African Americans in US States

Author

Carwil Bjork-James, using Gemini 3

Published

January 30, 2026

Code to Generate This File

Code 
library(tidycensus)
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)
library(stringr)
library(scales)
library(glue)
library(purrr)
library(knitr)
library(kableExtra)
library(english)

Core Functions

Code 
# Get state abbreviation from name
get_state_abbr <- function(state_name) {
  data("fips_codes")
  abbr <- fips_codes %>%
    filter(state_name == str_to_title(!!state_name)) %>%
    pull(state) %>%
    unique()
  if (length(abbr) == 0) stop(paste("No state abbreviation found for:", state_name))
  return(abbr)
}

# Construct Census Table URL
get_census_url <- function(state_abbr) {
  data("fips_codes")
  fips <- fips_codes %>%
    filter(state == toupper(state_abbr)) %>%
    pull(state_code) %>%
    unique()
  if (length(fips) == 0) stop("Invalid state abbreviation.")
  base_url <- "https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1"
  geo_param <- glue("040XX00US{fips}$0500000")
  query_params <- "y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true"
  return(glue("{base_url}?g={geo_param}&{query_params}"))
}

# Generate Wikitext Citation
cite_census_p1 <- function(state_abbr, access_date = "2026-01-03") {
  census_url <- get_census_url(state_abbr)
  glue(
    "<ref>{{{{Cite web ",
    "| title = RACE ",
    "| work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 ",
    "| publisher = U.S. Census Bureau ",
    "| url = {census_url} ",
    "| access-date = {access_date} ",
    "}}}}</ref>"
  )
}

# Generate Wikitext Narrative
black_population_summary_by_county <- function(state_race_data_by_county, 
                                               pct_threshold = 10, 
                                               n_top_counties = 7) {
  max_listed <- 10
  counties_race_table <- state_race_data_by_county %>% 
    select(-description) %>% pivot_wider(names_from = variable, values_from = value)
  
  county_stats <- counties_race_table %>%
    mutate(
      BASENAME   = gsub(" County,.*$", "", NAME),
      STATE_NAME = str_extract(NAME, "(?<=, ).*$"),
      black_pct  = (P1_004N / P1_001N) * 100
    )
  
  state_name <- unique(county_stats$STATE_NAME)
  state_abbr <- get_state_abbr(state_name)
  n_counties <- nrow(county_stats)
  state_total_pop <- sum(county_stats$P1_001N)
  state_black_pop <- sum(county_stats$P1_004N)
  
  over_threshold <- county_stats %>% filter(black_pct > pct_threshold) %>% arrange(desc(black_pct))
  n_threshold <- nrow(over_threshold)
  
  if (n_threshold <= max_listed + 1) {
    links_vector <- over_threshold %>%
      mutate(link = glue("[[{BASENAME} County, {state_name}|{BASENAME}]] ",
                     "({number(black_pct, accuracy = 0.1)}%)")) %>%
      pull(link)
    # combine_words adds the "and" and Oxford comma automatically
    over_threshold_list <- knitr::combine_words(links_vector) %>% paste0(".")
  } else {
    nn <- n_threshold - max_listed
    truncated_list <- over_threshold %>% slice(1:max_listed) %>%
      mutate(link = glue("[[{BASENAME} County, {state_name}|{BASENAME}]] ",
                         "({number(black_pct, accuracy = 0.1)}%)")) %>%
      pull(link) %>% paste(collapse = ", ")
    over_threshold_list <- glue("{truncated_list}, and {nn} other counties.")
  }
  
  already_linked <- over_threshold$BASENAME
  top_n_counties <- county_stats %>% arrange(desc(P1_004N)) %>% slice(1:n_top_counties)
  top_n_sum <- sum(top_n_counties$P1_004N); top_n_share <- (top_n_sum / state_black_pop) * 100
  
  top_n_list <- top_n_counties %>%
    mutate(label = if_else(BASENAME %in% already_linked, 
                           glue("{BASENAME} ({comma(P1_004N)})"), 
                           glue("[[{BASENAME} County, {state_name}|{BASENAME}]] ({comma(P1_004N)})"))) %>%
    pull(label) %>% knitr::combine_words()
  
  history_note <- ifelse(state_name == "Tennessee", "Most of these counties are in West Tennessee... ", "")
  threshold_text <- ifelse(n_threshold > 0, glue("In {nrow(over_threshold)} of the state's {n_counties} counties, African Americans make up more than {pct_threshold}% of the population: "), "")
  
  wikitext_summary <- glue(
    "In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], {comma(state_black_pop)} {state_name} residents were identified as African American ",
    "(of the total {comma(state_total_pop)}).<ref>This figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> ",
    "{threshold_text}{over_threshold_list} {history_note}African Americans in the {english::words(n_top_counties)} counties of {top_n_list} ",
    "make up more than {floor(top_n_share)}% of all African Americans in the state."
  )
  
  paste0(wikitext_summary, cite_census_p1(state_abbr = toupper(state_abbr)))
}

Data Preparation

Code 
county_race_data <- readRDS(here::here("data", "county-race-data-list.rds"))

# National average constant
nat_avg_black_pct <- 14.2

state_black_summary_table <- county_race_data %>%
  map_dfr(function(df) {
    
    # 1. Pivot and calculate basics
    wide_df <- df %>%
      select(-description) %>%
      pivot_wider(names_from = variable, values_from = value) %>%
      mutate(
        # Extract state name from the first row's NAME field
        STATE_NAME = str_extract(NAME, "(?<=, ).*$"),
        black_pct = (P1_004N / P1_001N) * 100
      )
    
    # 2. Calculate state-wide totals
    state_total <- sum(wide_df$P1_001N, na.rm = TRUE)
    state_black <- sum(wide_df$P1_004N, na.rm = TRUE)
    state_share <- (state_black / state_total) * 100
    
    # 3. Compile counts for the specific row
    tibble(
      state_name         = unique(wide_df$STATE_NAME),
      state_abbr         = unique(fips_codes$state[fips_codes$state_name == state_name]),
      black_pct          = round(state_share, 1),
      
