The graph below ranks each state by Black population according to the 2012 census estimates.

Black US population by state - 2012 estimate

StatePercent of Population
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Black percentage - 50.150.10  
MississippiMississippi Black percentage - 37.437.40
LouisianaLouisiana Black percentage - 32.432.40
GeorgiaGeorgia Black percentage - 31.231.20
MarylandMaryland Black percentage - 30.030.00
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Black percentage - 28.028.00
AlabamaAlabama Black percentage - 26.526.50
DelawareDelaware Black percentage - 22.022.00
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Black percentage - 22.022.00
VirginiaVirginia Black percentage - 19.719.70
New YorkNew York Black percentage - 17.517.50
TennesseeTennessee Black percentage - 17.017.00
FloridaFlorida Black percentage - 16.616.60
ArkansasArkansas Black percentage - 15.615.60
IllinoisIllinois Black percentage - 14.814.80
New JerseyNew Jersey Black percentage - 14.714.70
MichiganMichigan Black percentage - 14.314.30
OhioOhio Black percentage - 12.512.50
TexasTexas Black percentage - 12.312.30
MissouriMissouri Black percentage - 11.711.70
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Black percentage - 11.411.40
ConnecticutConnecticut Black percentage - 11.211.20
IndianaIndiana Black percentage - 9.49.40
NevadaNevada Black percentage - 8.98.90
KentuckyKentucky Black percentage - 8.18.10
MassachusettsMassachusetts Black percentage - 7.97.90
OklahomaOklahoma Black percentage - 7.67.60
Rhode IslandRhode Island Black percentage - 7.37.30
CaliforniaCalifornia Black percentage - 6.66.60
WisconsinWisconsin Black percentage - 6.56.50
KansasKansas Black percentage - 6.26.20
MinnesotaMinnesota Black percentage - 5.55.50
NebraskaNebraska Black percentage - 4.84.80
ArizonaArizona Black percentage - 4.54.50
ColoradoColorado Black percentage - 4.34.30
WashingtonWashington Black percentage - 3.93.90
AlaskaAlaska Black percentage - 3.73.70
West VirginiaWest Virginia Black percentage - 3.53.50
IowaIowa Black percentage - 3.23.20
New MexicoNew Mexico Black percentage - 2.42.40
HawaiiHawaii Black percentage - 2.12.10
OregonOregon Black percentage - 2.02.00
South DakotaSouth Dakota Black percentage - 1.71.70
North DakotaNorth Dakota Black percentage - 1.51.50
WyomingWyoming Black percentage - 1.51.50
New HampshireNew Hampshire Black percentage - 1.41.40
UtahUtah Black percentage - 1.31.30
MaineMaine Black percentage - 1.31.30
VermontVermont Black percentage - 1.11.10
IdahoIdaho Black percentage - 0.80.80
MontanaMontana Black percentage - 0.60.60

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