Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.64%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.31%), and Holmes, MS (83.74%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
Claiborne, MS
86.64%
Jefferson, MS
85.31%
Holmes, MS
83.74%
Greene, AL
80.66%
Macon, AL
80.51%
Tunica, MS
78.15%
Coahoma, MS
78.05%
Humphreys, MS
77.51%
Petersburg city, VA
77.47%
Leflore, MS
75.36%
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2020
Rank
County
% of County Population
1 Claiborne County, MS 86.64
2 Jefferson County, MS 85.31
3 Holmes County, MS 83.74
4 Greene County, AL 80.66
5 Macon County, AL 80.51
6 Tunica County, MS 78.15
7 Coahoma County, MS 78.05
8 Humphreys County, MS 77.51
9 Petersburg city, VA 77.47
10 Leflore County, MS 75.36
11 Sunflower County, MS 73.9
11 Allendale County, SC 73.9
12 Lowndes County, AL 73.53
13 Hinds County, MS 73.14
14 Washington County, MS 72.96
15 Quitman County, MS 72.9
16 Clayton County, GA 72.69
17 Bullock County, AL 72.67
18 Noxubee County, MS 72.29
19 Sharkey County, MS 71.93
20 Hancock County, GA 71.72
21 Dougherty County, GA 71.63
22 Sumter County, AL 70.79
23 Dallas County, AL 70.77
24 Wilcox County, AL 70.54
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