RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Highest Black population share, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 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 1.0%.

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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 –

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28139.5%–

02Dauphin County, PAPA293,35114.8%–

03Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.1%–

04Delaware County, PAPA580,93711.0%–

05Chester County, PAPA557,1166.2%–

06Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.6%–

07Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.5%–

08Erie County, PAPA265,8325.1%–

09Mercer County, PAPA107,8604.8%–

10Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.3%–

11Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.7%–

12Washington County, PAPA210,8023.2%–

13York County, PAPA473,1973.2%–

14Lawrence County, PAPA83,9113.0%–

15Berks County, PAPA440,0722.8%–

16Bucks County, PAPA647,8282.7%–

17Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.3%–

18Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872.2%–

19Lehigh County, PAPA384,3832.2%–

20Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.2%–

21Union County, PAPA42,3132.1%–

22Lancaster County, PAPA563,1592.1%–

23Centre County, PAPA157,3932.1%–

24Northampton County, PAPA324,4112.0%–

25Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3241.9%–

26Monroe County, PAPA167,1791.7%–

27Cumberland County, PAPA277,2701.4%–

28Indiana County, PAPA82,8781.2%–

29Luzerne County, PAPA332,1261.2%–

30Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.2%–

31Forest County, PAPA6,6141.1%–

32Adams County, PAPA107,5941.1%–

33Pike County, PAPA62,8081.1%–

34McKean County, PAPA38,9841.0%–

35Venango County, PAPA49,3460.9%–

36Fulton County, PAPA14,4830.9%–

37Blair County, PAPA119,5410.8%–

38Greene County, PAPA33,8850.7%–

39Armstrong County, PAPA63,6980.7%–

40Sullivan County, PAPA5,8560.7%–

41Wayne County, PAPA51,7030.7%–

42Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5020.6%–

43Tioga County, PAPA40,5020.6%–

44Lebanon County, PAPA146,3800.6%–

45Wyoming County, PAPA25,7900.5%–

46Butler County, PAPA200,1690.5%–

47Montour County, PAPA17,8680.5%–

48Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0850.5%–

49Snyder County, PAPA39,6550.4%–

50Columbia County, PAPA66,1930.4%–

51Clarion County, PAPA36,6800.4%–

52Northumberland County, PAPA89,9200.3%–

53Clinton County, PAPA37,8700.2%–

54Perry County, PAPA46,8060.2%–

55Bradford County, PAPA59,6000.2%–

56Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2370.2%–

57Clearfield County, PAPA78,1000.2%–

58Bedford County, PAPA47,4800.2%–

59Potter County, PAPA15,8970.2%–

60Juniata County, PAPA23,4030.2%–

61Somerset County, PAPA72,0040.1%–

62Carbon County, PAPA65,8680.1%–

63Mifflin County, PAPA46,1270.1%–

64Elk County, PAPA29,9260.1%–

65Jefferson County, PAPA43,2550.1%–

66Warren County, PAPA37,0380.1%–

67Cameron County, PAPA4,2110.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS