Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.57%), followed by Waller County (27.06%), and Houston County (25.86%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.

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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jefferson County 34.57
2 Waller County 27.06
3 Houston County 25.86
4 Falls County 25.02
5 Bowie County 24.65
6 Dallas County 23.14
7 Walker County 23.02
8 San Augustine County 22.76
9 Morris County 22.72
10 Bell County 22.55
11 Marion County 22.1
12 Harrison County 21.78
13 Anderson County 21.59
14 Robertson County 21.35
15 Fort Bend County 21.26
16 Gregg County 20.48
17 Madison County 20.37
18 Newton County 20.35
19 Harris County 19.58
20 Nacogdoches County 18.39
21 Smith County 18.04
22 Washington County 17.98
23 Limestone County 17.94
24 Shelby County 17.69
25 Red River County 17.5
26 Cass County 17.41
27 Rusk County 17.38
28 Camp County 17.13
29 Coryell County 17.02
30 Freestone County 16.7
31 Jasper County 16.56
32 Grimes County 16.47
33 Panola County 15.99
34 Tarrant County 15.96
35 Angelina County 15.55
36 McLennan County 15.13
37 Cherokee County 14.77
38 Wharton County 14.39
39 Navarro County 14.03
40 Galveston County 13.66
41 Lamar County 13.45
42 Brazoria County 13.21
42 Colorado County 13.21
43 Jones County 13.14
44 Burleson County 12.36
45 Mitchell County 11.69
46 Matagorda County 11.43
47 Polk County 11.34
48 Lee County 11.22
49 Brazos County 11.21
50 Tyler County 11.19
51 Potter County 10.87
52 Wichita County 10.77
53 Liberty County 10.75
54 Kaufman County 10.55
55 San Jacinto County 10.46
56 Titus County 10.27
57 Childress County 10.13
58 Milam County 10.08
59 Cottle County 9.64
60 Austin County 9.56
61 DeWitt County 9.52
62 Trinity County 9.41
63 Collin County 9.34
64 Ellis County 9.29
65 Denton County 9.28
66 Travis County 8.95
67 Karnes County 8.66
68 Upshur County 8.64
69 Orange County 8.59
70 Chambers County 8.42
71 Hunt County 8.41
72 Bee County 8.4
73 Bexar County 8.21
74 Wilbarger County 8.09
75 Lubbock County 7.96
76 Bastrop County 7.91
77 Hall County 7.87
78 Taylor County 7.85
79 Swisher County 7.65
80 Gonzales County 7.57
81 Guadalupe County 7.48
82 Hartley County 7.42
83 Garza County 7.39
84 Delta County 7.33
85 Leon County 7.32
86 Jackson County 7.28
87 Hopkins County 7.22
88 Sabine County 7.19
89 Caldwell County 7
90 Lavaca County 6.91
91 Howard County 6.87
92 Hill County 6.84
93 Fannin County 6.79
94 Victoria County 6.66
95 Midland County 6.64
96 Williamson County 6.63
97 Fayette County 6.62
97 Refugio County 6.62
98 Henderson County 6.49
99 Dawson County 6.38
100 Grayson County 6.11
101 Hardeman County 6.02
102 Rockwall County 5.93
103 Knox County 5.92
104 Hale County 5.73
105 Collingsworth County 5.71
106 Hardin County 5.65
107 Dickens County 5.57
108 Reeves County 5.56
109 Goliad County 5.29
110 Nolan County 5.18
111 Gray County 5.07
112 Scurry County 5.01
113 Lamb County 4.95
114 Ward County 4.93
115 Wood County 4.91
116 Terry County 4.9
117 Donley County 4.86
117 Ector County 4.86
118 Live Oak County 4.8
119 Cochran County 4.75
120 Foard County 4.59
120 Haskell County 4.59
121 Tom Green County 4.58
122 Montgomery County 4.57
123 Crosby County 4.41
124 Kleberg County 4.32
124 Nueces County 4.32
125 Pecos County 4.18
126 Hockley County 4.04
127 Jack County 3.94
128 Franklin County 3.92
128 Lampasas County 3.92
129 Hays County 3.9
130 Fisher County 3.89
131 Stonewall County 3.88
132 El Paso County 3.86
133 Frio County 3.79
134 Brown County 3.61
135 Floyd County 3.57
136 San Saba County 3.56
137 Oldham County 3.45
138 Crane County 3.44
139 Kenedy County 3.43
140 Cooke County 3.21
141 Reagan County 3.11
142 Calhoun County 3.07
143 Randall County 2.98
144 Moore County 2.97
145 Johnson County 2.92
146 Winkler County 2.91
147 Coleman County 2.9
148 Wheeler County 2.83
149 Briscoe County 2.82
150 Van Zandt County 2.79
151 Rains County 2.65
152 Hutchinson County 2.63
152 Upton County 2.63
153 Medina County 2.61
154 Baylor County 2.6
154 McCulloch County 2.6
155 Stephens County 2.58
156 Willacy County 2.49
157 Lynn County 2.48
158 Castro County 2.43
159 Palo Pinto County 2.42
160 Concho County 2.4
161 Runnels County 2.37
162 Martin County 2.16
163 Gaines County 2.15
164 Burnet County 2.1
164 Motley County 2.1
165 Dallam County 2.04
166 Eastland County 2.02
166 San Patricio County 2.02
167 Comal County 1.98
168 Kinney County 1.95
169 Kerr County 1.94
170 Andrews County 1.9
171 Bosque County 1.86
172 Deaf Smith County 1.84
173 Val Verde County 1.76
174 Wilson County 1.72
175 Jeff Davis County 1.7
176 Lipscomb County 1.69
177 Aransas County 1.6
178 Young County 1.58
179 Erath County 1.56
180 Parmer County 1.54
181 Bailey County 1.53
182 Crockett County 1.51
182 Schleicher County 1.51
183 Glasscock County 1.5
184 Dimmit County 1.48
184 Irion County 1.48
185 Hudspeth County 1.47
186 Parker County 1.46
187 Callahan County 1.42
188 Kent County 1.41