Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.31%), followed by Waller County (26.74%), and Houston County (26.12%).
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 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 34.31 |
| 2 | Waller County | 26.74 |
| 3 | Houston County | 26.12 |
| 4 | Falls County | 25.24 |
| 5 | Bowie County | 24.54 |
| 6 | San Augustine County | 23 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 22.99 |
| 8 | Walker County | 22.92 |
| 9 | Morris County | 22.74 |
| 10 | Bell County | 22.41 |
| 11 | Marion County | 21.93 |
| 12 | Robertson County | 21.76 |
| 13 | Anderson County | 21.63 |
| 14 | Harrison County | 21.53 |
| 15 | Fort Bend County | 21.44 |
| 16 | Gregg County | 20.36 |
| 17 | Newton County | 20.3 |
| 18 | Madison County | 20.28 |
| 19 | Harris County | 19.57 |
| 20 | Nacogdoches County | 18.34 |
| 21 | Smith County | 18.08 |
| 22 | Limestone County | 17.96 |
| 23 | Washington County | 17.94 |
| 24 | Shelby County | 17.61 |
| 25 | Red River County | 17.55 |
| 26 | Rusk County | 17.48 |
| 27 | Cass County | 17.2 |
| 28 | Camp County | 16.95 |
| 29 | Coryell County | 16.63 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 16.59 |
| 31 | Grimes County | 16.45 |
| 32 | Freestone County | 16.42 |
| 33 | Panola County | 16.02 |
| 34 | Tarrant County | 15.63 |
| 35 | Angelina County | 15.4 |
| 36 | McLennan County | 15.09 |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 14.88 |
| 38 | Wharton County | 14.41 |
| 39 | Navarro County | 14.16 |
| 40 | Galveston County | 13.81 |
| 41 | Lamar County | 13.53 |
| 42 | Colorado County | 13.2 |
| 43 | Brazoria County | 12.91 |
| 44 | Jones County | 12.88 |
| 45 | Mitchell County | 12.74 |
| 46 | Burleson County | 12.44 |
| 47 | Polk County | 11.52 |
| 48 | Matagorda County | 11.47 |
| 49 | Tyler County | 11.23 |
| 50 | Brazos County | 11.18 |
| 51 | Lee County | 11.14 |
| 52 | Liberty County | 10.9 |
| 53 | Wichita County | 10.8 |
| 54 | Potter County | 10.75 |
| 55 | Kaufman County | 10.52 |
| 56 | San Jacinto County | 10.43 |
| 57 | Titus County | 10.31 |
| 58 | Milam County | 10.23 |
| 59 | Childress County | 10.22 |
| 60 | Cottle County | 9.83 |
| 61 | DeWitt County | 9.51 |
| 62 | Trinity County | 9.5 |
| 63 | Austin County | 9.47 |
| 64 | Ellis County | 9.22 |
| 65 | Karnes County | 9.16 |
| 66 | Collin County | 9.14 |
| 67 | Denton County | 9.09 |
| 68 | Travis County | 8.96 |
| 69 | Upshur County | 8.79 |
| 70 | Orange County | 8.57 |
| 71 | Chambers County | 8.52 |
| 72 | Hunt County | 8.37 |
| 73 | Bee County | 8.32 |
| 74 | Wilbarger County | 8.24 |
| 75 | Bexar County | 8.14 |
| 76 | Swisher County | 8.09 |
| 77 | Bastrop County | 7.96 |
| 78 | Lubbock County | 7.84 |
| 79 | Delta County | 7.82 |
| 80 | Taylor County | 7.77 |
| 81 | Gonzales County | 7.6 |
| 82 | Hall County | 7.53 |
| 83 | Leon County | 7.39 |
| 84 | Hartley County | 7.37 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 7.34 |
| 86 | Sabine County | 7.29 |
| 87 | Guadalupe County | 7.27 |
| 88 | Dawson County | 7.14 |
| 89 | Garza County | 7.1 |
| 90 | Hopkins County | 7.09 |
| 91 | Caldwell County | 7.06 |
| 92 | Hill County | 7.02 |
| 93 | Lavaca County | 7.01 |
| 94 | Howard County | 6.87 |
| 95 | Fannin County | 6.81 |
| 96 | Midland County | 6.71 |
| 97 | Refugio County | 6.68 |
