Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.41%), followed by Jefferson, MS (84.81%), and Holmes, MS (83.32%).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 86.41 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 84.81 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 83.32 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 80.63 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 80.06 |
| 6 | Coahoma County, MS | 77.89 |
| 7 | Tunica County, MS | 77.56 |
| 8 | Humphreys County, MS | 77.39 |
| 9 | Petersburg city, VA | 77.3 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 75.13 |
| 11 | Sunflower County, MS | 73.65 |
| 12 | Quitman County, MS | 73.29 |
| 13 | Hinds County, MS | 73.22 |
| 14 | Allendale County, SC | 73.11 |
| 15 | Washington County, MS | 73.05 |
| 16 | Lowndes County, AL | 72.99 |
| 17 | Clayton County, GA | 72.86 |
| 18 | Noxubee County, MS | 72.38 |
| 19 | Bullock County, AL | 72.08 |
| 20 | Sharkey County, MS | 71.98 |
| 21 | Dougherty County, GA | 71.6 |
| 22 | Dallas County, AL | 70.93 |
| 23 | Hancock County, GA | 70.67 |
| 24 | Sumter County, AL | 70.63 |
| 25 | Wilkinson County, MS | 70.16 |
| 26 | Wilcox County, AL | 69.88 |
| 27 | Perry County, AL | 69.1 |
| 28 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 68.96 |
| 29 | Emporia city, VA | 66.44 |
| 30 | Bolivar County, MS | 64.21 |
| 31 | Williamsburg County, SC | 63.9 |
| 32 | Prince George's County, MD | 63.54 |
| 33 | Lee County, SC | 63.02 |
| 34 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.88 |
| 35 | Phillips County, AR | 62.8 |
| 36 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.74 |
| 37 | Orangeburg County, SC | 61.87 |
| 38 | Baltimore city, MD | 61.69 |
| 39 | Rockdale County, GA | 61.18 |
| 40 | Kemper County, MS | 60.97 |
| 41 | Bertie County, NC | 60.92 |
| 42 | Randolph County, GA | 60.66 |
| 43 | Greensville County, VA | 60.43 |
| 44 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 60.2 |
| 45 | Montgomery County, AL | 60.18 |
| 46 | Macon County, GA | 60.15 |
| 47 | Issaquena County, MS | 60.05 |
| 48 | Clay County, MS | 59.92 |
| 49 | Terrell County, GA | 59.72 |
| 50 | Bamberg County, SC | 59.35 |
| 51 | Hertford County, NC | 59.2 |
| 52 | Yazoo County, MS | 59.01 |
| 53 | Clay County, GA | 58.95 |
| 54 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 58.9 |
| 55 | Richmond County, GA | 58.66 |
| 56 | Orleans Parish, LA | 58.16 |
| 57 | Hale County, AL | 58.03 |
| 58 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 57.95 |
| 59 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.74 |
| 60 | Warren County, GA | 57.62 |
| 61 | Edgecombe County, NC | 57.34 |
| 62 | Marion County, SC | 56.99 |
| 63 | Bibb County, GA | 56.87 |
| 64 | Northampton County, NC | 56.55 |
| 65 | Adams County, MS | 56.52 |
| 66 | Franklin city, VA | 56.07 |
| 67 | Fairfield County, SC | 56.03 |
| 68 | Crittenden County, AR | 55.54 |
| 69 | Gadsden County, FL | 55.23 |
| 70 | Talbot County, GA | 55.17 |
| 70 | Pike County, MS | 55.17 |
| 71 | Portsmouth city, VA | 54.99 |
| 72 | Sussex County, VA | 54.79 |
| 73 | Chicot County, AR | 54.49 |
| 74 | Tensas Parish, LA | 54.4 |
| 75 | Brunswick County, VA | 54.23 |
| 76 | St. Francis County, AR | 54.17 |
| 77 | Lee County, AR | 54.1 |
| 78 | Washington County, GA | 53.98 |
| 78 | Shelby County, TN | 53.98 |
| 79 | DeKalb County, GA | 53.75 |
| 80 | Halifax County, NC | 53.71 |
| 81 | Jasper County, MS | 53.15 |
| 82 | Sumter County, GA | 53.04 |
| 83 | Hampton County, SC | 53.03 |
| 84 | Taliaferro County, GA | 52.9 |
| 85 | Jefferson County, GA | 52.64 |
| 86 | Early County, GA | 52.52 |
| 87 | Henry County, GA | 52.46 |
| 88 | Danville city, VA | 52.38 |
| 89 | Charles County, MD | 52.32 |
| 90 | Douglas County, GA | 51.97 |
| 91 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 51.93 |
| 92 | Hampton city, VA | 51.91 |
| 93 | Marengo County, AL | 51.85 |
| 94 | Vance County, NC | 51.58 |
| 95 | Marlboro County, SC | 51.42 |
| 96 | Copiah County, MS | 51.34 |
| 97 | Haywood County, TN | 50.85 |
| 98 | Warren County, NC | 50.27 |
| 99 | Caddo Parish, LA | 50.23 |
