Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (55.48%), followed by Madison County (38.22%), and Jefferson County (34%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 55.48
2 Madison County 38.22
3 Jefferson County 34
4 Hamilton County 32.99
5 Leon County 31.02
6 Duval County 29.36
7 Broward County 27.93
8 Jackson County 26.51
9 Escambia County 22.66
10 Union County 22.37
11 Orange County 20.32
12 Alachua County 20.13
13 Taylor County 19.69
14 St. Lucie County 19.55
15 Bradford County 19.08
16 Liberty County 18.59
17 Palm Beach County 18.28
18 Gulf County 17.83
19 Columbia County 17.81
20 Miami-Dade County 16.22
21 Putnam County 15.89
22 Hillsborough County 15.85
23 Washington County 14.71
24 Polk County 14.61
25 Lafayette County 14.17
26 Wakulla County 13.78
27 Baker County 13.62
28 Franklin County 13.52
29 Suwannee County 13.04
30 Glades County 12.86
31 Calhoun County 12.81
32 Marion County 12.51
33 DeSoto County 12.01
34 Hendry County 11.22
35 Bay County 11.16
36 Seminole County 11.09
37 Clay County 10.52
38 Pinellas County 10.45
39 Volusia County 10.34
40 Flagler County 10.19
41 Lake County 10
42 Brevard County 9.94
43 Highlands County 9.6
44 Osceola County 9.5
45 Okaloosa County 9.49
46 Dixie County 9.36
47 Indian River County 9.08
48 Levy County 9.03
49 Manatee County 8.51
50 Okeechobee County 8.25
51 Lee County 8.05
52 Sumter County 7.23
53 Hardee County 6.79
54 Collier County 6.65
55 Holmes County 6.47
56 Monroe County 6.2
57 Santa Rosa County 6.18
58 Nassau County 5.8
59 Charlotte County 5.54
60 Gilchrist County 5.52
61 St. Johns County 5.23
62 Walton County 5.22
63 Martin County 5.18
64 Pasco County 5.11
65 Hernando County 4.96
66 Sarasota County 4.41
67 Citrus County 2.77