.2%+0.4 pts
39Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262.0%+0.4 pts
40Genesee County, NYNY58,4162.0%+0.2 pts
41Ontario County, NYNY113,1301.9%+0.1 pts
42Fulton County, NYNY52,2161.7%+0.4 pts
43Otsego County, NYNY60,5891.6%+0.4 pts
44Putnam County, NYNY99,0281.5%+0.7 pts
45Schuyler County, NYNY16,9241.4%+0.5 pts
46Steuben County, NYNY91,8551.3%+0.2 pts
47Saratoga County, NYNY241,3431.3%−0.1 pts
48Madison County, NYNY67,1201.3%+0.2 pts
49Schoharie County, NYNY30,1761.2%+0.0 pts
50Delaware County, NYNY44,3051.1%+0.5 pts
51Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3901.0%+0.0 pts
52Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.9%+0.0 pts
53Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.8%−0.0 pts
54Chenango County, NYNY45,7150.8%+0.0 pts
55Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.7%+0.2 pts
56Warren County, NYNY65,0200.6%−0.0 pts
57Oswego County, NYNY118,5690.6%−0.0 pts
58Yates County, NYNY24,5470.5%−0.1 pts
59Tioga County, NYNY47,4530.5%+0.1 pts
60Herkimer County, NYNY59,2190.5%+0.2 pts
61Hamilton County, NYNY5,0060.4%+0.1 pts
62Lewis County, NYNY26,4790.4%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS