Distribution of Subsaharan African: Other Subsaharan African People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African: Other Subsaharan African

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0.8%
1%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Stewart County, Georgia	1.32%
2	Billings County, North Dakota	1.16%
3	Prince George's County, Maryland	1.03%
4	Bronx County, New York	0.9%
5	Montgomery County, Maryland	0.84%
6	Taylor County, Texas	0.83%
7	Kiowa County, Colorado	0.83%
8	Cumberland County, Maine	0.77%
9	Adair County, Missouri	0.75%
10	Summit County, Colorado	0.74%
11	Knox County, Illinois	0.59%
12	Warren County, Illinois	0.55%
13	Cass County, North Dakota	0.54%
14	Charlottesville city, Virginia	0.53%
15	Alexandria city, Virginia	0.52%
16	Pulaski County, Illinois	0.52%
17	Dillon County, South Carolina	0.5%
18	DeKalb County, Georgia	0.47%
19	Howard County, Maryland	0.42%
20	Albany County, Wyoming	0.41%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African: Other Subsaharan African

#	County	Population
1	Bronx County, New York	13,006
2	Prince George's County, Maryland	9,355
3	Montgomery County, Maryland	8,762
4	Harris County, Texas	5,721
5	New York County, New York	5,054
6	Dallas County, Texas	4,338
7	Tarrant County, Texas	4,102
8	Los Angeles County, California	4,083
9	Cook County, Illinois	3,500
10	King County, Washington	3,476
11	DeKalb County, Georgia	3,467
12	Kings County, New York	3,398
13	Franklin County, Ohio	3,309
14	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	3,218
15	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	2,875
16	Gwinnett County, Georgia	2,846
17	Hennepin County, Minnesota	2,846
18	Hamilton County, Ohio	2,511
19	Queens County, New York	2,484
20	Fairfax County, Virginia	2,386

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Maryland	0.4%	24,102
2	District of Columbia	0.27%	1,860
3	Maine	0.2%	2,696
4	New York	0.16%	31,034
5	North Dakota	0.15%	1,128
6	Georgia	0.14%	14,033
7	Minnesota	0.12%	6,894
8	Vermont	0.12%	752
9	Massachusetts	0.11%	7,276
10	Washington	0.09%	6,733
11	Virginia	0.09%	7,675
12	Texas	0.08%	22,892
13	Alaska	0.08%	603
14	North Carolina	0.08%	8,205
15	Iowa	0.08%	2,439
16	New Hampshire	0.08%	1,010
17	Colorado	0.07%	4,075
18	New Jersey	0.07%	6,509
19	Idaho	0.07%	1,213
20	Kentucky	0.07%	3,087
21	Ohio	0.07%	8,016
22	Delaware	0.07%	634
23	Pennsylvania	0.07%	8,524
24	Nebraska	0.07%	1,254
25	South Dakota	0.07%	566
26	Rhode Island	0.07%	692
27	Connecticut	0.06%	2,217
28	Illinois	0.06%	7,744
29	Utah	0.06%	1,683
30	Arizona	0.05%	3,399
31	Tennessee	0.04%	2,934
32	Michigan	0.04%	4,390
33	Missouri	0.04%	2,656
34	New Mexico	0.04%	911
35	Indiana	0.04%	2,692
36	Wisconsin	0.04%	2,181
37	California	0.04%	13,971
38	Nevada	0.03%	992
39	Wyoming	0.03%	186
40	Oregon	0.03%	1,284
41	Florida	0.02%	4,991
42	Louisiana	0.02%	1,108
43	South Carolina	0.02%	1,164
44	Kansas	0.02%	625
45	Oklahoma	0.02%	810
46	Alabama	0.02%	1,000
47	Arkansas	0.02%	517
48	West Virginia	0.02%	307
49	Hawaii	0.01%	204
50	Montana	0.01%	62
51	Mississippi	0.01%	172
52	Puerto Rico	0%	33

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African: Other Subsaharan African

#	State	Population
1	New York	31,034
2	Maryland	24,102
3	Texas	22,892
4	Georgia	14,033
5	California	13,971
6	Pennsylvania	8,524
7	North Carolina	8,205
8	Ohio	8,016
9	Illinois	7,744
10	Virginia	7,675
11	Massachusetts	7,276
12	Minnesota	6,894
13	Washington	6,733
14	New Jersey	6,509
15	Florida	4,991
16	Michigan	4,390
17	Colorado	4,075
18	Arizona	3,399
19	Kentucky	3,087
20	Tennessee	2,934
21	Maine	2,696
22	Indiana	2,692
23	Missouri	2,656
24	Iowa	2,439
25	Connecticut	2,217
26	Wisconsin	2,181
27	District of Columbia	1,860
28	Utah	1,683
29	Oregon	1,284
30	Nebraska	1,254
31	Idaho	1,213
32	South Carolina	1,164
33	North Dakota	1,128
34	Louisiana	1,108
35	New Hampshire	1,010
36	Alabama	1,000
37	Nevada	992
38	New Mexico	911
39	Oklahoma	810
40	Vermont	752
41	Rhode Island	692
42	Delaware	634
43	Kansas	625
44	Alaska	603
45	South Dakota	566
46	Arkansas	517
47	West Virginia	307
48	Hawaii	204
49	Wyoming	186
50	Mississippi	172
51	Montana	62
52	Puerto Rico	33

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.