Distribution of Subsaharan African: African People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African: African

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1.7%
3.4%
5.1%
6.8%
10.2%
13.6%
17%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Emporia city, Virginia	20.26%
2	Franklin city, Virginia	19.71%
3	Greensville County, Virginia	19.61%
4	Sussex County, Virginia	18.74%
5	Hardeman County, Tennessee	15.67%
6	Chester County, South Carolina	14.6%
7	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	14.1%
8	Iberville Parish, Louisiana	13.89%
9	Fairfield County, South Carolina	12.7%
10	King and Queen County, Virginia	11.4%
11	Suffolk city, Virginia	11.05%
12	Essex County, Virginia	10.41%
13	Greene County, North Carolina	9.52%
14	Southampton County, Virginia	8.99%
15	Webster Parish, Louisiana	8.96%
16	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	8.45%
17	Brunswick County, Virginia	8.32%
18	King William County, Virginia	8.21%
19	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	7.47%
20	Danville city, Virginia	7.22%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African: African

#	County	Population
1	Los Angeles County, California	57,280
2	Harris County, Texas	45,194
3	Kings County, New York	41,876
4	Bronx County, New York	39,284
5	Baltimore County, Maryland	38,531
6	Baltimore city, Maryland	30,452
7	Prince George's County, Maryland	30,185
8	Cook County, Illinois	29,732
9	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	27,641
10	Tarrant County, Texas	25,886
11	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	23,322
12	Marion County, Indiana	22,775
13	Dallas County, Texas	22,373
14	Montgomery County, Maryland	21,261
15	Franklin County, Ohio	19,174
16	Orleans Parish, Louisiana	19,170
17	Maricopa County, Arizona	18,550
18	Jefferson County, Alabama	18,055
19	Wayne County, Michigan	17,607
20	Palm Beach County, Florida	16,567

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Maryland	2.42%	145,226
2	Louisiana	1.43%	66,504
3	Virginia	1.3%	109,723
4	Georgia	1.11%	114,258
5	District of Columbia	1.09%	7,468
6	South Carolina	0.94%	46,642
7	Alabama	0.92%	44,979
8	North Carolina	0.9%	91,759
9	Tennessee	0.83%	55,293
10	Delaware	0.82%	7,786
11	New York	0.75%	147,280
12	Texas	0.66%	184,089
13	Minnesota	0.65%	35,690
14	Ohio	0.62%	71,874
15	Mississippi	0.6%	18,016
16	Connecticut	0.59%	21,092
17	Nevada	0.58%	17,087
18	Kansas	0.58%	16,938
19	Pennsylvania	0.56%	71,681
20	Indiana	0.56%	37,110
21	Rhode Island	0.53%	5,647
22	New Jersey	0.5%	44,213
23	Illinois	0.48%	61,763
24	Kentucky	0.48%	21,275
25	Florida	0.47%	96,104
26	Massachusetts	0.44%	29,820
27	Michigan	0.43%	42,490
28	Washington	0.41%	30,230
29	California	0.4%	157,577
30	Arkansas	0.39%	11,576
31	Nebraska	0.37%	7,120
32	Iowa	0.37%	11,552
33	Missouri	0.37%	22,423
34	Arizona	0.36%	24,942
35	Oklahoma	0.35%	13,571
36	Wisconsin	0.34%	19,665
37	Colorado	0.33%	18,263
38	North Dakota	0.33%	2,471
39	Alaska	0.32%	2,357
40	West Virginia	0.32%	5,839
41	Oregon	0.28%	11,537
42	South Dakota	0.26%	2,223
43	New Hampshire	0.23%	3,023
44	Utah	0.2%	6,079
45	Vermont	0.19%	1,214
46	New Mexico	0.16%	3,405
47	Maine	0.16%	2,086
48	Wyoming	0.15%	847
49	Hawaii	0.13%	1,898
50	Idaho	0.11%	1,937
51	Puerto Rico	0.1%	3,530
52	Montana	0.07%	748

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African: African

#	State	Population
1	Texas	184,089
2	California	157,577
3	New York	147,280
4	Maryland	145,226
5	Georgia	114,258
6	Virginia	109,723
7	Florida	96,104
8	North Carolina	91,759
9	Ohio	71,874
10	Pennsylvania	71,681
11	Louisiana	66,504
12	Illinois	61,763
13	Tennessee	55,293
14	South Carolina	46,642
15	Alabama	44,979
16	New Jersey	44,213
17	Michigan	42,490
18	Indiana	37,110
19	Minnesota	35,690
20	Washington	30,230
21	Massachusetts	29,820
22	Arizona	24,942
23	Missouri	22,423
24	Kentucky	21,275
25	Connecticut	21,092
26	Wisconsin	19,665
27	Colorado	18,263
28	Mississippi	18,016
29	Nevada	17,087
30	Kansas	16,938
31	Oklahoma	13,571
32	Arkansas	11,576
33	Iowa	11,552
34	Oregon	11,537
35	Delaware	7,786
36	District of Columbia	7,468
37	Nebraska	7,120
38	Utah	6,079
39	West Virginia	5,839
40	Rhode Island	5,647
41	Puerto Rico	3,530
42	New Mexico	3,405
43	New Hampshire	3,023
44	North Dakota	2,471
45	Alaska	2,357
46	South Dakota	2,223
47	Maine	2,086
48	Idaho	1,937
49	Hawaii	1,898
50	Vermont	1,214
51	Wyoming	847
52	Montana	748

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.