Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.78%), followed by Jefferson, MS (84.43%), and Holmes, MS (82.69%).
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
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 85.78 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 84.43 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 82.69 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 80.5 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 79.31 |
| 6 | Coahoma County, MS | 77.4 |
| 7 | Humphreys County, MS | 77.16 |
| 8 | Tunica County, MS | 76.94 |
| 9 | Petersburg city, VA | 75.76 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 74.32 |
| 11 | Quitman County, MS | 73.24 |
| 12 | Hinds County, MS | 72.87 |
| 13 | Sunflower County, MS | 72.73 |
| 14 | Washington County, MS | 72.65 |
| 15 | Allendale County, SC | 72.47 |
| 16 | Lowndes County, AL | 72.43 |
| 17 | Noxubee County, MS | 72.01 |
| 18 | Sharkey County, MS | 71.35 |
| 19 | Bullock County, AL | 71.27 |
| 20 | Dougherty County, GA | 70.99 |
| 21 | Dallas County, AL | 70.63 |
| 22 | Hancock County, GA | 70.61 |
| 23 | Clayton County, GA | 70.38 |
| 24 | Sumter County, AL | 70.15 |
| 25 | Wilkinson County, MS | 69.8 |
| 26 | Wilcox County, AL | 69.4 |
| 27 | Perry County, AL | 68.72 |
| 28 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 68.52 |
| 29 | Emporia city, VA | 64.74 |
| 30 | Bolivar County, MS | 63.57 |
| 31 | Williamsburg County, SC | 63.35 |
| 32 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.7 |
| 33 | Lee County, SC | 62.45 |
| 34 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.31 |
| 35 | Phillips County, AR | 62.24 |
| 36 | Orangeburg County, SC | 61.31 |
| 37 | Kemper County, MS | 60.63 |
| 38 | Prince George's County, MD | 60.57 |
| 39 | Bertie County, NC | 60.51 |
| 40 | Baltimore city, MD | 60.32 |
| 41 | Randolph County, GA | 60.12 |
| 42 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 59.99 |
| 43 | Greensville County, VA | 59.79 |
| 44 | Macon County, GA | 59.67 |
| 45 | Rockdale County, GA | 59.62 |
| 46 | Montgomery County, AL | 59.58 |
| 47 | Clay County, MS | 59.5 |
| 48 | Terrell County, GA | 59.33 |
| 49 | Issaquena County, MS | 59.2 |
| 50 | Bamberg County, SC | 58.96 |
| 51 | Clay County, GA | 58.77 |
| 52 | Yazoo County, MS | 58.72 |
| 53 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 57.85 |
| 54 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 57.74 |
| 55 | Hertford County, NC | 57.73 |
| 56 | Hale County, AL | 57.69 |
| 57 | Richmond County, GA | 57.43 |
| 58 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.35 |
| 59 | Warren County, GA | 57.3 |
| 60 | Orleans Parish, LA | 56.68 |
| 61 | Edgecombe County, NC | 56.61 |
| 62 | Marion County, SC | 56.51 |
| 63 | Adams County, MS | 56.22 |
| 64 | Bibb County, GA | 56.14 |
| 65 | Northampton County, NC | 55.98 |
| 66 | Franklin city, VA | 55.59 |
| 67 | Fairfield County, SC | 55.54 |
| 68 | Crittenden County, AR | 55.15 |
| 69 | Pike County, MS | 54.75 |
| 70 | Gadsden County, FL | 54.48 |
| 71 | Talbot County, GA | 54.23 |
| 72 | Tensas Parish, LA | 54.03 |
| 73 | Sussex County, VA | 54.01 |
| 74 | St. Francis County, AR | 53.8 |
| 75 | Lee County, AR | 53.74 |
| 76 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53.73 |
| 77 | Washington County, GA | 53.66 |
| 78 | Brunswick County, VA | 53.61 |
| 79 | Chicot County, AR | 53.4 |
| 80 | Shelby County, TN | 53.28 |
| 81 | Halifax County, NC | 53.13 |
| 82 | Jasper County, MS | 52.82 |
| 83 | Hampton County, SC | 52.38 |
| 84 | Sumter County, GA | 52.31 |
| 85 | DeKalb County, GA | 52.3 |
| 86 | Jefferson County, GA | 52.22 |
| 87 | Early County, GA | 52.12 |
| 88 | Danville city, VA | 51.79 |
| 89 | Taliaferro County, GA | 51.63 |
| 90 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 51.56 |
| 91 | Marengo County, AL | 51.51 |
| 92 | Marlboro County, SC | 51.04 |
| 93 | Charles County, MD | 50.92 |
| 94 | Henry County, GA | 50.88 |
| 95 | Copiah County, MS | 50.63 |
| 96 | Vance County, NC | 50.55 |
| 97 | Hampton city, VA | 50.32 |
| 98 | Douglas County, GA | 50.24 |
| 99 | Haywood County, TN | 50.22 |
