Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (86.04%), followed by Jefferson, MS (84.93%), and Holmes, MS (83.27%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 86.04 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 84.93 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 83.27 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 80.62 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 79.79 |
| 6 | Coahoma County, MS | 77.59 |
| 6 | Tunica County, MS | 77.59 |
| 7 | Humphreys County, MS | 77.31 |
| 8 | Petersburg city, VA | 75.96 |
| 9 | Leflore County, MS | 74.56 |
| 10 | Allendale County, SC | 73.28 |
| 11 | Sunflower County, MS | 73.06 |
| 12 | Lowndes County, AL | 72.97 |
| 13 | Quitman County, MS | 72.9 |
| 14 | Hinds County, MS | 72.78 |
| 15 | Washington County, MS | 72.58 |
| 16 | Noxubee County, MS | 71.94 |
| 17 | Bullock County, AL | 71.86 |
| 18 | Hancock County, GA | 71.7 |
| 19 | Sharkey County, MS | 71.32 |
| 20 | Dougherty County, GA | 71.01 |
| 21 | Dallas County, AL | 70.49 |
| 22 | Sumter County, AL | 70.38 |
| 23 | Wilkinson County, MS | 70.2 |
| 24 | Clayton County, GA | 70.19 |
| 25 | Wilcox County, AL | 70.06 |
| 26 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 68.56 |
| 27 | Perry County, AL | 68.33 |
| 28 | Emporia city, VA | 64.73 |
| 29 | Williamsburg County, SC | 64.16 |
| 30 | Bolivar County, MS | 63.72 |
| 31 | Lee County, SC | 63.26 |
| 32 | Phillips County, AR | 62.66 |
| 33 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.58 |
| 34 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.45 |
| 35 | Orangeburg County, SC | 61.75 |
| 36 | Bertie County, NC | 61.2 |
| 37 | Kemper County, MS | 60.94 |
| 38 | Prince George's County, MD | 60.8 |
| 39 | Randolph County, GA | 60.69 |
| 40 | Baltimore city, MD | 60.43 |
| 41 | Issaquena County, MS | 60.39 |
| 42 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 60.23 |
| 43 | Macon County, GA | 60.15 |
| 44 | Clay County, GA | 60.11 |
| 45 | Bamberg County, SC | 59.94 |
| 46 | Terrell County, GA | 59.85 |
| 47 | Greensville County, VA | 59.81 |
| 48 | Clay County, MS | 59.07 |
| 49 | Montgomery County, AL | 58.99 |
| 50 | Yazoo County, MS | 58.88 |
| 51 | Rockdale County, GA | 58.68 |
| 52 | Warren County, GA | 58.44 |
| 53 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 58.16 |
| 54 | Hale County, AL | 57.91 |
| 55 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 57.81 |
| 56 | Hertford County, NC | 57.56 |
| 57 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.4 |
| 58 | Richmond County, GA | 57.13 |
| 59 | Edgecombe County, NC | 56.93 |
| 60 | Orleans Parish, LA | 56.91 |
| 61 | Marion County, SC | 56.79 |
| 62 | Northampton County, NC | 56.63 |
| 63 | Fairfield County, SC | 56.44 |
| 64 | Adams County, MS | 56.09 |
| 65 | Bibb County, GA | 55.82 |
| 66 | Franklin city, VA | 55.25 |
| 67 | Gadsden County, FL | 54.99 |
| 68 | Tensas Parish, LA | 54.81 |
| 69 | Crittenden County, AR | 54.72 |
| 70 | Talbot County, GA | 54.65 |
| 71 | Sussex County, VA | 54.35 |
| 72 | Pike County, MS | 54.3 |
| 73 | St. Francis County, AR | 54.16 |
| 74 | Brunswick County, VA | 54.04 |
| 75 | Washington County, GA | 54 |
| 76 | Lee County, AR | 53.81 |
| 77 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53.74 |
| 78 | Chicot County, AR | 53.62 |
| 79 | Halifax County, NC | 53.22 |
| 80 | Shelby County, TN | 53.21 |
| 81 | Jasper County, MS | 53.05 |
| 82 | Hampton County, SC | 52.81 |
| 83 | Sumter County, GA | 52.62 |
| 84 | Jefferson County, GA | 52.51 |
| 85 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 52.39 |
| 86 | DeKalb County, GA | 52.38 |
| 87 | Taliaferro County, GA | 52.28 |
| 88 | Early County, GA | 52.05 |
| 89 | Marengo County, AL | 51.76 |
| 90 | Danville city, VA | 51.75 |
| 91 | Marlboro County, SC | 51.42 |
| 92 | Copiah County, MS | 50.95 |
| 93 | Haywood County, TN | 50.75 |
| 94 | Vance County, NC | 50.51 |
| 95 | Hampton city, VA | 50.17 |
| 96 | Warren County, NC | 49.99 |
| 97 | Charles County, MD | 49.98 |
| 98 | Panola County, MS | 49.72 |
| 99 | Caddo Parish, LA | 49.66 |