      # Percentage Thresholds
      c_lt_1pct   = sum(wide_df$black_pct < 1),
      c_gt_1pct   = sum(wide_df$black_pct > 1),
      c_gt_10pct  = sum(wide_df$black_pct > 10),
      c_gt_natavg = sum(wide_df$black_pct > nat_avg_black_pct),
      c_gt_stshare = sum(wide_df$black_pct > state_share),
      c_gt_50pct  = sum(wide_df$black_pct > 50),
      
      # Population Volume Thresholds
      c_gt_30k    = sum(wide_df$P1_004N > 30000),
      c_gt_100k   = sum(wide_df$P1_004N > 100000),
      c_gt_250k   = sum(wide_df$P1_004N > 250000)
    )
  })

state_black_summary_table %>% filter(c_gt_50pct >= 5) %>% 
  pull(state_abbr) -> majority_counties
state_black_summary_table %>% filter((c_gt_50pct <= 5) & (black_pct > 10)) %>% 
  pull(state_abbr) -> medium_counties
state_black_summary_table %>% filter(black_pct <= 10) %>% filter(c_gt_10pct > 0) %>%
  pull(state_abbr) -> gt_10_counties
setdiff(names(county_race_data),
        c(majority_counties, medium_counties, gt_10_counties)) -> lt_10_counties

wikitext_summaries <- list()
for (state in majority_counties) {
  wikitext_summaries[[state]] <- 
    black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[state]], 
                                       pct_threshold = 50, 
                                       n_top_counties = 10)
}
for (state in medium_counties) {
  wikitext_summaries[[state]] <- 
    black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[state]], 
                                       pct_threshold = 20, 
                                       n_top_counties = 7)
}
for (state in gt_10_counties) {
  wikitext_summaries[[state]] <- 
    black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[state]], 
                                       pct_threshold = 10, 
                                       n_top_counties = 7)
}
for (state in lt_10_counties) {
  wikitext_summaries[[state]] <-
    black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[state]], 
                                       pct_threshold = 100, 
                                       n_top_counties = 5)
}

Suggested edit rendering

Code 
render_state_editorial_section <- function(state_abbr, summary_table, wikitext_list) {
  state_row <- summary_table %>% filter(state_abbr == !!state_abbr)
  state_full_name <- state_row$state_name
  
  cat(glue("### {state_full_name} ({state_abbr})"), "\n\n")
  
  # Print Summary Stats Table
  cat("::: {style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\"}\n")
  print(state_row %>% select(1, 3, 4:9) %>% kable(format = "markdown") %>%
          kable_styling(full_width = FALSE))
  cat("\n")
  print(state_row %>% select(1, 3, 10:12) %>% kable(format = "markdown") %>%
          kable_styling(full_width = FALSE))
  cat("\n")
  
  # Wikitext Copy Box
  cat("::: {.code-copy}\n")
  cat("```text\n")
  cat(str_wrap(wikitext_list[[state_abbr]]), "\n")
  cat("```\n")
  cat(":::\n")
  cat(":::\n\n")
  
  # Copy to Clipboard Button
  button_obj <- copy_to_clipboard_button_wt(wikitext_list[[state_abbr]], 
                              button_label = "Copy Wikitext to Clipboard")
  print(button_obj)

  # Wikipedia Link
  wiki_url <- glue("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_{gsub(' ', '_', state_full_name)}")
  cat(glue("[Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in {state_full_name}]({wiki_url})"), "\n\n")
  cat("---\n\n")
}

State Data Processing

Code 
# Organize states for looping
majority_counties <- state_black_summary_table %>% 
  filter(c_gt_50pct >= 5) %>%
  pull(state_abbr)
medium_counties <- state_black_summary_table %>% 
  filter((c_gt_50pct < 5) & (black_pct > 10)) %>% 
  pull(state_abbr)
gt_10_counties <- state_black_summary_table %>% 
  filter(black_pct <= 10 & c_gt_10pct > 0) %>% 
  pull(state_abbr)
lt_10_counties <- setdiff(names(county_race_data), 
                          c(majority_counties, medium_counties,
                            gt_10_counties))

# Generate the Wikitext Narratives
wikitext_summaries <- list()
for (s in majority_counties) wikitext_summaries[[s]] <-
  black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[s]], 50, 10)
for (s in medium_counties) wikitext_summaries[[s]] <- 
  black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[s]], 20, 7)
for (s in gt_10_counties) wikitext_summaries[[s]] <- 
  black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[s]], 10, 7)
for (s in lt_10_counties) wikitext_summaries[[s]] <- 
  black_population_summary_by_county(county_race_data[[s]], 100, 5)

Sections to add to Wikipedia

Alabama (AL)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Alabama 25.8 1 66 50 43 28 11
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Alabama 25.8 6 3 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,296,162 Alabama residents
were identified as African American (of the total 5,024,279).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In
11 of the state's 67 counties, African Americans make up more than 50% of
the population: [[Greene County, Alabama|Greene]] (80.8%), [[Macon County,
Alabama|Macon]] (79.1%), [[Sumter County, Alabama|Sumter]] (72.9%), [[Bullock
County, Alabama|Bullock]] (71.4%), [[Wilcox County, Alabama|Wilcox]] (70.6%),
[[Dallas County, Alabama|Dallas]] (69.9%), [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes]]
(69.8%), [[Perry County, Alabama|Perry]] (69.7%), [[Montgomery County,
Alabama|Montgomery]] (57.0%), [[Hale County, Alabama|Hale]] (56.4%), and
[[Marengo County, Alabama|Marengo]] (52.7%). African Americans in the ten
counties of [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]] (281,326), [[Mobile
County, Alabama|Mobile]] (146,254), Montgomery (130,467), [[Madison County,
Alabama|Madison]] (92,066), [[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]
(69,088), [[Lee County, Alabama|Lee]] (39,570), [[Shelby County,
Alabama|Shelby]] (28,939), [[Houston County, Alabama|Houston]] (28,408),
Dallas (26,899), and [[Talladega County, Alabama|Talladega]] (26,439)
make up more than 67% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US01$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Alabama

Alaska (AK)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Alaska 3 21 9 0 0 4 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Alaska 3 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 21,898 Alaska residents
were identified as African American (of the total 733,391).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> .
African Americans in the five counties of [[Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
County, Alaska|Anchorage Municipality, Alaska]] (14,576), [[Fairbanks North
Star Borough, Alaska County, Alaska|Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska]]
(4,014), [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska County, Alaska|Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska]] (1,121), [[Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska County,
Alaska|Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska]] (386), and [[Juneau City and
Borough, Alaska County, Alaska|Juneau City and Borough, Alaska]] (350)
make up more than 93% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US02$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Alaska

Arizona (AZ)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Arizona 4.7 7 8 0 0 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Arizona 4.7 2 1 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 339,150 Arizona residents
were identified as African American (of the total 7,151,502).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> . African Americans in the five counties of [[Maricopa
County, Arizona|Maricopa]] (260,469), [[Pima County, Arizona|Pima]]
(39,954), [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal]] (21,968), [[Cochise County,
Arizona|Cochise]] (4,783), and [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma]] (4,099)
make up more than 97% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US04$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Arizona

Arkansas (AR)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Arkansas 15.1 19 56 35 31 31 6
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Arkansas 15.1 2 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 453,783 Arkansas residents
were identified as African American (of the total 3,011,524).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 6 of the state's 75 counties, African Americans make up more than 50% of
the population: [[Phillips County, Arkansas|Phillips]] (62.4%), [[Jefferson
County, Arkansas|Jefferson]] (56.3%), [[St. Francis County, Arkansas|St.
Francis]] (54.4%), [[Lee County, Arkansas|Lee]] (54.2%), [[Crittenden County,
Arkansas|Crittenden]] (53.8%), and [[Chicot County, Arkansas|Chicot]] (53.1%).
African Americans in the ten counties of [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]]
(143,548), Jefferson (37,835), Crittenden (25,905), [[Craighead County,
Arkansas|Craighead]] (18,473), [[Faulkner County, Arkansas|Faulkner]]
(14,384), [[Mississippi County, Arkansas|Mississippi]] (14,323), [[Union
County, Arkansas|Union]] (12,729), St. Francis (12,561), [[Miller County,
Arkansas|Miller]] (10,988), and [[Saline County, Arkansas|Saline]] (10,414)
make up more than 66% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US05$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Arkansas

California (CA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
California 5.7 16 42 1 0 10 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
California 5.7 14 7 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 2,237,044 California residents
were identified as African American (of the total 39,538,223).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 1 of the state's 58 counties, African Americans make up more than 10%
of the population: [[Solano County, California|Solano]] (13.7%). African
Americans in the seven counties of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los
Angeles]] (794,364), [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]]
(184,558), [[Alameda County, California|Alameda]] (164,879), [[Riverside
County, California|Riverside]] (156,477), [[San Diego County, California|San
Diego]] (155,813), [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]] (152,795),
and [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]] (101,485) make
up more than 76% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US06$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in California

Colorado (CO)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Colorado 4.1 42 22 1 0 6 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Colorado 4.1 3 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 234,828 Colorado residents
were identified as African American (of the total 5,773,714).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 1
of the state's 64 counties, African Americans make up more than 10% of the
population: [[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe]] (10.8%). African Americans
in the seven counties of Arapahoe (70,787), [[Denver County, Colorado|Denver]]
(64,038), [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso]] (43,822), [[Adams County,
Colorado|Adams]] (17,463), [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson]] (7,356),
[[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas]] (5,160), and [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld]]
(4,539) make up more than 90% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US08$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Colorado

Connecticut (CT)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Connecticut 10.8 0 8 3 0 3 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Connecticut 10.8 3 3 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 388,675 Connecticut residents
were identified as African American (of the total 3,605,944).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> . African Americans in the seven counties of [[Hartford County,
Connecticut|Hartford]] (127,194), [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New
Haven]] (118,933), [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]] (106,756),
[[New London County, Connecticut|New London]] (16,026), [[Middlesex County,
Connecticut|Middlesex]] (8,565), [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland]]
(5,450), and [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield]] (3,348)
make up more than 99% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US09$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Connecticut

Delaware (DE)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Delaware 22.1 0 3 3 2 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Delaware 22.1 2 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 218,899 Delaware residents
were identified as African American (of the total 989,948).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 2
of the state's 3 counties, African Americans make up more than 20% of the
population: [[Kent County, Delaware|Kent]] (25.8%) and [[New Castle County,
Delaware|New Castle]] (25.7%). African Americans in the seven counties of New
Castle (146,544), Kent (46,998), and [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex]] (25,357)
make up more than 100% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US10$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
| access-date = 2026-01-03 }}</ref>

Edit Wikipedia Page: African Americans in Delaware

Florida (FL)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Florida 15.1 0 67 40 22 20 1
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Florida 15.1 21 7 5 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 3,246,381 Florida residents
were identified as African American (of the total 21,538,187).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> In 11 of the state's 67 counties, African Americans make
up more than 20% of the population: [[Gadsden County, Florida|Gadsden]]
(53.5%), [[Madison County, Florida|Madison]] (35.1%), [[Hamilton County,
Florida|Hamilton]] (32.0%), [[Jefferson County, Florida|Jefferson]] (31.8%),
[[Leon County, Florida|Leon]] (30.4%), [[Duval County, Florida|Duval]]
(29.4%), [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] (27.4%), [[Jackson County,
Florida|Jackson]] (25.7%), [[Escambia County, Florida|Escambia]] (21.4%),
[[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie]] (20.2%), and [[Union County,
Florida|Union]] (20.0%). African Americans in the seven counties of
Broward (531,910), [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade]] (400,002),
Duval (292,337), [[Orange County, Florida|Orange]] (277,027), [[Palm
Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]] (262,422), [[Hillsborough County,
Florida|Hillsborough]] (237,434), and [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]] (105,533)
make up more than 64% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US12$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Georgia (GA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Georgia 31 8 151 127 121 62 19
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Georgia 31 18 8 3 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 3,320,513 Georgia residents
were identified as African American (of the total 10,711,908).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 19 of the state's 159 counties, African Americans make up more than 50%
of the population: [[Dougherty County, Georgia|Dougherty]] (69.9%), [[Clayton
County, Georgia|Clayton]] (69.9%), [[Hancock County, Georgia|Hancock]]
(69.0%), [[Calhoun County, Georgia|Calhoun]] (64.3%), [[Terrell County,
Georgia|Terrell]] (60.6%), [[Randolph County, Georgia|Randolph]] (60.3%),
[[Macon County, Georgia|Macon]] (59.3%), [[Warren County, Georgia|Warren]]
(58.5%), [[Rockdale County, Georgia|Rockdale]] (58.1%), [[Clay County,
Georgia|Clay]] (56.1%), and 9 other counties. African Americans in the ten
counties of [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton]] (453,834), DeKalb (388,963),
[[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett]] (262,709), Clayton (207,981),
[[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb]] (203,840), [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry]]
(118,124), Richmond (114,201), [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham]]
(109,313), [[Muscogee County, Georgia|Muscogee]] (96,163), and Bibb (85,885)
make up more than 61% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US13$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Hawaii (HI)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Hawaii 1.6 3 2 0 0 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Hawaii 1.6 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 23,417 Hawaii residents
were identified as African American (of the total 1,455,271).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> . African
Americans in the five counties of [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|Honolulu]] (20,723),
[[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawaii]] (1,251), [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui]] (1,065),
[[Kauai County, Hawaii|Kauai]] (376), and [[Kalawao County, Hawaii|Kalawao]]
(2) make up more than 100% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US15$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Idaho (ID)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Idaho 0.9 39 5 0 0 6 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Idaho 0.9 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 15,726 Idaho residents
were identified as African American (of the total 1,839,106).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> . African
Americans in the five counties of [[Ada County, Idaho|Ada]] (8,058), [[Canyon
County, Idaho|Canyon]] (1,629), [[Twin Falls County, Idaho|Twin Falls]] (1,057),
[[Elmore County, Idaho|Elmore]] (757), and [[Bannock County, Idaho|Bannock]]
(748) make up more than 77% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US16$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Illinois (IL)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Illinois 14.1 41 61 16 9 9 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Illinois 14.1 7 1 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,808,271 Illinois residents
were identified as African American (of the total 12,812,508).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 4 of the state's 102 counties, African Americans make up more than
20% of the population: [[Alexander County, Illinois|Alexander]] (30.9%),
[[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair]] (29.7%), [[Pulaski County,
Illinois|Pulaski]] (28.2%), and [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] (22.9%).
African Americans in the seven counties of Cook (1,205,824), [[Will County,
Illinois|Will]] (80,979), St. Clair (76,564), [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]]
(49,035), [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage]] (45,516), [[Winnebago County,
Illinois|Winnebago]] (39,159), and [[Peoria County, Illinois|Peoria]] (34,015)
make up more than 84% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US17$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Indiana (IN)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Indiana 9.6 52 40 5 2 6 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Indiana 9.6 4 2 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 648,513 Indiana residents
were identified as African American (of the total 6,785,528).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 5 of the state's 92 counties, African Americans make up more than
10% of the population: [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion]] (27.5%), [[Lake
County, Indiana|Lake]] (24.9%), [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]
(13.2%), [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]] (11.5%), and [[LaPorte County,
Indiana|LaPorte]] (10.8%). African Americans in the seven counties of
Marion (268,694), Lake (124,073), Allen (44,481), St. Joseph (36,123),
[[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]] (17,668), [[Hamilton County,
Indiana|Hamilton]] (14,993), and [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]
(13,521) make up more than 80% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US18$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Iowa (IA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Iowa 4.1 62 37 1 0 10 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Iowa 4.1 1 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 131,972 Iowa residents
were identified as African American (of the total 3,190,369).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 1 of the state's 99 counties, African Americans make up more than 10%
of the population: [[Black Hawk County, Iowa|Black Hawk]] (10.4%). African
Americans in the seven counties of [[Polk County, Iowa|Polk]] (35,623),
[[Linn County, Iowa|Linn]] (16,449), [[Scott County, Iowa|Scott]] (14,117),
Black Hawk (13,676), [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson]] (12,847), [[Woodbury
County, Iowa|Woodbury]] (5,197), and [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque]] (4,126)
make up more than 77% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US19$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Kansas (KS)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Kansas 5.7 62 43 2 2 6 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Kansas 5.7 2 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 168,809 Kansas residents
were identified as African American (of the total 2,937,880).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 2 of the state's 105 counties, African Americans make up more than
10% of the population: [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte]] (20.4%) and
[[Geary County, Kansas|Geary]] (17.2%). African Americans in the seven
counties of [[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick]] (46,531), Wyandotte
(34,589), [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson]] (28,781), [[Shawnee County,
Kansas|Shawnee]] (14,211), [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth]]
(6,858), Geary (6,303), and [[Douglas County, Kansas|Douglas]] (5,301)
make up more than 84% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US20$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Kentucky (KY)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Kentucky 8 42 78 6 4 11 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Kentucky 8 2 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 362,417 Kentucky residents
were identified as African American (of the total 4,505,836).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 6
of the state's 120 counties, African Americans make up more than 10% of the
population: [[Fulton County, Kentucky|Fulton]] (22.2%), [[Jefferson County,
Kentucky|Jefferson]] (21.6%), [[Christian County, Kentucky|Christian]]
(21.3%), [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette]] (14.9%), [[Hardin County,
Kentucky|Hardin]] (11.6%), and [[McCracken County, Kentucky|McCracken]]
(11.2%). African Americans in the seven counties of Jefferson (168,910), Fayette
(48,076), Christian (15,527), [[Warren County, Kentucky|Warren]] (12,933),
Hardin (12,825), [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton]] (8,195), and McCracken
(7,598) make up more than 75% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US21$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Louisiana (LA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Louisiana 31.4 0 64 61 55 27 6
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Louisiana 31.4 13 4 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,464,023 Louisiana residents
were identified as African American (of the total 4,657,757).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 6 of the
state's 64 counties, African Americans make up more than 50% of the population:
[[East Carroll Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|East Carroll Parish,
Louisiana]] (69.6%), [[Madison Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|Madison
Parish, Louisiana]] (62.1%), [[St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana County,
Louisiana|St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana]] (57.2%), [[Tensas Parish,
Louisiana County, Louisiana|Tensas Parish, Louisiana]] (54.3%), [[Orleans
Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|Orleans Parish, Louisiana]] (54.2%), and
[[St. Helena Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|St. Helena Parish, Louisiana]]
(53.7%). African Americans in the ten counties of Orleans Parish, Louisiana
(208,273), [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|East
Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana]] (206,681), [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
County, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]] (117,892), [[Caddo Parish,
Louisiana County, Louisiana|Caddo Parish, Louisiana]] (115,298), [[Lafayette
Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|Lafayette Parish, Louisiana]] (61,086),
[[Ouachita Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|Ouachita Parish, Louisiana]]
(59,083), [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana]] (55,263), [[Rapides Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|Rapides
Parish, Louisiana]] (40,484), [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana County,
Louisiana|Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana]] (40,039), and [[St. Landry
Parish, Louisiana County, Louisiana|St. Landry Parish, Louisiana]] (34,360)
make up more than 64% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US22$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Maine (ME)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Maine 1.9 14 2 0 0 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Maine 1.9 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 25,752 Maine residents
were identified as African American (of the total 1,362,359).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> . African Americans in the five counties of [[Cumberland County,
Maine|Cumberland]] (12,120), [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]]
(6,531), [[York County, Maine|York]] (2,098), [[Penobscot County,
Maine|Penobscot]] (1,507), and [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec]] (919)
make up more than 89% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US23$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Maryland (MD)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Maryland 29.5 1 23 19 13 5 2
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Maryland 29.5 8 5 3 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,820,472 Maryland residents
were identified as African American (of the total 6,177,224).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 7 of the
state's 24 counties, African Americans make up more than 20% of the population:
[[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's]] (59.8%), [[Baltimore
city, Maryland County, Maryland|Baltimore city, Maryland]] (57.8%), [[Charles
County, Maryland|Charles]] (49.2%), [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset]]
(38.6%), [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore]] (29.9%), [[Dorchester County,
Maryland|Dorchester]] (28.1%), and [[Wicomico County, Maryland|Wicomico]]
(27.0%). African Americans in the seven counties of Prince George's (578,703),
Baltimore city, Maryland (338,478), Baltimore (255,793), [[Montgomery County,
Maryland|Montgomery]] (197,077), [[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel]]
(104,473), Charles (82,035), and [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard]] (65,275)
make up more than 89% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US24$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Massachusetts (MA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Massachusetts 7 0 14 1 1 5 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Massachusetts 7 7 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 494,029 Massachusetts
residents were identified as African American (of the total 7,029,917).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 1 of the state's 14 counties, African Americans make up more than 10% of
the population: [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk]] (18.2%). African
Americans in the seven counties of Suffolk (145,566), [[Middlesex County,
Massachusetts|Middlesex]] (84,670), [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk]]
(51,371), [[Worcester County, Massachusetts|Worcester]] (48,022),
[[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth]] (45,132), [[Hampden County,
Massachusetts|Hampden]] (41,556), and [[Essex County, Massachusetts|Essex]]
(33,524) make up more than 91% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US25$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Michigan (MI)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Michigan 13.7 45 38 11 3 4 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Michigan 13.7 9 3 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,376,579 Michigan residents
were identified as African American (of the total 10,077,331).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> In 1 of the state's 83 counties, African Americans make up
more than 20% of the population: [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]] (37.6%).
African Americans in the seven counties of Wayne (674,782), [[Oakland
County, Michigan|Oakland]] (170,753), [[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb]]
(109,476), [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee]] (79,914), [[Kent County,
Michigan|Kent]] (64,499), [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]
(42,819), and [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham]] (35,580) make up
more than 85% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US26$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Minnesota (MN)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Minnesota 7 51 36 2 0 5 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Minnesota 7 3 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 398,434 Minnesota residents
were identified as African American (of the total 5,706,494).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 2 of the state's 87 counties, African Americans make up more than 10%
of the population: [[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin]] (13.4%) and
[[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey]] (12.9%). African Americans in the
seven counties of Hennepin (171,511), Ramsey (71,390), [[Dakota County,
Minnesota|Dakota]] (32,740), [[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka]] (28,657),
[[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]] (14,041), [[Stearns County,
Minnesota|Stearns]] (13,315), and [[Olmsted County, Minnesota|Olmsted]]
(11,113) make up more than 86% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US27$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Mississippi (MS)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Mississippi 36.6 0 82 78 75 40 25
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Mississippi 36.6 8 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,084,481 Mississippi
residents were identified as African American (of the total 2,961,279).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 25 of the state's 82 counties, African Americans make up more than 50%
of the population: [[Claiborne County, Mississippi|Claiborne]] (87.5%),
[[Jefferson County, Mississippi|Jefferson]] (85.3%), [[Holmes County,
Mississippi|Holmes]] (83.9%), [[Humphreys County, Mississippi|Humphreys]]
(78.5%), [[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica]] (77.3%), [[Coahoma County,
Mississippi|Coahoma]] (76.1%), [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore]]
(73.7%), [[Quitman County, Mississippi|Quitman]] (73.6%), [[Washington County,
Mississippi|Washington]] (71.3%), [[Sharkey County, Mississippi|Sharkey]]
(70.8%), and 15 other counties. African Americans in the ten counties of Hinds
(158,112), [[DeSoto County, Mississippi|DeSoto]] (56,205), [[Harrison County,
Mississippi|Harrison]] (51,706), [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison]]
(38,647), [[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin]] (32,566), [[Lauderdale County,
Mississippi|Lauderdale]] (32,133), Washington (32,042), [[Jackson County,
Mississippi|Jackson]] (30,070), [[Forrest County, Mississippi|Forrest]]
(28,330), and [[Lowndes County, Mississippi|Lowndes]] (25,997) make