| 100 | Caddo Parish, LA | 49.75 |
| 101 | Panola County, MS | 49.73 |
| 102 | Warren County, NC | 49.31 |
| 103 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 49.23 |
| 104 | Warren County, MS | 49.16 |
| 105 | Newton County, GA | 48.68 |
| 106 | Dooly County, GA | 48.48 |
| 107 | Washington County, NC | 48.46 |
| 108 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.2 |
| 109 | Richland County, SC | 48.07 |
| 110 | St. James Parish, LA | 47.79 |
| 111 | Desha County, AR | 47.59 |
| 112 | Anson County, NC | 47.47 |
| 113 | Sumter County, SC | 47.21 |
| 114 | Quitman County, GA | 47.15 |
| 115 | Muscogee County, GA | 47.07 |
| 116 | Mitchell County, GA | 46.88 |
| 117 | Barbour County, AL | 46.63 |
| 118 | Dillon County, SC | 46.48 |
| 119 | Winston County, MS | 46.41 |
| 120 | Martinsville city, VA | 46.02 |
| 121 | Iberville Parish, LA | 45.99 |
| 122 | Burke County, GA | 45.92 |
| 123 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 45.91 |
| 124 | Russell County, AL | 45.7 |
| 125 | Clarendon County, SC | 45.65 |
| 126 | Marshall County, MS | 45.45 |
| 127 | Clarke County, AL | 45.26 |
| 128 | Conecuh County, AL | 45.1 |
| 129 | Lowndes County, MS | 44.97 |
| 130 | Crisp County, GA | 44.74 |
| 131 | Butler County, AL | 44.7 |
| 132 | Lauderdale County, MS | 44.59 |
| 133 | Chickasaw County, MS | 44.54 |
| 134 | Montgomery County, MS | 44.48 |
| 135 | Attala County, MS | 43.95 |
| 136 | Webster County, GA | 43.86 |
| 137 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 43.84 |
| 138 | Hopewell city, VA | 43.81 |
| 139 | Stewart County, GA | 43.76 |
| 140 | Fulton County, GA | 43.65 |
| 141 | St. Louis city, MO | 43.63 |
| 142 | Peach County, GA | 43.5 |
| 143 | Charles City County, VA | 43.43 |
| 144 | Liberty County, GA | 43.33 |
| 145 | Richmond city, VA | 43.29 |
| 146 | Grenada County, MS | 43.28 |
| 147 | Barnwell County, SC | 43.24 |
| 148 | Florence County, SC | 43.09 |
| 149 | Jefferson County, AL | 42.95 |
| 150 | Walthall County, MS | 42.85 |
| 151 | Baker County, GA | 42.46 |
| 152 | Jenkins County, GA | 42.41 |
| 153 | Baldwin County, GA | 42.21 |
| 154 | Suffolk city, VA | 42.15 |
| 155 | Decatur County, GA | 42.02 |
| 156 | McCormick County, SC | 41.76 |
| 157 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 41.65 |
| 158 | Martin County, NC | 41.6 |
| 159 | Monroe County, AL | 41.58 |
| 159 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 41.58 |
| 160 | Hardeman County, TN | 41.56 |
| 161 | Newport News city, VA | 41.36 |
| 162 | Darlington County, SC | 41.29 |
| 163 | Nash County, NC | 41.04 |
| 164 | Choctaw County, AL | 41 |
| 165 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 40.87 |
| 165 | Lenoir County, NC | 40.87 |
| 166 | Dallas County, AR | 40.77 |
| 167 | McDuffie County, GA | 40.72 |
| 167 | Bienville Parish, LA | 40.72 |
| 168 | Monroe County, AR | 40.36 |
| 169 | Twiggs County, GA | 40.35 |
| 170 | Norfolk city, VA | 40.24 |
| 171 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 40.19 |
| 172 | Wilkes County, GA | 40.18 |
| 173 | Philadelphia County, PA | 40.06 |
| 174 | Surry County, VA | 40.03 |
| 175 | Chatham County, GA | 40.02 |
| 176 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 40.01 |
| 177 | Ouachita County, AR | 39.97 |
| 178 | Wayne County, MS | 39.91 |
| 179 | Screven County, GA | 39.86 |
| 180 | Leake County, MS | 39.74 |
| 181 | Pickens County, AL | 39.68 |
| 182 | Chambers County, AL | 39.66 |
| 183 | Scotland County, NC | 39.51 |
| 184 | Somerset County, MD | 39.49 |
| 185 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.44 |
| 186 | Concordia Parish, LA | 39.21 |
| 186 | Wilson County, NC | 39.21 |
| 187 | Calhoun County, SC | 39.16 |
| 188 | Amite County, MS | 38.82 |
| 189 | Turner County, GA | 38.66 |
| 190 | Yalobusha County, MS | 38.59 |
| 191 | Wheeler County, GA | 38.57 |
| 192 | Nottoway County, VA | 38.38 |
| 193 | Pike County, AL | 38.04 |
| 194 | Wayne County, MI | 37.95 |
| 195 | Cumberland County, NC | 37.81 |
| 196 | Essex County, NJ | 37.79 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American for each of the following US states.