Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone population in Texas was 3,616,811 and represented 12.78% of the total Texas population (28,291,024).

Among Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (926,413), followed by Dallas County (618,419), and Tarrant County (355,342). King 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.

You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.

You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Texas.

Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017

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County	Black Alone Population	% of County Population
Anderson	12770	21.93
Andrews	348	1.98
Angelina	13559	15.49
Aransas	460	1.81
Archer	91	1.04
Armstrong	22	1.18
Atascosa	583	1.19
Austin	2830	9.52
Bailey	142	2.03
Bandera	226	1.01
Bastrop	6435	7.6
Baylor	106	2.98
Bee	2924	8.97
Bell	83949	24.15
Bexar	167239	8.55
Blanco	175	1.53
Borden	10	1.5
Bosque	382	2.09
Bowie	23535	25.14
Brazoria	51748	14.29
Brazos	24778	11.06
Brewster	147	1.58
Briscoe	51	3.37
Brooks	74	1.04
Brown	1541	4.08
Burleson	2310	12.79
Burnet	949	2.04
Caldwell	2750	6.5
Calhoun	634	2.92
Callahan	233	1.67
Cameron	3313	0.79
Camp	2139	16.67
Carson	48	0.8
Cass	5077	16.95
Castro	209	2.73
Chambers	3416	8.28
Cherokee	7618	14.62
Childress	795	10.95
Clay	85	0.81
Cochran	131	4.6
Coke	30	0.92
Coleman	273	3.25
Collin	98400	10.12
Collingsworth	183	6.19
Colorado	2742	12.87
Comal	3399	2.42
Comanche	142	1.05
Concho	54	2
Cooke	1386	3.47
Coryell	13061	17.44
Cottle	136	9.9
Crane	180	3.85
Crockett	64	1.81
Crosby	231	3.95
Culberson	24	1.08
Dallam	167	2.3
Dallas	618419	23.6
Dawson	783	6.15
Deaf Smith	348	1.86
Delta	339	6.44
Denton	85984	10.3
DeWitt	1955	9.7
Dickens	124	5.66
Dimmit	170	1.65
Donley	171	5.13
Duval	167	1.49
Eastland	387	2.12
Ector	8133	5.19
Edwards	19	0.98
Ellis	18826	10.86
El Paso	33817	4.05
Erath	772	1.85
Falls	4251	24.51
Fannin	2333	6.75
Fayette	1647	6.56
Fisher	162	4.19
Floyd	241	4.13
Foard	56	4.68
Fort Bend	161474	21.02
Franklin	426	3.94
Freestone	3171	16.14
Frio	819	4.13
Gaines	460	2.24
Galveston	44853	13.4
Garza	495	7.64
Gillespie	172	0.65
Glasscock	23	1.68
Goliad	388	5.13
Gonzales	1546	7.45
Gray	1129	5.11
Grayson	8112	6.19
Gregg	25779	20.96
Grimes	4435	15.88
Guadalupe	13455	8.43
Hale	1967	5.8
Hall	280	9.2
Hamilton	79	0.94
Hansford	58	1.06
Hardeman	230	5.81
Hardin	3159	5.52
Harris	926413	19.9
Harrison	14090	21.18
Hartley	396	6.95
Haskell	259	4.55
Hays	9593	4.47
Hemphill	29	0.74
Henderson	5199	6.42
Hidalgo	7189	0.84
Hill	2506	7.02
Hockley	989	4.31
Hood	508	0.88
Hopkins	2677	7.34
Houston	5906	25.6
Howard	2603	7.28
Hudspeth	150	3.25
Hunt	7865	8.36
Hutchinson	626	2.93
Irion	21	1.38
Jack	367	4.16
Jackson	986	6.66
Jasper	5811	16.33
Jeff Davis	36	1.6
Jefferson	88104	34.43
Jim Hogg	41	0.79
Jim Wells	409	1
Johnson	6078	3.64
Jones	2601	13.12
Karnes	1437	9.22
Kaufman	14360	11.7
Kendall	591	1.34
Kenedy	17	4.17
Kent	12	1.58
Kerr	978	1.89
Kimble	27	0.62
King	0	0
Kinney	78	2.1
Kleberg	1329	4.32
Knox	217	5.91
Lamar	6566	13.24
Lamb	636	4.82
Lampasas	824	3.95
La Salle	101	1.34
Lavaca	1341	6.7
Lee	1916	11.2
Leon	1255	7.29
Liberty	8535	10.2
Limestone	4152	17.76
Lipscomb	61	1.82
Live Oak	589	4.85
Llano	257	1.21
Loving	7	5.26
Lubbock	24266	7.94
Lynn	140	2.4
McCulloch	211	2.66
McLennan	38239	15.2
McMullen	22	2.87
Madison	2901	20.3
Marion	2140	21.24
Martin	170	3.08
Mason	40	0.96
Matagorda	4150	11.26
Maverick	363	0.63
Medina	1508	3
Menard	36	1.7
Midland	11352	6.86
Milam	2426	9.74
Mills	55	1.12
Mitchell	877	10.65
Montague	136	0.7
Montgomery	30569	5.35
Moore	800	3.71
Morris	2812	22.75
Motley	36	2.94
Nacogdoches	12141	18.61
Navarro	6539	13.42
Newton	2803	20.15
Nolan	787	5.28
Nueces	15511	4.29
Ochiltree	112	1.12
Oldham	76	3.61
Orange	7546	8.87
Palo Pinto	731	2.56
Panola	3644	15.73
Parker	1997	1.5
Parmer	179	1.85
Pecos	701	4.49
Polk	5110	10.44
Potter	13480	11.23
Presidio	112	1.59
Rains	301	2.57
Randall	4565	3.4
Reagan	108	2.91
Real	28	0.82
Red River	2034	16.72
Reeves	822	5.43
Refugio	486	6.77
Roberts	1	0.11
Robertson	3537	20.62
Rockwall	6433	6.64
Runnels	269	2.62
Rusk	9562	17.66
Sabine	736	7.06
San Augustine	1798	21.66
San Jacinto	2766	9.8
San Patricio	1377	2.05
San Saba	230	3.84
Schleicher	51	1.71
Scurry	908	5.34
Shackelford	58	1.76
Shelby	4495	17.83
Sherman	52	1.71
Smith	40659	17.9
Somervell	117	1.32
Starr	232	0.36
Stephens	262	2.82
Sterling	27	2.1
Stonewall	50	3.64
Sutton	46	1.21
Swisher	630	8.47
Tarrant	355342	17.28
Taylor	11258	8.24
Terrell	14	1.73
Terry	611	4.92
Throckmorton	20	1.33
Titus	3330	10.2
Tom Green	5246	4.46
Travis	109558	8.93
Trinity	1386	9.44
Tyler	2429	11.3
Upshur	3423	8.33
Upton	117	3.2
Uvalde	326	1.2
Val Verde	1011	2.06
Van Zandt	1574	2.86
Victoria	6145	6.68
Walker	17253	23.71
Waller	13423	25.95
Ward	591	5.2
Washington	6119	17.58
Webb	1785	0.65
Wharton	5898	14.09
Wheeler	167	3.15
Wichita	14468	10.98
Wilbarger	1057	8.33
Willacy	553	2.57
Williamson	38547	7.05
Wilson	830	1.69
Winkler	245	3.23
Wise	1036	1.58
Wood	2447	5.52
Yoakum	119	1.4
Young	267	1.49
Zapata	54	0.38
Zavala	148	1.24