The nation
Where most of us live
40,919,547 Black Americans, 12.2% of the country. 96 counties are majority Black, home to 3,925,685 Black residents. Most of us live in large metro counties where we are not the majority.
| State | Black residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3,692,993 | 12.2% |
| Georgia | 3,401,114 | 31.1% |
| Florida | 3,382,877 | 15.1% |
| New York | 2,849,704 | 14.4% |
| North Carolina | 2,176,727 | 20.3% |
| California | 2,134,516 | 5.4% |
| Maryland | 1,822,132 | 29.4% |
| Illinois | 1,723,233 | 13.6% |
| Virginia | 1,616,256 | 18.6% |
| Ohio | 1,440,414 | 12.2% |
| County | Black residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County, Illinois | 1,148,066 | 22.2% |
| Harris County, Texas | 919,291 | 19.0% |
| Los Angeles County, California | 751,615 | 7.7% |
| Kings County, New York | 731,303 | 27.8% |
| Wayne County, Michigan | 652,168 | 36.8% |
| Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | 621,637 | 39.4% |
| Dallas County, Texas | 587,065 | 22.4% |
| Prince George's County, Maryland | 564,636 | 58.8% |
| Broward County, Florida | 553,213 | 28.0% |
| Shelby County, Tennessee | 482,006 | 52.4% |
| Bronx County, New York | 458,723 | 32.7% |
| Fulton County, Georgia | 458,298 | 42.6% |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida | 403,015 | 14.7% |
| Queens County, New York | 398,510 | 17.2% |
| DeKalb County, Georgia | 388,444 | 50.8% |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024 five year estimates. Black alone, as the Census counts it.
Browse every place
Districts cross county and city lines, so they get their own pages. Every address in the country sits in a U.S. House district, a state Senate district and a state House district. Look up your address to see yours, or choose your state above.
Across the country there are:
Most active this week
Where the most was added to the record
- Harris County, Texas 4,839 recorded votes and 478 issues added or updated Its issues ›
- Chicago, Illinois 4,852 recorded votes and 16 issues added or updated Its issues ›
- Washington, District of Columbia 4,041 recorded votes and 15 issues added or updated Its issues ›
- Newark, New Jersey 2,856 recorded votes and 176 issues added or updated Its issues ›
- Houston, Texas 1,521 recorded votes and 232 issues added or updated Its issues ›
- San Bernardino County, California 1,576 recorded votes and 8 issues added or updated Its issues ›
Counted from what is new on SourceLine in the last seven days: votes of each place's own boards and issues added or updated there.
What a place page shows
The same five answers for every place
SourceLine is a public record of Black communities, built one place at a time. Pick your state, county and city or town, and its page answers the same five questions from the official record. Every figure names its source and the year it describes.
- What is being decided here, and when. Upcoming votes and the matters rising before your county commission, city council and school board, with the date before the vote.
- Who decides. Every official from your city council up to Congress, how each one voted, and how to reach them.
- Where the money comes from. The federal, state and local money that reaches the place, who pays for each decision, and who funds the campaigns of the people deciding it.
- How the Black community is doing. Population, income, homeownership, schools, health and jobs, measured the same way as every other place so you can compare.
- How to be heard. Raise a concern, say where you stand, and see what your neighbors have said.
How far each state goes today
Every address in the United States opens now with its members of Congress and the Black community by the numbers. It goes deepest today in 82 places across California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Washington, DC, where it also shows local officials and their votes. More states open each season, and every page says plainly what is loaded and what is coming. See what we cover in each state ›