RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Subsaharan African population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 392,518. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 135,493, against an all-states median of 37,223.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Texas, TXTX30,188,424392,518–

02California, CACA39,287,377291,720–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366279,784–

04Maryland, MDMD6,206,011259,721–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,170196,989–

06Georgia, GAGA10,940,407195,531–

07Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445164,412–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,077156,110–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056154,542–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,293142,085–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404131,145–

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639124,741–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,798121,711–

14New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809115,456–

15Washington, WAWA7,816,11699,605–

16Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38378,298–

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,76176,468–

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,96167,100–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,07359,884–

20South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22553,206–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83849,914–

22Colorado, COCO5,862,18947,648–

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,81445,119–

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,76843,377–

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,61240,231–

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82437,223–

27Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50836,877–

28Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80133,102–

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,50731,685–

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87227,201–

31Oregon, OROR4,254,29324,084–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,29422,558–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422,030–

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39121,832–

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,19721,366–

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,70719,971–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77919,545–

38Utah, UTUT3,392,33116,934–

39Delaware, DEDE1,021,19114,698–

40North Dakota, NDND784,84111,403–

41Maine, MEME1,387,81710,436–

42South Dakota, SDSD907,4289,009–

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688,297–

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,578–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3737,155–

46Alaska, AKAK735,7065,657–

47Idaho, IDID1,934,2623,837–

48Vermont, VTVT647,1063,542–

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,409–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,628–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,558–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest subsaharan african population?

Texas ranks #1 with 392,518 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by subsaharan african population?

Texas, California, New York, Maryland, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is subsaharan african population measured?

Number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).