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Highest Black population share, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 2.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sullivan County, PA, up 10 places to #38.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28138.3%−4.2 pts

02Delaware County, PAPA580,93721.9%+7.5 pts

03▲1Dauphin County, PAPA293,35116.3%−0.3 pts

04▼1Forest County, PAPA6,61413.7%+11.5 pts

05Monroe County, PAPA167,17913.0%+7.3 pts

06Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03512.4%0.0 pts

07Montgomery County, PAPA877,6439.2%+1.8 pts

08Erie County, PAPA265,8327.0%+0.9 pts

09Beaver County, PAPA166,0326.2%+0.3 pts

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,3835.9%+2.8 pts

11▲2York County, PAPA473,1975.8%+2.2 pts

12▲2Northampton County, PAPA324,4115.7%+3.1 pts

13▼2Union County, PAPA42,3135.7%−0.7 pts

14▼2Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.6%+0.4 pts

15▲1Pike County, PAPA62,8085.6%+2.5 pts

16▼1Chester County, PAPA557,1164.9%−1.2 pts

17Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.5%−0.6 pts

18▲6Cumberland County, PAPA277,2704.1%+1.8 pts

19▲1Luzerne County, PAPA332,1264.1%+2.5 pts

20▼2Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.0%−0.3 pts

21▲1Berks County, PAPA440,0724.0%+0.6 pts

22▼3Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.9%+0.4 pts

23Lawrence County, PAPA83,9113.7%+0.1 pts

24▲1Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.7%+0.5 pts

25▲1Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.4%+0.9 pts

26▲2Centre County, PAPA157,3933.2%+0.6 pts

27▲2Washington County, PAPA210,8023.2%−0.1 pts

28▲3Franklin County, PAPA160,6523.0%+0.8 pts

29▼2Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5023.0%+1.7 pts

30Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.0%+1.4 pts

31▼10Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.8%+0.1 pts

32Greene County, PAPA33,8852.7%−1.2 pts

33▲1Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.6%+0.6 pts

34▲3Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.6%+1.0 pts

35Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202.6%+1.1 pts

36Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.5%+0.5 pts

37▲6Montour County, PAPA17,8682.4%+1.4 pts

38▲10Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.3%+0.1 pts

39▼6Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.1%+0.6 pts

40▼1McKean County, PAPA38,9842.1%+0.3 pts

41▲3Carbon County, PAPA65,8681.9%+1.3 pts

42▼2Blair County, PAPA119,5411.9%+0.7 pts

43▼5Clearfield County, PAPA78,1001.9%+0.4 pts

44▼3Lebanon County, PAPA146,3801.7%+0.6 pts

45▲2Columbia County, PAPA66,1931.7%+0.9 pts

46▼1Adams County, PAPA107,5941.6%+0.5 pts

47▼1Clarion County, PAPA36,6801.6%+0.8 pts

48▼6Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.3%−0.3 pts

49▲4Fulton County, PAPA14,4831.3%+0.7 pts

50▲2Venango County, PAPA49,3461.2%+0.2 pts

51▼1Butler County, PAPA200,1691.1%+0.3 pts

52▼1Clinton County, PAPA37,8701.0%+0.5 pts

53▲7Juniata County, PAPA23,4031.0%+0.7 pts

54▲2Mifflin County, PAPA46,1271.0%+0.5 pts

55▲2Armstrong County, PAPA63,6980.9%+0.1 pts

56▲2Bradford County, PAPA59,6000.9%+0.5 pts

57▲2Perry County, PAPA46,8060.8%+0.4 pts

58▲4Warren County, PAPA37,0380.8%+0.6 pts

59▼4Tioga County, PAPA40,5020.8%+0.2 pts

60▲1Bedford County, PAPA47,4800.7%+0.4 pts

61▼12Snyder County, PAPA39,6550.7%−0.1 pts

62▲5Elk County, PAPA29,9260.6%+0.5 pts

63▼9Wyoming County, PAPA25,7900.6%+0.1 pts

64▲2Potter County, PAPA15,8970.4%+0.1 pts

65▼1Jefferson County, PAPA43,2550.3%+0.2 pts

66▼3Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2370.2%0.0 pts

67▼2Cameron County, PAPA4,2110.1%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES