Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Black or African American Alone population in Texas was 3,948,401 and represented 13.36% of the total Texas population (29,561,286).

Among Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (978,727), followed by Dallas County (621,627), and Tarrant County (398,010). Roberts County had the lowest (1).

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 2021
Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 12810 21.97
Andrews 350 1.9
Angelina 13725 15.83
Aransas 492 2.01
Archer 114 1.31
Armstrong 26 1.41
Atascosa 786 1.58
Austin 2917 9.59
Bailey 161 2.37
Bandera 294 1.37
Bastrop 7130 6.97
Baylor 112 3.24
Bee 2662 8.63
Bell 95037 24.98
Bexar 186868 9.2
Blanco 203 1.71
Borden 6 0.97
Bosque 444 2.4
Bowie 23863 25.86
Brazoria 62277 16.43
Brazos 26711 11.24
Brewster 280 2.96
Briscoe 60 4.29
Brooks 219 3.14
Brown 1641 4.3
Burleson 2173 12
Burnet 1021 2
Caldwell 2934 6.25
Calhoun 632 3.2
Callahan 287 2.04
Cameron 4021 0.95
Camp 2013 15.97
Carson 90 1.58
Cass 4800 16.8
Castro 218 2.96
Chambers 4159 8.54
Cherokee 7234 14.14
Childress 707 10.42
Clay 139 1.35
Cochran 124 5
Coke 34 1.03
Coleman 287 3.72
Collin 129199 11.59
Collingsworth 181 6.94
Colorado 2631 12.75
Comal 5726 3.27
Comanche 209 1.51
Concho 412 12.31
Cooke 1579 3.72
Coryell 15060 17.85
Cottle 155 11.44
Crane 185 3.99
Crockett 79 2.62
Crosby 219 4.31
Culberson 51 2.34
Dallam 189 2.63
Dallas 621627 24.02
Dawson 910 7.36
Deaf Smith 389 2.12
Delta 365 6.83
Denton 112290 11.9
DeWitt 1868 9.36
Dickens 64 3.69
Dimmit 179 2.11
Donley 187 5.56
Duval 283 2.83
Eastland 427 2.4
Ector 9043 5.63
Edwards 33 2.31
Ellis 29518 14.53
El Paso 37258 4.3
Erath 962 2.22
Falls 4101 23.96
Fannin 2499 6.81
Fayette 1573 6.37
Fisher 164 4.46
Floyd 235 4.44
Foard 57 5.4
Fort Bend 190614 22.16
Franklin 504 4.8
Freestone 3071 15.52
Frio 877 5
Gaines 528 2.41
Galveston 47779 13.44
Garza 477 7.61
Gillespie 235 0.86
Glasscock 34 2.99
Goliad 383 5.37
Gonzales 1459 7.43
Gray 1117 5.29
Grayson 8641 6.19
Gregg 26217 21.12
Grimes 4316 14.32
Guadalupe 16117 9.09
Hale 1826 5.67
Hall 264 9.29
Hamilton 84 1.02
Hansford 65 1.27
Hardeman 245 6.91
Hardin 3336 5.84
Harris 978727 20.67
Harrison 14948 21.5
Hartley 313 5.8
Haskell 288 5.36
Hays 12371 4.83
Hemphill 39 1.17
Henderson 5390 6.44
Hidalgo 8945 1.02
Hill 2401 6.6
Hockley 843 3.96
Hood 1013 1.58
Hopkins 2726 7.33
Houston 5393 24.56
Howard 2435 7.09
Hudspeth 259 7.91
Hunt 8505 8.21
Hutchinson 603 2.95
Irion 24 1.57
Jack 339 3.97
Jackson 1025 6.78
Jasper 5166 15.87
Jeff Davis 28 1.43
Jefferson 86957 34.27
Jim Hogg 80 1.67
Jim Wells 471 1.21
Johnson 9602 5.12
Jones 2670 13.48
Karnes 1586 10.77
Kaufman 27355 17.28
Kendall 766 1.64
Kenedy 18 5.31
Kent 8 1.07
Kerr 1074 2.02
Kimble 55 1.26
King 6 2.34
Kinney 100 3.2
Kleberg 1329 4.34
Knox 207 6.24
Lamar 6858 13.62
Lamb 600 4.65
Lampasas 1043 4.69
La Salle 188 2.8
Lavaca 1344 6.54
Lee 1762 9.97
Leon 1127 7.04
Liberty 8673 8.9
Limestone 3831 17.37
Lipscomb 65 2.25
Live Oak 791 6.95
Llano 308 1.4
Loving 3 5.56
Lubbock 25746 8.18
Lynn 161 2.85
McCulloch 253 3.36
McLennan 39757 15.08
McMullen 17 2.87
Madison 2597 19.22
Marion 1962 20.4
Martin 177 3.4
Mason 43 1.09
Matagorda 4090 11.26
Maverick 480 0.83
Medina 2043 3.9
Menard 46 2.34
Midland 12793 7.6
Milam 2429 9.63
Mills 78 1.74
Mitchell 1220 13.49
Montague 225 1.1
Montgomery 43299 6.65
Moore 1007 4.76
Morris 2729 22.73
Motley 36 3.36
Nacogdoches 11486 17.73
Navarro 6916 12.89
Newton 2121 17.37
Nolan 814 5.57
Nueces 16062 4.55
Ochiltree 141 1.44
Oldham 62 3.58
Orange 7820 9.24
Palo Pinto 742 2.58
Panola 3509 15.56
Parker 2776 1.77
Parmer 166 1.7
Pecos 741 4.9
Polk 4998 9.63
Potter 13279 11.4
Presidio 139 2.27
Rains 367 2.95
Randall 5797 4.02
Reagan 129 4
Real 64 2.27
Red River 1885 16.31
Reeves 456 3.51
Refugio 459 6.85
Roberts 1 0.13
Robertson 3403 20.08
Rockwall 10452 8.96
Runnels 294 2.97
Rusk 8968 17.02
Sabine 695 6.94
San Augustine 1697 21.47
San Jacinto 2500 8.99
San Patricio 1648 2.36
San Saba 261 4.48
Schleicher 56 2.3
Scurry 886 5.26
Shackelford 74 2.32
Shelby 4234 17.65
Sherman 55 1.97
Smith 42501 17.92
Somervell 107 1.13
Starr 293 0.45
Stephens 354 3.75
Sterling 20 1.45
Stonewall 46 3.8
Sutton 46 1.4
Swisher 646 9.22
Tarrant 398010 18.69
Taylor 12592 8.75
Terrell 16 2.22
Terry 545 4.65
Throckmorton 17 1.13
Titus 3220 10.3
Tom Green 5332 4.47
Travis 122184 9.34
Trinity 1194 8.63
Tyler 2291 11.51
Upshur 3315 7.92
Upton 130 4.02
Uvalde 336 1.36
Val Verde 1196 2.52
Van Zandt 1911 3.12
Victoria 6057 6.66
Walker 17916 22.87
Waller 14901 25.08
Ward 640 5.78
Washington 6020 16.75
Webb 2165 0.81
Wharton 5828 13.99
Wheeler 158 3.23
Wichita 14711 11.31
Wilbarger 1079 8.49
Willacy 594 2.93
Williamson 50334 7.81
Wilson 1112 2.17
Winkler 272 3.69
Wise 1352 1.88
Wood 2077 4.51
Yoakum 140 1.85
Young 308 1.72
Zapata 107 0.77
Zavala 172 1.82