Counties in New York by black or African American population share, 2024

Bronx County had the highest black or African American population share of 62 counties in 2024, at 28.7%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for New York was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.7Bronx County
Median3.362 counties
New York13.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Bronx CountyBronx County: 28.7 %28.7Kings CountyKings County: 26.6 %26.6Queens CountyQueens County: 16.4 %16.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.5 %13.5Westchester CountyWestchester County: 12.7 %12.7New York CountyNew York County: 12.5 %12.5Erie CountyErie County: 12.1 %12.1Albany CountyAlbany County: 11.5 %11.5Nassau CountyNassau County: 10.8 %10.8Orange CountyOrange County: 10.5 %10.5Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 10.2 %10.2Rockland CountyRockland County: 10.2 %10.2Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 9.6 %9.6Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 9.2 %9.2Richmond CountyRichmond County: 8.8 %8.8Sullivan CountySullivan County: 8.4 %8.4Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 6.9 %6.9Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 6.5 %6.5Chemung CountyChemung County: 6.4 %6.4Niagara CountyNiagara County: 6.3 %6.3Oneida CountyOneida County: 5.7 %5.7Ulster CountyUlster County: 5.7 %5.7Broome CountyBroome County: 5.1 %5.1Orleans CountyOrleans County: 4.9 %4.9Greene CountyGreene County: 4.5 %4.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.3 %4.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 3.8 %3.8Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 3.6 %3.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3.6 %3.6Seneca CountySeneca County: 3.5 %3.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.4 %3.4Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 3.3 %3.3Clinton CountyClinton County: 2.9 %2.9Putnam CountyPutnam County: 2.8 %2.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2.5 %2.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.2 %2.2Otsego CountyOtsego County: 2.2 %2.2Washington CountyWashington County: 2.2 %2.2Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 2.1 %2.1Genesee CountyGenesee County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bronx County28.7-0.4 pts
2Kings County26.6-0.9 pts
3Queens County16.4-0.2 pts
4Monroe County13.5-0.4 pts
5Westchester County12.7-0.2 pts
6New York County12.5-0 pts
7Erie County12.1-0.2 pts
8Albany County11.5+0.1 pts
9Nassau County10.8-0.1 pts
10Orange County10.5-0 pts
11Onondaga County10.20 pts
12Rockland County10.2-0.3 pts
13Schenectady County9.6-0.5 pts
14Dutchess County9.2-0.2 pts
15Richmond County8.8-0.2 pts
16Sullivan County8.4+0.5 pts
17Suffolk County6.9+0.1 pts
18Rensselaer County6.5+0.2 pts
19Chemung County6.4+0.5 pts
20Niagara County6.30 pts
21Oneida County5.7+0.5 pts
22Ulster County5.7-0 pts
23Broome County5.10 pts
24Orleans County4.9+0.3 pts
25Greene County4.5+0.3 pts
26Jefferson County4.3-0.2 pts
27Wyoming County3.8-0 pts
28Tompkins County3.6+0.4 pts
29Columbia County3.6+0.4 pts
30Seneca County3.5-0.1 pts
31Franklin County3.4+0.1 pts
32Cayuga County3.3+0.3 pts
33Clinton County2.90 pts
34Putnam County2.8-0.2 pts
35Montgomery County2.5-0.1 pts
36Wayne County2.20 pts
37Otsego County2.2-0 pts
38Washington County2.2-0.1 pts
39Chautauqua County2.10 pts
40Genesee County2.1+0.3 pts
41Ontario County2.10 pts
42St. Lawrence County1.9+0.1 pts
43Essex County1.9-0.2 pts
44Livingston County1.9+0.1 pts
45Madison County1.8+0.3 pts
46Cortland County1.7-0.4 pts
47Saratoga County1.60 pts
48Steuben County1.6+0.1 pts
49Hamilton County1.5+0.6 pts
50Allegany County1.5-0 pts
51Cattaraugus County1.4+0.1 pts
51Fulton County1.40 pts
53Tioga County1.3+0.2 pts
54Schoharie County1.30 pts
55Herkimer County1.2+0.3 pts
56Warren County1.2+0.1 pts
57Schuyler County1.1+0.2 pts
58Oswego County0.9-0.1 pts
59Yates County0.8+0.2 pts
60Delaware County0.8-0.8 pts
61Lewis County0.70 pts
62Chenango County0.7+0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in New York by black or African American population share using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"black_share","level":"province","within":"New York","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=black_share&level=province&within=New%20York&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Bronx County, with 28.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Chenango County, with 0.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Black or African American population share: other rankings

Counties in New York: more rankings