RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

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%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,53812.2%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29450.0%−16%

02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.9%+2%

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,96131.8%−1%

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730.0%+6%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01129.0%+5%

06South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22527.7%−6%

07Alabama, ALAL5,086,76826.0%+1%

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40421.2%−1%

09Delaware, DEDE1,021,19120.8%+10%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019.0%−2%

11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38316.5%+1%

12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39115.3%−2%

13Florida, FLFL22,416,07715.2%+7%

14New York, NYNY19,852,36614.4%−3%

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.3%−4%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76114.0%−1%

17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912.8%−2%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312.0%+6%

19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.5%+1%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.5%+3%

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.4%+7%

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5089.4%+8%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0739.0%+8%

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.7%+17%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.7%+6%

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.3%−3%

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.2%+10%

28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.0%+19%

29California, CACA39,287,3775.8%−10%

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.7%+1%

31Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.1%+48%

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014.9%+22%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074.4%+12%

34Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%+2%

35Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.7%+28%

36Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.4%+9%

37West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.4%+7%

38Alaska, AKAK735,7063.1%−8%

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.9%+37%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.7%+2%

41Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.7%+9%

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.5%−15%

43South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.2%+102%

44North Dakota, NDND784,8411.1%+96%

45Maine, MEME1,387,8171.1%+126%

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.0%+53%

47Vermont, VTVT647,1060.9%+98%

48Utah, UTUT3,392,3310.9%+30%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+9%

50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.6%+50%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.4%+35%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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.