Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.45%), followed by Bowie County (26%), and Bell County (24.89%).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
See this for other years:
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2023
Items per page:
0 of 0
| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 34.45 |
| 2 | Bowie County | 26 |
| 3 | Bell County | 24.89 |
| 4 | Waller County | 24.77 |
| 5 | Dallas County | 24.06 |
| 6 | Houston County | 23.94 |
| 7 | Falls County | 22.92 |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 22.71 |
| 9 | Walker County | 22.33 |
| 10 | Morris County | 22.05 |
| 11 | Kaufman County | 21.61 |
| 12 | Anderson County | 21.37 |
| 12 | San Augustine County | 21.37 |
| 13 | Harrison County | 21.18 |
| 14 | Harris County | 21.08 |
| 15 | Gregg County | 21.06 |
| 16 | Marion County | 19.75 |
| 17 | Tarrant County | 19.34 |
| 18 | Robertson County | 19.25 |
| 19 | Madison County | 18.61 |
| 20 | Coryell County | 17.78 |
| 21 | Brazoria County | 17.77 |
| 22 | Smith County | 17.7 |
| 23 | Ellis County | 17.29 |
| 24 | Nacogdoches County | 17.28 |
| 25 | Limestone County | 17.12 |
| 25 | Shelby County | 17.12 |
| 26 | Newton County | 16.78 |
| 27 | Rusk County | 16.49 |
| 28 | Washington County | 16.42 |
| 29 | Cass County | 16.3 |
| 30 | Camp County | 15.91 |
| 31 | Jasper County | 15.89 |
| 32 | Red River County | 15.71 |
| 33 | Angelina County | 15.58 |
| 34 | Panola County | 15.39 |
| 35 | McLennan County | 14.96 |
| 36 | Freestone County | 14.86 |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 13.91 |
| 38 | Grimes County | 13.83 |
| 39 | Wharton County | 13.78 |
| 40 | Jones County | 13.59 |
| 41 | Lamar County | 13.57 |
| 42 | Galveston County | 13.5 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 12.62 |
| 44 | Navarro County | 12.6 |
| 45 | Concho County | 12.56 |
| 46 | Denton County | 12.46 |
| 47 | Colorado County | 12.43 |
| 48 | Collin County | 11.98 |
| 49 | Tyler County | 11.86 |
| 50 | Potter County | 11.43 |
| 51 | Brazos County | 11.41 |
| 52 | Wichita County | 11.33 |
| 53 | Karnes County | 11.18 |
| 54 | Burleson County | 11.08 |
| 55 | Matagorda County | 11.01 |
| 56 | Cottle County | 10.51 |
| 57 | Rockwall County | 10.46 |
| 58 | Titus County | 10.22 |
| 59 | Childress County | 10.21 |
| 60 | Lee County | 9.57 |
| 61 | Hall County | 9.55 |
| 62 | Travis County | 9.53 |
| 63 | Chambers County | 9.44 |
| 64 | Bexar County | 9.43 |
| 65 | Austin County | 9.41 |
| 65 | Orange County | 9.41 |
| 66 | Polk County | 9.31 |
| 67 | Milam County | 9.3 |
| 68 | Swisher County | 9.27 |
| 69 | Guadalupe County | 9.16 |
| 70 | Taylor County | 9.03 |
| 71 | Bee County | 9.01 |
| 72 | DeWitt County | 8.99 |
| 73 | San Jacinto County | 8.98 |
| 74 | Liberty County | 8.93 |
| 75 | Hunt County | 8.88 |
| 76 | Trinity County | 8.76 |
| 77 | Wilbarger County | 8.73 |
| 78 | Lubbock County | 8.14 |
| 79 | Williamson County | 8.12 |
| 80 | Upshur County | 7.96 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 7.77 |
| 82 | Dawson County | 7.56 |
| 83 | Garza County | 7.55 |
| 84 | Midland County | 7.54 |
| 85 | Hudspeth County | 7.51 |
| 86 | Live Oak County | 7.31 |
| 87 | Gonzales County | 7.24 |
| 88 | Refugio County | 7.13 |
| 89 | Hopkins County | 7.11 |
| 90 | Hardeman County | 6.99 |