| 100 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 49.25 |
| 101 | Washington County, NC | 49.23 |
| 102 | Warren County, MS | 49.22 |
| 103 | Douglas County, GA | 49.2 |
| 104 | Dooly County, GA | 49 |
| 105 | Henry County, GA | 48.98 |
| 106 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.28 |
| 107 | Anson County, NC | 48.16 |
| 108 | St. James Parish, LA | 48.08 |
| 109 | Desha County, AR | 47.74 |
| 110 | Richland County, SC | 47.73 |
| 111 | Newton County, GA | 47.67 |
| 112 | Quitman County, GA | 47.46 |
| 113 | Mitchell County, GA | 47.24 |
| 114 | Sumter County, SC | 47.2 |
| 115 | Barbour County, AL | 47.07 |
| 116 | Muscogee County, GA | 46.93 |
| 117 | Winston County, MS | 46.63 |
| 118 | Burke County, GA | 46.45 |
| 119 | Dillon County, SC | 46.44 |
| 120 | Marshall County, MS | 46.38 |
| 121 | Iberville Parish, LA | 46.3 |
| 122 | Clarendon County, SC | 46.02 |
| 123 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 45.82 |
| 124 | Martinsville city, VA | 45.73 |
| 125 | Conecuh County, AL | 45.4 |
| 126 | Russell County, AL | 45.22 |
| 127 | Clarke County, AL | 45.1 |
| 128 | Crisp County, GA | 45.03 |
| 129 | Chickasaw County, MS | 44.89 |
| 130 | Butler County, AL | 44.66 |
| 131 | Lowndes County, MS | 44.61 |
| 132 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.59 |
| 133 | Lauderdale County, MS | 44.24 |
| 134 | Charles City County, VA | 44.23 |
| 135 | Webster County, GA | 44.15 |
| 136 | St. Louis city, MO | 44.09 |
| 137 | Richmond city, VA | 43.82 |
| 138 | Attala County, MS | 43.62 |
| 139 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 43.55 |
| 140 | Peach County, GA | 43.54 |
| 141 | McCormick County, SC | 43.43 |
| 142 | Fulton County, GA | 43.37 |
| 143 | Barnwell County, SC | 43.32 |
| 144 | Liberty County, GA | 43.25 |
| 145 | Walthall County, MS | 43.2 |
| 146 | Hopewell city, VA | 43.18 |
| 147 | Florence County, SC | 42.9 |
| 148 | Grenada County, MS | 42.89 |
| 149 | Jefferson County, AL | 42.88 |
| 149 | Stewart County, GA | 42.88 |
| 150 | Baker County, GA | 42.85 |
| 151 | Jenkins County, GA | 42.76 |
| 152 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.31 |
| 153 | Decatur County, GA | 42.23 |
| 154 | Suffolk city, VA | 42.17 |
| 155 | Hardeman County, TN | 41.89 |
| 156 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 41.85 |
| 157 | Dallas County, AR | 41.61 |
| 158 | Bienville Parish, LA | 41.52 |
| 159 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 41.51 |
| 160 | Martin County, NC | 41.49 |
| 161 | Darlington County, SC | 41.38 |
| 162 | Choctaw County, AL | 41.35 |
| 162 | Monroe County, AL | 41.35 |
| 163 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 41.12 |
| 164 | Nash County, NC | 41.03 |
| 165 | Lenoir County, NC | 41.02 |
| 166 | McDuffie County, GA | 40.91 |
| 166 | Newport News city, VA | 40.91 |
| 167 | Surry County, VA | 40.85 |
| 168 | Wilkes County, GA | 40.74 |
| 169 | Norfolk city, VA | 40.53 |
| 170 | Philadelphia County, PA | 40.36 |
| 171 | Monroe County, AR | 40.23 |
| 172 | Twiggs County, GA | 40.11 |
| 173 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 40.06 |
| 174 | Chatham County, GA | 40.04 |
| 175 | Ouachita County, AR | 40.02 |
| 176 | Wayne County, MS | 40 |
| 177 | Screven County, GA | 39.97 |
| 178 | Leake County, MS | 39.94 |
| 179 | Somerset County, MD | 39.85 |
| 180 | Calhoun County, SC | 39.73 |
| 181 | Chambers County, AL | 39.72 |
| 182 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 39.7 |
| 183 | Pickens County, AL | 39.69 |
| 184 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.61 |
| 185 | Wilson County, NC | 39.39 |
| 186 | Scotland County, NC | 39.36 |
| 187 | Amite County, MS | 39.14 |
| 188 | Yalobusha County, MS | 39.09 |
| 189 | Concordia Parish, LA | 38.86 |
| 190 | Turner County, GA | 38.55 |
| 191 | Nottoway County, VA | 38.54 |
| 192 | Essex County, NJ | 38.15 |
| 193 | Meriwether County, GA | 38.1 |
| 194 | Wayne County, MI | 38.07 |
| 195 | Wilkinson County, GA | 37.99 |
| 196 | Wheeler County, GA | 37.92 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American for each of the following US states.