Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.01%), followed by Claiborne, MS (84.58%), and Holmes, MS (82.82%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.

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Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Tunica, MS

Humphreys, MS

Lowndes, AL

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	86.01
2	Claiborne County, MS	84.58
3	Holmes County, MS	82.82
4	Macon County, AL	81.74
5	Greene County, AL	81.28
6	Petersburg city, VA	79.08
7	Coahoma County, MS	75.54
8	Tunica County, MS	75.21
9	Humphreys County, MS	75.09
10	Lowndes County, AL	74.02
11	Hancock County, GA	73.67
12	Sumter County, AL	73.65
13	Allendale County, SC	73.4
14	Sunflower County, MS	73.17
15	Leflore County, MS	72.65
16	Wilcox County, AL	71.95
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.83
18	Sharkey County, MS	71.64
19	Washington County, MS	71.62
20	Wilkinson County, MS	70.71
21	Hinds County, MS	70.38
22	Bullock County, AL	70.23
23	Dallas County, AL	69.76
24	Quitman County, MS	69.05
25	Perry County, AL	68.58
26	Clayton County, GA	68.33
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.3
28	Dougherty County, GA	68.09
29	Prince George's County, MD	65.77
30	Williamsburg County, SC	65.72
31	Bolivar County, MS	64.94
32	Lee County, SC	64.25
33	Emporia city, VA	64.15
34	Baltimore city, MD	63.86
35	Issaquena County, MS	63.66
36	Phillips County, AR	62.77
37	Orangeburg County, SC	62.52
38	Madison Parish, LA	62.38
39	Calhoun County, GA	61.89
39	Bertie County, NC	61.89
40	Bamberg County, SC	61.43
41	Hertford County, NC	60.9
42	Randolph County, GA	60.89
43	Orleans Parish, LA	60.88
44	Terrell County, GA	60.77
45	Warren County, GA	60.69
46	Kemper County, MS	60.57
47	Clay County, GA	60.28
48	Macon County, GA	60.2
49	Taliaferro County, GA	60.07
50	Greensville County, VA	59.75
51	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.56
52	Clay County, MS	58.83
53	Fairfield County, SC	58.8
54	Hale County, AL	58.54
55	Sussex County, VA	58.46
56	Northampton County, NC	58.24
57	Edgecombe County, NC	58
58	Talbot County, GA	57.81
59	Franklin city, VA	57.33
60	Yazoo County, MS	57.19
61	Brunswick County, VA	56.83
62	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.51
62	Marion County, SC	56.51
63	Montgomery County, AL	56.11
64	Jefferson County, AR	55.76
65	Lee County, AR	55.66
66	Gadsden County, FL	55.55
67	Tensas Parish, LA	55.46
68	Richmond County, GA	55.36
69	Chicot County, AR	55.14
70	DeKalb County, GA	54.93
71	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	54.67
72	Hampton County, SC	54.07
73	Jefferson County, GA	54.03
74	Portsmouth city, VA	53.68
75	Adams County, MS	53.42
76	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.39
76	Halifax County, NC	53.39
77	Bibb County, GA	53.2
78	Shelby County, TN	53.11
79	Washington County, GA	52.86
80	Sumter County, GA	52.85
81	Pike County, MS	52.62
82	St. Francis County, AR	52.56
83	Jasper County, MS	52.28
83	Warren County, NC	52.28
84	Crittenden County, AR	51.65
85	Marengo County, AL	51.3
86	Marlboro County, SC	51.17
87	Copiah County, MS	51.12
88	Richmond city, VA	51.07
89	Vance County, NC	50.86
90	Claiborne Parish, LA	50.73
91	Stewart County, GA	50.56
92	Haywood County, TN	50.14
93	Hampton city, VA	49.92
94	McCormick County, SC	49.85
95	St. James Parish, LA	49.76
96	Washington County, NC	49.69
97	Quitman County, GA	49.56
98	Panola County, MS	49.49
99	Dooly County, GA	49.29
99	Clarendon County, SC	49.29
99	Danville city, VA	49.29
100	Iberville Parish, LA	49.22
101	Burke County, GA	49.15
102	Early County, GA	49.1
103	Desha County, AR	48.86
103	St. Louis city, MO	48.86
104	Anson County, NC	48.79
105	Rockdale County, GA	48.69
106	Mitchell County, GA	48.2
107	Caddo Parish, LA	47.94
108	Charles City County, VA	47.89
109	Marshall County, MS	47.68
110	Barbour County, AL	47.54
111	Warren County, MS	47.53
112	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.48
113	Sumter County, SC	47.2
114	Richland County, SC	46.92
115	Conecuh County, AL	46.58
115	Dillon County, SC	46.58
116	Muscogee County, GA	46.12
117	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.06
118	Winston County, MS	46.05
119	Baker County, GA	45.96
120	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.91
121	Peach County, GA	45.72
122	Montgomery County, MS	45.66
122	Martinsville city, VA	45.66
123	Jasper County, SC	45.6
124	Surry County, VA	45.06
125	Fulton County, GA	44.86
126	Philadelphia County, PA	44.66
127	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.49
128	Barnwell County, SC	44.37
129	Walthall County, MS	44.15
130	Crisp County, GA	44.08
131	Clarke County, AL	44.03
132	Lowndes County, MS	43.74
133	Bronx County, NY	43.73
134	Butler County, AL	43.67
135	Norfolk city, VA	43.36
136	Martin County, NC	43.31
137	Choctaw County, AL	43.06
138	Lauderdale County, MS	43.04
139	Jenkins County, GA	43.02
139	Suffolk city, VA	43.02
140	Chickasaw County, MS	42.97
141	Webster County, GA	42.84
142	Jefferson County, AL	42.69
143	Charles County, MD	42.56
144	Calhoun County, SC	42.5
145	Essex County, NJ	42.39
146	Screven County, GA	42.34
146	Somerset County, MD	42.34
147	Wilkes County, GA	42.24
148	Attala County, MS	42.23
149	Russell County, AL	42.07
150	Bienville Parish, LA	42.01
151	Newton County, GA	42
151	Florence County, SC	42
152	Dallas County, AR	41.99
153	Grenada County, MS	41.94
154	Hardeman County, TN	41.82
155	Decatur County, GA	41.81
156	Darlington County, SC	41.63
157	Baldwin County, GA	41.59
158	Newport News city, VA	41.56
159	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.55
160	Pickens County, AL	41.51
161	Monroe County, AL	41.48
162	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.45
163	Twiggs County, GA	41.39
164	Douglas County, GA	41.38
165	Monroe County, AR	41.32
166	Liberty County, GA	41.29
166	Amite County, MS	41.29
167	Lincoln Parish, LA	41.16
168	Lenoir County, NC	40.98
169	Leake County, MS	40.9
170	Turner County, GA	40.85
171	Concordia Parish, LA	40.6
172	McDuffie County, GA	40.58
173	Chatham County, GA	40.41
174	Ouachita County, AR	40.05
175	Wayne County, MI	40.02
176	Wilson County, NC	39.88
177	Nottoway County, VA	39.6
178	Red River Parish, LA	39.56
179	Madison County, FL	39.32
180	Scotland County, NC	39.08
181	Durham County, NC	39.05
182	Chambers County, AL	39.04
182	Meriwether County, GA	39.04
183	Colleton County, SC	39
184	Wayne County, MS	38.99
185	Hopewell city, VA	38.98
186	Henry County, GA	38.76

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2012 for each US State

Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by the percentage of population that were Black or African American Alone for each of the following US states.