up more than 44% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US28$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Missouri (MO)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Missouri 11.4 59 56 10 6 8 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Missouri 11.4 3 3 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 699,840 Missouri residents
were identified as African American (of the total 6,154,913).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 5 of the
state's 115 counties, African Americans make up more than 20% of the population:
[[St. Louis city, Missouri County, Missouri|St. Louis city, Missouri]]
(43.0%), [[Pemiscot County, Missouri|Pemiscot]] (27.5%), [[St. Louis County,
Missouri|St. Louis]] (24.6%), [[Mississippi County, Missouri|Mississippi]]
(24.5%), and [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson]] (22.1%). African
Americans in the seven counties of St. Louis (246,642), Jackson (158,559),
St. Louis city, Missouri (129,814), [[St. Charles County, Missouri|St.
Charles]] (20,894), [[Clay County, Missouri|Clay]] (18,271), [[Boone County,
Missouri|Boone]] (18,100), and [[Greene County, Missouri|Greene]] (10,233)
make up more than 86% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
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Montana (MT)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Montana 0.5 54 2 0 0 9 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Montana 0.5 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 5,484 Montana residents
were identified as African American (of the total 1,084,225).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> . African
Americans in the five counties of [[Yellowstone County, Montana|Yellowstone]]
(1,309), [[Cascade County, Montana|Cascade]] (1,196), [[Missoula County,
Montana|Missoula]] (752), [[Gallatin County, Montana|Gallatin]] (526),
and [[Lewis and Clark County, Montana|Lewis and Clark]] (282) make
up more than 74% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
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Nebraska (NE)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Nebraska 4.9 77 16 1 0 4 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Nebraska 4.9 1 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 96,535 Nebraska residents
were identified as African American (of the total 1,961,504).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 1
of the state's 93 counties, African Americans make up more than 10% of the
population: [[Douglas County, Nebraska|Douglas]] (11.1%). African Americans in
the seven counties of Douglas (64,721), [[Lancaster County, Nebraska|Lancaster]]
(13,759), [[Sarpy County, Nebraska|Sarpy]] (7,459), [[Hall County,
Nebraska|Hall]] (1,919), [[Dakota County, Nebraska|Dakota]] (1,613), [[Dawson
County, Nebraska|Dawson]] (1,210), and [[Buffalo County, Nebraska|Buffalo]]
(643) make up more than 94% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
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Nevada (NV)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Nevada 9.8 8 9 1 0 1 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Nevada 9.8 1 1 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 304,739 Nevada residents
were identified as African American (of the total 3,104,614).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 1 of the state's 17 counties, African Americans make up more than 10% of
the population: [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark]] (12.7%). African Americans
in the seven counties of Clark (286,684), [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe]]
(12,295), [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye]] (1,573), [[Carson City, Nevada County,
Nevada|Carson City, Nevada]] (1,142), [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon]] (530),
[[Elko County, Nevada|Elko]] (522), and [[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill]]
(460) make up more than 99% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
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New Hampshire (NH)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
New Hampshire 1.5 6 4 0 0 3 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
New Hampshire 1.5 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 20,127 New
Hampshire residents were identified as African American (of the total
1,377,529).<ref>This figure refers to those who report African American
and no other race.</ref> . African Americans in the five counties of
[[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough]] (10,937), [[Merrimack
County, New Hampshire|Merrimack]] (2,650), [[Rockingham County, New
Hampshire|Rockingham]] (2,278), [[Strafford County, New Hampshire|Strafford]]
(1,513), and [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]] (819) make
up more than 90% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US33$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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New Jersey (NJ)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
New Jersey 13.1 0 21 11 8 8 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
New Jersey 13.1 13 3 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,219,770 New Jersey
residents were identified as African American (of the total 9,288,994).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 2 of the state's 21 counties, African Americans make up more than
20% of the population: [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]] (38.8%) and
[[Union County, New Jersey|Union]] (20.4%). African Americans in the
seven counties of Essex (335,047), Union (117,306), [[Camden County, New
Jersey|Camden]] (101,109), [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] (84,360),
[[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] (79,498), [[Burlington County, New
Jersey|Burlington]] (77,749), and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]] (74,993)
make up more than 71% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US34$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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New Mexico (NM)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
New Mexico 2.2 14 19 0 0 6 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
New Mexico 2.2 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 45,904 New Mexico residents
were identified as African American (of the total 2,117,522).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> .
African Americans in the five counties of [[Bernalillo County, New
Mexico|Bernalillo]] (21,344), [[Doña Ana County, New Mexico|Doña Ana]]
(4,072), [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval]] (3,327), [[Curry County,
New Mexico|Curry]] (2,900), and [[Lea County, New Mexico|Lea]] (2,801)
make up more than 75% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US35$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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New York (NY)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
New York 14.8 6 56 15 4 4 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
New York 14.8 15 9 3 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 2,986,172 New York residents
were identified as African American (of the total 20,201,249).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 2 of the state's 62 counties, African Americans make up more than
20% of the population: [[Bronx County, New York|Bronx]] (33.1%) and
[[Kings County, New York|Kings]] (28.2%). African Americans in the
seven counties of Kings (772,050), Bronx (487,118), [[Queens County, New
York|Queens]] (403,077), [[New York County, New York|New York]] (229,361),
[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] (153,274), [[Westchester County, New
York|Westchester]] (141,094), and [[Erie County, New York|Erie]] (134,795)
make up more than 77% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US36$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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North Carolina (NC)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
North Carolina 20.5 8 92 64 54 42 5
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
North Carolina 20.5 14 5 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 2,140,217 North
Carolina residents were identified as African American (of the total
10,439,388).<ref>This figure refers to those who report African American
and no other race.</ref> In 5 of the state's 100 counties, African
Americans make up more than 50% of the population: [[Bertie County, North
Carolina|Bertie]] (59.8%), [[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford]]
(57.5%), [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe]] (56.1%), [[Northampton
County, North Carolina|Northampton]] (55.5%), and [[Halifax County, North
Carolina|Halifax]] (51.1%). African Americans in the ten counties of
[[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] (330,458), [[Wake County,
North Carolina|Wake]] (208,493), [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford]]
(181,848), [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland]] (127,610),
[[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]] (110,610), [[Forsyth County, North
Carolina|Forsyth]] (95,324), [[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt]] (60,414),
[[Cabarrus County, North Carolina|Cabarrus]] (42,622), [[Gaston County, North
Carolina|Gaston]] (40,323), and [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]] (36,958)
make up more than 57% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US37$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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North Dakota (ND)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
