Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (56.06%), followed by Madison County (37.91%), and Jefferson County (34.61%).

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 2017
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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 56.06
2 Madison County 37.91
3 Jefferson County 34.61
4 Hamilton County 33.54
5 Leon County 31.71
6 Duval County 30.57
7 Broward County 29.82
8 Jackson County 26.91
9 Union County 23.47
10 Escambia County 23.23
11 Orange County 22.81
12 St. Lucie County 20.83
13 Alachua County 20.68
14 Taylor County 19.83
15 Palm Beach County 19.54
16 Bradford County 19.27
17 Liberty County 19.08
18 Miami-Dade County 18.27
19 Columbia County 18.21
20 Hillsborough County 17.81
21 Gulf County 17.3
22 Putnam County 16.45
23 Polk County 16.1
24 Washington County 14.84
25 Baker County 13.86
26 Osceola County 13.78
27 Lafayette County 13.68
28 Glades County 13.59
29 Marion County 13.42
30 Wakulla County 13.4
31 Suwannee County 13.36
32 Franklin County 13.23
33 Calhoun County 13.16
34 Seminole County 12.74
35 DeSoto County 12.71
36 Hendry County 12.32
37 Clay County 11.92
38 Bay County 11.79
39 Volusia County 11.36
40 Lake County 11.16
41 Pinellas County 11.09
42 Flagler County 10.84
43 Brevard County 10.73
44 Highlands County 10.6
45 Okaloosa County 10.24
46 Dixie County 9.73
47 Levy County 9.51
48 Indian River County 9.49
49 Manatee County 9.23
50 Lee County 9.03
51 Okeechobee County 8.92
52 Hardee County 7.46
53 Sumter County 7.44
54 Collier County 7.32
55 Monroe County 7.06
56 Holmes County 6.8
57 Santa Rosa County 6.41
58 Pasco County 6.19
59 Charlotte County 6.06
60 Nassau County 6.04
61 Hernando County 5.86
62 Gilchrist County 5.64
63 Martin County 5.61
64 St. Johns County 5.5
65 Walton County 5.35
66 Sarasota County 4.73
67 Citrus County 3.08