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Highest Black population share, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania 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 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28142.6%+2.7 pts
02Dauphin County, PAPA293,35116.6%+1.7 pts
03Delaware County, PAPA580,93714.4%+3.2 pts
04Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03512.3%+1.1 pts
05Montgomery County, PAPA877,6437.4%+1.6 pts
06Union County, PAPA42,3136.3%+3.8 pts
07Chester County, PAPA557,1166.1%−0.3 pts
08Erie County, PAPA265,8326.0%+0.8 pts
09Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.9%+0.4 pts
10Monroe County, PAPA167,1795.7%+4.0 pts
11Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.2%+0.4 pts
12Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015.1%+0.6 pts
13Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.3%+2.0 pts
14Greene County, PAPA33,8853.9%+3.1 pts
15Lawrence County, PAPA83,9113.6%+0.5 pts
16York County, PAPA473,1973.5%+0.3 pts
17Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.5%−0.2 pts
18Berks County, PAPA440,0723.3%+0.4 pts
19Washington County, PAPA210,8023.2%+0.0 pts
20Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.2%+0.4 pts
21Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.1%+0.7 pts
22Pike County, PAPA62,8083.1%+2.0 pts
23Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.8%+0.5 pts
24Northampton County, PAPA324,4112.6%+0.5 pts
25Centre County, PAPA157,3932.6%+0.4 pts
26Lancaster County, PAPA563,1592.5%+0.3 pts
27Cumberland County, PAPA277,2702.3%+0.8 pts
28Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.2%+0.0 pts
29Forest County, PAPA6,6142.2%+1.1 pts
30Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.1%+1.4 pts
31Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.0%+1.5 pts
32Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.0%+0.1 pts
33McKean County, PAPA38,9841.8%+0.7 pts
34Luzerne County, PAPA332,1261.6%+0.4 pts
35Somerset County, PAPA72,0041.6%+1.4 pts
36Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.6%+0.4 pts
37Indiana County, PAPA82,8781.6%+0.3 pts
38Wayne County, PAPA51,7031.5%+0.9 pts
39Clearfield County, PAPA78,1001.5%+1.3 pts
40Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201.5%+1.2 pts
41Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5021.2%+0.6 pts
42Blair County, PAPA119,5411.2%+0.3 pts
43Adams County, PAPA107,5941.1%+0.0 pts
44Lebanon County, PAPA146,3801.1%+0.4 pts
45Venango County, PAPA49,3461.1%+0.2 pts
46Montour County, PAPA17,8681.0%+0.5 pts
47Armstrong County, PAPA63,6980.8%+0.1 pts
48Clarion County, PAPA36,6800.8%+0.4 pts
49Butler County, PAPA200,1690.8%+0.3 pts
50Snyder County, PAPA39,6550.8%+0.4 pts
51Columbia County, PAPA66,1930.7%+0.3 pts
52Fulton County, PAPA14,4830.6%−0.3 pts
53Tioga County, PAPA40,5020.6%−0.0 pts
54Carbon County, PAPA65,8680.6%+0.4 pts
55Clinton County, PAPA37,8700.5%+0.3 pts
56Wyoming County, PAPA25,7900.5%−0.0 pts
57Mifflin County, PAPA46,1270.5%+0.3 pts
58Perry County, PAPA46,8060.4%+0.2 pts
59Bradford County, PAPA59,6000.4%+0.2 pts
60Cameron County, PAPA4,2110.4%+0.4 pts
61Bedford County, PAPA47,4800.3%+0.2 pts
62Juniata County, PAPA23,4030.3%+0.1 pts
63Potter County, PAPA15,8970.3%+0.1 pts
64Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2370.3%+0.1 pts
65Warren County, PAPA37,0380.2%+0.1 pts
66Elk County, PAPA29,9260.1%−0.0 pts
67Jefferson County, PAPA43,2550.1%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS