Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US counties with a population of at least 50K, Suffolk city, VA had the highest percentage of population with Subsaharan African ancestry (13.26%), followed by Alexandria city, VA (9.28%), and Prince George's County, MD (8.83%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 counties.
You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
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| 1 | Suffolk city, VA | 13.26 |
| 2 | Alexandria city, VA | 9.28 |
| 3 | Prince George's County, MD | 8.83 |
| 4 | Kankakee County, IL | 7.97 |
| 5 | Montgomery County, MD | 6.39 |
| 6 | Hennepin County, MN | 5.98 |
| 7 | Orleans Parish, LA | 5.67 |
| 8 | Bronx County, NY | 5.36 |
| 9 | Plymouth County, MA | 5.35 |
| 10 | Lenoir County, NC | 5.33 |
| 11 | Stearns County, MN | 5.00 |
| 12 | DeKalb County, GA | 4.98 |
| 13 | Prince William County, VA | 4.97 |
| 14 | Cass County, ND | 4.69 |
| 15 | Clayton County, GA | 4.60 |
| 16 | Ramsey County, MN | 4.53 |
| 16 | Davidson County, TN | 4.53 |
| 17 | Providence County, RI | 4.50 |
| 18 | Essex County, NJ | 4.46 |
| 19 | Franklin County, OH | 4.33 |
| 20 | Baltimore County, MD | 4.22 |
| 21 | Baltimore city, MD | 4.21 |
| 22 | Rice County, MN | 4.20 |
| 23 | Fort Bend County, TX | 4.03 |
| 24 | Marion County, IN | 4.02 |
| 25 | Gwinnett County, GA | 4.01 |
| 26 | Howard County, MD | 3.92 |
| 27 | Anoka County, MN | 3.87 |
| 28 | Olmsted County, MN | 3.80 |
| 29 | Suffolk County, MA | 3.76 |
| 30 | Bristol County, MA | 3.74 |
| 31 | Johnson County, IA | 3.72 |
| 32 | Henry County, GA | 3.68 |
| 33 | Pittsylvania County, VA | 3.63 |
| 34 | Columbia County, FL | 3.60 |
| 35 | Minnehaha County, SD | 3.54 |
| 35 | Bowie County, TX | 3.54 |
| 36 | Potter County, TX | 3.52 |
| 37 | Fairfax County, VA | 3.46 |
| 38 | Dakota County, MN | 3.27 |
| 39 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 3.21 |
| 40 | Delaware County, PA | 3.20 |
| 41 | Greenwood County, SC | 3.17 |
| 42 | Scott County, MN | 3.12 |
| 43 | Maury County, TN | 3.07 |
| 44 | Pulaski County, AR | 2.96 |
| 45 | Cobb County, GA | 2.92 |
| 46 | Portsmouth city, VA | 2.91 |
| 47 | Charles County, MD | 2.89 |
| 48 | Guilford County, NC | 2.79 |
| 49 | King County, WA | 2.77 |
| 50 | Jefferson County, OH | 2.73 |
| 50 | Walker County, TX | 2.73 |
| 51 | Arapahoe County, CO | 2.72 |
| 52 | Dallas County, TX | 2.71 |
| 53 | Richland County, SC | 2.68 |
| 54 | Tarrant County, TX | 2.67 |
| 55 | Polk County, IA | 2.65 |
| 56 | Solano County, CA | 2.63 |
| 56 | Stafford County, VA | 2.63 |
| 57 | Arlington County, VA | 2.57 |
| 58 | Philadelphia County, PA | 2.53 |
| 59 | McCracken County, KY | 2.52 |
| 60 | Garland County, AR | 2.49 |
| 61 | Durham County, NC | 2.44 |
| 62 | Cumberland County, ME | 2.42 |
| 63 | Roanoke city, VA | 2.41 |
| 64 | Rock Island County, IL | 2.40 |
| 64 | St. Louis city, MO | 2.40 |
| 65 | Jefferson County, AL | 2.37 |
| 66 | Blue Earth County, MN | 2.35 |
| 67 | Caddo Parish, LA | 2.34 |
| 67 | Richmond city, VA | 2.34 |
| 68 | Jefferson County, KY | 2.31 |
| 69 | Montgomery County, TN | 2.30 |
| 70 | Fulton County, GA | 2.27 |
| 70 | Cabarrus County, NC | 2.27 |
| 71 | Worcester County, MA | 2.19 |
| 72 | Norfolk city, VA | 2.16 |
| 73 | Clay County, MN | 2.15 |
| 74 | Kings County, NY | 2.13 |
| 75 | Harris County, TX | 2.11 |
| 76 | Smith County, TX | 2.10 |
| 77 | Stark County, OH | 2.09 |
| 78 | Burlington County, NJ | 2.06 |
| 79 | Mercer County, NJ | 2.02 |
| 79 | Hampton city, VA | 2.02 |
| 80 | Allen County, OH | 2.01 |
| 81 | Douglas County, NE | 2.00 |
| 82 | Hamilton County, OH | 1.99 |
| 83 | Collin County, TX | 1.96 |
| 84 | New Castle County, DE | 1.95 |
| 84 | Lucas County, OH | 1.95 |
| 85 | Androscoggin County, ME | 1.94 |
| 86 | Douglas County, GA | 1.93 |
| 86 | Norfolk County, MA | 1.93 |
| 86 | Platte County, MO | 1.93 |
| 86 | Campbell County, VA | 1.93 |
