Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in the United States with household income of Less than $40K was 44.06%. Among all US counties, Denali Borough, AK had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of Less than $40K (100.00%), followed by Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK (100.00%), and Santa Cruz County, AZ (100.00%).

On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of Less than $40K: Aleutians West Census Area, AK (0.00%), Bethel Census Area, AK (0.00%), and Chugach Census Area, AK (0.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 counties.

You can also similar information for other races and ethnicities, and for other household income groups.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of US Counties By the Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Denali Borough, AK
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
Santa Cruz County, AZ
Baxter County, AR
Fulton County, AR
Marion County, AR
Montgomery County, AR
Perry County, AR
Van Buren County, AR
Inyo County, CA
Ranking of US Counties By the Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank County Percent of Households (%)
1 Denali Borough, AK 100.00
1 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK 100.00
1 Santa Cruz County, AZ 100.00
1 Baxter County, AR 100.00
1 Fulton County, AR 100.00
1 Marion County, AR 100.00
1 Montgomery County, AR 100.00
1 Perry County, AR 100.00
1 Van Buren County, AR 100.00
1 Inyo County, CA 100.00
1 Modoc County, CA 100.00
1 Baca County, CO 100.00
1 Bent County, CO 100.00
1 Logan County, CO 100.00
1 Montrose County, CO 100.00
1 Routt County, CO 100.00
1 Saguache County, CO 100.00
1 Sedgwick County, CO 100.00
1 Dade County, GA 100.00
1 Dawson County, GA 100.00
1 Bonner County, ID 100.00
1 Fremont County, ID 100.00
1 Nez Perce County, ID 100.00
1 Owyhee County, ID 100.00
1 Clark County, IL 100.00
1 Gallatin County, IL 100.00
1 Greene County, IL 100.00
1 Piatt County, IL 100.00
1 Pike County, IL 100.00
1 Union County, IL 100.00
1 Dearborn County, IN 100.00
1 Lawrence County, IN 100.00
1 Marshall County, IN 100.00
1 Parke County, IN 100.00
1 Randolph County, IN 100.00
1 Ripley County, IN 100.00
1 Starke County, IN 100.00
1 Sullivan County, IN 100.00
1 Switzerland County, IN 100.00
1 Vermillion County, IN 100.00
1 Warren County, IN 100.00
1 Adams County, IA 100.00
1 Bremer County, IA 100.00
1 Calhoun County, IA 100.00
1 Clayton County, IA 100.00
1 Delaware County, IA 100.00
1 Fayette County, IA 100.00
1 Floyd County, IA 100.00
1 Guthrie County, IA 100.00
1 Hamilton County, IA 100.00
1 Hancock County, IA 100.00
1 Howard County, IA 100.00
1 Humboldt County, IA 100.00
1 Jackson County, IA 100.00
1 Keokuk County, IA 100.00
1 Kossuth County, IA 100.00
1 Lucas County, IA 100.00
1 Lyon County, IA 100.00
1 O'Brien County, IA 100.00
1 Page County, IA 100.00
1 Pocahontas County, IA 100.00
1 Shelby County, IA 100.00
1 Union County, IA 100.00
1 Washington County, IA 100.00
1 Wayne County, IA 100.00
1 Winnebago County, IA 100.00
