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Highest Black population share, US states

US states 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. District of Columbia leads at 41.6%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 18.2%, against an all-states median of 6.9%.

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,49911.9%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29441.6%−30%
02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.3%+0%
03Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730.7%+8%
04Louisiana, LALA4,611,96130.5%−5%
05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01128.9%+5%
06Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.6%−1%
07South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22524.6%−16%
08Delaware, DEDE1,021,19121.4%+13%
09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40420.0%−7%
10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17018.3%−6%
11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38315.4%−5%
12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39114.6%−6%
13Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.6%+3%
14New York, NYNY19,852,36613.4%−10%
15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.3%−11%
16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76113.1%−7%
17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912.2%−7%
18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312.0%+6%
19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.9%+5%
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81410.9%−3%
21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.3%+5%
22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5089.8%+13%
23Indiana, ININ6,851,0739.1%+9%
24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.0%+36%
25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.6%+4%
26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.9%+103%
27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.8%−10%
28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.4%+27%
29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.9%+6%
30California, CACA39,287,3775.2%−19%
31Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.2%−9%
32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.9%+23%
33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074.6%+16%
34Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.4%+49%
35Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%+23%
36Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%+4%
37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073.8%+83%
38North Dakota, NDND784,8413.3%+464%
39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.1%−2%
40Alaska, AKAK735,7062.9%−14%
41South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.1%+254%
42Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.8%+17%
43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.8%+8%
44Maine, MEME1,387,8171.8%+254%
45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.8%+3%
46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.3%+98%
47Vermont, VTVT647,1061.1%+129%
48Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.1%+48%
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+18%
50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.7%+90%
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.4%+44%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest black?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 41.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by black?

District of Columbia, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

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