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Largest Black population, New York counties · 1990

New York counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 2,257.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Black population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –
01Kings County, NYNY2,653,963806,864–
02Queens County, NYNY2,358,182394,170–
03Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332380,670–
04New York County, NYNY1,664,862264,717–
05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743115,065–
06Erie County, NYNY946,741108,337–
07Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939106,479–
08Monroe County, NYNY750,50683,163–
09Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09078,015–
10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58436,672–
11Richmond County, NYNY501,29028,471–
12Rockland County, NYNY357,39724,289–
13Albany County, NYNY321,22524,062–
14Orange County, NYNY417,66920,763–
15Dutchess County, NYNY300,70820,573–
16Oneida County, NYNY226,39212,752–
17Niagara County, NYNY208,91212,018–
18Ulster County, NYNY183,3306,844–
19Jefferson County, NYNY111,5406,419–
20Schenectady County, NYNY162,5816,273–
21Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865,332–
22Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5105,018–
23Chemung County, NYNY80,4154,867–
24Broome County, NYNY195,7363,847–
25Clinton County, NYNY78,1383,318–
26Tompkins County, NYNY104,0473,020–
27Cayuga County, NYNY74,3652,946–
28Orleans County, NYNY39,8252,614–
29Wayne County, NYNY91,2502,560–
30Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432,447–
31Columbia County, NYNY60,1682,257–
32Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1262,149–
33Greene County, NYNY47,2381,918–
34Wyoming County, NYNY39,7411,891–
35Washington County, NYNY59,3531,711–
36Ontario County, NYNY113,1301,642–
37St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4881,527–
38Franklin County, NYNY46,5001,444–
39Livingston County, NYNY61,4381,389–
40Steuben County, NYNY91,8551,088–
41Genesee County, NYNY58,4161,058–
42Essex County, NYNY36,438920–
43Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390768–
44Otsego County, NYNY60,589728–
45Madison County, NYNY67,120697–
46Fulton County, NYNY52,216690–
47Oswego County, NYNY118,569658–
48Putnam County, NYNY99,028617–
49Seneca County, NYNY32,883558–
50Montgomery County, NYNY50,046399–
51Chenango County, NYNY45,715389–
52Warren County, NYNY65,020350–
53Schoharie County, NYNY30,176345–
54Cortland County, NYNY45,850332–
55Allegany County, NYNY46,800255–
56Delaware County, NYNY44,305242–
57Tioga County, NYNY47,453192–
58Herkimer County, NYNY59,219165–
59Schuyler County, NYNY16,924151–
60Yates County, NYNY24,547138–
61Lewis County, NYNY26,47991–
62Hamilton County, NYNY5,00620–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS