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Highest Black population share, US states · 2000

US states 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. District of Columbia leads at 59.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 19.1%, against an all-states median of 6.6%.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990
USUnited States281,421,90612.0%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29459.4%−6.4 pts
02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.2%+0.6 pts
03Louisiana, LALA4,611,96132.3%+1.5 pts
04South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22529.4%−0.5 pts
05Georgia, GAGA10,940,40728.5%+1.5 pts
06Maryland, MDMD6,206,01127.7%+2.8 pts
07Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.9%+0.6 pts
08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40421.4%−0.5 pts
09Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019.4%+0.6 pts
10Delaware, DEDE1,021,19118.9%+2.1 pts
11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38316.3%+0.4 pts
12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39115.6%−0.3 pts
13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.9%+0.2 pts
14New York, NYNY19,852,36614.8%−1.1 pts
15Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.2%+0.6 pts
16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76114.1%+0.2 pts
17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80913.0%−0.4 pts
18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29311.4%+0.7 pts
19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.3%−0.5 pts
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.2%+0.5 pts
21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399.8%+0.6 pts
22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.7%+0.4 pts
23Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.3%+0.6 pts
24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.5%+0.1 pts
25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.3%+0.2 pts
26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126.6%+0.1 pts
27California, CACA39,287,3776.4%−0.9 pts
28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.6%−0.1 pts
29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.6%+0.6 pts
30Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.0%+0.1 pts
31Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.0%+0.2 pts
32Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.9%+0.3 pts
33Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.7%−0.3 pts
34Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.4%+1.3 pts
35Alaska, AKAK735,7063.4%−0.7 pts
36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.1%+0.1 pts
37Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.1%+0.1 pts
38Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.9%−0.1 pts
39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.1%+0.4 pts
40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.7%−0.7 pts
41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.7%−0.3 pts
42Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.6%−0.0 pts
43Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.7%+0.1 pts
44Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.7%−0.0 pts
45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.7%+0.0 pts
46South Dakota, SDSD907,4280.6%+0.2 pts
47North Dakota, NDND784,8410.6%+0.0 pts
48Maine, MEME1,387,8170.5%+0.1 pts
49Vermont, VTVT647,1060.5%+0.1 pts
50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.4%+0.0 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.3%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest black?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 59.4% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by black?

District of Columbia, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.