Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (914.85K), followed by Dallas County (609.34K), and Tarrant County (341.89K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 914847 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 609335 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 341891 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 163420 |
| 5 | Fort Bend County | 155819 |
| 6 | Travis County | 107652 |
| 7 | Collin County | 93634 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 87751 |
| 9 | Bell County | 81045 |
| 10 | Denton County | 80831 |
| 11 | Brazoria County | 48925 |
| 12 | Galveston County | 44400 |
| 13 | Smith County | 40401 |
| 14 | McLennan County | 37547 |
| 15 | Williamson County | 36633 |
| 16 | El Paso County | 33411 |
| 17 | Montgomery County | 28235 |
| 18 | Gregg County | 25836 |
| 19 | Brazos County | 24426 |
| 20 | Lubbock County | 24018 |
| 21 | Bowie County | 23289 |
| 22 | Ellis County | 17326 |
| 23 | Walker County | 16948 |
| 24 | Nueces County | 15590 |
| 25 | Wichita County | 14306 |
| 26 | Harrison County | 14200 |
| 27 | Angelina County | 13599 |
| 28 | Potter County | 13273 |
| 29 | Kaufman County | 13109 |
| 30 | Coryell County | 12866 |
| 31 | Waller County | 12862 |
| 32 | Guadalupe County | 12559 |
| 33 | Anderson County | 12435 |
| 34 | Nacogdoches County | 12146 |
| 35 | Midland County | 11194 |
| 36 | Taylor County | 10992 |
| 37 | Rusk County | 9148 |
| 38 | Hays County | 8733 |
| 39 | Liberty County | 8411 |
| 40 | Ector County | 8188 |
| 41 | Grayson County | 7830 |
| 42 | Hunt County | 7644 |
| 43 | Cherokee County | 7581 |
| 44 | Orange County | 7417 |
| 45 | Hidalgo County | 6949 |
| 46 | Lamar County | 6609 |
| 47 | Navarro County | 6523 |
| 48 | Bastrop County | 6364 |
| 49 | Washington County | 6144 |
| 50 | Victoria County | 6076 |
| 51 | Rockwall County | 5940 |
| 52 | Houston County | 5861 |
| 53 | Wharton County | 5858 |
| 54 | Jasper County | 5809 |
| 55 | Johnson County | 5482 |
| 56 | Tom Green County | 5309 |
| 57 | Henderson County | 5234 |
| 58 | Polk County | 5121 |
| 59 | Cass County | 5107 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 4482 |
| 61 | Grimes County | 4442 |
| 62 | Randall County | 4343 |
| 63 | Falls County | 4292 |
| 64 | Limestone County | 4220 |
| 65 | Matagorda County | 4191 |
| 66 | Panola County | 3710 |
| 67 | Robertson County | 3454 |
| 68 | Upshur County | 3401 |
| 69 | Chambers County | 3356 |
| 70 | Titus County | 3305 |
| 71 | Cameron County | 3256 |
| 72 | Freestone County | 3182 |
| 73 | Hardin County | 3084 |
| 74 | Comal County | 3058 |
| 75 | Madison County | 2865 |
| 76 | Bee County | 2858 |
| 77 | Newton County | 2827 |
| 78 | Morris County | 2822 |
| 79 | Austin County | 2788 |
| 80 | Colorado County | 2772 |
| 81 | San Jacinto County | 2751 |
| 82 | Caldwell County | 2747 |
| 83 | Hopkins County | 2686 |
| 84 | Jones County | 2646 |
| 85 | Howard County | 2575 |
| 86 | Tyler County | 2432 |
| 87 | Milam County | 2422 |
| 88 | Hill County | 2378 |
| 89 | Wood County | 2370 |
| 90 | Burleson County | 2318 |
| 91 | Fannin County | 2304 |
| 92 | Marion County | 2214 |
| 93 | Camp County | 2160 |
| 94 | Red River County | 2077 |
| 95 | Hale County | 1989 |
| 96 | DeWitt County | 1968 |
| 97 | Lee County | 1908 |
| 98 | San Augustine County | 1851 |
| 99 | Parker County | 1830 |
| 100 | Webb County | 1673 |
| 101 | Fayette County | 1641 |
| 102 | Gonzales County | 1544 |
| 103 | Van Zandt County | 1525 |
| 104 | Brown County | 1502 |
| 105 | Karnes County | 1425 |
| 106 | San Patricio County | 1419 |
| 107 | Medina County | 1365 |
| 108 | Cooke County | 1363 |
| 109 | Kleberg County | 1349 |
| 110 | Trinity County | 1339 |
| 111 | Lavaca County | 1337 |
| 112 | Leon County | 1271 |
| 113 | Gray County | 1219 |
| 114 | Wilbarger County | 1055 |
| 115 | Wise County | 1018 |
| 116 | Hockley County | 997 |
| 117 | Jackson County | 991 |
| 118 | Kerr County | 962 |
| 119 | Mitchell County | 931 |
| 120 | Burnet County | 930 |
| 121 | Val Verde County | 928 |
