RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Subsaharan African population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 264,553. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 99,284, against an all-states median of 27,041.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.9% of US population308,745,5382,763,624–

01California, CACA39,287,377264,553–

02New York, NYNY19,852,366238,764–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,424225,964–

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,407182,541–

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,011166,883–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,170156,808–

07Florida, FLFL22,416,077144,611–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056108,102–

09Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44598,130–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,29398,078–

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80988,561–

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63982,325–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40480,071–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,79879,706–

15Indiana, ININ6,851,07378,793–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11655,887–

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,76154,132–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38340,191–

19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22539,117–

20Louisiana, LALA4,611,96138,534–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81437,541–

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,76835,380–

23Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80131,181–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50828,461–

25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83827,785–

26Colorado, COCO5,862,18927,041–

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,61226,605–

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87225,247–

29Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77924,648–

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82423,252–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19715,763–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,29415,661–

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,50715,329–

34Oregon, OROR4,254,29315,127–

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63414,940–

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712,380–

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39110,625–

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110,036–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,3318,704–

40Maine, MEME1,387,8176,039–

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684,870–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734,094–

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,929–

44Alaska, AKAK735,7063,475–

45South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,380–

46Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,847–

47North Dakota, NDND784,8412,284–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,881–

49Vermont, VTVT647,1061,728–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,413–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397227–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest subsaharan african population?

California ranks #1 with 264,553 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by subsaharan african population?

California, New York, Texas, 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 subsaharan african population measured?

Number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.