| 91 | Loving County | 6.98 |
| 92 | Sabine County | 6.97 |
| 93 | Bastrop County | 6.95 |
| 94 | Collingsworth County | 6.83 |
| 95 | Fannin County | 6.81 |
| 96 | Jackson County | 6.79 |
| 97 | Leon County | 6.61 |
| 98 | Victoria County | 6.55 |
| 99 | Henderson County | 6.41 |
| 99 | Lavaca County | 6.41 |
| 100 | Fayette County | 6.34 |
| 101 | Johnson County | 6.3 |
| 102 | Delta County | 6.29 |
| 102 | Grayson County | 6.29 |
| 103 | Hill County | 6.28 |
| 104 | Hartley County | 6.14 |
| 105 | Caldwell County | 6.13 |
| 106 | Hardin County | 6.07 |
| 107 | Howard County | 6 |
| 108 | Foard County | 5.93 |
| 109 | Knox County | 5.91 |
| 110 | Hale County | 5.7 |
| 111 | Donley County | 5.66 |
| 112 | Ector County | 5.54 |
| 113 | Moore County | 5.51 |
| 114 | Haskell County | 5.48 |
| 115 | Nolan County | 5.45 |
| 116 | Ward County | 5.4 |
| 117 | Gray County | 5.3 |
| 118 | Kenedy County | 5.25 |
| 119 | Goliad County | 5.19 |
| 120 | Frio County | 5.14 |
| 121 | Cochran County | 5.02 |
| 121 | Lampasas County | 5.02 |
| 122 | Hays County | 4.99 |
| 123 | Franklin County | 4.97 |
| 124 | Lamb County | 4.89 |
| 124 | Upton County | 4.89 |
| 125 | Floyd County | 4.79 |
| 126 | Terry County | 4.78 |
| 127 | Pecos County | 4.72 |
| 128 | Fisher County | 4.65 |
| 129 | San Saba County | 4.64 |
| 130 | Crosby County | 4.58 |
| 131 | Nueces County | 4.56 |
| 132 | El Paso County | 4.48 |
| 133 | Tom Green County | 4.42 |
| 134 | Wood County | 4.41 |
| 135 | Scurry County | 4.4 |
| 136 | Kleberg County | 4.38 |
| 137 | Briscoe County | 4.36 |
| 137 | Randall County | 4.36 |
| 138 | Reagan County | 4.33 |
| 139 | Hockley County | 4.2 |
| 140 | Medina County | 4.17 |
| 141 | Brown County | 4.16 |
| 142 | Crane County | 4.11 |
| 143 | Bailey County | 4.02 |
| 144 | Winkler County | 3.83 |
| 145 | Baylor County | 3.81 |
| 145 | Oldham County | 3.81 |
| 146 | Dickens County | 3.8 |
| 147 | Jack County | 3.79 |
| 148 | Coleman County | 3.78 |
| 149 | Stephens County | 3.74 |
| 150 | Martin County | 3.72 |
| 151 | Stonewall County | 3.7 |
| 152 | Cooke County | 3.65 |
| 153 | Kinney County | 3.56 |
| 154 | Comal County | 3.53 |
| 155 | Brooks County | 3.34 |
| 156 | McCulloch County | 3.32 |
| 157 | Reeves County | 3.29 |
| 158 | Van Zandt County | 3.22 |
| 159 | Wheeler County | 3.21 |
| 160 | Lynn County | 3.19 |
| 161 | Culberson County | 3.14 |
| 162 | Calhoun County | 3.13 |
| 163 | Rains County | 3.1 |
| 164 | Willacy County | 3.06 |
| 165 | Crockett County | 3.04 |
| 165 | Motley County | 3.04 |
| 166 | Brewster County | 3.03 |
| 167 | Hutchinson County | 2.97 |
| 168 | Runnels County | 2.95 |
| 169 | Castro County | 2.92 |
| 170 | Terrell County | 2.91 |
| 171 | Dallam County | 2.82 |
| 171 | McMullen County | 2.82 |
| 172 | Glasscock County | 2.81 |
| 173 | Edwards County | 2.8 |
| 174 | La Salle County | 2.74 |
| 175 | Duval County | 2.7 |
| 176 | Lipscomb County | 2.68 |
| 177 | Menard County | 2.66 |
| 177 | Palo Pinto County | 2.66 |
| 177 | Presidio County | 2.66 |
| 178 | Val Verde County | 2.54 |
| 179 | Bosque County | 2.45 |
| 179 | Eastland County | 2.45 |
| 180 | Schleicher County | 2.43 |
| 180 | Wilson County | 2.43 |
| 181 | San Patricio County | 2.31 |
| 182 | King County | 2.3 |
| 183 | Dimmit County | 2.29 |
| 183 | Shackelford County | 2.29 |
| 184 | Callahan County | 2.25 |