| 122 | Scurry County | 906 |
| 123 | Wilson County | 836 |
| 124 | Reeves County | 832 |
| 125 | Frio County | 803 |
| 126 | Nolan County | 801 |
| 127 | Lampasas County | 791 |
| 128 | Childress County | 790 |
| 129 | Dawson County | 777 |
| 130 | Moore County | 764 |
| 131 | Erath County | 754 |
| 132 | Sabine County | 729 |
| 133 | Palo Pinto County | 713 |
| 134 | Pecos County | 702 |
| 135 | Lamb County | 680 |
| 136 | Calhoun County | 658 |
| 137 | Terry County | 633 |
| 138 | Ward County | 617 |
| 139 | Swisher County | 615 |
| 140 | Live Oak County | 613 |
| 141 | Hutchinson County | 606 |
| 142 | Atascosa County | 585 |
| 143 | Willacy County | 571 |
| 144 | Kendall County | 520 |
| 145 | Refugio County | 508 |
| 146 | Aransas County | 477 |
| 147 | Garza County | 467 |
| 148 | Hood County | 458 |
| 149 | Gaines County | 436 |
| 150 | Franklin County | 419 |
| 151 | Bosque County | 404 |
| 152 | Jim Wells County | 396 |
| 153 | Eastland County | 390 |
| 154 | Hartley County | 381 |
| 155 | Goliad County | 376 |
| 156 | Jack County | 369 |
| 157 | Deaf Smith County | 357 |
| 158 | Maverick County | 335 |
| 159 | Delta County | 330 |
| 160 | Andrews County | 325 |
| 161 | Uvalde County | 314 |
| 162 | Rains County | 286 |
| 163 | Young County | 268 |
| 164 | Hall County | 265 |
| 165 | Stephens County | 258 |
| 166 | Haskell County | 257 |
| 167 | Coleman County | 251 |
| 167 | Crosby County | 251 |
| 168 | Runnels County | 244 |
| 169 | Winkler County | 243 |
| 170 | Llano County | 240 |
| 171 | Floyd County | 238 |
| 172 | Hardeman County | 224 |
| 173 | Knox County | 221 |
| 174 | Callahan County | 219 |
| 174 | San Saba County | 219 |
| 175 | Starr County | 217 |
| 176 | McCulloch County | 205 |
| 177 | Castro County | 201 |
| 178 | Bandera County | 199 |
| 179 | Parmer County | 193 |
| 180 | Collingsworth County | 185 |
| 181 | Donley County | 183 |
| 182 | Dimmit County | 182 |
| 183 | Crane County | 169 |
| 184 | Dallam County | 166 |
| 184 | Martin County | 166 |
| 184 | Wheeler County | 166 |
| 185 | Duval County | 159 |
| 185 | Lynn County | 159 |
| 186 | Gillespie County | 158 |
| 187 | Fisher County | 156 |
| 188 | Blanco County | 154 |
| 189 | Zavala County | 139 |
| 190 | Comanche County | 137 |
| 190 | Montague County | 137 |
| 191 | Brewster County | 136 |
| 191 | Cottle County | 136 |
| 192 | Cochran County | 135 |
| 193 | Bailey County | 129 |
| 194 | Yoakum County | 125 |
| 195 | Dickens County | 124 |
| 195 | Hudspeth County | 124 |
| 196 | Concho County | 118 |
| 197 | Upton County | 113 |
| 198 | La Salle County | 106 |
| 198 | Ochiltree County | 106 |
| 199 | Baylor County | 105 |
| 200 | Presidio County | 103 |
| 200 | Reagan County | 103 |
| 201 | Somervell County | 99 |
| 202 | Archer County | 89 |
| 203 | Brooks County | 85 |
| 204 | Hamilton County | 82 |
| 205 | Kinney County | 77 |
| 206 | Clay County | 71 |
| 206 | Oldham County | 71 |
| 207 | Lipscomb County | 67 |
| 208 | Foard County | 62 |
| 209 | Schleicher County | 59 |
| 210 | Hansford County | 58 |
| 211 | Sherman County | 56 |
| 212 | Crockett County | 54 |
| 212 | Shackelford County | 54 |
| 213 | Carson County | 53 |
| 214 | Briscoe County | 50 |
| 214 | Zapata County | 50 |
| 215 | Mills County | 49 |
| 216 | Stonewall County | 48 |
| 217 | Sutton County | 47 |
| 218 | Jim Hogg County | 42 |
| 219 | Mason County | 40 |
| 219 | Menard County | 40 |
| 220 | Real County | 34 |
| 221 | Culberson County | 33 |
| 222 | Coke County | 31 |
| 222 | Jeff Davis County | 31 |
| 223 | Motley County | 27 |
| 224 | Hemphill County | 26 |
| 224 | Sterling County | 26 |
| 225 | Kimble County | 25 |
| 226 | Armstrong County | 22 |
| 226 | Glasscock County | 22 |
| 227 | Throckmorton County | 21 |
| 228 | Edwards County | 20 |
| 228 | Irion County | 20 |
| 229 | McMullen County | 19 |
| 230 | Kenedy County | 17 |
| 231 | Terrell County | 16 |
| 232 | Kent County | 9 |
| 233 | Borden County | 4 |
| 234 | Loving County | 3 |
| 235 | Roberts County | 1 |
| 236 | King County | 0 |