States with the Lowest Black or African American Population

All States Sorted from Lowest to Highest

Rank	State	Black or African American Population
1	Montana	2,692
2	Vermont	3,063
3	Wyoming	3,722
4	North Dakota	3,916
5	South Dakota	4,685
6	Idaho	5,456
7	Maine	6,760
8	New Hampshire	9,035
9	Utah	17,657
10	Alaska	21,787
11	Hawaii	22,003
12	New Mexico	34,343
13	Rhode Island	46,908
14	Oregon	55,662
15	West Virginia	57,232
16	Iowa	61,853
17	Nebraska	68,541
18	Nevada	135,477
19	Delaware	150,666
20	Kansas	154,198
21	Arizona	158,873
22	Colorado	165,063
23	Minnesota	171,731
24	Washington	190,267
25	Oklahoma	260,968
26	Kentucky	295,994
27	Wisconsin	304,460
28	Connecticut	309,843
29	Massachusetts	343,454
30	Arkansas	418,950
31	Indiana	510,034
32	Missouri	629,391
33	Tennessee	932,809
34	Mississippi	1,033,809
35	New Jersey	1,141,821
36	Alabama	1,155,930
37	South Carolina	1,185,216
38	Pennsylvania	1,224,612
39	Ohio	1,301,307
40	Virginia	1,390,293
41	Michigan	1,412,742
42	Louisiana	1,451,944
43	Maryland	1,477,411
44	North Carolina	1,737,545
45	Illinois	1,876,875
46	California	2,263,882
47	Florida	2,335,505
48	Georgia	2,349,542
49	Texas	2,404,566
50	New York	3,014,385

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder