Distribution of Subsaharan African People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African

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1.8%
3.6%
5.4%
7.2%
10.8%
14.4%
18%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Emporia city, Virginia	21.52%
2	Franklin city, Virginia	19.71%
3	Greensville County, Virginia	19.61%
4	Sussex County, Virginia	18.87%
5	Hardeman County, Tennessee	15.68%
6	Chester County, South Carolina	14.6%
7	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	14.1%
8	Iberville Parish, Louisiana	13.96%
9	Fairfield County, South Carolina	12.7%
10	King and Queen County, Virginia	11.4%
11	Suffolk city, Virginia	11.23%
12	Essex County, Virginia	11%
13	Greene County, North Carolina	9.63%
14	Alexandria city, Virginia	9.53%
15	Southampton County, Virginia	9.17%
16	Webster Parish, Louisiana	9.02%
17	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	8.45%
18	Brunswick County, Virginia	8.32%
19	King William County, Virginia	8.21%
20	Prince George's County, Maryland	8.21%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	92,200
2	Harris County, Texas	89,786
3	Bronx County, New York	77,995
4	Prince George's County, Maryland	74,370
5	Hennepin County, Minnesota	68,462
6	Montgomery County, Maryland	62,091
7	Kings County, New York	61,052
8	Cook County, Illinois	58,490
9	Dallas County, Texas	57,199
10	Baltimore County, Maryland	53,201
11	King County, Washington	50,547
12	Franklin County, Ohio	50,243
13	Tarrant County, Texas	48,100
14	Fairfax County, Virginia	40,476
15	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	38,541
16	DeKalb County, Georgia	37,947
17	Baltimore city, Maryland	37,208
18	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	36,041
19	Maricopa County, Arizona	34,339
20	Gwinnett County, Georgia	34,113

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Maryland	4.51%	270,564
2	Rhode Island	3.21%	33,931
3	District of Columbia	3.09%	21,179
4	Minnesota	2.74%	151,261
5	Virginia	2.26%	190,517
6	Massachusetts	2.21%	151,033
7	Georgia	1.91%	196,614
8	Louisiana	1.55%	72,376
9	New York	1.4%	275,584
10	Delaware	1.31%	12,475
11	Texas	1.27%	354,614
12	North Carolina	1.26%	127,532
13	North Dakota	1.22%	9,204
14	Washington	1.18%	85,925
15	Tennessee	1.15%	76,794
16	New Jersey	1.14%	101,126
17	Nevada	1.14%	33,272
18	South Carolina	1.08%	53,751
19	Connecticut	1.07%	38,499
20	Alabama	1.07%	52,188
21	Ohio	1.07%	124,211
22	Nebraska	0.91%	17,415
23	Pennsylvania	0.89%	113,506
24	Kansas	0.88%	25,633
25	Colorado	0.84%	46,247
26	Illinois	0.83%	105,976
27	South Dakota	0.79%	6,798
28	Indiana	0.78%	51,975
29	Kentucky	0.76%	33,605
30	Iowa	0.74%	23,208
31	Alaska	0.73%	5,361
32	Maine	0.71%	9,516
33	California	0.7%	275,853
34	Mississippi	0.68%	20,242
35	Missouri	0.66%	40,227
36	Arizona	0.66%	45,631
37	Florida	0.65%	132,938
38	Michigan	0.64%	64,141
39	Oregon	0.6%	24,670
40	New Hampshire	0.6%	8,024
41	Oklahoma	0.53%	20,652
42	Wisconsin	0.51%	29,343
43	Utah	0.5%	15,226
44	Vermont	0.5%	3,094
45	Arkansas	0.46%	13,786
46	West Virginia	0.4%	7,364
47	Wyoming	0.31%	1,829
48	New Mexico	0.3%	6,307
49	Idaho	0.27%	4,559
50	Hawaii	0.21%	2,923
51	Montana	0.11%	1,156
52	Puerto Rico	0.11%	3,653

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African

#	State	Population
1	Texas	354,614
2	California	275,853
3	New York	275,584
4	Maryland	270,564
5	Georgia	196,614
6	Virginia	190,517
7	Minnesota	151,261
8	Massachusetts	151,033
9	Florida	132,938
10	North Carolina	127,532
11	Ohio	124,211
12	Pennsylvania	113,506
13	Illinois	105,976
14	New Jersey	101,126
15	Washington	85,925
16	Tennessee	76,794
17	Louisiana	72,376
18	Michigan	64,141
19	South Carolina	53,751
20	Alabama	52,188
21	Indiana	51,975
22	Colorado	46,247
23	Arizona	45,631
24	Missouri	40,227
25	Connecticut	38,499
26	Rhode Island	33,931
27	Kentucky	33,605
28	Nevada	33,272
29	Wisconsin	29,343
30	Kansas	25,633
31	Oregon	24,670
32	Iowa	23,208
33	District of Columbia	21,179
34	Oklahoma	20,652
35	Mississippi	20,242
36	Nebraska	17,415
37	Utah	15,226
38	Arkansas	13,786
39	Delaware	12,475
40	Maine	9,516
41	North Dakota	9,204
42	New Hampshire	8,024
43	West Virginia	7,364
44	South Dakota	6,798
45	New Mexico	6,307
46	Alaska	5,361
47	Idaho	4,559
48	Puerto Rico	3,653
49	Vermont	3,094
50	Hawaii	2,923
51	Wyoming	1,829
52	Montana	1,156

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.