| 98 | Victoria County | 6.66 |
| 99 | Fayette County | 6.61 |
| 100 | Williamson County | 6.57 |
| 101 | Henderson County | 6.44 |
| 102 | Grayson County | 6.01 |
| 103 | Rockwall County | 5.93 |
| 104 | Hardin County | 5.83 |
| 105 | Hale County | 5.82 |
| 106 | Knox County | 5.79 |
| 107 | Hardeman County | 5.78 |
| 108 | Reeves County | 5.61 |
| 109 | Collingsworth County | 5.36 |
| 110 | Goliad County | 5.17 |
| 111 | Donley County | 5.08 |
| 112 | Gray County | 5.07 |
| 112 | Terry County | 5.07 |
| 113 | Scurry County | 5.01 |
| 113 | Ward County | 5.01 |
| 114 | Wood County | 4.99 |
| 115 | Nolan County | 4.96 |
| 116 | Foard County | 4.89 |
| 116 | Lamb County | 4.89 |
| 117 | Dickens County | 4.78 |
| 118 | Ector County | 4.74 |
| 118 | Live Oak County | 4.74 |
| 119 | Haskell County | 4.54 |
| 119 | Tom Green County | 4.54 |
| 120 | Montgomery County | 4.5 |
| 121 | Nueces County | 4.32 |
| 122 | Kleberg County | 4.28 |
| 123 | Cochran County | 4.23 |
| 124 | Crosby County | 4.18 |
| 125 | Hockley County | 4.1 |
| 126 | Pecos County | 4.05 |
| 127 | Jack County | 4.04 |
| 128 | Franklin County | 3.89 |
| 129 | Stonewall County | 3.86 |
| 130 | Hays County | 3.83 |
| 131 | El Paso County | 3.81 |
| 132 | Fisher County | 3.78 |
| 133 | Lampasas County | 3.77 |
| 134 | Frio County | 3.76 |
| 135 | Floyd County | 3.65 |
| 136 | Oldham County | 3.62 |
| 137 | Brown County | 3.57 |
| 138 | Crane County | 3.47 |
| 139 | San Saba County | 3.44 |
| 140 | Moore County | 3.22 |
| 141 | Cooke County | 3.18 |
| 142 | Briscoe County | 2.98 |
| 142 | Calhoun County | 2.98 |
| 143 | Winkler County | 2.92 |
| 144 | Johnson County | 2.91 |
| 144 | Kenedy County | 2.91 |
| 145 | Reagan County | 2.85 |
| 146 | Motley County | 2.84 |
| 147 | Van Zandt County | 2.82 |
| 148 | Randall County | 2.78 |
| 149 | Coleman County | 2.72 |
| 150 | McCulloch County | 2.63 |
| 150 | Wheeler County | 2.63 |
| 151 | Baylor County | 2.62 |
| 151 | Hutchinson County | 2.62 |
| 152 | Rains County | 2.6 |
| 153 | Willacy County | 2.51 |
| 154 | Medina County | 2.5 |
| 155 | Castro County | 2.46 |
| 156 | Lynn County | 2.42 |
| 156 | Stephens County | 2.42 |
| 157 | Concho County | 2.4 |
| 158 | Palo Pinto County | 2.37 |
| 159 | Runnels County | 2.33 |
| 159 | Upton County | 2.33 |
| 160 | Gaines County | 2.14 |
| 161 | Martin County | 2.13 |
| 162 | Eastland County | 2.06 |
| 163 | Kerr County | 2.02 |
| 164 | Andrews County | 1.99 |
| 165 | Burnet County | 1.95 |
| 166 | Comal County | 1.94 |
| 167 | Bosque County | 1.88 |
| 168 | Dallam County | 1.87 |
| 168 | San Patricio County | 1.87 |
| 169 | Hudspeth County | 1.85 |
| 170 | Kinney County | 1.84 |
| 171 | Parker County | 1.83 |
| 172 | Wilson County | 1.76 |
| 173 | Val Verde County | 1.73 |
| 174 | Lipscomb County | 1.71 |
| 175 | Deaf Smith County | 1.7 |
| 176 | Aransas County | 1.61 |
| 177 | Erath County | 1.57 |
| 178 | Glasscock County | 1.56 |
| 179 | Jeff Davis County | 1.52 |
| 180 | Bailey County | 1.5 |
| 181 | Kent County | 1.46 |
| 182 | Young County | 1.45 |
| 183 | Crockett County | 1.43 |
| 183 | Sterling County | 1.43 |
| 184 | Callahan County | 1.41 |
| 185 | McMullen County | 1.37 |
| 185 | Shackelford County | 1.37 |
| 186 | Parmer County | 1.36 |
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