Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (926.41K), followed by Dallas County (618.42K), and Tarrant County (355.34K).

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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Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Harris County 926413
2 Dallas County 618419
3 Tarrant County 355342
4 Bexar County 167239
5 Fort Bend County 161474
6 Travis County 109558
7 Collin County 98400
8 Jefferson County 88104
9 Denton County 85984
10 Bell County 83949
11 Brazoria County 51748
12 Galveston County 44853
13 Smith County 40659
14 Williamson County 38547
15 McLennan County 38239
16 El Paso County 33817
17 Montgomery County 30569
18 Gregg County 25779
19 Brazos County 24778
20 Lubbock County 24266
21 Bowie County 23535
22 Ellis County 18826
23 Walker County 17253
24 Nueces County 15511
25 Wichita County 14468
26 Kaufman County 14360
27 Harrison County 14090
28 Angelina County 13559
29 Potter County 13480
30 Guadalupe County 13455
31 Waller County 13423
32 Coryell County 13061
33 Anderson County 12770
34 Nacogdoches County 12141
35 Midland County 11352
36 Taylor County 11258
37 Hays County 9593
38 Rusk County 9562
39 Liberty County 8535
40 Ector County 8133
41 Grayson County 8112
42 Hunt County 7865
43 Cherokee County 7618
44 Orange County 7546
45 Hidalgo County 7189
46 Lamar County 6566
47 Navarro County 6539
48 Bastrop County 6435
49 Rockwall County 6433
50 Victoria County 6145
51 Washington County 6119
52 Johnson County 6078
53 Houston County 5906
54 Wharton County 5898
55 Jasper County 5811
56 Tom Green County 5246
57 Henderson County 5199
58 Polk County 5110
59 Cass County 5077
60 Randall County 4565
61 Shelby County 4495
62 Grimes County 4435
63 Falls County 4251
64 Limestone County 4152
65 Matagorda County 4150
66 Panola County 3644
67 Robertson County 3537
68 Upshur County 3423
69 Chambers County 3416
70 Comal County 3399
71 Titus County 3330
72 Cameron County 3313
73 Freestone County 3171
74 Hardin County 3159
75 Bee County 2924
76 Madison County 2901
77 Austin County 2830
78 Morris County 2812
79 Newton County 2803
80 San Jacinto County 2766
81 Caldwell County 2750
82 Colorado County 2742
83 Hopkins County 2677
84 Howard County 2603
85 Jones County 2601
86 Hill County 2506
87 Wood County 2447
88 Tyler County 2429
89 Milam County 2426
90 Fannin County 2333
91 Burleson County 2310
92 Marion County 2140
93 Camp County 2139
94 Red River County 2034
95 Parker County 1997
96 Hale County 1967
97 DeWitt County 1955
98 Lee County 1916
99 San Augustine County 1798
100 Webb County 1785
101 Fayette County 1647
102 Van Zandt County 1574
103 Gonzales County 1546
104 Brown County 1541
105 Medina County 1508
106 Karnes County 1437
107 Cooke County 1386
107 Trinity County 1386
108 San Patricio County 1377
109 Lavaca County 1341
110 Kleberg County 1329
111 Leon County 1255
112 Gray County 1129
113 Wilbarger County 1057
114 Wise County 1036
115 Val Verde County 1011
116 Hockley County 989
117 Jackson County 986
118 Kerr County 978
119 Burnet County 949
120 Scurry County 908
121 Mitchell County 877
122 Wilson County 830
123 Lampasas County 824
124 Reeves County 822
125 Frio County 819
126 Moore County 800
127 Childress County 795
128 Nolan County 787
129 Dawson County 783
130 Erath County 772
131 Sabine County 736
132 Palo Pinto County 731
133 Pecos County 701
134 Lamb County 636
135 Calhoun County 634
136 Swisher County 630
137 Hutchinson County 626
138 Terry County 611
139 Kendall County 591
139 Ward County 591
140 Live Oak County 589
141 Atascosa County 583
142 Willacy County 553
143 Hood County 508
144 Garza County 495
145 Refugio County 486
146 Aransas County 460
146 Gaines County 460
147 Franklin County 426
148 Jim Wells County 409
149 Hartley County 396
150 Goliad County 388
151 Eastland County 387
152 Bosque County 382
153 Jack County 367
154 Maverick County 363
155 Andrews County 348
155 Deaf Smith County 348
156 Delta County 339
157 Uvalde County 326
158 Rains County 301
159 Hall County 280
160 Coleman County 273
161 Runnels County 269
162 Young County 267
163 Stephens County 262
164 Haskell County 259
165 Llano County 257
166 Winkler County 245
167 Floyd County 241
168 Callahan County 233
169 Starr County 232
170 Crosby County 231
171 Hardeman County 230
171 San Saba County 230
172 Bandera County 226
173 Knox County 217
174 McCulloch County 211
175 Castro County 209
176 Collingsworth County 183
177 Crane County 180
178 Parmer County 179
179 Blanco County 175
180 Gillespie County 172
181 Donley County 171
182 Dimmit County 170
182 Martin County 170
183 Dallam County 167
183 Duval County 167
183 Wheeler County 167
184 Fisher County 162
185 Hudspeth County 150
186 Zavala County 148
187 Brewster County 147
188 Bailey County 142
188 Comanche County 142
189 Lynn County 140
190 Cottle County 136
190 Montague County 136
191 Cochran County 131
192 Dickens County 124
193 Yoakum County 119
194 Somervell County 117
194 Upton County 117
195 Ochiltree County 112
195 Presidio County 112
196 Reagan County 108
197 Baylor County 106
198 La Salle County 101
199 Archer County 91
200 Clay County 85
201 Hamilton County 79
202 Kinney County 78
203 Oldham County 76
204 Brooks County 74
205 Crockett County 64
206 Lipscomb County 61
207 Hansford County 58
207 Shackelford County 58
208 Foard County 56
209 Mills County 55
210 Concho County 54
210 Zapata County 54
211 Sherman County 52
212 Briscoe County 51
212 Schleicher County 51
213 Stonewall County 50
214 Carson County 48
215 Sutton County 46
216 Jim Hogg County 41
217 Mason County 40
218 Jeff Davis County 36
218 Menard County 36
218 Motley County 36
219 Coke County 30
220 Hemphill County 29
221 Real County 28
222 Kimble County 27
222 Sterling County 27
223 Culberson County 24
224 Glasscock County 23
225 Armstrong County 22
225 McMullen County 22
226 Irion County 21
227 Throckmorton County 20
228 Edwards County 19
229 Kenedy County 17
230 Terrell County 14
231 Kent County 12
232 Borden County 10
233 Loving County 7
234 Roberts County 1
235 King County 0