Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Updated on August 12, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.48%), followed by Jefferson, MS (84.17%), and Holmes, MS (83.13%).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 86.48 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 84.17 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 83.13 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 79.65 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 79.12 |
| 6 | Tunica County, MS | 78.01 |
| 7 | Coahoma County, MS | 77.01 |
| 8 | Humphreys County, MS | 76.9 |
| 9 | Petersburg city, VA | 76.84 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 75.11 |
| 11 | Washington County, MS | 73.69 |
| 12 | Sunflower County, MS | 73.64 |
| 13 | Hinds County, MS | 73.35 |
| 14 | Quitman County, MS | 73.17 |
| 15 | Clayton County, GA | 73.01 |
| 16 | Sharkey County, MS | 72.84 |
| 17 | Lowndes County, AL | 72.44 |
| 18 | Dougherty County, GA | 71.98 |
| 19 | Noxubee County, MS | 71.91 |
| 20 | Allendale County, SC | 71.87 |
| 21 | Dallas County, AL | 70.96 |
| 22 | Bullock County, AL | 70.73 |
| 23 | Perry County, AL | 69.68 |
| 24 | Sumter County, AL | 69.56 |
| 25 | Wilkinson County, MS | 69.47 |
| 26 | Wilcox County, AL | 69.35 |
| 27 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 69.07 |
| 28 | Hancock County, GA | 68.72 |
| 29 | Emporia city, VA | 65.33 |
| 30 | Bolivar County, MS | 63.69 |
| 31 | Rockdale County, GA | 63.34 |
| 32 | Madison Parish, LA | 63.02 |
| 33 | Prince George's County, MD | 62.94 |
| 34 | Williamsburg County, SC | 62.89 |
| 35 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.69 |
| 36 | Phillips County, AR | 62.57 |
| 37 | Lee County, SC | 61.86 |
| 38 | Baltimore city, MD | 61.35 |
| 39 | Orangeburg County, SC | 61.17 |
| 40 | Issaquena County, MS | 61.07 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, AL | 60.94 |
| 42 | Greensville County, VA | 60.48 |
| 43 | Kemper County, MS | 60.4 |
| 44 | Clay County, MS | 60.37 |
| 45 | Randolph County, GA | 60.27 |
| 46 | Bertie County, NC | 60.14 |
| 47 | Macon County, GA | 59.52 |
| 48 | Richmond County, GA | 59.25 |
| 49 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 59.16 |
| 50 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 58.93 |
| 51 | Hertford County, NC | 58.75 |
| 52 | Bamberg County, SC | 58.61 |
| 53 | Yazoo County, MS | 58.44 |
| 54 | Clay County, GA | 58.4 |
| 55 | Terrell County, GA | 58.32 |
| 56 | Hale County, AL | 57.97 |
| 57 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.71 |
| 58 | Orleans Parish, LA | 57.59 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County, NC | 57.44 |
| 60 | Bibb County, GA | 57.37 |
| 61 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 56.93 |
| 62 | Henry County, GA | 56.42 |
| 63 | Adams County, MS | 56.2 |
| 64 | Marion County, SC | 56.18 |
| 65 | Crittenden County, AR | 56.09 |
| 66 | Warren County, GA | 55.58 |
| 67 | Pike County, MS | 55.48 |
| 68 | Northampton County, NC | 55.41 |
| 69 | Franklin city, VA | 55.21 |
| 70 | Portsmouth city, VA | 54.86 |
| 71 | Fairfield County, SC | 54.64 |
| 72 | Douglas County, GA | 54.58 |
| 73 | Gadsden County, FL | 54.47 |
| 74 | Tensas Parish, LA | 54.2 |
| 75 | Charles County, MD | 54.17 |
| 76 | Washington County, GA | 54.1 |
| 77 | Shelby County, TN | 54.09 |
| 78 | Lee County, AR | 54.02 |
| 79 | St. Francis County, AR | 53.75 |
| 80 | DeKalb County, GA | 53.74 |
| 81 | Talbot County, GA | 53.59 |
| 82 | Chicot County, AR | 53.54 |
| 83 | Brunswick County, VA | 53.38 |
| 84 | Halifax County, NC | 53.31 |
| 85 | Sussex County, VA | 53.1 |
| 86 | Danville city, VA | 53.03 |
| 87 | Sumter County, GA | 52.93 |
| 88 | Early County, GA | 52.48 |
| 89 | Jasper County, MS | 52.35 |
| 90 | Hampton city, VA | 52.12 |
| 91 | Newton County, GA | 52.07 |
| 92 | Hampton County, SC | 52.04 |
| 93 | Marengo County, AL | 51.59 |
| 93 | Taliaferro County, GA | 51.59 |
| 94 | Jefferson County, GA | 51.29 |
| 95 | Haywood County, TN | 51.25 |
| 96 | Vance County, NC | 51.17 |
| 97 | Stewart County, GA | 51.05 |
| 98 | Marlboro County, SC | 50.84 |
| 99 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 50.53 |
