Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.41%), followed by Waller County (26.6%), and Houston County (26.25%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas 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 Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2011
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 34.41 |
| 2 | Waller County | 26.6 |
| 3 | Houston County | 26.25 |
| 4 | Falls County | 25.64 |
| 5 | Bowie County | 24.47 |
| 6 | San Augustine County | 23.2 |
| 7 | Morris County | 22.95 |
| 7 | Walker County | 22.95 |
| 8 | Dallas County | 22.89 |
| 9 | Bell County | 22.41 |
| 10 | Marion County | 22.1 |
| 11 | Robertson County | 21.99 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 21.85 |
| 13 | Anderson County | 21.7 |
| 14 | Fort Bend County | 21.64 |
| 15 | Madison County | 20.26 |
| 16 | Gregg County | 20.24 |
| 17 | Newton County | 20.15 |
| 18 | Harris County | 19.52 |
| 19 | Nacogdoches County | 18.37 |
| 20 | Washington County | 18.15 |
| 21 | Smith County | 18.12 |
| 22 | Limestone County | 18.04 |
| 23 | Shelby County | 17.6 |
| 24 | Rusk County | 17.56 |
| 25 | Camp County | 17.53 |
| 26 | Red River County | 17.3 |
| 27 | Cass County | 17.28 |
| 28 | Jasper County | 17.02 |
| 29 | Coryell County | 16.62 |
| 30 | Grimes County | 16.44 |
| 31 | Freestone County | 16.4 |
| 32 | Panola County | 16.39 |
| 33 | Angelina County | 15.46 |
| 33 | Tarrant County | 15.46 |
| 34 | McLennan County | 15.12 |
| 35 | Cherokee County | 14.85 |
| 36 | Wharton County | 14.54 |
| 37 | Navarro County | 14.02 |
| 38 | Galveston County | 13.94 |
| 39 | Lamar County | 13.55 |
| 40 | Colorado County | 13.39 |
| 41 | Jones County | 12.73 |
| 42 | Brazoria County | 12.66 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 12.6 |
| 44 | Burleson County | 12.25 |
| 45 | Matagorda County | 11.75 |
| 46 | Polk County | 11.71 |
| 47 | Tyler County | 11.28 |
| 48 | Brazos County | 11.26 |
| 49 | Lee County | 11.25 |
| 50 | Liberty County | 11.02 |
| 51 | Wichita County | 10.78 |
| 52 | Potter County | 10.72 |
| 53 | Kaufman County | 10.45 |
| 54 | San Jacinto County | 10.37 |
| 55 | Milam County | 10.22 |
| 56 | Titus County | 10.01 |
| 57 | Karnes County | 9.98 |
| 58 | Childress County | 9.93 |
| 59 | DeWitt County | 9.76 |
| 60 | Austin County | 9.63 |
| 61 | Cottle County | 9.56 |
| 62 | Trinity County | 9.34 |
| 63 | Ellis County | 9.18 |
| 64 | Collin County | 8.99 |
| 65 | Travis County | 8.92 |
| 66 | Denton County | 8.81 |
| 66 | Upshur County | 8.81 |
| 67 | Orange County | 8.67 |
| 68 | Chambers County | 8.51 |
| 69 | Bee County | 8.42 |
| 70 | Hunt County | 8.39 |
| 71 | Wilbarger County | 8.17 |
| 72 | Bexar County | 8.02 |
| 73 | Bastrop County | 7.89 |
| 74 | Swisher County | 7.87 |
| 75 | Lubbock County | 7.79 |
| 76 | Taylor County | 7.78 |
| 77 | Gonzales County | 7.51 |
| 78 | Jackson County | 7.46 |
| 79 | Delta County | 7.39 |
| 80 | Hall County | 7.34 |
| 80 | Leon County | 7.34 |
| 81 | Hopkins County | 7.25 |
| 82 | Guadalupe County | 7.11 |
| 83 | Sabine County | 7.1 |
| 84 | Hartley County | 7.08 |
| 85 | Caldwell County | 7.05 |
| 86 | Lavaca County | 7.03 |
| 87 | Garza County | 6.99 |
| 88 | Dawson County | 6.9 |
| 88 | Howard County | 6.9 |
| 89 | Fannin County | 6.85 |
| 89 | Midland County | 6.85 |
