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 2022, at 39%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median2.667 counties
Pennsylvania10.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 39 %39Delaware CountyDelaware County: 21.7 %21.7Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 17.2 %17.2Forest CountyForest County: 15.7 %15.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.2 %13.2Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 12.6 %12.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 9 %9Erie CountyErie County: 6.7 %6.7Union CountyUnion County: 6.3 %6.3Beaver CountyBeaver County: 6 %6Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 5.8 %5.8York CountyYork County: 5.5 %5.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 5.5 %5.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.3 %5.3Pike CountyPike County: 5.2 %5.2Chester CountyChester County: 5.2 %5.2Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 4.5 %4.5Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4.5 %4.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.2 %4.2Berks CountyBerks County: 4 %4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 3.9 %3.9Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 3.9 %3.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.8 %3.8Bucks CountyBucks County: 3.7 %3.7Cambria CountyCambria County: 3.4 %3.4Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 3.4 %3.4Centre CountyCentre County: 3.2 %3.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.2 %3.2Washington CountyWashington County: 3.1 %3.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.9 %2.9Greene CountyGreene County: 2.7 %2.7Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 2.6 %2.6Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 2.6 %2.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 2.6 %2.6Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 2.4 %2.4Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.4 %2.4Montour CountyMontour County: 2.3 %2.3Indiana CountyIndiana County: 2.2 %2.2Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 2.1 %2.1Somerset CountySomerset County: 1.9 %1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Philadelphia County39-0.7 pts
2Delaware County21.7+0.2 pts
3Dauphin County17.2-0.3 pts
4Forest County15.7-2 pts
5Monroe County13.2+0.2 pts
6Allegheny County12.6+0.1 pts
7Montgomery County9-0 pts
8Erie County6.70 pts
9Union County6.3-0.3 pts
10Beaver County60 pts
11Lehigh County5.80 pts
12York County5.5+0.1 pts
13Mercer County5.5-0.4 pts
14Northampton County5.3-0 pts
15Pike County5.2-0.1 pts
16Chester County5.2-0.1 pts
17Huntingdon County4.5-0.5 pts
18Lycoming County4.5-0.3 pts
19Fayette County4.2+0.1 pts
20Berks County4-0.1 pts
21Cumberland County3.90 pts
22Luzerne County3.9-0 pts
23Lawrence County3.8+0.2 pts
24Bucks County3.7-0.1 pts
25Cambria County3.4-0 pts
26Lancaster County3.40 pts
27Centre County3.2-0.1 pts
27Franklin County3.2-0.2 pts
29Washington County3.1-0.2 pts
30Wayne County2.9-0.2 pts
31Greene County2.7-0.3 pts
32Schuylkill County2.6-0.1 pts
33Lackawanna County2.60 pts
34Sullivan County2.6-0.8 pts
35Northumberland County2.4+0.1 pts
36Westmoreland County2.4+0.2 pts
37Montour County2.3+0.3 pts
38Indiana County2.20 pts
39Clearfield County2.1-0.3 pts
40Somerset County1.9-0.4 pts
41McKean County1.9-0.4 pts
42Lebanon County1.9-0 pts
43Blair County1.8+0.2 pts
44Columbia County1.8+0.2 pts
45Carbon County1.8+0.2 pts
46Clarion County1.6+0.1 pts
47Crawford County1.5-0.1 pts
48Adams County1.4-0 pts
48Fulton County1.4+0.1 pts
50Clinton County1.3+0.1 pts
51Juniata County1.20 pts
52Venango County1.10 pts
53Butler County1.1+0.1 pts
54Armstrong County1.1+0.1 pts
55Wyoming County0.9-0.1 pts
56Tioga County0.80 pts
57Perry County0.8-0.1 pts
58Snyder County0.8-0.1 pts
59Bedford County0.7-0 pts
60Bradford County0.7+0.1 pts
60Elk County0.7+0.1 pts
60Warren County0.7+0.1 pts
63Mifflin County0.6-0 pts
64Potter County0.50 pts
65Jefferson County0.4-0 pts
66Susquehanna County0.3-0.3 pts
67Cameron County0-0 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 39% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with 0% in 2022.

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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