| 100 | Copiah County, MS | 50.48 |
| 101 | Caddo Parish, LA | 50.35 |
| 102 | Panola County, MS | 49.83 |
| 103 | Warren County, MS | 49.79 |
| 104 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 49.56 |
| 105 | Muscogee County, GA | 49.52 |
| 106 | Richland County, SC | 49.42 |
| 107 | Warren County, NC | 49.19 |
| 108 | Dooly County, GA | 48.79 |
| 109 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.52 |
| 110 | Desha County, AR | 48.43 |
| 111 | Washington County, NC | 48.1 |
| 112 | Sumter County, SC | 48.03 |
| 113 | Anson County, NC | 47.39 |
| 114 | Barbour County, AL | 47.11 |
| 114 | Iberville Parish, LA | 47.11 |
| 115 | St. James Parish, LA | 47.02 |
| 116 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 46.74 |
| 117 | Dillon County, SC | 46.69 |
| 118 | Mitchell County, GA | 46.51 |
| 119 | Russell County, AL | 46.45 |
| 120 | Winston County, MS | 46.28 |
| 121 | Martinsville city, VA | 46.1 |
| 122 | Burke County, GA | 45.95 |
| 123 | Hopewell city, VA | 45.94 |
| 124 | Lowndes County, MS | 45.72 |
| 125 | Clarke County, AL | 45.5 |
| 126 | Crisp County, GA | 45.48 |
| 127 | Quitman County, GA | 45.44 |
| 128 | Marshall County, MS | 45.23 |
| 129 | Conecuh County, AL | 45.2 |
| 130 | Butler County, AL | 45.13 |
| 131 | Lauderdale County, MS | 45.11 |
| 132 | Fulton County, GA | 45.09 |
| 133 | Bronx County, NY | 45.07 |
| 134 | Clarendon County, SC | 44.92 |
| 135 | Liberty County, GA | 44.86 |
| 136 | Chickasaw County, MS | 44.84 |
| 137 | Attala County, MS | 44.71 |
| 138 | Peach County, GA | 44.66 |
| 139 | Grenada County, MS | 44.29 |
| 140 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.03 |
| 141 | Florence County, SC | 43.95 |
| 142 | Newport News city, VA | 43.87 |
| 143 | Suffolk city, VA | 43.72 |
| 144 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 43.64 |
| 145 | Webster County, GA | 43.48 |
| 146 | Jefferson County, AL | 43.36 |
| 147 | St. Louis city, MO | 43.25 |
| 148 | Barnwell County, SC | 43 |
| 149 | Philadelphia County, PA | 42.95 |
| 150 | Richmond city, VA | 42.8 |
| 151 | Decatur County, GA | 42.77 |
| 152 | Baker County, GA | 42.29 |
| 153 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.26 |
| 154 | Walthall County, MS | 42.18 |
| 155 | Nash County, NC | 42.11 |
| 156 | Charles City County, VA | 42.04 |
| 157 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 41.97 |
| 158 | Jenkins County, GA | 41.94 |
| 159 | Monroe County, AL | 41.92 |
| 160 | Darlington County, SC | 41.86 |
| 161 | Norfolk city, VA | 41.68 |
| 162 | Lenoir County, NC | 41.57 |
| 163 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 41.51 |
| 164 | Martin County, NC | 41.46 |
| 165 | Hardeman County, TN | 41.44 |
| 166 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 41.18 |
| 167 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 41.04 |
| 168 | Bienville Parish, LA | 41.03 |
| 169 | Essex County, NJ | 41 |
| 170 | Chatham County, GA | 40.94 |
| 171 | McDuffie County, GA | 40.86 |
| 172 | Somerset County, MD | 40.8 |
| 173 | Choctaw County, AL | 40.74 |
| 174 | Wayne County, MS | 40.72 |
| 175 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 40.36 |
| 176 | Cumberland County, NC | 40.19 |
| 177 | Monroe County, AR | 40.14 |
| 178 | Wilson County, NC | 40.04 |
| 179 | Ouachita County, AR | 40.03 |
| 180 | Wilkes County, GA | 40 |
| 181 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.99 |
| 182 | Dallas County, AR | 39.98 |
| 183 | Turner County, GA | 39.83 |
| 184 | Twiggs County, GA | 39.81 |
| 185 | Chambers County, AL | 39.73 |
| 185 | Leake County, MS | 39.73 |
| 186 | Scotland County, NC | 39.5 |
| 187 | Concordia Parish, LA | 39.41 |
| 188 | Pickens County, AL | 39.24 |
| 189 | Screven County, GA | 39.22 |
| 190 | Calhoun County, SC | 38.61 |
| 191 | Amite County, MS | 38.45 |
| 192 | Pike County, AL | 38.43 |
| 193 | Pulaski County, AR | 38.35 |
| 194 | Madison County, MS | 38.29 |
| 195 | Madison County, TN | 38.22 |
| 196 | Yalobusha County, MS | 38.2 |
| 197 | Nottoway County, VA | 38.13 |
Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2023 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.