| 90 | Hill County | 6.75 |
| 91 | Fayette County | 6.62 |
| 92 | Refugio County | 6.61 |
| 93 | Victoria County | 6.6 |
| 94 | Williamson County | 6.58 |
| 95 | Henderson County | 6.42 |
| 96 | Grayson County | 5.97 |
| 97 | Hardeman County | 5.94 |
| 98 | Rockwall County | 5.92 |
| 99 | Knox County | 5.86 |
| 100 | Hale County | 5.85 |
| 101 | Hardin County | 5.79 |
| 102 | Collingsworth County | 5.51 |
| 103 | Reeves County | 5.46 |
| 104 | Goliad County | 5.45 |
| 105 | Terry County | 5.22 |
| 106 | Ward County | 5.15 |
| 107 | Gray County | 5.09 |
| 108 | Nolan County | 5.07 |
| 109 | Scurry County | 5.04 |
| 110 | Donley County | 4.97 |
| 111 | Lamb County | 4.82 |
| 112 | Live Oak County | 4.68 |
| 113 | Ector County | 4.67 |
| 113 | Wood County | 4.67 |
| 114 | Foard County | 4.64 |
| 115 | Cochran County | 4.54 |
| 115 | Dickens County | 4.54 |
| 116 | Tom Green County | 4.52 |
| 117 | Montgomery County | 4.43 |
| 118 | Nueces County | 4.32 |
| 119 | Kleberg County | 4.25 |
| 120 | Haskell County | 4.11 |
| 121 | Franklin County | 4.05 |
| 122 | Fisher County | 4.03 |
| 123 | Crosby County | 4.02 |
| 124 | Pecos County | 3.88 |
| 125 | Hays County | 3.84 |
| 126 | Hockley County | 3.82 |
| 126 | Jack County | 3.82 |
| 127 | Floyd County | 3.75 |
| 128 | Frio County | 3.69 |
| 129 | Brown County | 3.62 |
| 130 | El Paso County | 3.6 |
| 131 | Lampasas County | 3.48 |
| 132 | Crane County | 3.44 |
| 133 | Stonewall County | 3.42 |
| 134 | Oldham County | 3.38 |
| 135 | San Saba County | 3.36 |
| 136 | Calhoun County | 3.05 |
| 137 | Winkler County | 2.99 |
| 138 | Cooke County | 2.95 |
| 139 | Briscoe County | 2.84 |
| 140 | Johnson County | 2.81 |
| 141 | Van Zandt County | 2.78 |
| 142 | Reagan County | 2.77 |
| 143 | Hutchinson County | 2.76 |
| 144 | Motley County | 2.75 |
| 145 | Randall County | 2.63 |
| 146 | Rains County | 2.57 |
| 147 | Coleman County | 2.55 |
| 148 | Willacy County | 2.46 |
| 149 | McCulloch County | 2.45 |
| 150 | Baylor County | 2.44 |
| 151 | Medina County | 2.43 |
| 152 | Lynn County | 2.38 |
| 153 | Palo Pinto County | 2.31 |
| 154 | Moore County | 2.29 |
| 155 | Kenedy County | 2.28 |
| 155 | Wheeler County | 2.28 |
| 156 | Castro County | 2.26 |
| 157 | Runnels County | 2.25 |
| 158 | Upton County | 2.22 |
| 159 | Stephens County | 2.16 |
| 160 | Concho County | 2.13 |
| 160 | Martin County | 2.13 |
| 161 | Gaines County | 2.07 |
| 162 | Kinney County | 2.02 |
| 163 | Eastland County | 1.97 |
| 164 | Kerr County | 1.94 |
| 165 | Burnet County | 1.93 |
| 166 | Comal County | 1.82 |
| 166 | San Patricio County | 1.82 |
| 167 | Bosque County | 1.81 |
| 168 | Parker County | 1.78 |
| 169 | Wilson County | 1.71 |
| 170 | Val Verde County | 1.69 |
| 171 | Andrews County | 1.68 |
| 172 | Glasscock County | 1.62 |
| 173 | Hudspeth County | 1.58 |
| 174 | Deaf Smith County | 1.57 |
| 175 | Dallam County | 1.55 |
| 176 | Aransas County | 1.51 |
| 177 | Jeff Davis County | 1.49 |
| 177 | Young County | 1.49 |
| 178 | Brewster County | 1.46 |
| 179 | Bailey County | 1.45 |
| 180 | Erath County | 1.44 |
| 180 | McMullen County | 1.44 |
| 181 | Lipscomb County | 1.38 |
| 182 | Dimmit County | 1.37 |
| 183 | Parmer County | 1.34 |
| 184 | Yoakum County | 1.31 |
| 185 | Sterling County | 1.28 |
| 186 | Shackelford County | 1.26 |