Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.8%), followed by Jefferson, MS (83.78%), and Holmes, MS (82.46%).
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 2023
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 85.8 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 83.78 |
| 3 | Holmes County, MS | 82.46 |
| 4 | Greene County, AL | 79.46 |
| 5 | Macon County, AL | 78.35 |
| 6 | Tunica County, MS | 77.31 |
| 7 | Humphreys County, MS | 76.62 |
| 8 | Coahoma County, MS | 76.46 |
| 9 | Petersburg city, VA | 75.18 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 74.24 |
| 11 | Washington County, MS | 73.26 |
| 12 | Quitman County, MS | 73.04 |
| 13 | Hinds County, MS | 73.03 |
| 14 | Sunflower County, MS | 72.77 |
| 15 | Sharkey County, MS | 72.03 |
| 16 | Lowndes County, AL | 71.8 |
| 17 | Noxubee County, MS | 71.47 |
| 18 | Dougherty County, GA | 71.28 |
| 19 | Allendale County, SC | 71.22 |
| 20 | Dallas County, AL | 70.59 |
| 21 | Clayton County, GA | 70.58 |
| 22 | Bullock County, AL | 69.92 |
| 23 | Perry County, AL | 69.28 |
| 24 | Sumter County, AL | 69.11 |
| 25 | Wilkinson County, MS | 69.1 |
| 26 | Wilcox County, AL | 68.85 |
| 27 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 68.62 |
| 28 | Hancock County, GA | 68.58 |
| 29 | Emporia city, VA | 63.5 |
| 30 | Bolivar County, MS | 63.03 |
| 31 | Calhoun County, GA | 62.51 |
| 31 | Madison Parish, LA | 62.51 |
| 32 | Williamsburg County, SC | 62.32 |
| 33 | Phillips County, AR | 61.95 |
| 34 | Rockdale County, GA | 61.62 |
| 35 | Lee County, SC | 61.25 |
| 36 | Orangeburg County, SC | 60.58 |
| 37 | Montgomery County, AL | 60.33 |
| 38 | Issaquena County, MS | 60.03 |
| 38 | Kemper County, MS | 60.03 |
| 39 | Clay County, MS | 59.94 |
| 40 | Baltimore city, MD | 59.93 |
| 41 | Prince George's County, MD | 59.86 |
| 42 | Randolph County, GA | 59.77 |
| 43 | Greensville County, VA | 59.7 |
| 44 | Bertie County, NC | 59.68 |
| 45 | Macon County, GA | 58.92 |
| 46 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 58.7 |
| 47 | Clay County, GA | 58.25 |
| 48 | Bamberg County, SC | 58.19 |
| 49 | Yazoo County, MS | 58.09 |
| 50 | Richmond County, GA | 57.96 |
| 51 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 57.93 |
| 52 | Terrell County, GA | 57.87 |
| 53 | Hale County, AL | 57.66 |
| 54 | Jefferson County, AR | 57.29 |
| 55 | Hertford County, NC | 57.28 |
| 56 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 56.67 |
| 57 | Edgecombe County, NC | 56.62 |
| 58 | Bibb County, GA | 56.59 |
| 59 | Orleans Parish, LA | 56.12 |
| 60 | Adams County, MS | 55.81 |
| 61 | Crittenden County, AR | 55.67 |
| 62 | Marion County, SC | 55.6 |
| 63 | Warren County, GA | 55.27 |
| 64 | Pike County, MS | 55 |
| 65 | Northampton County, NC | 54.81 |
| 66 | Henry County, GA | 54.72 |
| 67 | Franklin city, VA | 54.48 |
| 68 | Fairfield County, SC | 54.12 |
| 69 | Tensas Parish, LA | 53.83 |
| 70 | Washington County, GA | 53.72 |
| 71 | Gadsden County, FL | 53.65 |
| 72 | Lee County, AR | 53.62 |
| 73 | Portsmouth city, VA | 53.55 |
| 74 | Shelby County, TN | 53.34 |
| 75 | St. Francis County, AR | 53.33 |
| 76 | Brunswick County, VA | 52.7 |
| 77 | Halifax County, NC | 52.68 |
| 78 | Charles County, MD | 52.65 |
| 79 | Douglas County, GA | 52.62 |
| 80 | Talbot County, GA | 52.47 |
| 81 | Chicot County, AR | 52.39 |
| 82 | Danville city, VA | 52.36 |
| 83 | DeKalb County, GA | 52.29 |
| 84 | Sussex County, VA | 52.22 |
| 85 | Sumter County, GA | 52.19 |
| 86 | Early County, GA | 52.01 |
| 87 | Jasper County, MS | 51.99 |
| 88 | Hampton County, SC | 51.26 |
| 89 | Marengo County, AL | 51.22 |
| 90 | Jefferson County, GA | 50.75 |
| 91 | Newton County, GA | 50.69 |
| 92 | Haywood County, TN | 50.55 |
| 93 | Marlboro County, SC | 50.42 |
| 94 | Hampton city, VA | 50.41 |
| 95 | Taliaferro County, GA | 50.34 |
| 96 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 50.2 |
| 97 | Vance County, NC | 50.05 |
| 98 | Caddo Parish, LA | 49.85 |
| 99 | Copiah County, MS | 49.7 |
