Black or African American Population by US County

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This dataset contains the total population and the total population that identifies as Black or African American (Alone or in Combination) for US counties, based on the 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Normalise the 'Total Black or African American Alone or in Combination' column using the 'Total Population' column to calculate the percentage. These are 5-year survey estimates, not a full count. Margins of error are separate attributes and not included here. Boundary is 2025 Cartographic Boundary.

At a glance

Records: 3,222
Geometry: Polygon
Area type: County
Location: United States
Country: United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Licence: Public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)
Year: 2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Columns (4)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
County Code	string	—	Standard FIPS geographic identifier for the county.
County Name	string	—	The name of the county and its corresponding state.
Total Population	integer	min 43 · max 9,848,406 · μ 104172.07	The total population within the total population universe for an area.
Total Black or African American Alone or in Combination	integer	min 0 · max 1,253,007 · μ 15011.98	The total number of people who identify as Black or African American alone or in combination with one or more other races.

Data preview

County Code	County Name	Total Population	Total Black or African American Alone or in Combination
31111	Lincoln County, Nebraska	34,122	646
48491	Williamson County, Texas	643,889	58,737
05115	Pope County, Arkansas	63,830	2,533
48437	Swisher County, Texas	6,981	645
48327	Menard County, Texas	1,964	32
05127	Scott County, Arkansas	9,839	164
29161	Phelps County, Missouri	44,948	1,520
38003	Barnes County, North Dakota	10,794	170
20143	Ottawa County, Kansas	5,782	110
28077	Lawrence County, Mississippi	11,883	3,937

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