Which state has the most black people???

Bootney Lee Farnsworth

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Per capita it's mostly the states in the deep south that have a high proportion of black folks. There are exceptions, of course, but as a general rule of thumb, states that are south of the Mason-Dixon line have a lot of black folks. Mississippi, Louisianna, Alabama, etc...
 

Black Population by State​

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)
Black alone & *Black in combination with one or more races
Click on the state name for more details about each state

RankState Black Alone Percent *Black & interracial Percent
1Texas3,552,99712%3,964,70014%
2Georgia3,320,51331%3,538,14633%
3Florida3,246,38115%3,703,95217%
4New York2,986,17215%3,533,87317%
5California2,237,0446%2,825,2937%
6North Carolina2,140,21721%2,344,55322%
7Maryland1,820,47229%1,977,45332%
8Illinois1,808,27114%1,992,21316%
9Virginia1,607,58119%1,799,96021%
10Ohio1,478,78113%1,704,49214%
11Louisiana1,464,02331%1,543,11933%
12Pennsylvania1,423,16911%1,655,03413%
13Michigan1,376,57914%1,544,12215%
14Alabama1,296,16226%1,364,73627%
15South Carolina1,280,53125%1,370,52827%
16New Jersey1,219,77013%1,413,77215%
17Tennessee1,092,94816%1,196,11417%
18Mississippi1,084,48137%1,123,61338%
19Missouri699,84011%798,62313%
20Indiana648,51310%760,01711%
21Massachusetts494,0297%669,86610%
22Arkansas453,78315%495,96816%
23Minnesota398,4347%483,6468%
24Connecticut388,67511%467,41613%
25Wisconsin376,2566%452,7438%
26Kentucky362,4178%436,05910%
27Arizona339,1505%446,3946%
28Washington307,5654%446,2406%
29Nevada304,73910%375,19812%
30Oklahoma289,9617%382,69810%
31District of Columbia285,81041%304,54344%
32Colorado234,8284%318,1796%
33Delaware218,89922%244,94425%
34Kansas168,8096%223,2758%
35Iowa131,9724%172,9885%
36Nebraska96,5355%124,7736%
37Oregon82,6552%134,6923%
38West Virginia65,8134%90,5265%
39Rhode Island62,1686%99,9259%
40New Mexico45,9042%68,4093%
41Utah40,0581%67,1282%
42North Dakota26,7833%34,4994%
43Maine25,7522%36,3043%
44Hawaii23,4172%46,7833%
45Alaska21,8983%35,4545%
46New Hampshire20,1271%32,9982%
47South Dakota17,8422%26,3073%
48Idaho15,7261%27,6452%
49Vermont9,0341%14,4222%
50Montana5,4841%12,7371%
51Wyoming5,2321%9,6612%
*Black & interracial= Black alone & Black in combination with one or more races
 
Per capita it's mostly the states in the deep south that have a high proportion of black folks. There are exceptions, of course, but as a general rule of thumb, states that are south of the Mason-Dixon line have a lot of black folks. Mississippi, Louisianna, Alabama, etc...
Why is the south deeper than any other state?
 

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