| 100 | Warren County, MS | 49.44 |
| 101 | Panola County, MS | 49.42 |
| 102 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 48.77 |
| 103 | Richland County, SC | 48.2 |
| 104 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.15 |
| 105 | Warren County, NC | 48.11 |
| 106 | Muscogee County, GA | 47.9 |
| 107 | Dooly County, GA | 47.54 |
| 108 | Washington County, NC | 47.4 |
| 109 | Sumter County, SC | 47.33 |
| 110 | Desha County, AR | 47.08 |
| 111 | Anson County, NC | 46.89 |
| 112 | St. James Parish, LA | 46.66 |
| 113 | Barbour County, AL | 46.48 |
| 114 | Iberville Parish, LA | 46.31 |
| 115 | Dillon County, SC | 46.1 |
| 116 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 45.99 |
| 117 | Winston County, MS | 45.94 |
| 118 | Mitchell County, GA | 45.8 |
| 119 | Russell County, AL | 45.57 |
| 120 | Lowndes County, MS | 45.41 |
| 121 | Martinsville city, VA | 45.27 |
| 122 | Clarke County, AL | 45.23 |
| 123 | Burke County, GA | 45.22 |
| 124 | Quitman County, GA | 45.18 |
| 125 | Crisp County, GA | 44.92 |
| 126 | Stewart County, GA | 44.8 |
| 127 | Lauderdale County, MS | 44.71 |
| 128 | Butler County, AL | 44.67 |
| 129 | Marshall County, MS | 44.64 |
| 130 | Hopewell city, VA | 44.41 |
| 131 | Attala County, MS | 44.39 |
| 132 | Conecuh County, AL | 44.36 |
| 133 | Clarendon County, SC | 44.26 |
| 134 | Chickasaw County, MS | 44.1 |
| 135 | Fulton County, GA | 44.01 |
| 135 | Peach County, GA | 44.01 |
| 136 | Grenada County, MS | 43.85 |
| 137 | Montgomery County, MS | 43.65 |
| 138 | Florence County, SC | 43.4 |
| 139 | Webster County, GA | 43.39 |
| 140 | Jefferson County, AL | 42.98 |
| 141 | West Feliciana Parish, LA | 42.96 |
| 142 | St. Louis city, MO | 42.75 |
| 143 | Liberty County, GA | 42.74 |
| 144 | Suffolk city, VA | 42.71 |
| 145 | Barnwell County, SC | 42.49 |
| 146 | Decatur County, GA | 42.06 |
| 147 | Walthall County, MS | 41.78 |
| 148 | Baldwin County, GA | 41.75 |
| 149 | Charles City County, VA | 41.71 |
| 150 | Monroe County, AL | 41.69 |
| 151 | Newport News city, VA | 41.54 |
| 152 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 41.52 |
| 153 | Richmond city, VA | 41.49 |
| 154 | Darlington County, SC | 41.39 |
| 155 | Nash County, NC | 41.35 |
| 156 | Baker County, GA | 41.27 |
| 157 | Jenkins County, GA | 41.16 |
| 158 | Hardeman County, TN | 41.1 |
| 159 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 41.04 |
| 160 | Martin County, NC | 40.81 |
| 161 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 40.67 |
| 162 | Lenoir County, NC | 40.62 |
| 163 | Bienville Parish, LA | 40.59 |
| 164 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 40.52 |
| 165 | Choctaw County, AL | 40.47 |
| 166 | Wayne County, MS | 40.31 |
| 167 | McDuffie County, GA | 40.24 |
| 168 | Somerset County, MD | 39.97 |
| 169 | Norfolk city, VA | 39.85 |
| 170 | Chatham County, GA | 39.78 |
| 171 | Monroe County, AR | 39.73 |
| 172 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 39.7 |
| 173 | Ouachita County, AR | 39.66 |
| 174 | Dallas County, AR | 39.63 |
| 175 | Red River Parish, LA | 39.61 |
| 176 | Philadelphia County, PA | 39.49 |
| 177 | Twiggs County, GA | 39.45 |
| 178 | Wilkes County, GA | 39.25 |
| 179 | Chambers County, AL | 39.12 |
| 180 | Scotland County, NC | 38.99 |
| 181 | Leake County, MS | 38.98 |
| 182 | Turner County, GA | 38.89 |
| 183 | Concordia Parish, LA | 38.87 |
| 184 | Wilson County, NC | 38.77 |
| 185 | Pickens County, AL | 38.73 |
| 185 | Screven County, GA | 38.73 |
| 186 | Amite County, MS | 38.05 |
| 186 | Cumberland County, NC | 38.05 |
| 187 | Pike County, AL | 38.03 |
| 188 | Yalobusha County, MS | 37.96 |
| 189 | Pulaski County, AR | 37.91 |
| 190 | Madison County, MS | 37.84 |
| 191 | Calhoun County, SC | 37.79 |
| 192 | Madison County, TN | 37.72 |
| 193 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 37.61 |
| 194 | McCormick County, SC | 37.6 |
| 195 | Wayne County, MI | 37.55 |
Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American for each of the following US states.