| 100 | Panola County, MS | 50.09 |
| 101 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 50.07 |
| 102 | Newton County, GA | 49.93 |
| 103 | Stewart County, GA | 49.81 |
| 104 | Dooly County, GA | 49.75 |
| 105 | Warren County, MS | 49.5 |
| 106 | Richland County, SC | 49.28 |
| 107 | Washington County, NC | 49.13 |
| 108 | Desha County, AR | 48.79 |
| 109 | Muscogee County, GA | 48.58 |
| 110 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.54 |
| 111 | St. James Parish, LA | 48.1 |
| 112 | Anson County, NC | 47.9 |
| 113 | Sumter County, SC | 47.86 |
| 114 | Mitchell County, GA | 47.45 |
| 115 | Quitman County, GA | 47.41 |
| 116 | Barbour County, AL | 47.19 |
| 117 | Dillon County, SC | 47.02 |
| 118 | Martinsville city, VA | 46.82 |
| 119 | Iberville Parish, LA | 46.8 |
| 120 | Winston County, MS | 46.65 |
| 121 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 46.64 |
| 122 | Russell County, AL | 46.62 |
| 123 | Burke County, GA | 46.59 |
| 124 | Clarendon County, SC | 46.36 |
| 125 | Marshall County, MS | 46.03 |
| 126 | Conecuh County, AL | 45.88 |
| 127 | Clarke County, AL | 45.52 |
| 128 | Liberty County, GA | 45.36 |
| 129 | Hopewell city, VA | 45.34 |
| 130 | Lowndes County, MS | 45.27 |
| 131 | Crisp County, GA | 45.25 |
| 132 | Chickasaw County, MS | 45.17 |
| 133 | Butler County, AL | 45.09 |
| 134 | Lauderdale County, MS | 45.02 |
| 135 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.85 |
| 136 | Bronx County, NY | 44.84 |
| 137 | Fulton County, GA | 44.69 |
| 138 | Richmond city, VA | 44.61 |
| 139 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 44.52 |
| 140 | Attala County, MS | 44.23 |
| 141 | Peach County, GA | 44.16 |
| 142 | St. Louis city, MO | 44.1 |
| 143 | Webster County, GA | 43.86 |
| 144 | Barnwell County, SC | 43.75 |
| 145 | Grenada County, MS | 43.67 |
| 146 | Charles City County, VA | 43.64 |
| 147 | Florence County, SC | 43.61 |
| 148 | Newport News city, VA | 43.53 |
| 149 | Baker County, GA | 43.45 |
| 150 | Jefferson County, AL | 43.34 |
| 151 | Philadelphia County, PA | 43.3 |
| 152 | Walthall County, MS | 43.29 |
| 153 | Suffolk city, VA | 43.07 |
| 154 | Jenkins County, GA | 43.06 |
| 155 | Decatur County, GA | 42.76 |
| 156 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.68 |
| 157 | Martin County, NC | 42.22 |
| 158 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 42.1 |
| 159 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 42.07 |
| 160 | Norfolk city, VA | 42 |
| 161 | McCormick County, SC | 41.98 |
| 162 | Hardeman County, TN | 41.92 |
| 163 | Nash County, NC | 41.79 |
| 164 | Monroe County, AL | 41.78 |
| 165 | Darlington County, SC | 41.73 |
| 166 | Lenoir County, NC | 41.69 |
| 167 | Essex County, NJ | 41.43 |
| 168 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 41.35 |
| 169 | McDuffie County, GA | 41.27 |
| 170 | Choctaw County, AL | 41.19 |
| 171 | Chatham County, GA | 41.16 |
| 172 | Bienville Parish, LA | 41.08 |
| 173 | Dallas County, AR | 40.94 |
| 174 | Wilkes County, GA | 40.77 |
| 175 | Monroe County, AR | 40.76 |
| 176 | Twiggs County, GA | 40.67 |
| 177 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 40.63 |
| 178 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 40.6 |
| 179 | Surry County, VA | 40.55 |
| 180 | Leake County, MS | 40.43 |
| 181 | Ouachita County, AR | 40.35 |
| 182 | Wilson County, NC | 40.32 |
| 183 | Screven County, GA | 40.31 |
| 184 | Wayne County, MS | 40.28 |
| 185 | Somerset County, MD | 40.22 |
| 186 | Chambers County, AL | 40.21 |
| 187 | Pickens County, AL | 40.11 |
| 188 | Calhoun County, SC | 39.99 |
| 189 | Scotland County, NC | 39.96 |
| 190 | Cumberland County, NC | 39.83 |
| 191 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.76 |
| 192 | Concordia Parish, LA | 39.58 |
| 193 | Turner County, GA | 39.51 |
| 194 | Wheeler County, GA | 39.32 |
| 195 | Amite County, MS | 39.21 |
| 196 | Nottoway County, VA | 39.06 |
| 197 | Yalobusha County, MS | 38.81 |
| 198 | Wayne County, MI | 38.48 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2021 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.