1 Winneshiek County, IA 100.00
1 Barber County, KS 100.00
1 Chase County, KS 100.00
1 Cloud County, KS 100.00
1 Coffey County, KS 100.00
1 Ellis County, KS 100.00
1 Gove County, KS 100.00
1 Jewell County, KS 100.00
1 Linn County, KS 100.00
1 Marion County, KS 100.00
1 Marshall County, KS 100.00
1 Mitchell County, KS 100.00
1 Nemaha County, KS 100.00
1 Phillips County, KS 100.00
1 Sherman County, KS 100.00
1 Smith County, KS 100.00
1 Wichita County, KS 100.00
1 Allen County, KY 100.00
1 Butler County, KY 100.00
1 Carlisle County, KY 100.00
1 Estill County, KY 100.00
1 Grayson County, KY 100.00
1 Knott County, KY 100.00
1 Ohio County, KY 100.00
1 Rowan County, KY 100.00
1 Trimble County, KY 100.00
1 Wayne County, KY 100.00
1 Antrim County, MI 100.00
1 Baraga County, MI 100.00
1 Delta County, MI 100.00
1 Leelanau County, MI 100.00
1 Ontonagon County, MI 100.00
1 Schoolcraft County, MI 100.00
1 Faribault County, MN 100.00
1 Houston County, MN 100.00
1 Lake County, MN 100.00
1 Mille Lacs County, MN 100.00
1 Murray County, MN 100.00
1 Norman County, MN 100.00
1 Renville County, MN 100.00
1 Wilkin County, MN 100.00
1 Clark County, MO 100.00
1 Crawford County, MO 100.00
1 Daviess County, MO 100.00
1 Dent County, MO 100.00
1 Harrison County, MO 100.00
1 Iron County, MO 100.00
1 Linn County, MO 100.00
1 Livingston County, MO 100.00
1 Maries County, MO 100.00
1 Miller County, MO 100.00
1 Moniteau County, MO 100.00
1 Morgan County, MO 100.00
1 Schuyler County, MO 100.00
1 Webster County, MO 100.00
1 Beaverhead County, MT 100.00
1 Garfield County, MT 100.00
1 Powell County, MT 100.00
1 Ravalli County, MT 100.00
1 Sanders County, MT 100.00
1 Burt County, NE 100.00
1 Custer County, NE 100.00
1 Fillmore County, NE 100.00
1 Gosper County, NE 100.00
1 Greeley County, NE 100.00
1 Johnson County, NE 100.00
1 Nuckolls County, NE 100.00
1 Thurston County, NE 100.00
1 Wayne County, NE 100.00
1 York County, NE 100.00
1 Esmeralda County, NV 100.00
1 Lincoln County, NV 100.00
1 Colfax County, NM 100.00
1 Hidalgo County, NM 100.00
1 Lincoln County, NM 100.00
1 Socorro County, NM 100.00
1 McHenry County, ND 100.00
1 McIntosh County, ND 100.00
1 Richland County, ND 100.00
1 Rolette County, ND 100.00
1 Meigs County, OH 100.00
1 Morrow County, OH 100.00
1 Wyandot County, OH 100.00
1 Adair County, OK 100.00
1 Greer County, OK 100.00
1 Malheur County, OR 100.00
1 Wallowa County, OR 100.00
1 Montour County, PA 100.00
1 Sullivan County, PA 100.00
1 Clay County, SD 100.00
1 Day County, SD 100.00
1 Douglas County, SD 100.00
1 Gregory County, SD 100.00
1 Hughes County, SD 100.00
1 Stanley County, SD 100.00
1 Clay County, TN 100.00
1 Fentress County, TN 100.00
1 Jackson County, TN 100.00
1 Lewis County, TN 100.00
1 Morgan County, TN 100.00
1 Briscoe County, TX 100.00
1 Callahan County, TX 100.00
1 Childress County, TX 100.00
1 Clay County, TX 100.00
1 Crane County, TX 100.00
1 Dickens County, TX 100.00
1 Hamilton County, TX 100.00
1 Hemphill County, TX 100.00
1 Hudspeth County, TX 100.00
1 Irion County, TX 100.00
1 Jack County, TX 100.00
