According to U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), “Black or African American” refers to a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The Black racial category includes people who marked the “Black, African Am., or Negro” checkbox. It also includes respondents who reported entries such as African American; Sub-Saharan African entries, such as Kenyan and Nigerian; and Afro-Caribbean entries, such as Haitian and Jamaica.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 1.428.407 | 1.435.359 | 1.443.061 | 1.455.976 | 1.468.625 | 1.481.398 | 1.493.613 | 1.505.501 | 1.516.653 | 1.525.570 |
| Missouri | 701.195 | 704.226 | 707.299 | 711.333 | 714.336 | 717.333 | 720.019 | 722.085 | 723.809 | 725.579 |
| Nevada | 231.816 | 235.354 | 243.918 | 249.219 | 257.590 | 268.539 | 280.959 | 294.042 | 305.994 | 316.303 |
| New York | 3.383.913 | 3.407.741 | 3.425.285 | 3.442.795 | 3.450.840 | 3.454.601 | 3.453.356 | 3.443.385 | 3.432.310 | 3.421.123 |
| Indiana | 605.250 | 611.403 | 616.675 | 623.776 | 629.865 | 635.460 | 642.941 | 650.617 | 660.576 | 669.596 |
| California | 2.486.306 | 2.495.664 | 2.504.171 | 2.509.919 | 2.522.246 | 2.531.244 | 2.537.131 | 2.543.564 | 2.547.988 | 2.552.757 |
| Colorado | 216.121 | 220.290 | 225.384 | 231.172 | 237.728 | 244.464 | 250.138 | 254.236 | 259.806 | 264.479 |
| Michigan | 1.414.755 | 1.414.794 | 1.414.844 | 1.411.844 | 1.410.938 | 1.408.695 | 1.408.599 | 1.408.914 | 1.408.262 | 1.407.890 |
| Idaho | 10.962 | 11.584 | 11.835 | 12.430 | 13.032 | 13.645 | 14.480 | 15.235 | 15.782 | 16.346 |
| Massachusetts | 507.899 | 520.650 | 535.191 | 549.930 | 564.199 | 576.824 | 589.701 | 603.071 | 613.306 | 621.902 |
| Kansas | 173.858 | 175.116 | 177.628 | 178.404 | 179.258 | 180.129 | 179.604 | 178.605 | 178.539 | 178.725 |
| Rhode Island | 75.594 | 77.370 | 78.436 | 80.248 | 81.863 | 83.524 | 85.140 | 86.446 | 88.378 | 90.108 |
| Washington | 253.808 | 262.233 | 270.912 | 277.615 | 284.572 | 292.739 | 302.803 | 313.179 | 322.889 | 331.924 |
| Virginia | 1.583.590 | 1.594.903 | 1.609.515 | 1.623.338 | 1.637.077 | 1.651.274 | 1.662.906 | 1.675.859 | 1.686.884 | 1.696.911 |
| Louisiana | 1.467.672 | 1.480.597 | 1.491.445 | 1.502.498 | 1.510.538 | 1.518.029 | 1.524.630 | 1.526.496 | 1.525.857 | 1.524.733 |
| Delaware | 197.018 | 199.918 | 202.425 | 205.095 | 208.247 | 211.750 | 215.073 | 218.390 | 221.874 | 225.544 |
| Wisconsin | 367.712 | 371.360 | 374.115 | 376.441 | 379.440 | 381.794 | 384.254 | 387.433 | 389.652 | 390.543 |
| Maryland | 1.737.648 | 1.757.244 | 1.774.916 | 1.792.089 | 1.810.143 | 1.828.043 | 1.841.676 | 1.856.211 | 1.867.364 | 1.878.645 |
| North Dakota | 8.527 | 9.489 | 10.805 | 13.245 | 15.544 | 19.576 | 22.220 | 23.603 | 25.115 | 25.984 |
| Alabama | 1.261.234 | 1.266.978 | 1.275.628 | 1.284.340 | 1.290.579 | 1.297.313 | 1.301.635 | 1.305.617 | 1.309.574 | 1.313.291 |
| Kentucky | 344.497 | 349.110 | 353.253 | 358.259 | 360.959 | 363.958 | 367.506 | 372.275 | 375.075 | 378.479 |
| Nebraska | 86.312 | 87.683 | 88.904 | 90.405 | 92.459 | 93.989 | 96.223 | 97.603 | 99.264 | 100.763 |
| New Jersey | 1.283.698 | 1.291.129 | 1.298.354 | 1.306.161 | 1.313.341 | 1.319.283 | 1.323.504 | 1.327.681 | 1.331.146 | 1.337.457 |
