Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (938.13K), followed by Dallas County (623.31K), and Tarrant County (367.12K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2018
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 938133 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 623314 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 367120 |
| 4 | Bexar County | 171094 |
| 5 | Fort Bend County | 167120 |
| 6 | Travis County | 111615 |
| 7 | Collin County | 105261 |
| 8 | Denton County | 91675 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 86769 |
| 10 | Bell County | 86690 |
| 11 | Brazoria County | 54371 |
| 12 | Galveston County | 45080 |
| 13 | Smith County | 41212 |
| 14 | Williamson County | 41095 |
| 15 | McLennan County | 38442 |
| 16 | El Paso County | 33637 |
| 17 | Montgomery County | 33410 |
| 18 | Gregg County | 25903 |
| 19 | Brazos County | 25158 |
| 20 | Lubbock County | 24539 |
| 21 | Bowie County | 23868 |
| 22 | Ellis County | 20526 |
| 23 | Walker County | 17257 |
| 24 | Kaufman County | 16190 |
| 25 | Nueces County | 15554 |
| 26 | Wichita County | 14668 |
| 27 | Guadalupe County | 14130 |
| 28 | Harrison County | 14072 |
| 29 | Angelina County | 13519 |
| 30 | Waller County | 13356 |
| 31 | Potter County | 13290 |
| 32 | Coryell County | 13211 |
| 33 | Anderson County | 12748 |
| 34 | Nacogdoches County | 11982 |
| 35 | Midland County | 11915 |
| 36 | Taylor County | 11460 |
| 37 | Hays County | 10065 |
| 38 | Rusk County | 9588 |
| 39 | Liberty County | 8548 |
| 40 | Ector County | 8527 |
| 41 | Grayson County | 8357 |
| 42 | Hunt County | 8116 |
| 43 | Cherokee County | 7690 |
| 44 | Orange County | 7347 |
| 45 | Hidalgo County | 7331 |
| 46 | Rockwall County | 6986 |
| 47 | Lamar County | 6666 |
| 48 | Navarro County | 6642 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 6613 |
| 50 | Bastrop County | 6406 |
| 51 | Washington County | 6263 |
| 52 | Victoria County | 6046 |
| 53 | Houston County | 5887 |
| 54 | Jasper County | 5770 |
| 55 | Wharton County | 5758 |
| 56 | Henderson County | 5310 |
| 57 | Tom Green County | 5253 |
| 58 | Cass County | 5101 |
| 59 | Polk County | 5097 |
| 60 | Randall County | 4857 |
| 61 | Shelby County | 4520 |
| 62 | Grimes County | 4405 |
| 63 | Falls County | 4200 |
| 64 | Matagorda County | 4151 |
| 65 | Limestone County | 4086 |
| 66 | Comal County | 3779 |
| 67 | Panola County | 3667 |
| 68 | Chambers County | 3497 |
| 69 | Robertson County | 3487 |
| 70 | Cameron County | 3318 |
| 71 | Titus County | 3298 |
| 72 | Upshur County | 3286 |
| 73 | Hardin County | 3182 |
| 74 | Freestone County | 3134 |
| 75 | Bee County | 2877 |
| 76 | Madison County | 2868 |
| 77 | Austin County | 2791 |
| 78 | Caldwell County | 2790 |
| 79 | Morris County | 2787 |
| 80 | Newton County | 2780 |
| 81 | San Jacinto County | 2775 |
| 82 | Hopkins County | 2718 |
| 83 | Colorado County | 2707 |
| 84 | Jones County | 2668 |
| 85 | Howard County | 2552 |
| 86 | Wood County | 2484 |
| 87 | Tyler County | 2463 |
| 88 | Hill County | 2460 |
| 89 | Milam County | 2408 |
| 90 | Burleson County | 2354 |
| 91 | Fannin County | 2288 |
| 92 | Camp County | 2180 |
| 93 | Parker County | 2174 |
| 94 | Marion County | 2122 |
| 95 | Red River County | 2029 |
| 96 | Hale County | 1941 |
| 97 | DeWitt County | 1913 |
| 98 | Lee County | 1888 |
| 99 | Webb County | 1839 |
| 100 | San Augustine County | 1783 |
| 101 | Fayette County | 1683 |
| 102 | Van Zandt County | 1593 |
| 103 | Brown County | 1554 |
| 104 | Medina County | 1548 |
| 105 | Gonzales County | 1537 |
| 106 | Karnes County | 1455 |
| 107 | Cooke County | 1378 |
| 108 | Trinity County | 1362 |
| 109 | San Patricio County | 1352 |
| 110 | Lavaca County | 1318 |
| 111 | Kleberg County | 1266 |
| 112 | Leon County | 1250 |
| 113 | Gray County | 1186 |
| 114 | Wise County | 1074 |
| 115 | Wilbarger County | 1058 |
| 116 | Val Verde County | 1049 |
| 117 | Kerr County | 1022 |
| 118 | Burnet County | 977 |
| 118 | Jackson County | 977 |
| 119 | Hockley County | 961 |
