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PERCENT BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN RANKING, 2000
States Ranked by Percent of Population Selecting Race of Black/African American Alone |
Rank |
State |
Number Selecting Race of Black/African American Alone |
Total Population |
Percent Selecting Race of Black/African American Alone |
1. |
District of Columbia |
343,213 |
572,059 |
60.00% |
2. |
Mississippi |
1,033,437 |
2,844,658 |
36.33% |
3. |
Louisiana |
1,444,566 |
4,468,976 |
32.32% |
4. |
South Carolina |
1,182,727 |
4,012,012 |
29.48% |
5. |
Georgia |
2,342,110 |
8,186,453 |
28.61% |
6. |
Maryland |
1,468,243 |
5,296,486 |
27.72% |
7. |
Alabama |
1,153,044 |
4,447,100 |
25.93% |
8. |
North Carolina |
1,734,154 |
8,049,313 |
21.54% |
9. |
Virginia |
1,384,008 |
7,078,515 |
19.55% |
10. |
Delaware |
148,823 |
783,600 |
18.99% |
11. |
Tennessee |
929,864 |
5,689,283 |
16.34% |
12. |
New York |
2,986,242 |
18,976,457 |
15.74% |
13. |
Arkansas |
417,881 |
2,673,400 |
15.63% |
14. |
Illinois |
1,864,619 |
12,419,293 |
15.01% |
15. |
Florida |
2,312,105 |
15,982,378 |
14.47% |
16. |
Michigan |
1,401,723 |
9,938,444 |
14.10% |
17. |
New Jersey |
1,127,266 |
8,414,350 |
13.40% |
18. |
Texas |
2,385,554 |
20,851,820 |
11.44% |
19. |
Ohio |
1,288,359 |
11,353,140 |
11.35% |
20. |
Missouri |
622,087 |
5,595,211 |
11.12% |
21. |
Pennsylvania |
1,211,669 |
12,281,054 |
9.87% |
22. |
Connecticut |
305,902 |
3,405,565 |
8.98% |
23. |
Indiana |
504,449 |
6,080,485 |
8.30% |
24. |
Oklahoma |
258,532 |
3,450,654 |
7.49% |
25. |
Kentucky |
293,915 |
4,041,769 |
7.27% |
26. |
Nevada |
132,490 |
1,998,257 |
6.63% |
27. |
California |
2,219,190 |
33,871,648 |
6.55% |
28. |
Kansas |
150,584 |
2,688,418 |
5.60% |
29. |
Wisconsin |
300,355 |
5,363,675 |
5.60% |
30. |
Massachusetts |
337,157 |
6,349,097 |
5.31% |
31. |
Rhode Island |
45,236 |
1,048,319 |
4.32% |
32. |
Nebraska |
67,435 |
1,711,263 |
3.94% |
33. |
Colorado |
159,279 |
4,301,261 |
3.70% |
34. |
Alaska |
21,968 |
626,932 |
3.50% |
35. |
Minnesota |
167,857 |
4,919,479 |
3.41% |
36. |
Washington |
185,052 |
5,894,121 |
3.14% |
37. |
West Virginia |
55,999 |
1,808,344 |
3.10% |
38. |
Arizona |
154,316 |
5,130,632 |
3.01% |
39. |
Iowa |
59,758 |
2,926,324 |
2.04% |
40. |
New Mexico |
33,513 |
1,819,046 |
1.84% |
41. |
Hawaii |
20,945 |
1,211,537 |
1.73% |
42. |
Oregon |
53,032 |
3,421,399 |
1.55% |
43. |
New Hampshire |
8,984 |
1,235,786 |
0.73% |
44. |
Utah |
16,150 |
2,233,169 |
0.72% |
45. |
Wyoming |
3,126 |
493,782 |
0.63% |
46. |
South Dakota |
4,518 |
754,844 |
0.60% |
47. |
North Dakota |
3,673 |
642,200 |
0.57% |
48. |
Vermont |
2,981 |
608,827 |
0.49% |
49. |
Maine |
6,047 |
1,274,923 |
0.47% |
50. |
Idaho |
5,244 |
1,293,953 |
0.41% |
51. |
Montana |
2,359 |
902,195 |
0.26% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN). Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy
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