Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Updated on February 15, 2023.
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Claiborne County, MS had the highest percentage of a US county's population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (87.46%), followed by Jefferson County, MS (85.28%), and Holmes County, MS (83.86%).
The chart below shows the top 10, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 counties based on the percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop.
that are Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone % of County Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 87.46 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 85.28 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 83.86 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 80.80 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 79.06 |
| 6 | Humphreys County, MS | 78.48 |
| 7 | Tunica County, MS | 77.28 |
| 8 | Coahoma County, MS | 76.11 |
| 9 | Petersburg city, VA | 74.16 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 73.73 |
| 11 | Quitman County, MS | 73.61 |
| 12 | Sumter County, AL | 72.88 |
| 13 | Bullock County, AL | 71.41 |
| 14 | Washington County, MS | 71.33 |
| 15 | Sharkey County, MS | 70.76 |
| 16 | Wilcox County, AL | 70.59 |
| 17 | Allendale County, SC | 70.36 |
| 18 | Noxubee County, MS | 70.27 |
| 19 | Dallas County, AL | 69.94 |
| 20 | Sunflower County, MS | 69.94 |
| 21 | Dougherty County, GA | 69.92 |
| 22 | Clayton County, GA | 69.89 |
| 23 | Lowndes County, AL | 69.75 |
| 24 | Perry County, AL | 69.75 |
| 25 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 69.55 |
| 26 | Hinds County, MS | 69.43 |
| 27 | Hancock County, GA | 69.01 |
| 28 | Wilkinson County, MS | 67.39 |
| 29 | Calhoun County, GA | 64.26 |
| 30 | Williamsburg County, SC | 63.39 |
| 31 | Emporia city, VA | 63.39 |
| 32 | Bolivar County, MS | 62.50 |
| 33 | Phillips County, AR | 62.43 |
| 34 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.13 |
| 35 | Kemper County, MS | 61.14 |
| 36 | Lee County, SC | 61.00 |
| 37 | Orangeburg County, SC | 60.61 |
| 38 | Terrell County, GA | 60.59 |
| 39 | Randolph County, GA | 60.34 |
| 40 | Prince George's County, MD | 59.83 |
| 41 | Bertie County, NC | 59.78 |
| 42 | Yazoo County, MS | 59.57 |
| 43 | Macon County, GA | 59.30 |
| 44 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 58.68 |
| 45 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 58.62 |
| 46 | Warren County, GA | 58.54 |
| 47 | Greensville County, VA | 58.44 |
| 48 | Bamberg County, SC | 58.32 |
| 49 | Rockdale County, GA | 58.15 |
| 50 | Clay County, MS | 57.97 |
| 51 | Baltimore city, MD | 57.79 |
| 52 | Hertford County, NC | 57.50 |
| 53 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 57.22 |
| 54 | Montgomery County, AL | 56.98 |
| 55 | Adams County, MS | 56.83 |
| 56 | Franklin city, VA | 56.71 |
| 57 | Issaquena County, MS | 56.58 |
| 58 | Hale County, AL | 56.39 |
| 59 | Jefferson County, AR | 56.25 |
| 60 | Marion County, SC | 56.21 |
| 61 | Edgecombe County, NC | 56.09 |
| 62 | Clay County, GA | 56.07 |
| 63 | Northampton County, NC | 55.46 |
| 64 | Richmond County, GA | 55.28 |
| 65 | Bibb County, GA | 54.58 |
| 66 | St. Francis County, AR | 54.40 |
| 67 | Brunswick County, VA | 54.31 |
| 68 | Tensas Parish, LA | 54.26 |
| 69 | Orleans Parish, LA | 54.24 |
| 70 | Lee County, AR | 54.22 |
| 71 | Crittenden County, AR | 53.79 |
| 72 | Talbot County, GA | 53.71 |
| 73 | Fairfield County, SC | 53.71 |
| 74 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 53.67 |
| 75 | Washington County, GA | 53.65 |
| 76 | Gadsden County, FL | 53.47 |
| 77 | Pike County, MS | 53.47 |
| 78 | Taliaferro County, GA | 53.43 |
| 79 | Sussex County, VA | 53.38 |
| 80 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53.33 |
| 81 | Chicot County, AR | 53.07 |
| 82 | Marengo County, AL | 52.73 |
| 83 | Hampton County, SC | 51.68 |
| 84 | Danville city, VA | 51.37 |
| 85 | Shelby County, TN | 51.34 |
| 86 | Early County, GA | 51.24 |
| 87 | Halifax County, NC | 51.10 |
| 88 | Sumter County, GA | 51.05 |
| 89 | Jasper County, MS | 50.96 |
| 90 | DeKalb County, GA | 50.89 |
| 91 | Jefferson County, GA | 50.77 |
| 92 | Copiah County, MS | 50.56 |
