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Highest Black population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. District of Columbia leads at 40.9%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 18.4%, against an all-states median of 7.2%.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,28112.1%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29440.9%−18.5 pts
02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.4%+0.3 pts
03Louisiana, LALA4,611,96131.2%−1.1 pts
04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730.6%+2.1 pts
05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01129.1%+1.4 pts
06Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.6%−0.2 pts
07South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22524.8%−4.6 pts
08Delaware, DEDE1,021,19121.5%+2.6 pts
09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40420.2%−1.2 pts
10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17018.3%−1.2 pts
11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38315.7%−0.6 pts
12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39114.9%−0.6 pts
13Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.5%+0.4 pts
14Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.9%−1.1 pts
15New York, NYNY19,852,36613.7%−1.2 pts
16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76113.5%−0.6 pts
17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912.4%−0.6 pts
18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312.3%+1.0 pts
19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.8%+0.5 pts
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.3%+0.1 pts
21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.5%+0.7 pts
22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810.0%+1.3 pts
23Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.4%+2.8 pts
24Indiana, ININ6,851,0739.4%+1.1 pts
25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.9%+0.7 pts
26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.2%−0.3 pts
27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.9%+3.5 pts
28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.5%+1.5 pts
29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.2%+0.6 pts
30Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.6%−0.1 pts
31California, CACA39,287,3775.4%−1.1 pts
32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%+1.0 pts
33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074.8%+0.9 pts
34Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.4%+1.5 pts
35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.1%+2.0 pts
36Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%+0.7 pts
37Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%+0.1 pts
38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.6%+0.5 pts
39North Dakota, NDND784,8413.4%+2.8 pts
40Alaska, AKAK735,7062.8%−0.5 pts
41South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.0%+1.4 pts
42Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.9%+0.3 pts
43Maine, MEME1,387,8171.8%+1.3 pts
44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.8%+0.1 pts
45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.5%−0.2 pts
46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.4%+0.7 pts
47Vermont, VTVT647,1061.3%+0.9 pts
48Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.1%+0.4 pts
49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+0.1 pts
50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.8%+0.4 pts
51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.5%+0.2 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 40.9% (2020 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.