North Dakota 3.4 40 13 0 0 4 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
North Dakota 3.4 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 26,783 North Dakota residents
were identified as African American (of the total 779,094).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> .
African Americans in the five counties of [[Cass County, North Dakota|Cass]]
(12,963), [[Grand Forks County, North Dakota|Grand Forks]] (3,065),
[[Ward County, North Dakota|Ward]] (3,024), [[Burleigh County, North
Dakota|Burleigh]] (2,283), and [[Williams County, North Dakota|Williams]]
(2,096) make up more than 87% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US38$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Ohio (OH)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Ohio 12.5 29 59 8 7 7 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Ohio 12.5 8 4 2 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,478,781 Ohio residents
were identified as African American (of the total 11,799,448).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 4 of the state's 88 counties, African Americans make up more than 20%
of the population: [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]] (29.3%), [[Hamilton
County, Ohio|Hamilton]] (25.2%), [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin]] (22.6%),
and [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery]] (21.2%). African Americans in the
seven counties of Cuyahoga (370,895), Franklin (299,771), Hamilton (209,173),
Montgomery (113,728), [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas]] (85,081), [[Summit County,
Ohio|Summit]] (79,726), and [[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning]] (34,835)
make up more than 80% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US39$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Oklahoma (OK)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Oklahoma 7.3 19 58 4 2 8 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Oklahoma 7.3 2 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 289,961 Oklahoma residents
were identified as African American (of the total 3,959,353).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 4
of the state's 77 counties, African Americans make up more than 10% of the
population: [[Comanche County, Oklahoma|Comanche]] (16.3%), [[Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] (15.1%), [[Osage County, Oklahoma|Osage]] (10.6%), and
[[Tulsa County, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] (10.1%). African Americans in the seven
counties of Oklahoma (120,320), Tulsa (67,414), Comanche (19,802), [[Cleveland
County, Oklahoma|Cleveland]] (15,147), [[Muskogee County, Oklahoma|Muskogee]]
(6,622), [[Canadian County, Oklahoma|Canadian]] (5,467), and Osage (4,842)
make up more than 82% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US40$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Oregon (OR)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Oregon 2 29 7 0 0 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Oregon 2 1 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 82,655 Oregon residents
were identified as African American (of the total 4,237,256).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> . African Americans in the five counties of [[Multnomah County,
Oregon|Multnomah]] (45,370), [[Washington County, Oregon|Washington]]
(13,437), [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane]] (4,660), [[Clackamas County,
Oregon|Clackamas]] (4,554), and [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion]] (4,161)
make up more than 87% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US41$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Pennsylvania (PA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Pennsylvania 10.9 16 51 6 5 6 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Pennsylvania 10.9 5 3 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,423,169
Pennsylvania residents were identified as African American (of the
total 13,002,700).<ref>This figure refers to those who report African
American and no other race.</ref> In 2 of the state's 67 counties,
African Americans make up more than 20% of the population: [[Philadelphia
County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] (39.3%) and [[Delaware County,
Pennsylvania|Delaware]] (22.4%). African Americans in the seven counties
of Philadelphia (630,462), [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]]
(163,678), Delaware (129,242), [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]]
(81,786), [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin]] (50,868), [[Chester County,
Pennsylvania|Chester]] (29,526), and [[York County, Pennsylvania|York]]
(27,999) make up more than 78% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US42$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Rhode Island (RI)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Rhode Island 5.7 0 5 0 0 1 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Rhode Island 5.7 1 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 62,168 Rhode Island residents
were identified as African American (of the total 1,097,379).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> .
African Americans in the five counties of [[Providence County, Rhode
Island|Providence]] (53,803), [[Kent County, Rhode Island|Kent]] (3,220),
[[Newport County, Rhode Island|Newport]] (2,840), [[Washington County, Rhode
Island|Washington]] (1,532), and [[Bristol County, Rhode Island|Bristol]]
(773) make up more than 100% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US44$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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South Carolina (SC)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
South Carolina 25 0 46 44 43 28 9
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
South Carolina 25 14 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,280,531 South Carolina
residents were identified as African American (of the total 5,118,425).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 9 of the state's 46 counties, African Americans make up more than 50%
of the population: [[Allendale County, South Carolina|Allendale]] (70.4%),
[[Williamsburg County, South Carolina|Williamsburg]] (63.4%), [[Lee County,
South Carolina|Lee]] (61.0%), [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg]]
(60.6%), [[Bamberg County, South Carolina|Bamberg]] (58.3%), [[Marion County,
South Carolina|Marion]] (56.2%), [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield]]
(53.7%), [[Hampton County, South Carolina|Hampton]] (51.7%), and [[Marlboro
County, South Carolina|Marlboro]] (50.2%). African Americans in the
ten counties of [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]] (190,218),
[[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston]] (92,598), [[Greenville
County, South Carolina|Greenville]] (88,181), [[Spartanburg County, South
Carolina|Spartanburg]] (64,230), [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence]]
(57,186), [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]] (52,393), [[York County,
South Carolina|York]] (51,898), Orangeburg (51,046), [[Sumter County, South
Carolina|Sumter]] (48,876), and [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]]
(42,924) make up more than 57% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
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South Dakota (SD)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
South Dakota 2 56 10 0 0 1 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
South Dakota 2 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 17,842 South Dakota residents
were identified as African American (of the total 886,667).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> .
African Americans in the five counties of [[Minnehaha County, South
Dakota|Minnehaha]] (11,527), [[Pennington County, South Dakota|Pennington]]
(1,420), [[Lincoln County, South Dakota|Lincoln]] (1,132), [[Brookings County,
South Dakota|Brookings]] (637), and [[Brown County, South Dakota|Brown]]
(566) make up more than 85% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US46$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Tennessee (TN)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Tennessee 15.8 18 77 18 15 13 2
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Tennessee 15.8 7 2 1 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,092,948 Tennessee residents
were identified as African American (of the total 6,910,840).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 9 of the state's 95 counties, African Americans make up more than 20%
of the population: [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby]] (51.3%), [[Haywood
County, Tennessee|Haywood]] (50.6%), [[Hardeman County, Tennessee|Hardeman]]
(40.0%), [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]] (36.4%), [[Lauderdale County,
Tennessee|Lauderdale]] (33.5%), [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]] (26.4%),
[[Lake County, Tennessee|Lake]] (26.2%), [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]]
(24.2%), and [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]] (20.3%). Most of these
counties are in West Tennessee... African Americans in the seven counties of
Shelby (477,321), Davidson (173,092), [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]]
(64,428), [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]] (53,977), Montgomery