| 87 | Union County, NJ | 1.91 |
| 87 | Wake County, NC | 1.91 |
| 88 | Will County, IL | 1.90 |
| 89 | Denver County, CO | 1.89 |
| 89 | Henrico County, VA | 1.89 |
| 90 | Frederick County, MD | 1.87 |
| 91 | Fairfield County, OH | 1.85 |
| 91 | Denton County, TX | 1.85 |
| 91 | Lynchburg city, VA | 1.85 |
| 92 | Montgomery County, AL | 1.83 |
| 93 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 1.79 |
| 94 | Washington County, MN | 1.78 |
| 95 | Pike County, PA | 1.77 |
| 95 | Loudoun County, VA | 1.77 |
| 96 | New York County, NY | 1.76 |
| 96 | Chesapeake city, VA | 1.76 |
| 97 | Belmont County, OH | 1.74 |
| 98 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1.72 |
| 99 | Jefferson County, NY | 1.71 |
| 100 | Paulding County, GA | 1.70 |
| 100 | Ingham County, MI | 1.70 |
| 100 | Clark County, NV | 1.70 |
| 100 | Snohomish County, WA | 1.70 |
| 101 | Houston County, GA | 1.69 |
| 101 | Linn County, IA | 1.69 |
| 102 | Wayne County, MI | 1.68 |
| 103 | Dane County, WI | 1.67 |
| 104 | Fayette County, GA | 1.66 |
| 104 | Wyandotte County, KS | 1.66 |
| 105 | Middlesex County, MA | 1.65 |
| 105 | Midland County, TX | 1.65 |
| 106 | Imperial County, CA | 1.64 |
| 106 | Clarke County, GA | 1.64 |
| 107 | Harford County, MD | 1.63 |
| 108 | Alameda County, CA | 1.61 |
| 108 | Whitfield County, GA | 1.61 |
| 108 | Passaic County, NJ | 1.61 |
| 109 | Richmond County, NY | 1.60 |
| 110 | Saline County, AR | 1.58 |
| 111 | Fayette County, KY | 1.57 |
| 111 | Kent County, MI | 1.57 |
| 111 | Shelby County, TN | 1.57 |
| 112 | Kent County, DE | 1.56 |
| 113 | New Haven County, CT | 1.55 |
| 114 | Newport News city, VA | 1.54 |
| 115 | Westchester County, NY | 1.53 |
| 116 | Woodbury County, IA | 1.52 |
| 116 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 1.52 |
| 117 | San Joaquin County, CA | 1.51 |
| 117 | Dougherty County, GA | 1.51 |
| 117 | Knox County, IL | 1.51 |
| 117 | Riley County, KS | 1.51 |
| 118 | Montgomery County, OH | 1.49 |
| 118 | Taylor County, TX | 1.49 |
| 119 | St. Joseph County, IN | 1.48 |
| 119 | Barnstable County, MA | 1.48 |
| 119 | Berrien County, MI | 1.48 |
| 120 | Duval County, FL | 1.45 |
| 120 | Liberty County, GA | 1.45 |
| 121 | Hendricks County, IN | 1.44 |
| 121 | Pierce County, WA | 1.44 |
| 122 | Rutherford County, TN | 1.43 |
| 123 | Bibb County, GA | 1.42 |
| 123 | Sherburne County, MN | 1.42 |
| 123 | Cumberland County, PA | 1.42 |
| 123 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 1.42 |
| 124 | Black Hawk County, IA | 1.41 |
| 125 | Christian County, KY | 1.40 |
| 125 | Hinds County, MS | 1.40 |
| 125 | Cherokee County, SC | 1.40 |
| 126 | Orange County, NC | 1.39 |
| 127 | Comanche County, OK | 1.38 |
| 127 | Wichita County, TX | 1.38 |
| 128 | Lexington County, SC | 1.37 |
| 129 | Marion County, FL | 1.36 |
| 129 | Hudson County, NJ | 1.36 |
| 129 | Butler County, OH | 1.36 |
| 130 | Onondaga County, NY | 1.35 |
| 130 | Culpeper County, VA | 1.35 |
| 131 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 1.33 |
| 131 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 1.33 |
| 131 | Grand Forks County, ND | 1.33 |
| 131 | Mahoning County, OH | 1.33 |
| 132 | Champaign County, IL | 1.32 |
| 132 | Hall County, NE | 1.32 |
| 133 | Middlesex County, NJ | 1.31 |
| 133 | Albany County, NY | 1.31 |
| 133 | Kaufman County, TX | 1.31 |
| 134 | Rockdale County, GA | 1.30 |
| 134 | Camden County, NJ | 1.30 |
| 134 | Sumter County, SC | 1.30 |
| 134 | Berkeley County, WV | 1.30 |
| 135 | Cook County, IL | 1.29 |
| 135 | Gaston County, NC | 1.29 |
| 135 | Multnomah County, OR | 1.29 |
| 135 | Chittenden County, VT | 1.29 |
| 136 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 1.28 |
| 137 | Richmond County, GA | 1.27 |
| 137 | Ascension Parish, LA | 1.27 |
| 137 | Allegheny County, PA | 1.27 |
| 138 | Dallas County, IA | 1.26 |
| 138 | Cumberland County, NC | 1.26 |