1 Jim Wells County, TX 100.00
1 Somervell County, TX 100.00
1 Stonewall County, TX 100.00
1 Throckmorton County, TX 100.00
1 Zavala County, TX 100.00
1 Duchesne County, UT 100.00
1 Bath County, VA 100.00
1 Bland County, VA 100.00
1 Carroll County, VA 100.00
1 Asotin County, WA 100.00
1 Lincoln County, WA 100.00
1 Skamania County, WA 100.00
1 Barbour County, WV 100.00
1 Mason County, WV 100.00
1 Randolph County, WV 100.00
1 Roane County, WV 100.00
1 Wirt County, WV 100.00
1 Bayfield County, WI 100.00
1 Pepin County, WI 100.00
1 Taylor County, WI 100.00
1 Washburn County, WI 100.00
1 Campbell County, WY 100.00
1 Park County, WY 100.00
1 Weston County, WY 100.00
2 Kiowa County, OK 99.08
3 Braxton County, WV 98.80
4 Mitchell County, IA 97.44
5 Cumberland County, TN 97.35
6 Saline County, NE 97.06
7 Harrison County, KY 96.94
8 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK 96.55
8 Nicholas County, WV 96.55
9 Wyoming County, WV 96.43
10 Stoddard County, MO 96.23
11 Rusk County, WI 95.92
12 Knox County, KY 95.83
13 Adams County, IN 95.75
14 Louisa County, IA 95.24
15 Montgomery County, MO 94.78
16 Richland County, IL 94.12
17 Swisher County, TX 94.09
18 Montezuma County, CO 93.90
19 Jones County, TX 93.88
20 Cochran County, TX 93.67
21 Mercer County, IL 93.33
22 Graham County, AZ 93.28
23 Neosho County, KS 93.15
24 Warren County, IA 92.86
24 Yellow Medicine County, MN 92.86
25 Osage County, KS 92.68
25 Yates County, NY 92.68
26 Greene County, IN 92.59
27 Mountrail County, ND 92.16
28 Meade County, SD 92.08
28 Buena Vista city, VA 92.08
29 Graham County, KS 91.67
29 Stevens County, MN 91.67
30 Gray County, TX 91.28
31 Carbon County, WY 91.18
32 Arenac County, MI 90.91
33 Kalkaska County, MI 90.77
34 Mariposa County, CA 90.54
35 Brown County, MN 90.48
36 DeKalb County, TN 90.45
37 Lawrence County, TN 90.21
38 Herkimer County, NY 90.04
39 Echols County, GA 90.00
39 Benson County, ND 90.00
40 Cherokee County, KS 89.83
41 Nowata County, OK 89.71
42 Wheeler County, TX 89.61
43 Orleans County, VT 89.29
44 Trempealeau County, WI 89.13
45 Macon County, NC 89.09
46 Washington County, VT 88.93
47 Franklin County, IL 88.89
47 Iosco County, MI 88.89
47 Gilmer County, WV 88.89
48 Pawnee County, KS 88.66
49 Clatsop County, OR 88.64
50 Muhlenberg County, KY 88.47
51 Polk County, OR 88.30
52 Livingston County, IL 88.24
53 Ford County, IL 88.10
54 Chippewa County, MI 88.00
55 Hall County, TX 87.88
56 Prowers County, CO 87.76
57 Wayne County, IL 87.50
58 Jackson County, OH 87.43
59 Wabaunsee County, KS 86.96
60 Nolan County, TX 86.88
61 Albany County, WY 86.74
62 Nemaha County, NE 86.67
63 Crosby County, TX 86.36
64 Blaine County, MT 85.71
65 Mackinac County, MI 85.63
66 Gila County, AZ 85.62
67 Russell County, KY 85.42
68 Waupaca County, WI 85.37
69 Walla Walla County, WA 85.24
70 McLean County, KY 85.19
70 Yancey County, NC 85.19
71 Letcher County, KY 85.00
71 Redwood County, MN 85.00
72 McDowell County, WV 84.76
73 Sabine Parish, LA 84.63
74 Bradford County, PA 84.62
75 Oswego County, NY 84.50
76 Isanti County, MN 84.21
