Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Largest Black or 
  African American Population, 2000

[Independent cities are denoted by IC following 
 "county" name]

County, State                          Number      Rank
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Cook, IL                            1,405,361         1
Los Angeles, CA                       930,957         2
Kings, NY                             898,350         3
Wayne, MI                             868,992         4
Philadelphia, PA                      655,824         5
Harris, TX                            628,619         6
Prince George's, MD                   502,550         7
Bronx, NY                             475,007         8
Dade, FL                              457,214         9
Dallas, TX                            450,557        10
Queens, NY                            446,189        11
Shelby, TN                            435,824        12
Baltimore IC, MD                      418,951        13
Cuyahoga, OH                          382,634        14
Fulton, GA                            363,656        15
De Kalb, GA                           361,111        16
Washington, DC                        343,312        17
Broward, FL                           333,304        18
Essex, NJ                             327,324        19
Orleans, LA                           325,947        20
New York, NY                          267,302        21
Jefferson, AL                         260,608        22
Milwaukee, WI                         231,157        23
Duval, FL                             216,780        24
Alameda, CA                           215,598        25

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-2.