Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2022
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.63%), followed by Jefferson, MS (84.6%), and Holmes, MS (83.19%).
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 2022
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 86.63 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 84.6 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 83.19 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 80.26 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 79.68 |
| 6 | Tunica County, MS | 78.25 |
| 7 | Coahoma County, MS | 77.6 |
| 8 | Humphreys County, MS | 77.2 |
| 9 | Petersburg city, VA | 77.05 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 75.03 |
| 11 | Sunflower County, MS | 73.54 |
| 12 | Hinds County, MS | 73.37 |
| 12 | Quitman County, MS | 73.37 |
| 13 | Washington County, MS | 73.22 |
| 14 | Clayton County, GA | 73.03 |
| 15 | Lowndes County, AL | 72.96 |
| 16 | Allendale County, SC | 72.39 |
| 17 | Sharkey County, MS | 72.27 |
| 18 | Noxubee County, MS | 72.21 |
| 19 | Dougherty County, GA | 71.9 |
| 20 | Bullock County, AL | 71.19 |
| 21 | Dallas County, AL | 71.02 |
| 22 | Perry County, AL | 70.33 |
| 23 | Sumter County, AL | 69.92 |
| 24 | Wilkinson County, MS | 69.74 |
| 25 | Wilcox County, AL | 69.55 |
| 26 | Hancock County, GA | 69.12 |
| 27 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 68.73 |
| 28 | Emporia city, VA | 65.62 |
| 29 | Bolivar County, MS | 64.03 |
| 30 | Williamsburg County, SC | 63.31 |
| 31 | Prince George's County, MD | 63.28 |
| 32 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.95 |
| 33 | Phillips County, AR | 62.87 |
| 34 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.52 |
| 35 | Rockdale County, GA | 62.51 |
| 36 | Lee County, SC | 62.3 |
| 37 | Orangeburg County, SC | 61.67 |
| 38 | Baltimore city, MD | 61.56 |
| 39 | Kemper County, MS | 60.69 |
| 40 | Montgomery County, AL | 60.58 |
| 41 | Issaquena County, MS | 60.54 |
| 42 | Randolph County, GA | 60.46 |
| 43 | Clay County, MS | 60.42 |
| 43 | Greensville County, VA | 60.42 |
| 44 | Bertie County, NC | 60.39 |
| 45 | Macon County, GA | 59.73 |
| 46 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 59.44 |
| 47 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 59.19 |
| 48 | Bamberg County, SC | 59.09 |
| 49 | Hertford County, NC | 59.02 |
| 50 | Richmond County, GA | 58.96 |
| 51 | Clay County, GA | 58.89 |
| 52 | Terrell County, GA | 58.75 |
| 53 | Yazoo County, MS | 58.57 |
| 54 | Orleans Parish, LA | 57.76 |
| 55 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.67 |
| 56 | Hale County, AL | 57.46 |
| 57 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 57.39 |
| 58 | Edgecombe County, NC | 57.35 |
| 59 | Bibb County, GA | 57.06 |
| 60 | Marion County, SC | 56.57 |
| 61 | Adams County, MS | 56.34 |
| 62 | Warren County, GA | 56.2 |
| 63 | Franklin city, VA | 55.97 |
| 64 | Crittenden County, AR | 55.85 |
| 65 | Northampton County, NC | 55.6 |
| 66 | Pike County, MS | 55.21 |
| 67 | Fairfield County, SC | 55.01 |
| 68 | Portsmouth city, VA | 54.95 |
| 69 | Tensas Parish, LA | 54.69 |
| 70 | Gadsden County, FL | 54.62 |
| 71 | Henry County, GA | 54.52 |
| 72 | Talbot County, GA | 54.16 |
| 73 | Shelby County, TN | 54.07 |
| 74 | Washington County, GA | 54.01 |
| 74 | Sussex County, VA | 54.01 |
| 75 | Chicot County, AR | 53.96 |
| 76 | DeKalb County, GA | 53.93 |
| 77 | Lee County, AR | 53.81 |
| 78 | St. Francis County, AR | 53.7 |
| 79 | Brunswick County, VA | 53.65 |
| 80 | Douglas County, GA | 53.46 |
| 80 | Halifax County, NC | 53.46 |
| 81 | Charles County, MD | 53.36 |
| 82 | Sumter County, GA | 52.85 |
| 83 | Danville city, VA | 52.84 |
| 84 | Hampton County, SC | 52.8 |
| 85 | Early County, GA | 52.79 |
| 86 | Jasper County, MS | 52.74 |
| 87 | Taliaferro County, GA | 52.36 |
| 88 | Hampton city, VA | 52.1 |
| 89 | Jefferson County, GA | 52.09 |
| 90 | Marengo County, AL | 51.66 |
| 91 | Vance County, NC | 51.49 |
| 92 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 51.4 |
| 93 | Stewart County, GA | 51.28 |
| 94 | Newton County, GA | 51.11 |
| 95 | Marlboro County, SC | 51.07 |
