Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 3,552,997 people in Texas who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 12.19% of the total population of Texas. Harris County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (907,063), followed by Dallas County (574,183), and Tarrant County (366,727). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Loving County (0), King County (0), and Kenedy County (1).
In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Jefferson County had the highest percentage, with 33.07% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Bowie County (25.03%), and Houston County (23.54%).
You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Texas.
Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
County | Black Alone Population | % of County Population |
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Harris County | 907,063 | 19.17 |
Dallas County | 574,183 | 21.97 |
Tarrant County | 366,727 | 17.38 |
Fort Bend County | 170,978 | 20.78 |
Bexar County | 161,307 | 8.03 |
Collin County | 110,284 | 10.36 |
Travis County | 101,267 | 7.85 |
Denton County | 97,847 | 10.80 |
Bell County | 85,241 | 23.00 |
Jefferson County | 84,835 | 33.07 |
Brazoria County | 55,176 | 14.83 |
Galveston County | 44,229 | 12.61 |
Williamson County | 40,732 | 6.69 |
Smith County | 38,593 | 16.53 |
McLennan County | 37,518 | 14.40 |
Montgomery County | 35,394 | 5.71 |
El Paso County | 29,054 | 3.36 |
Lubbock County | 27,279 | 8.78 |
Gregg County | 25,262 | 20.33 |
Brazos County | 24,341 | 10.41 |
Ellis County | 24,305 | 12.63 |
Bowie County | 23,251 | 25.03 |
Kaufman County | 21,948 | 15.10 |
Walker County | 16,638 | 21.78 |
Nueces County | 14,309 | 4.05 |
Texas | 3,552,997 | 12.19 |