Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (55.79%), followed by Madison County (38.84%), and Jefferson County (35.91%).

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

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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Gadsden
Madison
Jefferson
Hamilton
Leon
Duval
Broward
Jackson
Escambia
Union
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 55.79
2 Madison County 38.84
3 Jefferson County 35.91
4 Hamilton County 34.25
5 Leon County 30.96
6 Duval County 30.03
7 Broward County 27.94
8 Jackson County 26.83
9 Escambia County 23.17
10 Union County 22.18
11 Orange County 21.94
12 Bradford County 20.91
13 Alachua County 20.62
14 Taylor County 20.53
15 St. Lucie County 19.84
16 Miami-Dade County 19.4
17 Gulf County 18.6
18 Liberty County 18.17
19 Palm Beach County 18.12
20 Columbia County 17.93
21 Hillsborough County 17.53
22 Putnam County 16.54
23 Lafayette County 15.44
24 Polk County 15.36
25 Washington County 14.8
26 Wakulla County 14.53
27 Hendry County 13.91
28 Franklin County 13.68
29 Calhoun County 13.54
30 Baker County 13.32
31 DeSoto County 13.19
32 Suwannee County 13
33 Glades County 12.93
34 Marion County 12.87
35 Osceola County 12.73
36 Seminole County 11.74
37 Flagler County 11.67
38 Bay County 11.01
39 Volusia County 10.87
40 Pinellas County 10.72
41 Brevard County 10.42
42 Lake County 10.29
43 Clay County 10.28
44 Highlands County 9.85
45 Levy County 9.57
46 Okaloosa County 9.56
47 Sumter County 9.4
48 Indian River County 9.3
49 Manatee County 9.25
50 Lee County 8.79
51 Dixie County 8.38
52 Okeechobee County 8.24
53 Hardee County 7.31
54 Collier County 6.85
55 Nassau County 6.4
56 Santa Rosa County 6.24
57 Monroe County 6.16
58 Holmes County 6.03
59 Walton County 5.83
60 Charlotte County 5.81
61 St. Johns County 5.6
62 Gilchrist County 5.57
63 Martin County 5.56
64 Hernando County 5.38
65 Sarasota County 4.89
66 Pasco County 4.86
67 Citrus County 2.86