New York State African American Population
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Black New York State Detailed ACS Census Report for 2009
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At just over 3.5 million, New York State has by far the largest Black population of any state in the nation. The vast majority of African Americans in the state live in New York City and the surrounding counties.
In the rest of the state commonly referred to as Upstate New York, African Americans live almost entirely in urban areas and mostly within city limits. These areas are mid-sized mostly manufacturing based cities. .
Black Americans have experienced a decline in the quality of living and thousands have opted to move to other parts of the country in search of better opportunities.
Although African Americans have been leaving the State in large numbers their population has been replaced by Black immigration from Africa and the Caribbean. Those of direct Sub Saharan African descent total 255,118. Blacks of Caribbean descent number even higher at 809,022.
New York State Urban Black Population
(2008 census ACS)
New York City
NYC Suburbs
Long Island
Northern suburbs
Upstate Metros
Buffalo
Rochester
Poughkeepsie
Albany
Syracuse
2,171,070
486,617
271,546
215,071
465,601
145,225
124,706
73,502
68,709
53,459
