Ranking of Texas 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 194.24K people in Texas with African ancestry (0.67% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Bowie County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (3.46%), followed by Swisher County (3.46%), and Briscoe County (3.16%).

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 Texas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Bowie County
Swisher County
Briscoe County
Limestone County
Moore County
Potter County
Grimes County
Oldham County
Bee County
Houston County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bowie County 3.46
1 Swisher County 3.46
2 Briscoe County 3.16
3 Limestone County 2.33
4 Moore County 1.86
5 Potter County 1.81
6 Grimes County 1.80
7 Oldham County 1.60
8 Bee County 1.57
9 Houston County 1.53
10 Hale County 1.50
11 Freestone County 1.41
12 Smith County 1.38
13 Cottle County 1.35
14 Hudspeth County 1.29
14 San Augustine County 1.29
15 Tarrant County 1.20
16 Dallas County 1.07
17 Kimble County 1.05
18 Waller County 0.97
19 Denton County 0.96
20 Harris County 0.95
21 Milam County 0.94
22 Nueces County 0.93
23 Fort Bend County 0.92
24 Titus County 0.91
25 Collin County 0.90
26 Kaufman County 0.89
27 Schleicher County 0.86
28 Austin County 0.81
29 Walker County 0.79
30 Marion County 0.76
31 Red River County 0.70
32 Coryell County 0.68
32 Ellis County 0.68
33 McLennan County 0.67
34 Floyd County 0.66
35 Shelby County 0.65
36 Leon County 0.62
36 Travis County 0.62
37 Wichita County 0.61
38 Bell County 0.60
38 Liberty County 0.60
39 Burleson County 0.59
39 Jones County 0.59
40 Lubbock County 0.55
41 Angelina County 0.54
42 Hartley County 0.53
42 Jefferson County 0.53
43 Haskell County 0.52
43 Nacogdoches County 0.52
44 Anderson County 0.51
44 Brazoria County 0.51
45 Camp County 0.50
46 Atascosa County 0.49
46 Lee County 0.49
47 Bexar County 0.48
47 Midland County 0.48
47 Williamson County 0.48
47 Yoakum County 0.48
48 Goliad County 0.45
48 Lynn County 0.45
49 Harrison County 0.44
50 Castro County 0.43
50 Gray County 0.43
50 Trinity County 0.43
51 Hays County 0.42
51 Hunt County 0.42
51 La Salle County 0.42
51 Randall County 0.42
52 Brazos County 0.41
52 Galveston County 0.41
53 Tom Green County 0.40
54 Guadalupe County 0.39
55 Henderson County 0.38
56 Madison County 0.37
57 Fannin County 0.36
58 Howard County 0.35
58 Medina County 0.35
59 Calhoun County 0.34
59 Rockwall County 0.34
60 Frio County 0.33
61 DeWitt County 0.31
62 Bosque County 0.30
62 Coke County 0.30
62 Gregg County 0.30
62 Polk County 0.30
63 Montgomery County 0.29
64 Concho County 0.28
64 Rusk County 0.28
65 Cherokee County 0.27
65 Crosby County 0.27
65 El Paso County 0.27
65 Fayette County 0.27
66 Kleberg County 0.26
66 Orange County 0.26
67 Wharton County 0.25
68 Navarro County 0.24
68 Victoria County 0.24
69 Deaf Smith County 0.23
69 Grayson County 0.23
69 Karnes County 0.23
69 Taylor County 0.23
70 Childress County 0.22
70 Dawson County 0.22
70 Hockley County 0.22
70 Lamar County 0.22
70 Upshur County 0.22
70 Ward County 0.22
71 Brown County 0.21
71 Live Oak County 0.21
71 McCulloch County 0.21
71 Reagan County 0.21
71 Val Verde County 0.21
72 Eastland County 0.19
72 Ector County 0.19
72 Lampasas County 0.19
72 Somervell County 0.19
73 Parker County 0.18
73 Runnels County 0.18
74 Crane County 0.17
74 Hall County 0.17
74 Hardeman County 0.17
74 Zavala County 0.17
75 Johnson County 0.16
75 Kent County 0.16
75 San Saba County 0.16
75 Wilbarger County 0.16
75 Willacy County 0.16
76 Cameron County 0.15
76 Hopkins County 0.15
76 Kerr County 0.15
77 Bastrop County 0.14
77 Jasper County 0.14
77 Morris County 0.14
77 Pecos County 0.14
78 Hill County 0.13
78 San Jacinto County 0.13
79 Chambers County 0.12
79 Parmer County 0.12
79 Scurry County 0.12
79 Washington County 0.12
80 Colorado County 0.11
80 Erath County 0.11
81 Wood County 0.10
82 Hamilton County 0.09
82 Hutchinson County 0.09
82 Wise County 0.09
83 Palo Pinto County 0.08
83 Robertson County 0.08
84 Caldwell County 0.07
84 Falls County 0.07
84 Jackson County 0.07
84 Mitchell County 0.07
84 Panola County 0.07
85 Comal County 0.06
85 Donley County 0.06
85 Refugio County 0.06
85 Tyler County 0.06
86 Aransas County 0.05
86 Hood County 0.05
86 San Patricio County 0.05
86 Webb County 0.05
87 Hardin County 0.04
88 Hidalgo County 0.03
88 Lavaca County 0.03
88 Rains County 0.03
88 Shackelford County 0.03
88 Wilson County 0.03
89 Burnet County 0.02
89 Cass County 0.02
89 Cooke County 0.02
89 Hansford County 0.02
89 Presidio County 0.02
89 Uvalde County 0.02
90 Bandera County 0.01
90 Kendall County 0.01
90 Maverick County 0.01
90 Van Zandt County 0.01
91 Starr County 0.002