76 Bennington County, VT 84.21
77 Logan County, IL 84.07
78 Murray County, OK 84.00
79 Cleveland County, AR 83.89
80 Harrison County, OH 83.82
81 Mingo County, WV 83.80
82 Petersburg Borough, AK 83.33
82 Fulton County, IL 83.33
82 Donley County, TX 83.33
83 Turner County, GA 83.31
84 Clay County, NC 83.10
85 Ramsey County, ND 83.02
86 Randolph County, AR 82.76
87 Amite County, MS 82.72
88 Collingsworth County, TX 82.56
89 Lyon County, KY 82.52
90 Lee County, VA 82.35
90 Vernon County, WI 82.35
91 Mecosta County, MI 82.24
92 Choctaw County, MS 82.23
93 Bacon County, GA 82.22
94 Grant County, WI 82.21
95 St. Francois County, MO 82.07
96 Poinsett County, AR 81.99
97 Fulton County, IN 81.82
97 Perry County, TN 81.82
98 Monroe County, KY 81.68
99 Green County, WI 81.67
100 Union County, OR 81.51
101 Kleberg County, TX 81.44
102 Johnson County, AR 81.08
103 Park County, CO 80.95
104 Poweshiek County, IA 80.88
105 Adair County, IA 80.65
106 Mathews County, VA 80.63
107 Macoupin County, IL 80.34
108 Gaines County, TX 80.26
109 Lincoln County, OK 80.00
109 Pawnee County, OK 80.00
109 Caledonia County, VT 80.00
109 Galax city, VA 80.00
110 Sabine County, TX 79.86
111 Hill County, MT 79.49
112 Union County, KY 79.45
112 Webster Parish, LA 79.45
113 Gage County, NE 79.41
114 Lake County, TN 79.40
115 Claiborne Parish, LA 79.13
115 Stone County, MS 79.13
116 Marion County, AL 79.04
117 Putnam County, IN 78.90
118 Ray County, MO 78.87
119 Smith County, TN 78.86
120 Evangeline Parish, LA 78.81
121 Newton County, TX 78.73
122 Roosevelt County, NM 78.57
123 Chautauqua County, NY 78.54
124 Tazewell County, VA 78.43
125 East Carroll Parish, LA 78.40
126 Chelan County, WA 78.26
126 Whitman County, WA 78.26
127 Hyde County, NC 78.08
128 Hancock County, IL 78.05
129 Union Parish, LA 77.94
130 Le Sueur County, MN 77.91
131 Sevier County, AR 77.90
132 Harrison County, IN 77.78
132 Potter County, PA 77.78
132 Lynn County, TX 77.78
133 Latimer County, OK 77.42
134 Fulton County, NY 77.32
134 Cabell County, WV 77.32
135 Carbon County, MT 77.27
136 Lewis County, WA 77.16
137 Dubuque County, IA 77.11
138 Goodhue County, MN 76.81
138 Rappahannock County, VA 76.81
139 Jefferson County, OR 76.60
140 Sheboygan County, WI 76.27
141 Dixie County, FL 76.21
142 Barren County, KY 76.07
143 Kosciusko County, IN 76.04
144 Columbia County, WI 76.02
145 Morrison County, MN 75.93
146 Tioga County, PA 75.91
147 Tishomingo County, MS 75.86
148 Marion County, MS 75.81
149 Hardin County, TN 75.78
150 Garfield County, CO 75.61
151 Clinton County, IA 75.53
152 Concordia Parish, LA 75.51
152 Tensas Parish, LA 75.51
153 Carroll County, OH 75.42
154 Dawson County, TX 75.35
155 Lee County, AR 75.20
156 Matagorda County, TX 75.15
157 Lewis County, ID 75.00
157 Whitley County, KY 75.00
157 Gladwin County, MI 75.00
157 Waseca County, MN 75.00
157 Hardeman County, TX 75.00
157 Crawford County, WI 75.00
157 Big Horn County, WY 75.00
158 Perry County, IL 74.78
159 Bienville Parish, LA 74.74
160 Avoyelles Parish, LA 74.70
161 Randolph County, GA 74.55
