Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 413.85K people in Texas with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.43% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Fort Bend County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (4.03%), followed by Bowie County (3.54%), and Potter County (3.52%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Fort Bend County
Bowie County
Potter County
Swisher County
Briscoe County
Moore County
Walker County
Dallas County
Tarrant County
Limestone County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fort Bend County 4.03
2 Bowie County 3.54
3 Potter County 3.52
4 Swisher County 3.46
5 Briscoe County 3.16
6 Moore County 3.01
7 Walker County 2.73
8 Dallas County 2.71
9 Tarrant County 2.67
10 Limestone County 2.41
11 Harris County 2.11
12 Smith County 2.10
13 Grimes County 1.98
14 Collin County 1.96
15 Denton County 1.85
16 Bee County 1.77
17 Midland County 1.65
18 Hudspeth County 1.60
18 Oldham County 1.60
19 Houston County 1.57
20 Hale County 1.50
21 Taylor County 1.49
22 Freestone County 1.48
23 Wichita County 1.38
24 Cottle County 1.35
25 Kaufman County 1.31
26 San Augustine County 1.29
27 Brazoria County 1.22
28 Anderson County 1.20
28 Travis County 1.20
29 Bell County 1.16
30 Lubbock County 1.08
31 Kimble County 1.05
32 Coryell County 1.03
33 Waller County 1.02
34 Williamson County 1.01
35 Nueces County 0.98
36 Milam County 0.96
37 Titus County 0.94
38 Hartley County 0.92
39 McLennan County 0.89
40 Ellis County 0.87
41 Schleicher County 0.86
42 Austin County 0.81
43 Brazos County 0.79
44 Randall County 0.78
45 Montgomery County 0.77
46 Marion County 0.76
47 Bexar County 0.74
48 Angelina County 0.72
48 Nacogdoches County 0.72
48 Tom Green County 0.72
49 Harrison County 0.70
49 Red River County 0.70
50 Frio County 0.69
50 Galveston County 0.69
50 Parmer County 0.69
51 Jefferson County 0.68
52 Hunt County 0.67
53 Floyd County 0.66
53 Liberty County 0.66
54 Jones County 0.65
54 Shelby County 0.65
55 Rockwall County 0.63
56 Camp County 0.62
56 Leon County 0.62
57 Guadalupe County 0.61
57 Hays County 0.61
58 Burleson County 0.59
59 Ector County 0.58
60 Atascosa County 0.57
61 Grayson County 0.53
62 Haskell County 0.52
63 Kleberg County 0.51
64 Lee County 0.49
65 Yoakum County 0.48
66 Goliad County 0.45
66 Gray County 0.45
66 Lynn County 0.45
67 Victoria County 0.44
68 Castro County 0.43
68 Howard County 0.43
68 Trinity County 0.43
69 La Salle County 0.42
70 Gregg County 0.41
71 El Paso County 0.40
71 Jasper County 0.40
71 Lamar County 0.40
72 Erath County 0.39
73 Fannin County 0.38
73 Henderson County 0.38
74 Madison County 0.37
75 Medina County 0.35
76 Calhoun County 0.34
76 Karnes County 0.34
76 Matagorda County 0.34
77 Dawson County 0.32
77 Lampasas County 0.32
77 Polk County 0.32
78 Bosque County 0.31
78 Brown County 0.31
78 DeWitt County 0.31
79 Coke County 0.30
79 Hockley County 0.30
79 Rusk County 0.30
80 Wood County 0.29
81 Cherokee County 0.28
81 Childress County 0.28
81 Concho County 0.28
82 Crosby County 0.27
82 Fayette County 0.27
83 Johnson County 0.26
83 Orange County 0.26
84 Wharton County 0.25
85 Eastland County 0.24
85 Navarro County 0.24
85 Nolan County 0.24
85 Upshur County 0.24
85 Val Verde County 0.24
86 Bastrop County 0.23
86 Deaf Smith County 0.23
86 Robertson County 0.23
87 Mills County 0.22
87 Scurry County 0.22
87 Ward County 0.22
88 Live Oak County 0.21
88 McCulloch County 0.21
88 Parker County 0.21
88 Reagan County 0.21
89 Kerr County 0.19
89 Somervell County 0.19
89 Wilbarger County 0.19
90 Cameron County 0.18
90 Comal County 0.18
90 Runnels County 0.18
91 Crane County 0.17
91 Hall County 0.17
91 Hardeman County 0.17
91 Wise County 0.17
91 Zavala County 0.17
92 Caldwell County 0.16
92 Hill County 0.16
92 Kendall County 0.16
92 Kent County 0.16
92 San Saba County 0.16
92 Willacy County 0.16
93 Colorado County 0.15
93 Hopkins County 0.15
94 Morris County 0.14
94 Pecos County 0.14
94 Washington County 0.14
95 Hamilton County 0.13
95 Hutchinson County 0.13
95 San Jacinto County 0.13
96 Chambers County 0.12
97 Falls County 0.11
98 Panola County 0.10
99 Donley County 0.09
100 Lamb County 0.08
100 Palo Pinto County 0.08
101 Jackson County 0.07
101 Mitchell County 0.07
101 Webb County 0.07
102 Aransas County 0.06
102 Comanche County 0.06
102 Refugio County 0.06
102 Tyler County 0.06
103 Gonzales County 0.05
103 Hidalgo County 0.05
103 Hood County 0.05
103 San Patricio County 0.05
103 Wilson County 0.05
104 Hardin County 0.04
105 Lavaca County 0.03
105 Llano County 0.03
105 Rains County 0.03
105 Shackelford County 0.03
106 Andrews County 0.02
106 Burnet County 0.02
106 Cass County 0.02
106 Cooke County 0.02
106 Hansford County 0.02
106 Jim Wells County 0.02
106 Maverick County 0.02
106 Montague County 0.02
106 Presidio County 0.02
106 Uvalde County 0.02
107 Bandera County 0.01
107 Van Zandt County 0.01
108 Starr County 0.002