New York was the most populous of the Thirteen Colonies' middle colonies in the 17th century, before it was overtaken by Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. New York also had the largest Black population in the middle colonies throughout the colonial era - the majority of these people lived in slavery, however, at just 14 percent of the total population, Blacks made up a much smaller share of the total population in New England and the middle colonies than they did in the southern colonies.
Black and White population of the middle colonies in the Thirteen Colonies (United States) from 1620 to 1760
Characteristic
New York: White
New York: Black
New Jersey: White
New Jersey: Black
Pennsylvania: White
Pennsylvania: Black
Delaware: White
Delaware: Black
1760
100,798
16,340
87,246
6,567
179,294
4,409
31,517
1,733
1750
65,682
11,014
66,039
5,354
116,794
2,872
27,208
1,496
1740
54,669
8,996
47,007
4,366
83,582
2,055
18,835
1,035
1730
41,638
6,956
34,502
3,008
50,466
1,241
8,692
478
1720
31,179
5,740
27,433
2,385
28,962
2,000
4,685
700
1710
18,814
2,811
18,540
1,332
22,875
1,575
3,145
500
1700
16,851
2,256
13,170
840
17,520
430
2,335
135
1690
12,239
1,670
7,550
450
11,180
270
1,400
82
1680
8,630
1,200
3,200
200
655
25
950
55
1670
5,064
690
940
60
-
-
660
40
1660
4,336
600
-
-
-
-
510
30
1650
3,616
500
-
-
-
-
170
15
1640
1,698
232
-
-
-
-
100
-
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000
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