Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (55.55%), followed by Madison County (39.32%), and Jefferson County (35.83%).

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 2012
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 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 55.55
2 Madison County 39.32
3 Jefferson County 35.83
4 Hamilton County 34.26
5 Leon County 31.35
6 Duval County 30.04
7 Broward County 28.36
8 Jackson County 27.11
9 Escambia County 22.92
10 Union County 22.4
11 Orange County 22.16
12 Taylor County 20.87
13 Alachua County 20.56
14 St. Lucie County 20.08
15 Bradford County 19.39
16 Miami-Dade County 19.27
17 Gulf County 18.93
18 Liberty County 18.7
19 Palm Beach County 18.48
20 Columbia County 18.37
21 Hillsborough County 17.41
22 Putnam County 16.61
23 Polk County 15.61
24 Washington County 15.36
25 Lafayette County 15.32
26 Wakulla County 14.53
27 Franklin County 13.9
28 Calhoun County 13.55
29 Hendry County 13.44
30 Suwannee County 13.4
31 Glades County 13.37
32 DeSoto County 13.27
33 Baker County 13.16
34 Marion County 13.1
35 Osceola County 12.98
36 Seminole County 11.85
37 Flagler County 11.53
38 Bay County 11.1
39 Volusia County 11.04
40 Pinellas County 10.77
41 Lake County 10.49
42 Brevard County 10.47
43 Clay County 10.31
44 Highlands County 10.09
45 Okaloosa County 9.78
46 Levy County 9.55
47 Manatee County 9.35
48 Indian River County 9.3
49 Sumter County 8.96
50 Lee County 8.95
51 Okeechobee County 8.75
52 Dixie County 8.65
53 Hardee County 7.33
54 Collier County 7.08
55 Nassau County 6.43
56 Santa Rosa County 6.36
57 Holmes County 6.35
58 Monroe County 6.3
59 Charlotte County 6.1
60 Walton County 5.82
61 Gilchrist County 5.67
62 Martin County 5.66
62 St. Johns County 5.66
63 Hernando County 5.46
64 Pasco County 5.14
65 Sarasota County 4.97
66 Citrus County 2.95