Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (56.17%), followed by Madison County (38.6%), and Jefferson County (34.56%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Florida counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2016
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gadsden County | 56.17 |
| 2 | Madison County | 38.6 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 34.56 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 33.67 |
| 5 | Leon County | 31.66 |
| 6 | Duval County | 30.44 |
| 7 | Broward County | 29.6 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 26.89 |
| 9 | Escambia County | 23.14 |
| 10 | Union County | 23.04 |
| 11 | Orange County | 22.75 |
| 12 | Alachua County | 20.69 |
| 13 | St. Lucie County | 20.66 |
| 14 | Taylor County | 20.01 |
| 15 | Bradford County | 19.39 |
| 16 | Palm Beach County | 19.34 |
| 17 | Liberty County | 19.12 |
| 18 | Miami-Dade County | 18.57 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 18.2 |
| 20 | Gulf County | 18.08 |
| 21 | Hillsborough County | 17.71 |
| 22 | Putnam County | 16.43 |
| 23 | Polk County | 15.88 |
| 24 | Washington County | 15.03 |
| 25 | Lafayette County | 14.65 |
| 26 | Wakulla County | 14.06 |
| 27 | Baker County | 13.85 |
| 28 | Glades County | 13.79 |
| 29 | Franklin County | 13.75 |
| 30 | Osceola County | 13.58 |
| 31 | Suwannee County | 13.41 |
| 32 | Marion County | 13.38 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 13.04 |
| 34 | DeSoto County | 12.74 |
| 35 | Seminole County | 12.5 |
| 36 | Hendry County | 12.45 |
| 37 | Bay County | 11.63 |
| 38 | Clay County | 11.42 |
| 39 | Volusia County | 11.25 |
| 40 | Pinellas County | 11.04 |
| 41 | Lake County | 10.95 |
| 42 | Flagler County | 10.92 |
| 43 | Brevard County | 10.66 |
| 44 | Highlands County | 10.52 |
| 45 | Okaloosa County | 10.16 |
| 46 | Dixie County | 9.65 |
| 47 | Indian River County | 9.53 |
| 48 | Levy County | 9.43 |
| 49 | Manatee County | 9.2 |
| 50 | Lee County | 9 |
| 51 | Okeechobee County | 8.77 |
| 52 | Sumter County | 7.63 |
| 53 | Hardee County | 7.56 |
| 54 | Collier County | 7.31 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 6.93 |
| 56 | Holmes County | 6.54 |
| 57 | Santa Rosa County | 6.49 |
| 58 | Nassau County | 6.08 |
| 59 | Charlotte County | 6.03 |
| 60 | Pasco County | 5.89 |
| 61 | Hernando County | 5.69 |
| 62 | Gilchrist County | 5.68 |
| 63 | Martin County | 5.63 |
| 64 | St. Johns County | 5.52 |
| 65 | Walton County | 5.45 |
| 66 | Sarasota County | 4.77 |
| 67 | Citrus County | 3.03 |