| 96 | Copiah County, MS | 50.92 |
| 97 | Haywood County, TN | 50.73 |
| 98 | Caddo Parish, LA | 50.24 |
| 99 | Panola County, MS | 49.83 |
| 100 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 49.61 |
| 101 | Warren County, NC | 49.59 |
| 102 | Warren County, MS | 49.39 |
| 103 | Richland County, SC | 49.31 |
| 104 | Muscogee County, GA | 49.13 |
| 105 | Dooly County, GA | 48.92 |
| 106 | Washington County, NC | 48.75 |
| 107 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.55 |
| 108 | Desha County, AR | 48.2 |
| 109 | Sumter County, SC | 48.07 |
| 110 | Anson County, NC | 48 |
| 111 | St. James Parish, LA | 47.42 |
| 112 | Barbour County, AL | 47.33 |
| 113 | Mitchell County, GA | 46.86 |
| 114 | Iberville Parish, LA | 46.81 |
| 115 | Dillon County, SC | 46.79 |
| 116 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 46.71 |
| 117 | Winston County, MS | 46.6 |
| 118 | Russell County, AL | 46.51 |
| 119 | Martinsville city, VA | 46.4 |
| 120 | Burke County, GA | 46.14 |
| 121 | Hopewell city, VA | 45.81 |
| 122 | Marshall County, MS | 45.56 |
| 123 | Quitman County, GA | 45.46 |
| 124 | Clarendon County, SC | 45.42 |
| 125 | Clarke County, AL | 45.4 |
| 125 | Lowndes County, MS | 45.4 |
| 126 | Conecuh County, AL | 45.35 |
| 127 | Crisp County, GA | 45.19 |
| 128 | Lauderdale County, MS | 45.16 |
| 129 | Chickasaw County, MS | 44.99 |
| 130 | Fulton County, GA | 44.96 |
| 131 | Bronx County, NY | 44.94 |
| 132 | Butler County, AL | 44.92 |
| 133 | Liberty County, GA | 44.89 |
| 134 | Peach County, GA | 44.68 |
| 135 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.58 |
| 136 | Attala County, MS | 44.4 |
| 137 | Webster County, GA | 44.07 |
| 138 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 43.99 |
| 139 | Florence County, SC | 43.89 |
| 140 | Grenada County, MS | 43.84 |
| 141 | Newport News city, VA | 43.77 |
| 142 | Richmond city, VA | 43.72 |
| 143 | St. Louis city, MO | 43.64 |
| 144 | Suffolk city, VA | 43.41 |
| 145 | Jefferson County, AL | 43.36 |
| 145 | Barnwell County, SC | 43.36 |
| 146 | Philadelphia County, PA | 43.14 |
| 147 | Charles City County, VA | 42.88 |
| 148 | Walthall County, MS | 42.64 |
| 149 | Decatur County, GA | 42.53 |
| 150 | Jenkins County, GA | 42.42 |
| 151 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.35 |
| 152 | Baker County, GA | 42.26 |
| 153 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 42.09 |
| 154 | Nash County, NC | 41.96 |
| 155 | Monroe County, AL | 41.87 |
| 156 | Norfolk city, VA | 41.85 |
| 157 | Hardeman County, TN | 41.79 |
| 158 | Martin County, NC | 41.78 |
| 159 | Darlington County, SC | 41.71 |
| 160 | Lenoir County, NC | 41.6 |
| 161 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 41.38 |
| 162 | Bienville Parish, LA | 41.3 |
| 163 | Essex County, NJ | 41.23 |
| 164 | Choctaw County, AL | 41.22 |
| 165 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 41.15 |
| 166 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 41.12 |
| 167 | McDuffie County, GA | 41.08 |
| 168 | Chatham County, GA | 41.07 |
| 169 | Dallas County, AR | 40.58 |
| 170 | Wayne County, MS | 40.54 |
| 171 | Somerset County, MD | 40.5 |
| 172 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 40.4 |
| 173 | Twiggs County, GA | 40.33 |
| 174 | Monroe County, AR | 40.23 |
| 174 | Ouachita County, AR | 40.23 |
| 175 | Wilson County, NC | 40.22 |
| 176 | Wilkes County, GA | 40.21 |
| 177 | Screven County, GA | 40.06 |
| 178 | Cumberland County, NC | 40.05 |
| 179 | Chambers County, AL | 39.96 |
| 180 | Leake County, MS | 39.92 |
| 181 | Scotland County, NC | 39.85 |
| 182 | Turner County, GA | 39.8 |
| 183 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.56 |
| 184 | Calhoun County, SC | 39.54 |
| 185 | Concordia Parish, LA | 39.34 |
| 186 | Pickens County, AL | 39.31 |
| 187 | McCormick County, SC | 39.11 |
| 188 | Amite County, MS | 39.09 |
| 189 | Surry County, VA | 39.05 |
| 190 | Nottoway County, VA | 38.8 |
| 191 | Yalobusha County, MS | 38.69 |
| 192 | Pike County, AL | 38.32 |
| 193 | Wayne County, MI | 38.3 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2022 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.