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Highest Black population share, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. District of Columbia leads at 50.0%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 19.0%, against an all-states median of 7.3%.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,53812.2%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29450.0%−9.4 pts
02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.9%+0.7 pts
03Louisiana, LALA4,611,96131.8%−0.5 pts
04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730.0%+1.6 pts
05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01129.0%+1.3 pts
06South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22527.7%−1.7 pts
07Alabama, ALAL5,086,76826.0%+0.2 pts
08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40421.2%−0.2 pts
09Delaware, DEDE1,021,19120.8%+1.9 pts
10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019.0%−0.4 pts
11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38316.5%+0.2 pts
12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39115.3%−0.3 pts
13Florida, FLFL22,416,07715.2%+1.0 pts
14New York, NYNY19,852,36614.4%−0.5 pts
15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.3%−0.7 pts
16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76114.0%−0.1 pts
17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912.8%−0.2 pts
18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312.0%+0.7 pts
19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.5%+0.1 pts
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.5%+0.3 pts
21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.4%+0.7 pts
22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5089.4%+0.7 pts
23Indiana, ININ6,851,0739.0%+0.7 pts
24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.7%+1.1 pts
25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.7%+0.4 pts
26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.3%−0.2 pts
27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.2%+0.6 pts
28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.0%+1.0 pts
29California, CACA39,287,3775.8%−0.6 pts
30Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.7%+0.1 pts
31Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.1%+1.6 pts
32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.9%+0.9 pts
33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074.4%+0.5 pts
34Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%+0.1 pts
35Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.7%+0.8 pts
36Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.4%+0.3 pts
37West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.4%+0.2 pts
38Alaska, AKAK735,7063.1%−0.3 pts
39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.9%+0.8 pts
40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.7%+0.0 pts
41Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.7%+0.1 pts
42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.5%−0.3 pts
43South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.2%+0.6 pts
44North Dakota, NDND784,8411.1%+0.6 pts
45Maine, MEME1,387,8171.1%+0.6 pts
46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.0%+0.4 pts
47Vermont, VTVT647,1060.9%+0.5 pts
48Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.9%+0.2 pts
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+0.1 pts
50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.6%+0.2 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.4%+0.1 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 50.0% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by black?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.