Counties in New York by black or African American population share

Bronx County had the highest black or African American population share of 62 counties in 2023, at 29.1%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for New York was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest29.1Bronx County
Median3.162 counties
New York13.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 29.1 %29.1Kings CountyKings County: 27.5 %27.5Queens CountyQueens County: 16.5 %16.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.8 %13.8Westchester CountyWestchester County: 12.9 %12.9New York CountyNew York County: 12.5 %12.5Erie CountyErie County: 12.3 %12.3Albany CountyAlbany County: 11.4 %11.4Nassau CountyNassau County: 10.9 %10.9Orange CountyOrange County: 10.5 %10.5Rockland CountyRockland County: 10.5 %10.5Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 10.2 %10.2Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 10.1 %10.1Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 9.4 %9.4Richmond CountyRichmond County: 9 %9Sullivan CountySullivan County: 7.9 %7.9Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 6.8 %6.8Niagara CountyNiagara County: 6.3 %6.3Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 6.3 %6.3Chemung CountyChemung County: 5.8 %5.8Ulster CountyUlster County: 5.7 %5.7Oneida CountyOneida County: 5.2 %5.2Broome CountyBroome County: 5.1 %5.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.6 %4.6Orleans CountyOrleans County: 4.6 %4.6Greene CountyGreene County: 4.2 %4.2Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 3.8 %3.8Seneca CountySeneca County: 3.6 %3.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.3 %3.3Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 3.3 %3.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3.2 %3.2Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 3 %3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 3 %3Clinton CountyClinton County: 2.9 %2.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2.6 %2.6Washington CountyWashington County: 2.3 %2.3Otsego CountyOtsego County: 2.2 %2.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.2 %2.2Essex CountyEssex County: 2.1 %2.1Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bronx County29.1+0.7 pts
2Kings County27.5-0.8 pts
3Queens County16.5-0.2 pts
4Monroe County13.8-0.2 pts
5Westchester County12.9-0.5 pts
6New York County12.5+0.2 pts
7Erie County12.3-0.2 pts
8Albany County11.4-0 pts
9Nassau County10.9-0.2 pts
10Orange County10.5+0.1 pts
11Rockland County10.5-0.4 pts
12Onondaga County10.2-0.2 pts
13Schenectady County10.1+0.3 pts
14Dutchess County9.4-0.6 pts
15Richmond County9-0 pts
16Sullivan County7.9-0.2 pts
17Suffolk County6.8-0.2 pts
18Niagara County6.3-0.1 pts
19Rensselaer County6.30 pts
20Chemung County5.8+0.5 pts
21Ulster County5.7+0.1 pts
22Oneida County5.2-0.4 pts
23Broome County5.1+0.1 pts
24Jefferson County4.6-0.9 pts
25Orleans County4.6-0.8 pts
26Greene County4.2-0.4 pts
27Wyoming County3.8+0.2 pts
28Seneca County3.6-0.6 pts
29Franklin County3.3-0.1 pts
30Tompkins County3.3+0.1 pts
31Columbia County3.2-0.1 pts
32Cayuga County3-0.4 pts
33Putnam County3-0 pts
34Clinton County2.9-0.5 pts
35Montgomery County2.6-0.1 pts
36Washington County2.3-0.1 pts
37Otsego County2.2+0.2 pts
38Wayne County2.2-0 pts
39Essex County2.1-0.3 pts
40Chautauqua County2.1-0.1 pts
41Ontario County2.1+0.1 pts
42Cortland County2-0.1 pts
43St. Lawrence County1.8-0.2 pts
44Genesee County1.8-0.2 pts
45Livingston County1.8-0.3 pts
46Saratoga County1.6+0.1 pts
47Madison County1.6-0 pts
48Steuben County1.6+0.1 pts
49Delaware County1.5+0.2 pts
50Allegany County1.5-0 pts
51Fulton County1.4-0.1 pts
52Cattaraugus County1.4-0.1 pts
53Schoharie County1.3-0.1 pts
54Tioga County1.10 pts
55Warren County1.1-0.1 pts
56Oswego County10 pts
57Herkimer County1-0.2 pts
57Schuyler County1+0.1 pts
59Hamilton County0.9-0.2 pts
60Lewis County0.70 pts
61Yates County0.7+0.1 pts
62Chenango County0.5-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Bronx County, with 29.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chenango County, with 0.5% in 2023.

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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