162 Yadkin County, NC 74.48
163 Ben Hill County, GA 74.45
164 Dodge County, NE 74.39
165 Decatur County, TN 74.31
166 Morgan County, IL 73.93
167 Wayne County, MS 73.92
168 Wapello County, IA 73.79
169 Ballard County, KY 73.75
170 Issaquena County, MS 73.73
171 Beltrami County, MN 73.68
171 Marion County, MO 73.68
171 Burnett County, WI 73.68
171 Oneida County, WI 73.68
172 Montgomery County, NY 73.65
173 Montgomery County, MS 73.62
174 Monroe County, MO 73.58
175 Bullock County, AL 73.48
176 Cottle County, TX 73.47
177 West Carroll Parish, LA 73.45
178 Choctaw County, OK 73.44
179 McClain County, OK 73.43
180 Fulton County, KY 73.42
181 Wilkinson County, MS 73.41
182 Montgomery County, IN 73.40
183 Titus County, TX 73.39
184 Tillman County, OK 73.29
185 Boone County, WV 73.21
186 Ohio County, WV 73.20
187 Bristol city, VA 73.18
188 Bell County, KY 73.17
188 Cass County, MN 73.17
189 De Soto Parish, LA 73.16
190 Trinity County, TX 73.13
191 Pittsburg County, OK 73.11
192 Cortland County, NY 73.04
193 Scott County, MO 73.01
194 Barron County, WI 72.98
195 Morehouse Parish, LA 72.95
196 Obion County, TN 72.94
197 Logan County, WV 72.80
198 Stephenson County, IL 72.76
199 Haskell County, OK 72.73
199 Carbon County, UT 72.73
200 Leflore County, MS 72.57
201 Otsego County, MI 72.55
202 Ashtabula County, OH 72.44
203 Natrona County, WY 72.41
204 DeSoto County, FL 72.39
205 Todd County, KY 72.36
206 Pemiscot County, MO 72.27
207 Clare County, MI 72.13
208 Nacogdoches County, TX 72.05
209 Attala County, MS 72.03
210 Floyd County, TX 72.00
210 Scott County, VA 72.00
211 Nodaway County, MO 71.98
212 Natchitoches Parish, LA 71.97
213 Holmes County, MS 71.90
214 Luna County, NM 71.85
215 Elk County, PA 71.83
216 Hancock County, GA 71.81
217 Perry County, AL 71.80
218 Quitman County, MS 71.74
219 Hawkins County, TN 71.64
220 Knox County, IL 71.63
221 Mississippi County, MO 71.53
222 Smyth County, VA 71.52
223 Phelps County, MO 71.51
224 Yell County, AR 71.43
224 White County, IL 71.43
224 Tuscola County, MI 71.43
224 Otoe County, NE 71.43
224 Marshall County, OK 71.43
225 Hancock County, MS 71.33
226 Taylor County, GA 71.31
227 Greene County, AL 71.25
228 McCurtain County, OK 71.22
229 Pulaski County, IL 71.14
230 Otero County, CO 71.11
231 Pamlico County, NC 70.97
232 Bond County, IL 70.95
233 Brown County, KS 70.91
234 Leon County, TX 70.89
235 Wilcox County, GA 70.86
236 Seminole County, GA 70.84
237 Cotton County, OK 70.83
237 Pecos County, TX 70.83
238 Barnwell County, SC 70.82
239 Washington County, FL 70.76
240 Red River County, TX 70.67
241 Monroe County, AL 70.63
241 Clinch County, GA 70.63
242 Dunklin County, MO 70.60
243 Richland County, OH 70.57
244 Bolivar County, MS 70.52
245 Covington County, MS 70.49
246 Cherokee County, NC 70.41
247 Lyon County, KS 70.35
248 Warren County, TN 70.21
249 Camp County, TX 70.11
250 White County, GA 70.00
250 Tama County, IA 70.00
250 Kemper County, MS 70.00
250 Lexington city, VA 70.00
250 Pacific County, WA 70.00
251 Franklin Parish, LA 69.99
252 Brooks County, GA 69.81