RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

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%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,28112.1%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29440.9%−31%

02Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77936.4%+1%

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,96131.2%−3%

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40730.6%+7%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01129.1%+5%

06Alabama, ALAL5,086,76825.6%−1%

07South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22524.8%−16%

08Delaware, DEDE1,021,19121.5%+14%

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40420.2%−6%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17018.3%−6%

11Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38315.7%−4%

12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39114.9%−4%

13Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.5%+2%

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.9%−7%

15New York, NYNY19,852,36613.7%−8%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76113.5%−4%

17New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912.4%−5%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312.3%+9%

19Texas, TXTX30,188,42411.8%+4%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.3%+1%

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.5%+8%

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810.0%+15%

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.4%+43%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0739.4%+13%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.9%+9%

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.2%−4%

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.9%+101%

28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.5%+30%

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.2%+11%

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.6%−1%

31California, CACA39,287,3775.4%−17%

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%+26%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074.8%+22%

34Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.4%+52%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.1%+95%

36Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%+23%

37Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%+4%

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733.6%+15%

39North Dakota, NDND784,8413.4%+473%

40Alaska, AKAK735,7062.8%−16%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.0%+225%

42Oregon, OROR4,254,2931.9%+19%

43Maine, MEME1,387,8171.8%+265%

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461.8%+7%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.5%−13%

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681.4%+100%

47Vermont, VTVT647,1061.3%+180%

48Utah, UTUT3,392,3311.1%+57%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3970.8%+16%

50Idaho, IDID1,934,2620.8%+113%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8750.5%+67%

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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 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.