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 2023, at 38.9%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median2.567 counties
Pennsylvania10.3History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 38.9 %38.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 21.7 %21.7Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 16.7 %16.7Forest CountyForest County: 13.7 %13.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13 %13Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 12.4 %12.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 9.1 %9.1Erie CountyErie County: 6.6 %6.6Beaver CountyBeaver County: 6.1 %6.1Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 6 %6Union CountyUnion County: 5.8 %5.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 5.5 %5.5Pike CountyPike County: 5.5 %5.5York CountyYork County: 5.4 %5.4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.3 %5.3Chester CountyChester County: 4.9 %4.9Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 4.8 %4.8Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4.2 %4.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4.1 %4.1Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 4.1 %4.1Fayette CountyFayette County: 4 %4Berks CountyBerks County: 4 %4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.6 %3.6Bucks CountyBucks County: 3.6 %3.6Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 3.4 %3.4Centre CountyCentre County: 3.2 %3.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.1 %3.1Washington CountyWashington County: 3.1 %3.1Cambria CountyCambria County: 2.9 %2.9Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 2.9 %2.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.9 %2.9Greene CountyGreene County: 2.6 %2.6Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 2.6 %2.6Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 2.5 %2.5Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.4 %2.4Montour CountyMontour County: 2.4 %2.4Indiana CountyIndiana County: 2.3 %2.3Sullivan CountySullivan County: 2.2 %2.2McKean CountyMcKean County: 2.2 %2.2Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 2 %2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Philadelphia County38.9-0.1 pts
2Delaware County21.7+0.1 pts
3Dauphin County16.7-0.5 pts
4Forest County13.7-2 pts
5Monroe County13-0.2 pts
6Allegheny County12.4-0.2 pts
7Montgomery County9.1+0.1 pts
8Erie County6.6-0.1 pts
9Beaver County6.1+0.1 pts
10Lehigh County6+0.2 pts
11Union County5.8-0.5 pts
12Mercer County5.50 pts
13Pike County5.5+0.2 pts
14York County5.4-0 pts
15Northampton County5.30 pts
16Chester County4.9-0.3 pts
17Huntingdon County4.8+0.3 pts
18Lycoming County4.2-0.3 pts
19Cumberland County4.1+0.2 pts
20Luzerne County4.1+0.2 pts
21Fayette County4-0.2 pts
22Berks County4-0 pts
23Lawrence County3.6-0.2 pts
24Bucks County3.6-0.1 pts
25Lancaster County3.4+0.1 pts
26Centre County3.20 pts
27Franklin County3.1-0.1 pts
28Washington County3.1-0.1 pts
29Cambria County2.9-0.5 pts
30Lackawanna County2.9+0.3 pts
31Wayne County2.90 pts
32Greene County2.6-0.1 pts
32Schuylkill County2.6-0 pts
34Northumberland County2.50 pts
35Westmoreland County2.40 pts
36Montour County2.4+0.1 pts
37Indiana County2.3+0.1 pts
38Sullivan County2.2-0.4 pts
39McKean County2.2+0.3 pts
40Clearfield County2-0.1 pts
41Somerset County1.9-0 pts
42Carbon County1.8+0.1 pts
43Lebanon County1.8-0.1 pts
44Columbia County1.8-0 pts
45Clarion County1.7+0.1 pts
46Blair County1.7-0.1 pts
47Adams County1.6+0.3 pts
48Crawford County1.6+0.1 pts
49Clinton County1.4+0.1 pts
50Fulton County1.40 pts
51Venango County1.1-0 pts
52Juniata County1.1-0.1 pts
53Butler County1-0.1 pts
54Armstrong County1-0.1 pts
55Bradford County0.9+0.2 pts
56Elk County0.8+0.1 pts
57Tioga County0.80 pts
58Bedford County0.8+0.1 pts
58Snyder County0.8-0 pts
60Perry County0.8-0.1 pts
60Warren County0.8+0.1 pts
62Wyoming County0.7-0.1 pts
63Mifflin County0.7+0.1 pts
64Jefferson County0.40 pts
65Potter County0.4-0 pts
66Susquehanna County0.2-0.1 pts
67Cameron County00 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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Questions

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

Philadelphia County, with 38.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with 0% 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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