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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,49911.9%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29441.6%−17.8 pts
02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.3%+0.2 pts
03Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730.7%+2.3 pts
04Louisiana, LALA4,611,96130.5%−1.8 pts
05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01128.9%+1.3 pts
06Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.6%−0.2 pts
07South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22524.6%−4.8 pts
08Delaware, DEDE1,021,19121.4%+2.4 pts
09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40420.0%−1.4 pts
10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17018.3%−1.2 pts
11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38315.4%−0.9 pts
12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39114.6%−0.9 pts
13Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.6%+0.5 pts
14New York, NYNY19,852,36613.4%−1.4 pts
15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.3%−1.6 pts
16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76113.1%−1.0 pts
17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912.2%−0.9 pts
18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312.0%+0.7 pts
19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.9%+0.6 pts
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81410.9%−0.3 pts
21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.3%+0.5 pts
22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5089.8%+1.1 pts
23Indiana, ININ6,851,0739.1%+0.8 pts
24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.0%+2.4 pts
25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.6%+0.3 pts
26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.9%+3.5 pts
27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.8%−0.7 pts
28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.4%+1.4 pts
29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.9%+0.4 pts
30California, CACA39,287,3775.2%−1.2 pts
31Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.2%−0.5 pts
32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.9%+0.9 pts
33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074.6%+0.6 pts
34Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.4%+1.4 pts
35Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%+0.7 pts
36Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%+0.1 pts
37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073.8%+1.7 pts
38North Dakota, NDND784,8413.3%+2.7 pts
39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.1%−0.1 pts
40Alaska, AKAK735,7062.9%−0.5 pts
41South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.1%+1.5 pts
42Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.8%+0.3 pts
43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.8%+0.1 pts
44Maine, MEME1,387,8171.8%+1.3 pts
45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.8%+0.0 pts
46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.3%+0.7 pts
47Vermont, VTVT647,1061.1%+0.6 pts
48Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.1%+0.3 pts
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+0.1 pts
50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.7%+0.3 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.4%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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).