RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Black population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 3,595,595. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,474,167, against an all-states median of 342,570.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

USUnited States11.9% of US population334,922,49939,896,127–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,595,595+81%

02Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,362,270+93%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,279,677+93%

04New York, NYNY19,852,3662,661,771+2%

05North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,146,633+48%

06California, CACA39,287,3772,040,095−3%

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,796,433+52%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,693,169+1%

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,589,523+38%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,420,878+24%

11Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,407,844+9%

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,336,493+24%

13Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,321,347+3%

14Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,302,911+28%

15South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,302,215+26%

16New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,136,658+15%

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,090,494+41%

18Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,070,561+17%

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,814673,780+24%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073622,085+46%

21Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056450,251+64%

22Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391446,603+20%

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445398,881+329%

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508356,149+35%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872351,851+45%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824342,570+31%

27Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838322,321+206%

28Washington, WAWA7,816,116300,646+109%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,612285,857+272%

30District of Columbia, DCDC681,294283,502−28%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634272,436+18%

32Colorado, COCO5,862,189224,141+76%

33Delaware, DEDE1,021,191218,269+97%

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,197151,797+8%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507121,705+161%

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,70790,861+61%

37Oregon, OROR4,254,29377,886+75%

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37354,9330%

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80154,225+59%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24638,573+40%

41Utah, UTUT3,392,33136,249+250%

42North Dakota, NDND784,84125,923+664%

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23525,5070%

44Maine, MEME1,387,81724,846+381%

45Alaska, AKAK735,70621,172−2%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42819,404+527%

47New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86818,704+182%

48Idaho, IDID1,934,26213,888+305%

49Vermont, VTVT647,1067,118+236%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3974,895+55%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8754,532+136%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest black population?

Texas ranks #1 with 3,595,595 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by black population?

Texas, Georgia, Florida, New York, North Carolina.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is black population measured?

Number of residents who are Black or African American (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).