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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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
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 2020
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| 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 |
| 24 | Wilkinson County, MS | 70.54 |
| 25 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 69.01 |
| 26 | Perry County, AL | 68.66 |
| 27 | Emporia city, VA | 66.32 |
| 28 | Williamsburg County, SC | 64.61 |
| 29 | Bolivar County, MS | 64.33 |
| 30 | Lee County, SC | 63.76 |
| 31 | Prince George's County, MD | 63.71 |
| 32 | Phillips County, AR | 63.18 |
| 33 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.91 |
| 34 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.77 |
| 35 | Orangeburg County, SC | 62.33 |
| 36 | Baltimore city, MD | 61.76 |
| 37 | Bertie County, NC | 61.59 |
| 38 | Kemper County, MS | 61.32 |
| 39 | Randolph County, GA | 61.28 |
| 40 | Issaquena County, MS | 61.22 |
| 41 | Macon County, GA | 60.63 |
| 42 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 60.41 |
| 43 | Greensville County, VA | 60.39 |
| 44 | Clay County, GA | 60.29 |
| 45 | Rockdale County, GA | 60.21 |
| 46 | Terrell County, GA | 60.2 |
| 46 | Bamberg County, SC | 60.2 |
| 47 | Montgomery County, AL | 59.58 |
| 48 | Clay County, MS | 59.45 |
| 49 | Yazoo County, MS | 59.15 |
| 50 | Hertford County, NC | 59.07 |
| 51 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 58.75 |
| 52 | Warren County, GA | 58.65 |
| 53 | Orleans Parish, LA | 58.4 |
| 54 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 58.37 |
| 55 | Richmond County, GA | 58.35 |
| 56 | Hale County, AL | 58.23 |
| 57 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.78 |
| 58 | Edgecombe County, NC | 57.63 |
| 59 | Marion County, SC | 57.24 |
| 60 | Northampton County, NC | 57.19 |
| 61 | Fairfield County, SC | 56.88 |
| 62 | Bibb County, GA | 56.54 |
| 63 | Adams County, MS | 56.36 |
| 64 | Gadsden County, FL | 55.79 |
| 65 | Franklin city, VA | 55.66 |
| 66 | Talbot County, GA | 55.5 |
| 67 | Tensas Parish, LA | 55.17 |
| 68 | Crittenden County, AR | 55.11 |
| 69 | Sussex County, VA | 55.03 |
| 70 | Portsmouth city, VA | 54.92 |
| 71 | Pike County, MS | 54.7 |
| 72 | Chicot County, AR | 54.66 |
| 73 | Brunswick County, VA | 54.6 |
| 74 | St. Francis County, AR | 54.45 |
| 75 | Washington County, GA | 54.32 |
| 76 | Lee County, AR | 54.19 |
| 77 | Shelby County, TN | 53.9 |
| 78 | DeKalb County, GA | 53.84 |
| 79 | Halifax County, NC | 53.78 |
| 80 | Taliaferro County, GA | 53.5 |
| 81 | Hampton County, SC | 53.43 |
| 82 | Sumter County, GA | 53.36 |
| 82 | Jasper County, MS | 53.36 |
| 83 | Jefferson County, GA | 52.91 |
| 84 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 52.73 |
| 85 | Early County, GA | 52.45 |
| 86 | Danville city, VA | 52.29 |
| 87 | Marengo County, AL | 52.05 |
| 88 | Marlboro County, SC | 51.77 |
| 89 | Hampton city, VA | 51.72 |
| 90 | Copiah County, MS | 51.63 |
| 91 | Vance County, NC | 51.49 |
| 92 | Haywood County, TN | 51.36 |
| 93 | Charles County, MD | 51.3 |
| 94 | Warren County, NC | 50.93 |
| 95 | Douglas County, GA | 50.88 |
| 96 | Henry County, GA | 50.51 |
| 97 | Dooly County, GA | 50.18 |
| 98 | Caddo Parish, LA | 50.12 |
| 99 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 50.1 |
| 100 | Panola County, MS | 50.08 |
| 101 | Washington County, NC | 49.82 |
| 102 | Stewart County, GA | 49.61 |
| 103 | Warren County, MS | 49.53 |
| 104 | Richland County, SC | 48.92 |
| 105 | Desha County, AR | 48.91 |
| 106 | Newton County, GA | 48.87 |
| 107 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.62 |
