Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Black or African American Alone population in Texas was 3,143,243 and represented 12.26% of the total Texas population (25,645,504).

Among Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (815,693), followed by Dallas County (551,551), and Tarrant County (285,703). Loving County had the lowest (0).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2011
Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2011
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 12671 21.7
Andrews 259 1.68
Angelina 13494 15.46
Aransas 351 1.51
Archer 66 0.75
Armstrong 15 0.78
Atascosa 461 1.01
Austin 2756 9.63
Bailey 104 1.45
Bandera 105 0.51
Bastrop 5921 7.89
Baylor 90 2.44
Bee 2722 8.42
Bell 70794 22.41
Bexar 140830 8.02
Blanco 82 0.78
Borden 2 0.32
Bosque 331 1.81
Bowie 22714 24.47
Brazoria 40411 12.66
Brazos 22226 11.26
Brewster 136 1.46
Briscoe 47 2.84
Brooks 61 0.85
Brown 1376 3.62
Burleson 2122 12.25
Burnet 835 1.93
Caldwell 2709 7.05
Calhoun 652 3.05
Callahan 156 1.15
Cameron 2875 0.7
Camp 2177 17.53
Carson 34 0.55
Cass 5233 17.28
Castro 183 2.26
Chambers 3038 8.51
Cherokee 7585 14.85
Childress 698 9.93
Clay 74 0.69
Cochran 140 4.54
Coke 13 0.4
Coleman 223 2.55
Collin 72981 8.99
Collingsworth 170 5.51
Colorado 2786 13.39
Comal 2043 1.82
Comanche 92 0.66
Concho 88 2.13
Cooke 1136 2.95
Coryell 12741 16.62
Cottle 144 9.56
Crane 150 3.44
Crockett 42 1.15
Crosby 243 4.02
Culberson 17 0.71
Dallam 107 1.55
Dallas 551551 22.89
Dawson 948 6.9
Deaf Smith 307 1.57
Delta 380 7.39
Denton 60348 8.81
DeWitt 1972 9.76
Dickens 109 4.54
Dimmit 138 1.37
Donley 183 4.97
Duval 147 1.25
Eastland 366 1.97
Ector 6526 4.67
Edwards 17 0.86
Ellis 13994 9.18
El Paso 29469 3.6
Erath 561 1.44
Falls 4577 25.64
Fannin 2322 6.85
Fayette 1637 6.62
Fisher 159 4.03
Floyd 239 3.75
Foard 63 4.64
Fort Bend 131111 21.64
Franklin 428 4.05
Freestone 3214 16.4
Frio 645 3.69
Gaines 370 2.07
Galveston 41206 13.94
Garza 458 6.99
Gillespie 112 0.45
Glasscock 20 1.62
Goliad 393 5.45
Gonzales 1483 7.51
Gray 1154 5.09
Grayson 7249 5.97
Gregg 24834 20.24
Grimes 4383 16.44
Guadalupe 9659 7.11
Hale 2128 5.85
Hall 243 7.34
Hamilton 59 0.7
Hansford 46 0.82
Hardeman 247 5.94
Hardin 3188 5.79
Harris 815693 19.52
Harrison 14497 21.85
Hartley 427 7.08
Haskell 245 4.11
Hays 6263 3.84
Hemphill 17 0.43
Henderson 5060 6.42
Hidalgo 5785 0.73
Hill 2377 6.75
Hockley 876 3.82
Hood 290 0.56
Hopkins 2558 7.25
Houston 6152 26.25
Howard 2411 6.9
Hudspeth 54 1.58
Hunt 7269 8.39
Hutchinson 607 2.76
Irion 13 0.81
Jack 345 3.82
Jackson 1048 7.46
Jasper 6163 17.02
Jeff Davis 34 1.49
Jefferson 87240 34.41
Jim Hogg 25 0.47
Jim Wells 340 0.82
Johnson 4271 2.81
Jones 2581 12.73
Karnes 1492 9.98
Kaufman 10993 10.45
Kendall 254 0.74
Kenedy 10 2.28
Kent 9 1.11
Kerr 963 1.94
Kimble 19 0.41
King 0 0
Kinney 73 2.02
Kleberg 1360 4.25
Knox 218 5.86
Lamar 6755 13.55
Lamb 678 4.82
Lampasas 693 3.48
La Salle 52 0.74
Lavaca 1358 7.03
Lee 1862 11.25
Leon 1236 7.34
Liberty 8379 11.02
Limestone 4255 18.04
Lipscomb 46 1.38
Live Oak 539 4.68
Llano 154 0.81
Loving 0 0
Lubbock 22094 7.79
Lynn 140 2.38
McCulloch 202 2.45
McLennan 35951 15.12
McMullen 10 1.44
Madison 2785 20.26
Marion 2317 22.1
Martin 104 2.13
Mason 23 0.57
Matagorda 4309 11.75
Maverick 222 0.4
Medina 1129 2.43
Menard 17 0.77
Midland 9601 6.85
Milam 2516 10.22
Mills 37 0.76
Mitchell 1184 12.6
Montague 80 0.41
Montgomery 20896 4.43
Moore 506 2.29
Morris 2931 22.95
Motley 33 2.75
Nacogdoches 12060 18.37
Navarro 6739 14.02
Newton 2934 20.15
Nolan 768 5.07
Nueces 14811 4.32
Ochiltree 61 0.58
Oldham 70 3.38
Orange 7139 8.67
Palo Pinto 648 2.31
Panola 3934 16.39
Parker 2102 1.78
Parmer 138 1.34
Pecos 607 3.88
Polk 5337 11.71
Potter 13108 10.72
Presidio 57 0.74
Rains 282 2.57
Randall 3248 2.63
Reagan 94 2.77
Real 28 0.82
Red River 2194 17.3
Reeves 769 5.46
Refugio 484 6.61
Roberts 1 0.11
Robertson 3661 21.99
Rockwall 4802 5.92
Runnels 236 2.25
Rusk 9420 17.56
Sabine 762 7.1
San Augustine 2041 23.2
San Jacinto 2778 10.37
San Patricio 1174 1.82
San Saba 203 3.36
Schleicher 41 1.24
Scurry 850 5.04
Shackelford 42 1.26
Shelby 4530 17.6
Sherman 15 0.5
Smith 38563 18.12
Somervell 79 0.94
Starr 125 0.2
Stephens 206 2.16
Sterling 15 1.28
Stonewall 50 3.42
Sutton 29 0.73
Swisher 614 7.87
Tarrant 285703 15.46
Taylor 10330 7.78
Terrell 8 0.85
Terry 661 5.22
Throckmorton 12 0.73
Titus 3247 10.01
Tom Green 5050 4.52
Travis 94669 8.92
Trinity 1371 9.34
Tyler 2445 11.28
Upshur 3498 8.81
Upton 73 2.22
Uvalde 244 0.92
Val Verde 827 1.69
Van Zandt 1457 2.78
Victoria 5775 6.6
Walker 15702 22.95
Waller 11742 26.6
Ward 550 5.15
Washington 6163 18.15
Webb 1408 0.55
Wharton 6001 14.54
Wheeler 124 2.28
Wichita 14100 10.78
Wilbarger 1099 8.17
Willacy 545 2.46
Williamson 29117 6.58
Wilson 745 1.71
Winkler 214 2.99
Wise 724 1.21
Wood 1968 4.67
Yoakum 104 1.31
Young 273 1.49
Zapata 50 0.35
Zavala 114 0.96