Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (55.23%), followed by Madison County (36.72%), and Leon County (32.17%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Florida counties.

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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 55.23
2 Madison County 36.72
3 Leon County 32.17
4 Jefferson County 31.86
5 Hamilton County 31.07
6 Duval County 31.03
7 Broward County 30.66
8 Jackson County 26.05
9 Escambia County 23.05
10 Orange County 22.81
11 St. Lucie County 22.32
12 Union County 21.51
13 Alachua County 20.34
14 Palm Beach County 20.1
15 Bradford County 19.6
16 Hillsborough County 18.51
17 Taylor County 18.2
18 Miami-Dade County 17.48
19 Columbia County 17.45
20 Liberty County 17.17
21 Polk County 16.74
22 Putnam County 16.27
23 Glades County 15.66
24 Baker County 15.32
25 Osceola County 15.05
26 Marion County 13.62
27 Clay County 13.59
28 Gulf County 13.49
29 Seminole County 13.48
30 Washington County 13.38
31 Wakulla County 13.22
32 Calhoun County 13.02
33 Lafayette County 12.85
34 DeSoto County 12.75
35 Lake County 12.22
36 Hendry County 11.99
36 Suwannee County 11.99
37 Volusia County 11.82
38 Bay County 11.52
39 Pinellas County 11.05
40 Brevard County 10.97
41 Highlands County 10.85
42 Flagler County 10.79
43 Okaloosa County 10.48
44 Franklin County 10.29
45 Dixie County 9.78
46 Levy County 9.49
47 Indian River County 9.39
48 Lee County 9.22
49 Manatee County 9.2
50 Okeechobee County 8.76
51 Hardee County 8.41
52 Pasco County 7.46
53 Monroe County 7.44
54 Collier County 7.41
55 Sumter County 6.9
56 Santa Rosa County 6.53
57 Hernando County 6.49
58 Holmes County 6.47
59 Nassau County 6.41
60 Charlotte County 6.02
61 St. Johns County 5.63
62 Martin County 5.57
63 Walton County 5.21
64 Sarasota County 4.75
65 Gilchrist County 3.78
66 Citrus County 3.31