| 108 | Anson County, NC | 48.47 |
| 109 | Muscogee County, GA | 48.39 |
| 109 | St. James Parish, LA | 48.39 |
| 110 | Sumter County, SC | 47.83 |
| 111 | Quitman County, GA | 47.73 |
| 112 | Mitchell County, GA | 47.72 |
| 113 | Barbour County, AL | 47.61 |
| 114 | Iberville Parish, LA | 47.08 |
| 115 | Burke County, GA | 47.07 |
| 116 | Dillon County, SC | 46.94 |
| 117 | Marshall County, MS | 46.93 |
| 118 | Winston County, MS | 46.86 |
| 119 | Clarendon County, SC | 46.69 |
| 120 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 46.55 |
| 121 | Martinsville city, VA | 46.44 |
| 122 | Russell County, AL | 46.11 |
| 123 | Conecuh County, AL | 46.08 |
| 124 | Chickasaw County, MS | 45.49 |
| 125 | Crisp County, GA | 45.48 |
| 126 | Clarke County, AL | 45.35 |
| 127 | Liberty County, GA | 45.22 |
| 128 | Richmond city, VA | 45.17 |
| 129 | Butler County, AL | 45.05 |
| 130 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.96 |
| 131 | Lowndes County, MS | 44.91 |
| 132 | Bronx County, NY | 44.73 |
| 133 | Lauderdale County, MS | 44.66 |
| 133 | Hopewell city, VA | 44.66 |
| 134 | St. Louis city, MO | 44.56 |
| 135 | Charles City County, VA | 44.46 |
| 136 | Fulton County, GA | 44.4 |
| 137 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 44.21 |
| 138 | Webster County, GA | 44.15 |
| 139 | Peach County, GA | 44.14 |
| 140 | Attala County, MS | 43.9 |
| 141 | Baker County, GA | 43.83 |
| 141 | Barnwell County, SC | 43.83 |
| 142 | McCormick County, SC | 43.64 |
| 143 | Walthall County, MS | 43.62 |
| 144 | Philadelphia County, PA | 43.51 |
| 145 | Florence County, SC | 43.4 |
| 146 | Jenkins County, GA | 43.32 |
| 147 | Jefferson County, AL | 43.28 |
| 148 | Grenada County, MS | 43.27 |
| 149 | Suffolk city, VA | 43.09 |
| 150 | Newport News city, VA | 43 |
| 151 | Decatur County, GA | 42.93 |
| 152 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.76 |
| 153 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 42.31 |
| 154 | Norfolk city, VA | 42.25 |
| 155 | Hardeman County, TN | 42.24 |
| 156 | Martin County, NC | 42.09 |
| 157 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 41.91 |
| 158 | Bienville Parish, LA | 41.87 |
| 159 | Darlington County, SC | 41.81 |
| 160 | Nash County, NC | 41.79 |
| 161 | Dallas County, AR | 41.76 |
| 162 | Essex County, NJ | 41.71 |
| 163 | Lenoir County, NC | 41.69 |
| 164 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 41.61 |
| 165 | Monroe County, AL | 41.54 |
| 166 | Choctaw County, AL | 41.53 |
| 167 | McDuffie County, GA | 41.43 |
| 168 | Surry County, VA | 41.32 |
| 169 | Wilkes County, GA | 41.29 |
| 170 | Chatham County, GA | 41.15 |
| 171 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 40.64 |
| 172 | Monroe County, AR | 40.6 |
| 172 | Leake County, MS | 40.6 |
| 173 | Calhoun County, SC | 40.53 |
| 174 | Somerset County, MD | 40.52 |
| 175 | Wilson County, NC | 40.47 |
| 176 | Wayne County, MS | 40.43 |
| 177 | Ouachita County, AR | 40.4 |
| 177 | Screven County, GA | 40.4 |
| 178 | Twiggs County, GA | 40.38 |
| 179 | Chambers County, AL | 40.24 |
| 180 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 40.11 |
| 181 | Pickens County, AL | 40.09 |
| 182 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.95 |
| 183 | Scotland County, NC | 39.8 |
| 184 | Cumberland County, NC | 39.77 |
| 185 | Amite County, MS | 39.54 |
| 186 | Turner County, GA | 39.37 |
| 187 | Yalobusha County, MS | 39.32 |
| 188 | Nottoway County, VA | 39.24 |
| 189 | Concordia Parish, LA | 39.21 |
| 190 | Wheeler County, GA | 38.66 |
| 191 | Wayne County, MI | 38.59 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2020 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.