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Highest Black population share, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28138.3%−4.3 pts

02Delaware County, PAPA580,93722.0%+7.7 pts

03Forest County, PAPA6,61417.7%+15.5 pts

04Dauphin County, PAPA293,35116.9%+0.3 pts

05Monroe County, PAPA167,17913.6%+7.9 pts

06Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03512.9%+0.6 pts

07Montgomery County, PAPA877,6439.3%+1.9 pts

08Erie County, PAPA265,8327.3%+1.3 pts

09Beaver County, PAPA166,0326.6%+0.7 pts

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,3836.1%+3.0 pts

11Union County, PAPA42,3135.8%−0.6 pts

12Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.7%+0.5 pts

13York County, PAPA473,1975.6%+2.1 pts

14Northampton County, PAPA324,4115.6%+3.0 pts

15Chester County, PAPA557,1165.3%−0.8 pts

16Pike County, PAPA62,8085.2%+2.1 pts

17Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015.1%+0.0 pts

18Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.0%+0.7 pts

19Fayette County, PAPA123,0214.4%+0.9 pts

20Luzerne County, PAPA332,1264.3%+2.7 pts

21Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.2%+1.5 pts

22Berks County, PAPA440,0724.2%+0.9 pts

23Lawrence County, PAPA83,9114.1%+0.5 pts

24Cumberland County, PAPA277,2704.1%+1.8 pts

25Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.9%+0.7 pts

26Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.5%+1.0 pts

27Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5023.4%+2.2 pts

28Centre County, PAPA157,3933.4%+0.8 pts

29Washington County, PAPA210,8023.3%+0.0 pts

30Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.2%+1.7 pts

31Franklin County, PAPA160,6523.2%+1.0 pts

32Greene County, PAPA33,8853.0%−0.9 pts

33Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.9%+1.3 pts

34Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.9%+0.8 pts

35Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202.6%+1.1 pts

36Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.5%+0.5 pts

37Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.5%+0.9 pts

38Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.2%+0.7 pts

39McKean County, PAPA38,9842.1%+0.3 pts

40Blair County, PAPA119,5412.0%+0.8 pts

41Lebanon County, PAPA146,3801.8%+0.7 pts

42Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.8%+0.2 pts

43Montour County, PAPA17,8681.8%+0.8 pts

44Carbon County, PAPA65,8681.7%+1.1 pts

45Adams County, PAPA107,5941.4%+0.3 pts

46Clarion County, PAPA36,6801.4%+0.6 pts

47Columbia County, PAPA66,1931.3%+0.6 pts

48Sullivan County, PAPA5,8561.3%−0.8 pts

49Snyder County, PAPA39,6551.3%+0.5 pts

50Butler County, PAPA200,1691.1%+0.4 pts

51Clinton County, PAPA37,8701.1%+0.6 pts

52Venango County, PAPA49,3460.9%−0.2 pts

53Fulton County, PAPA14,4830.9%+0.2 pts

54Wyoming County, PAPA25,7900.8%+0.3 pts

55Tioga County, PAPA40,5020.8%+0.2 pts

56Mifflin County, PAPA46,1270.8%+0.3 pts

57Armstrong County, PAPA63,6980.7%−0.1 pts

58Bradford County, PAPA59,6000.7%+0.3 pts

59Perry County, PAPA46,8060.6%+0.2 pts

60Juniata County, PAPA23,4030.5%+0.2 pts

61Bedford County, PAPA47,4800.4%+0.0 pts

62Warren County, PAPA37,0380.4%+0.2 pts

63Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2370.4%+0.1 pts

64Jefferson County, PAPA43,2550.3%+0.2 pts

65Cameron County, PAPA4,2110.3%−0.1 pts

66Potter County, PAPA15,8970.3%−0.0 pts

67Elk County, PAPA29,9260.2%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS