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Counties in New York by black or African American population share

Kings County had the highest black or African American population share of 62 counties in 2021, at 28.6%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for New York was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.6Kings County
Lowest0.6Chenango County
Median3.962 counties
New York13.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Kings CountyKings County: 28.6 %28.6Bronx CountyBronx County: 28.5 %28.5Queens CountyQueens County: 16.8 %16.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14 %14Westchester CountyWestchester County: 13.3 %13.3Erie CountyErie County: 12.4 %12.4New York CountyNew York County: 12.1 %12.1Albany CountyAlbany County: 11.4 %11.4Nassau CountyNassau County: 11 %11Rockland CountyRockland County: 10.8 %10.8Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 10.3 %10.3Orange CountyOrange County: 10 %10Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 9.9 %9.9Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 9.4 %9.4Richmond CountyRichmond County: 9.1 %9.1Sullivan CountySullivan County: 8 %8Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 7 %7Niagara CountyNiagara County: 6.6 %6.6Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 6.1 %6.1Chemung CountyChemung County: 5.8 %5.8Oneida CountyOneida County: 5.7 %5.7Orleans CountyOrleans County: 5.6 %5.6Ulster CountyUlster County: 5.6 %5.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.5 %5.5Greene CountyGreene County: 5.3 %5.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.1 %5.1Seneca CountySeneca County: 5 %5Broome CountyBroome County: 5 %5Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 4 %4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3.9 %3.9Clinton CountyClinton County: 3.9 %3.9Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 3.9 %3.9Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 3.5 %3.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 2.9 %2.9Essex CountyEssex County: 2.9 %2.9Washington CountyWashington County: 2.7 %2.7Livingston CountyLivingston County: 2.6 %2.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2.6 %2.6St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 2.6 %2.6Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Kings County28.6
2Bronx County28.5
3Queens County16.8
4Monroe County14
5Westchester County13.3
6Erie County12.4
7New York County12.1
8Albany County11.4
9Nassau County11
10Rockland County10.8
11Onondaga County10.3
12Orange County10
13Dutchess County9.9
14Schenectady County9.4
15Richmond County9.1
16Sullivan County8
17Suffolk County7
18Niagara County6.6
19Rensselaer County6.1
20Chemung County5.8
21Oneida County5.7
22Orleans County5.6
23Ulster County5.6
24Jefferson County5.5
25Greene County5.3
26Franklin County5.1
27Seneca County5
28Broome County5
29Wyoming County4
30Columbia County3.9
31Clinton County3.9
32Cayuga County3.9
33Tompkins County3.5
34Putnam County2.9
35Essex County2.9
36Washington County2.7
37Livingston County2.6
38Montgomery County2.6
39St. Lawrence County2.6
40Chautauqua County2.3
41Wayne County2.1
42Genesee County2
43Ontario County2
44Cortland County1.9
45Allegany County1.8
46Otsego County1.8
47Delaware County1.6
48Steuben County1.6
49Saratoga County1.5
50Madison County1.5
51Fulton County1.4
52Schoharie County1.4
53Cattaraugus County1.3
54Warren County1.2
55Herkimer County1.2
56Oswego County1
57Hamilton County1
58Lewis County0.9
59Tioga County0.9
60Schuyler County0.9
61Yates County0.8
62Chenango County0.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Kings County, with 28.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chenango County, with 0.6% in 2021.

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.

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