| 93 | Haywood County, TN | 50.56 |
| 94 | Marlboro County, SC | 50.22 |
| 95 | Vance County, NC | 49.88 |
| 96 | Dooly County, GA | 49.62 |
| 97 | Hampton city, VA | 49.52 |
| 98 | Charles County, MD | 49.24 |
| 99 | Henry County, GA | 49.07 |
| 100 | Warren County, NC | 48.89 |
| 101 | Washington County, NC | 48.85 |
| 102 | Caddo Parish, LA | 48.48 |
| 103 | Panola County, MS | 48.46 |
| 104 | Douglas County, GA | 48.44 |
| 105 | Warren County, MS | 47.89 |
| 106 | Desha County, AR | 47.37 |
| 107 | Barbour County, AL | 47.31 |
| 108 | St. James Parish, LA | 47.16 |
| 109 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 47.01 |
| 110 | Newton County, GA | 46.94 |
| 111 | Mitchell County, GA | 46.49 |
| 112 | Muscogee County, GA | 46.47 |
| 113 | Stewart County, GA | 46.41 |
| 114 | Sumter County, SC | 46.30 |
| 115 | Winston County, MS | 45.85 |
| 116 | Richland County, SC | 45.71 |
| 117 | Webster County, GA | 45.27 |
| 118 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 45.25 |
| 119 | Martinsville city, VA | 45.19 |
| 120 | Dillon County, SC | 44.98 |
| 121 | Burke County, GA | 44.83 |
| 122 | Anson County, NC | 44.76 |
| 123 | Clarendon County, SC | 44.69 |
| 124 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.52 |
| 125 | Clarke County, AL | 44.42 |
| 126 | Russell County, AL | 44.34 |
| 127 | Butler County, AL | 44.25 |
| 128 | Iberville Parish, LA | 44.24 |
| 129 | Marshall County, MS | 44.18 |
| 130 | Lowndes County, MS | 44.15 |
| 131 | Crisp County, GA | 44.11 |
| 132 | Lauderdale County, MS | 44.03 |
| 133 | Conecuh County, AL | 44.01 |
| 134 | Peach County, GA | 43.67 |
| 135 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 43.64 |
| 136 | Grenada County, MS | 43.50 |
| 137 | Chickasaw County, MS | 43.47 |
| 138 | Liberty County, GA | 43.05 |
| 139 | St. Louis city, MO | 43.05 |
| 140 | Attala County, MS | 42.92 |
| 141 | Barnwell County, SC | 42.86 |
| 142 | Hopewell city, VA | 42.77 |
| 143 | Fulton County, GA | 42.55 |
| 144 | Prince Edward County, VA | 42.42 |
| 145 | Newport News city, VA | 42.25 |
| 146 | Suffolk city, VA | 42.09 |
| 147 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.02 |
| 148 | Monroe County, AL | 41.97 |
| 149 | Charles City County, VA | 41.87 |
| 150 | Florence County, SC | 41.72 |
| 151 | Jefferson County, AL | 41.70 |
| 152 | Decatur County, GA | 41.68 |
| 153 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 41.63 |
| 154 | Choctaw County, AL | 41.31 |
| 155 | Walthall County, MS | 41.29 |
| 156 | McCormick County, SC | 41.29 |
| 157 | Quitman County, GA | 41.12 |
| 158 | Surry County, VA | 41.06 |
| 159 | Bienville Parish, LA | 40.88 |
| 160 | Jenkins County, GA | 40.87 |
| 161 | Turner County, GA | 40.71 |
| 162 | Monroe County, AR | 40.59 |
| 163 | Darlington County, SC | 40.58 |
| 164 | Martin County, NC | 40.50 |
| 165 | Richmond city, VA | 40.45 |
| 166 | Lenoir County, NC | 40.27 |
| 167 | Concordia Parish, LA | 40.23 |
| 168 | Wilkes County, GA | 40.21 |
| 169 | Norfolk city, VA | 40.17 |
| 170 | McDuffie County, GA | 40.14 |
| 171 | Hardeman County, TN | 40.04 |
| 172 | Dallas County, AR | 39.99 |
| 173 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 39.85 |
| 174 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 39.54 |
| 175 | Philadelphia County, PA | 39.31 |
| 176 | Ouachita County, AR | 39.29 |
| 177 | Baker County, GA | 39.29 |
| 178 | Pickens County, AL | 39.16 |
| 179 | Wayne County, MS | 39.09 |
| 180 | Twiggs County, GA | 38.94 |
| 181 | Nash County, NC | 38.92 |
| 182 | Red River Parish, LA | 38.91 |
| 183 | Chambers County, AL | 38.86 |
| 184 | Essex County, NJ | 38.79 |
| 185 | Leake County, MS | 38.71 |
| 186 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 38.70 |
| 187 | Somerset County, MD | 38.61 |
| 188 | Wheeler County, GA | 38.58 |
| 189 | Scotland County, NC | 38.52 |
| 190 | Wilson County, NC | 38.20 |
| 191 | Amite County, MS | 38.16 |
| 192 | Cumberland County, NC | 38.12 |
| 193 | Calhoun County, SC | 38.05 |
| 194 | Screven County, GA | 37.73 |
| 195 | Wayne County, MI | 37.62 |
| 196 | Lowndes County, GA | 37.58 |
| 197 | Yalobusha County, MS | 37.16 |
| 198 | Nottoway County, VA | 37.16 |
| 199 | Telfair County, GA | 37.11 |
| 200 | Chatham County, GA | 37.02 |