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Counties in Pennsylvania by black or African American population share

Philadelphia County had the highest black or African American population share of 67 counties in 2021, at 39.7%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest39.7Philadelphia County
Lowest0.1Cameron County
Median2.667 counties
Pennsylvania10.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 39.7 %39.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 21.4 %21.4Forest CountyForest County: 17.7 %17.7Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 17.5 %17.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.1 %13.1Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 12.5 %12.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 9 %9Erie CountyErie County: 6.7 %6.7Union CountyUnion County: 6.6 %6.6Beaver CountyBeaver County: 6 %6Mercer CountyMercer County: 5.9 %5.9Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 5.8 %5.8York CountyYork County: 5.4 %5.4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.3 %5.3Pike CountyPike County: 5.3 %5.3Chester CountyChester County: 5.3 %5.3Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 5 %5Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4.8 %4.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.2 %4.2Berks CountyBerks County: 4.1 %4.1Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 3.9 %3.9Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 3.9 %3.9Bucks CountyBucks County: 3.7 %3.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.6 %3.6Cambria CountyCambria County: 3.4 %3.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.4 %3.4Sullivan CountySullivan County: 3.4 %3.4Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 3.3 %3.3Washington CountyWashington County: 3.3 %3.3Centre CountyCentre County: 3.3 %3.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 3 %3Greene CountyGreene County: 3 %3Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 2.7 %2.7Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 2.6 %2.6Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 2.4 %2.4Somerset CountySomerset County: 2.3 %2.3Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 2.3 %2.3McKean CountyMcKean County: 2.3 %2.3Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.3 %2.3Indiana CountyIndiana County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Philadelphia County39.7
2Delaware County21.4
3Forest County17.7
4Dauphin County17.5
5Monroe County13.1
6Allegheny County12.5
7Montgomery County9
8Erie County6.7
9Union County6.6
10Beaver County6
11Mercer County5.9
12Lehigh County5.8
13York County5.4
14Northampton County5.3
14Pike County5.3
16Chester County5.3
17Huntingdon County5
18Lycoming County4.8
19Fayette County4.2
20Berks County4.1
21Cumberland County3.9
21Luzerne County3.9
23Bucks County3.7
24Lawrence County3.6
25Cambria County3.4
26Franklin County3.4
27Sullivan County3.4
28Lancaster County3.3
28Washington County3.3
30Centre County3.3
31Wayne County3
32Greene County3
33Schuylkill County2.7
34Lackawanna County2.6
35Clearfield County2.4
36Somerset County2.3
37Northumberland County2.3
38McKean County2.3
38Westmoreland County2.3
40Indiana County2.1
41Montour County2
42Lebanon County1.9
43Carbon County1.6
44Blair County1.6
45Columbia County1.6
46Crawford County1.5
47Clarion County1.4
48Adams County1.4
49Fulton County1.3
50Clinton County1.2
51Juniata County1.2
52Venango County1.1
53Armstrong County1
53Butler County1
55Wyoming County0.9
56Perry County0.9
57Snyder County0.9
58Tioga County0.8
59Bedford County0.8
60Mifflin County0.7
61Bradford County0.7
62Elk County0.6
63Warren County0.6
64Susquehanna County0.6
65Potter County0.4
66Jefferson County0.4
67Cameron County0.1

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

Philadelphia County, with 39.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with 0.1% 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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