(44,569), [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]] (40,360), and Madison (36,004)
make up more than 81% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US47$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Texas (TX)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Texas 12.2 61 193 55 37 44 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Texas 12.2 16 7 3 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 3,552,997 Texas residents
were identified as African American (of the total 29,145,505).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 12
of the state's 254 counties, African Americans make up more than 20% of the
population: [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]] (33.1%), [[Bowie County,
Texas|Bowie]] (25.0%), [[Houston County, Texas|Houston]] (23.5%), [[Bell County,
Texas|Bell]] (23.0%), [[San Augustine County, Texas|San Augustine]] (22.5%),
[[Falls County, Texas|Falls]] (22.3%), [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]] (22.0%),
[[Walker County, Texas|Walker]] (21.8%), [[Waller County, Texas|Waller]]
(21.6%), [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend]] (20.8%), and 2 other counties.
African Americans in the seven counties of [[Harris County, Texas|Harris]]
(907,063), Dallas (574,183), [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant]] (366,727),
Fort Bend (170,978), [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar]] (161,307), [[Collin County,
Texas|Collin]] (110,284), and [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]] (101,267)
make up more than 67% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US48$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Utah (UT)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Utah 1.2 26 3 0 0 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Utah 1.2 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 40,058 Utah residents were
identified as African American (of the total 3,271,616).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> . African
Americans in the five counties of [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]] (23,474),
[[Utah County, Utah|Utah]] (4,403), [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]] (4,376),
[[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] (3,613), and [[Cache County, Utah|Cache]] (1,115)
make up more than 92% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US49$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Vermont (VT)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Vermont 1.4 10 4 0 0 1 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Vermont 1.4 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 9,034 Vermont residents
were identified as African American (of the total 643,077).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> . African Americans in the five counties of [[Chittenden County,
Vermont|Chittenden]] (4,910), [[Washington County, Vermont|Washington]]
(651), [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham]] (536), [[Rutland County,
Vermont|Rutland]] (517), and [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]] (466)
make up more than 78% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US50$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Virginia (VA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Virginia 18.6 7 126 77 61 51 8
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Virginia 18.6 15 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 1,607,581 Virginia residents
were identified as African American (of the total 8,631,393).<ref>This figure
refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> In 8 of the
state's 133 counties, African Americans make up more than 50% of the population:
[[Petersburg city, Virginia County, Virginia|Petersburg city, Virginia]]
(74.2%), [[Emporia city, Virginia County, Virginia|Emporia city, Virginia]]
(63.4%), [[Greensville County, Virginia|Greensville]] (58.4%), [[Franklin
city, Virginia County, Virginia|Franklin city, Virginia]] (56.7%), [[Brunswick
County, Virginia|Brunswick]] (54.3%), [[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex]]
(53.4%), [[Portsmouth city, Virginia County, Virginia|Portsmouth city,
Virginia]] (53.3%), and [[Danville city, Virginia County, Virginia|Danville
city, Virginia]] (51.4%). African Americans in the ten counties of [[Fairfax
County, Virginia|Fairfax]] (110,889), [[Henrico County, Virginia|Henrico]]
(97,568), [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]] (97,457), [[Norfolk
city, Virginia County, Virginia|Norfolk city, Virginia]] (95,594), [[Richmond
city, Virginia County, Virginia|Richmond city, Virginia]] (91,653), [[Virginia
Beach city, Virginia County, Virginia|Virginia Beach city, Virginia]] (85,478),
[[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield]] (83,107), [[Newport News city,
Virginia County, Virginia|Newport News city, Virginia]] (78,687), [[Chesapeake
city, Virginia County, Virginia|Chesapeake city, Virginia]] (72,268), and
[[Hampton city, Virginia County, Virginia|Hampton city, Virginia]] (67,915)
make up more than 54% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
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Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US51$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Washington (WA)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Washington 4 24 15 0 0 2 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Washington 4 2 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 307,565 Washington residents
were identified as African American (of the total 7,705,281).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref> .
African Americans in the five counties of [[King County, Washington|King]]
(151,468), [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] (66,006), [[Snohomish
County, Washington|Snohomish]] (29,293), [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]]
(11,396), and [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane]] (10,979) make
up more than 87% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US53$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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West Virginia (WV)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
West Virginia 3.7 26 29 2 0 12 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
West Virginia 3.7 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 65,813 West Virginia
residents were identified as African American (of the total 1,793,716).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 2 of the state's 55 counties, African Americans make up more than 10%
of the population: [[Gilmer County, West Virginia|Gilmer]] (12.6%) and
[[McDowell County, West Virginia|McDowell]] (11.3%). African Americans in
the seven counties of [[Kanawha County, West Virginia|Kanawha]] (13,592),
[[Berkeley County, West Virginia|Berkeley]] (9,364), [[Raleigh County, West
Virginia|Raleigh]] (5,847), [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell]] (4,811),
[[Monongalia County, West Virginia|Monongalia]] (4,160), [[Mercer County, West
Virginia|Mercer]] (3,720), and [[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson]]
(3,459) make up more than 68% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US54$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Wisconsin (WI)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Wisconsin 6.4 41 31 2 1 3 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Wisconsin 6.4 2 1 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 376,256 Wisconsin residents
were identified as African American (of the total 5,893,718).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other race.</ref>
In 2 of the state's 72 counties, African Americans make up more than 10%
of the population: [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]] (26.2%) and
[[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine]] (11.8%). African Americans in the
seven counties of Milwaukee (245,863), [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]]
(30,473), Racine (23,303), [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] (12,082),
[[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]] (8,404), [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock]]
(8,311), and [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha]] (6,852) make
up more than 89% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US55$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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Wyoming (WY)

state_name black_pct c_lt_1pct c_gt_1pct c_gt_10pct c_gt_natavg c_gt_stshare c_gt_50pct
Wyoming 0.9 21 2 0 0 4 0
state_name black_pct c_gt_30k c_gt_100k c_gt_250k
Wyoming 0.9 0 0 0 
In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 Census]], 5,232 Wyoming residents
were identified as African American (of the total 576,851).<ref>This
figure refers to those who report African American and no other
race.</ref> . African Americans in the five counties of [[Laramie
County, Wyoming|Laramie]] (2,472), [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]
(791), [[Albany County, Wyoming|Albany]] (432), [[Sweetwater County,
Wyoming|Sweetwater]] (366), and [[Campbell County, Wyoming|Campbell]] (239)
make up more than 82% of all African Americans in the state.<ref>{{Cite
web | title = RACE | work = Decennial Census, DEC Redistricting
Data (PL 94-171), Table P1 | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | url =
https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?g=040XX00US56$0500000&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tp=true
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