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.
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 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 |