Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12.2 | 40,919,547 | N/A |
| Montana | 0.5 | 5,058 | 52 |
| Wyoming | 0.9 | 5,129 | 50 |
| Vermont | 1.1 | 7,316 | 49 |
| Idaho | 0.8 | 14,937 | 51 |
| New Hampshire | 1.5 | 20,338 | 47 |
| South Dakota | 2.3 | 20,474 | 42 |
| Alaska | 3.0 | 22,071 | 41 |
| Maine | 1.8 | 25,427 | 46 |
| North Dakota | 3.4 | 26,784 | 39 |
| Hawaii | 1.9 | 27,320 | 44 |
| Utah | 1.2 | 39,489 | 48 |
| New Mexico | 2.1 | 44,773 | 43 |
| West Virginia | 3.2 | 56,175 | 40 |
| Rhode Island | 5.5 | 61,142 | 31 |
| Oregon | 1.9 | 82,453 | 44 |
| Nebraska | 4.8 | 94,131 | 34 |
| Iowa | 3.9 | 124,520 | 38 |
| Kansas | 5.3 | 156,891 | 33 |
| Puerto Rico | 5.9 | 191,107 | 30 |
| Delaware | 21.9 | 223,830 | 8 |
| Colorado | 4.0 | 237,409 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | 7.0 | 280,193 | 26 |
| District of Columbia | 42.1 | 286,997 | 1 |
| Nevada | 9.4 | 298,068 | 23 |
| Washington | 4.0 | 311,435 | 36 |
| Arizona | 4.6 | 339,563 | 35 |
| Kentucky | 7.6 | 346,828 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | 6.1 | 359,804 | 29 |
| Connecticut | 10.6 | 384,165 | 21 |
| Minnesota | 7.0 | 402,812 | 26 |
| Arkansas | 14.7 | 448,673 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 6.8 | 481,930 | 28 |
| Indiana | 9.2 | 630,831 | 24 |
| Missouri | 11.0 | 679,534 | 20 |
| Mississippi | 36.4 | 1,072,849 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 15.6 | 1,099,222 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 12.8 | 1,194,061 | 17 |
| Alabama | 25.8 | 1,311,062 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 24.8 | 1,314,322 | 7 |
| Michigan | 13.3 | 1,337,239 | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | 10.6 | 1,386,475 | 21 |
| Louisiana | 30.7 | 1,417,851 | 4 |
| Ohio | 12.2 | 1,440,414 | 18 |
| Virginia | 18.6 | 1,616,256 | 10 |
| Illinois | 13.6 | 1,723,233 | 15 |
| Maryland | 29.4 | 1,822,132 | 5 |
| California | 5.4 | 2,134,516 | 32 |
| North Carolina | 20.3 | 2,176,727 | 9 |
| New York | 14.4 | 2,849,704 | 14 |
| Florida | 15.1 | 3,382,877 | 12 |
| Georgia | 31.1 | 3,401,114 | 3 |
| Texas | 12.2 | 3,692,993 | 18 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 2:20 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.