| 120 | Mitchell County | 903 |
| 120 | Scurry County | 903 |
| 121 | Lampasas County | 888 |
| 122 | Wilson County | 881 |
| 123 | Moore County | 865 |
| 124 | Frio County | 828 |
| 125 | Erath County | 827 |
| 126 | Reeves County | 823 |
| 127 | Childress County | 808 |
| 128 | Nolan County | 782 |
| 129 | Dawson County | 761 |
| 130 | Palo Pinto County | 760 |
| 131 | Sabine County | 736 |
| 132 | Pecos County | 725 |
| 133 | Calhoun County | 684 |
| 134 | Kendall County | 650 |
| 135 | Atascosa County | 645 |
| 136 | Hood County | 642 |
| 137 | Swisher County | 638 |
| 138 | Terry County | 618 |
| 139 | Hutchinson County | 617 |
| 140 | Lamb County | 609 |
| 141 | Ward County | 598 |
| 142 | Live Oak County | 588 |
| 143 | Willacy County | 583 |
| 144 | Garza County | 483 |
| 145 | Gaines County | 464 |
| 146 | Refugio County | 460 |
| 147 | Jim Wells County | 430 |
| 148 | Franklin County | 429 |
| 149 | Eastland County | 416 |
| 150 | Goliad County | 401 |
| 151 | Bosque County | 397 |
| 152 | Aransas County | 395 |
| 153 | Hartley County | 394 |
| 154 | Deaf Smith County | 384 |
| 155 | Maverick County | 372 |
| 156 | Jack County | 358 |
| 157 | Delta County | 356 |
| 158 | Andrews County | 344 |
| 159 | Uvalde County | 315 |
| 160 | Rains County | 309 |
| 161 | Young County | 284 |
| 162 | Haskell County | 280 |
| 163 | Hall County | 278 |
| 164 | Stephens County | 274 |
| 165 | Llano County | 269 |
| 166 | Coleman County | 266 |
| 167 | Runnels County | 257 |
| 168 | Winkler County | 255 |
| 169 | Bandera County | 247 |
| 170 | Floyd County | 242 |
| 171 | San Saba County | 239 |
| 172 | Hardeman County | 235 |
| 172 | Starr County | 235 |
| 173 | Crosby County | 228 |
| 174 | Callahan County | 227 |
| 175 | Knox County | 223 |
| 176 | McCulloch County | 214 |
| 177 | Castro County | 210 |
| 178 | Donley County | 187 |
| 179 | Blanco County | 183 |
| 180 | Collingsworth County | 178 |
| 180 | Dallam County | 178 |
| 180 | Gillespie County | 178 |
| 181 | Martin County | 176 |
| 181 | Parmer County | 176 |
| 182 | Crane County | 175 |
| 183 | Fisher County | 167 |
| 183 | Hudspeth County | 167 |
| 184 | Dimmit County | 165 |
| 185 | Wheeler County | 164 |
| 186 | Duval County | 163 |
| 187 | Lynn County | 161 |
| 187 | Zavala County | 161 |
| 188 | Brewster County | 157 |
| 189 | Bailey County | 152 |
| 190 | Cottle County | 150 |
| 191 | Montague County | 149 |
| 192 | Comanche County | 145 |
| 193 | Dickens County | 130 |
| 194 | Upton County | 128 |
| 195 | Cochran County | 126 |
| 196 | Reagan County | 125 |
| 197 | Yoakum County | 124 |
| 198 | Ochiltree County | 123 |
| 199 | Somervell County | 119 |
| 200 | Presidio County | 107 |
| 201 | La Salle County | 105 |
| 202 | Baylor County | 104 |
| 203 | Archer County | 101 |
| 204 | Clay County | 90 |
| 205 | Hamilton County | 84 |
| 206 | Kinney County | 82 |
| 207 | Brooks County | 74 |
| 208 | Oldham County | 69 |
| 209 | Lipscomb County | 63 |
| 210 | Concho County | 61 |
| 211 | Crockett County | 59 |
| 211 | Shackelford County | 59 |
| 212 | Foard County | 57 |
| 213 | Hansford County | 56 |
| 213 | Mills County | 56 |
| 213 | Sherman County | 56 |
| 213 | Zapata County | 56 |
| 214 | Briscoe County | 55 |
| 215 | Carson County | 52 |
| 215 | Schleicher County | 52 |
| 216 | Stonewall County | 46 |
| 217 | Jim Hogg County | 45 |
| 218 | Sutton County | 42 |
| 219 | Mason County | 41 |
| 220 | Real County | 39 |
| 221 | Motley County | 37 |
| 222 | Menard County | 36 |
| 223 | Coke County | 32 |
| 224 | Hemphill County | 31 |
| 224 | Kimble County | 31 |
| 225 | Jeff Davis County | 30 |
| 226 | Sterling County | 29 |
| 227 | Culberson County | 23 |
| 227 | Glasscock County | 23 |
| 228 | Armstrong County | 22 |
| 229 | Edwards County | 20 |
| 229 | Irion County | 20 |
| 230 | Throckmorton County | 19 |
| 231 | McMullen County | 18 |
| 232 | Kenedy County | 17 |
| 233 | Terrell County | 13 |
| 234 | Kent County | 11 |
| 235 | Borden County | 6 |
| 236 | Loving County | 5 |
| 237 | Roberts County | 4 |
| 238 | King County | 0 |