| South Dakota | 10.732 | 11.570 | 13.746 | 14.659 | 15.138 | 15.841 | 17.554 | 19.376 | 19.861 | 20.332 |
| Hawaii | 22.733 | 24.811 | 26.509 | 27.632 | 28.599 | 29.752 | 30.736 | 31.066 | 31.129 | 30.958 |
| North Carolina | 2.096.283 | 2.121.181 | 2.147.706 | 2.175.904 | 2.201.449 | 2.225.220 | 2.253.930 | 2.280.761 | 2.306.627 | 2.330.563 |
| Oregon | 74.569 | 76.157 | 77.550 | 78.944 | 81.487 | 83.943 | 87.084 | 89.388 | 91.642 | 93.740 |
| Texas | 3.082.685 | 3.139.616 | 3.208.400 | 3.275.007 | 3.353.743 | 3.438.127 | 3.519.315 | 3.595.304 | 3.665.172 | 3.739.221 |
| Vermont | 6.516 | 6.846 | 7.021 | 7.331 | 7.465 | 7.836 | 8.051 | 8.317 | 8.502 | 8.774 |
| Pennsylvania | 1.435.049 | 1.450.709 | 1.465.171 | 1.477.970 | 1.489.090 | 1.498.205 | 1.509.100 | 1.519.909 | 1.531.273 | 1.540.092 |
| Minnesota | 282.791 | 292.151 | 300.710 | 311.032 | 323.684 | 336.891 | 353.124 | 368.596 | 382.612 | 395.556 |
| Alaska | 24.633 | 25.366 | 26.506 | 27.186 | 26.975 | 27.019 | 27.559 | 27.739 | 27.652 | 27.108 |
| Arizona | 282.201 | 289.308 | 298.261 | 306.678 | 316.562 | 328.032 | 340.938 | 352.008 | 364.149 | 376.997 |
| Maine | 16.428 | 17.223 | 17.714 | 18.263 | 19.336 | 19.718 | 20.637 | 21.259 | 21.946 | 22.691 |
| Tennessee | 1.070.436 | 1.081.890 | 1.096.530 | 1.106.109 | 1.116.669 | 1.126.417 | 1.135.529 | 1.146.784 | 1.156.454 | 1.164.461 |
| Wyoming | 5.186 | 5.494 | 7.671 | 8.589 | 7.848 | 7.392 | 7.326 | 7.361 | 7.401 | 7.467 |
| Illinois | 1.903.857 | 1.902.765 | 1.901.172 | 1.899.919 | 1.895.699 | 1.889.241 | 1.879.042 | 1.867.708 | 1.858.642 | 1.852.516 |
| Montana | 4.252 | 4.929 | 5.450 | 5.483 | 5.539 | 5.691 | 5.935 | 6.196 | 6.260 | 6.389 |
| Georgia | 3.006.047 | 3.055.345 | 3.099.388 | 3.138.301 | 3.187.865 | 3.241.925 | 3.298.868 | 3.353.318 | 3.404.951 | 3.458.147 |
| Arkansas | 455.030 | 457.824 | 459.418 | 461.473 | 463.401 | 466.189 | 469.025 | 470.694 | 471.988 | 473.048 |
| Iowa | 92.464 | 95.141 | 97.459 | 102.200 | 107.106 | 111.671 | 116.268 | 121.427 | 125.033 | 128.105 |
| Connecticut | 393.404 | 397.902 | 402.512 | 407.444 | 411.182 | 415.342 | 418.863 | 423.337 | 428.316 | 434.585 |
| Mississippi | 1.105.011 | 1.110.364 | 1.114.071 | 1.118.901 | 1.122.262 | 1.124.044 | 1.126.424 | 1.128.043 | 1.126.849 | 1.124.559 |
| Utah | 34.043 | 34.929 | 36.192 | 37.362 | 38.313 | 39.321 | 41.400 | 43.714 | 45.473 | 47.537 |
| Oklahoma | 285.337 | 287.995 | 291.158 | 295.641 | 298.489 | 302.446 | 304.272 | 305.118 | 306.154 | 307.819 |
| West Virginia | 63.986 | 64.523 | 64.828 | 65.312 | 65.453 | 65.462 | 65.227 | 64.904 | 64.776 | 64.610 |
| Florida | 3.091.756 | 3.156.120 | 3.219.520 | 3.275.914 | 3.337.671 | 3.403.053 | 3.472.527 | 3.538.457 | 3.589.957 | 3.633.515 |
| South Carolina | 1.305.273 | 1.312.005 | 1.320.933 | 1.330.419 | 1.340.329 | 1.351.360 | 1.361.728 | 1.370.339 | 1.378.890 | 1.388.017 |
| New Mexico | 49.273 | 49.836 | 50.201 | 50.769 | 51.259 | 51.786 | 52.473 | 52.864 | 53.661 | 54.772 |
| New Hampshire | 16.521 | 17.267 | 18.150 | 18.682 | 19.345 | 20.179 | 21.380 | 22.294 | 23.338 | 24.371 |
| District of Columbia | 311.054 | 314.201 | 317.623 | 322.188 | 324.523 | 326.394 | 327.126 | 326.807 | 326.181 |