Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 116.08K people in Florida with African ancestry (0.54% of Florida population). Among all Florida counties, Union County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (7.44%), followed by Bradford County (4.01%), and Columbia County (3.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Florida.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Union County
Bradford County
Columbia County
Baker County
Hamilton County
Gadsden County
Palm Beach County
Gulf County
Marion County
Duval County
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Union County 7.44
2 Bradford County 4.01
3 Columbia County 3.59
4 Baker County 2.89
5 Hamilton County 2.57
6 Gadsden County 1.42
7 Palm Beach County 1.41
8 Gulf County 1.37
9 Marion County 1.30
10 Duval County 0.95
11 Jackson County 0.81
12 Hendry County 0.71
13 Osceola County 0.67
14 St. Lucie County 0.66
15 Escambia County 0.65
16 Leon County 0.62
17 Franklin County 0.60
17 Seminole County 0.60
18 Okeechobee County 0.58
18 Orange County 0.58
19 Broward County 0.57
20 Hillsborough County 0.56
21 Hardee County 0.55
21 Polk County 0.55
21 Taylor County 0.55
22 Alachua County 0.49
22 Sumter County 0.49
23 Gilchrist County 0.47
24 DeSoto County 0.45
25 Pinellas County 0.44
26 Santa Rosa County 0.43
27 Glades County 0.42
28 Madison County 0.40
29 Lake County 0.39
29 Monroe County 0.39
30 Okaloosa County 0.38
31 Lafayette County 0.37
32 Jefferson County 0.36
32 Liberty County 0.36
33 Bay County 0.35
34 Washington County 0.34
35 Calhoun County 0.33
35 Pasco County 0.33
36 Holmes County 0.32
37 Miami-Dade County 0.31
38 Hernando County 0.29
39 Indian River County 0.28
40 Lee County 0.26
41 Highlands County 0.24
41 Putnam County 0.24
42 Brevard County 0.23
42 Clay County 0.23
42 Volusia County 0.23
42 Wakulla County 0.23
43 Nassau County 0.21
44 Suwannee County 0.18
44 Walton County 0.18
45 Levy County 0.17
46 Citrus County 0.15
46 Collier County 0.15
47 Flagler County 0.14
48 Charlotte County 0.12
48 Manatee County 0.12
49 Martin County 0.09
49 Sarasota County 0.09
50 St. Johns County 0.08
51 Dixie County 0.03