Counties in Pennsylvania by black or African American population share, 2024

Philadelphia County had the highest black or African American population share of 67 counties in 2024, at 38.3%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median2.667 counties
Pennsylvania10.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 38.3 %38.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 21.9 %21.9Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 16.3 %16.3Forest CountyForest County: 13.8 %13.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13 %13Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 12.4 %12.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 9.2 %9.2Erie CountyErie County: 7 %7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 6.2 %6.2Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 5.9 %5.9York CountyYork County: 5.8 %5.8Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.7 %5.7Union CountyUnion County: 5.7 %5.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 5.6 %5.6Pike CountyPike County: 5.6 %5.6Chester CountyChester County: 4.9 %4.9Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 4.5 %4.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4.1 %4.1Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 4.1 %4.1Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4 %4Berks CountyBerks County: 4 %4Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.9 %3.9Bucks CountyBucks County: 3.7 %3.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.7 %3.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 3.4 %3.4Centre CountyCentre County: 3.2 %3.2Washington CountyWashington County: 3.2 %3.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3 %3Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 3 %3Wayne CountyWayne County: 3 %3Cambria CountyCambria County: 2.8 %2.8Greene CountyGreene County: 2.7 %2.7Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 2.6 %2.6Somerset CountySomerset County: 2.6 %2.6Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 2.6 %2.6Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.5 %2.5Montour CountyMontour County: 2.4 %2.4Sullivan CountySullivan County: 2.3 %2.3Indiana CountyIndiana County: 2.2 %2.2McKean CountyMcKean 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
1Philadelphia County38.3-0.5 pts
2Delaware County21.9+0.2 pts
3Dauphin County16.3-0.4 pts
4Forest County13.80 pts
5Monroe County13-0 pts
6Allegheny County12.4-0 pts
7Montgomery County9.2+0.1 pts
8Erie County7+0.3 pts
9Beaver County6.20 pts
10Lehigh County5.9-0.1 pts
11York County5.8+0.3 pts
12Northampton County5.7+0.4 pts
13Union County5.7-0.1 pts
14Mercer County5.6+0.1 pts
15Pike County5.6+0.2 pts
16Chester County4.9-0 pts
17Huntingdon County4.5-0.3 pts
18Cumberland County4.10 pts
19Luzerne County4.10 pts
20Lycoming County4-0.2 pts
21Berks County40 pts
22Fayette County3.9-0.1 pts
23Bucks County3.7+0.1 pts
23Lawrence County3.70 pts
25Lancaster County3.40 pts
26Centre County3.2-0 pts
27Washington County3.2+0.1 pts
28Franklin County3-0.1 pts
29Lackawanna County3+0.1 pts
30Wayne County3+0.1 pts
31Cambria County2.8-0.1 pts
32Greene County2.7+0.1 pts
33Schuylkill County2.60 pts
34Somerset County2.6+0.7 pts
35Northumberland County2.6+0.1 pts
36Westmoreland County2.5+0.1 pts
37Montour County2.4-0 pts
38Sullivan County2.3+0.1 pts
39Indiana County2.2-0.2 pts
40McKean County2.1-0 pts
41Carbon County1.9+0.1 pts
42Blair County1.9+0.2 pts
43Clearfield County1.9-0.1 pts
44Lebanon County1.7-0.1 pts
45Columbia County1.7-0.1 pts
46Adams County1.6-0 pts
47Clarion County1.6-0.1 pts
48Crawford County1.3-0.3 pts
49Fulton County1.3-0.1 pts
50Venango County1.2+0.2 pts
51Butler County1.10 pts
52Clinton County1-0.4 pts
53Juniata County1-0.1 pts
54Mifflin County1+0.3 pts
55Armstrong County0.9-0 pts
56Bradford County0.9-0 pts
57Perry County0.80 pts
58Tioga County0.8-0.1 pts
58Warren County0.8-0 pts
60Bedford County0.7-0.1 pts
61Snyder County0.7-0.1 pts
62Elk County0.6-0.2 pts
63Wyoming County0.6-0.2 pts
64Potter County0.40 pts
65Jefferson County0.3-0.1 pts
66Susquehanna County0.20 pts
67Cameron County0.10 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.

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Questions

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

Philadelphia County, with 38.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with 0.1% 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.

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