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.

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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016
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 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