Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (34.34%), followed by Houston County (25.56%), and Bowie County (25.41%).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 34.34 |
| 2 | Houston County | 25.56 |
| 3 | Bowie County | 25.41 |
| 4 | Waller County | 24.93 |
| 5 | Falls County | 24.38 |
| 6 | Bell County | 24.37 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 23.7 |
| 8 | Walker County | 23.63 |
| 9 | Morris County | 22.72 |
| 10 | Anderson County | 21.93 |
| 11 | San Augustine County | 21.61 |
| 12 | Marion County | 21.4 |
| 13 | Fort Bend County | 21.17 |
| 14 | Harrison County | 21.1 |
| 15 | Gregg County | 21 |
| 16 | Robertson County | 20.23 |
| 17 | Newton County | 20.17 |
| 18 | Harris County | 20.06 |
| 19 | Madison County | 19.89 |
| 20 | Nacogdoches County | 18.42 |
| 21 | Smith County | 17.93 |
| 22 | Shelby County | 17.87 |
| 23 | Rusk County | 17.68 |
| 24 | Coryell County | 17.66 |
| 25 | Washington County | 17.65 |
| 26 | Tarrant County | 17.64 |
| 27 | Limestone County | 17.57 |
| 28 | Cass County | 16.93 |
| 29 | Camp County | 16.8 |
| 30 | Red River County | 16.71 |
| 31 | Jasper County | 16.12 |
| 32 | Panola County | 15.9 |
| 33 | Freestone County | 15.84 |
| 34 | Grimes County | 15.58 |
| 35 | Angelina County | 15.57 |
| 36 | McLennan County | 15.12 |
| 37 | Brazoria County | 14.72 |
| 38 | Cherokee County | 14.7 |
| 39 | Wharton County | 13.87 |
| 40 | Jones County | 13.45 |
| 41 | Lamar County | 13.42 |
| 42 | Navarro County | 13.4 |
| 43 | Galveston County | 13.35 |
| 44 | Burleson County | 12.84 |
| 45 | Colorado County | 12.7 |
| 46 | Kaufman County | 12.6 |
| 47 | Ellis County | 11.46 |
| 48 | Tyler County | 11.41 |
| 49 | Matagorda County | 11.35 |
| 50 | Potter County | 11.23 |
| 51 | Brazos County | 11.13 |
| 52 | Childress County | 11.12 |
| 53 | Wichita County | 11.11 |
| 54 | Lee County | 11.03 |
| 55 | Mitchell County | 11.01 |
| 56 | Cottle County | 10.91 |
| 57 | Denton County | 10.68 |
| 58 | Collin County | 10.46 |
| 59 | Polk County | 10.21 |
| 60 | Titus County | 10.07 |
| 61 | Liberty County | 9.96 |
| 62 | San Jacinto County | 9.66 |
| 63 | Milam County | 9.64 |
| 64 | DeWitt County | 9.55 |
| 65 | Austin County | 9.3 |
| 66 | Trinity County | 9.28 |
| 67 | Karnes County | 9.26 |
| 68 | Hall County | 9.15 |
| 69 | Travis County | 8.95 |
| 70 | Bee County | 8.85 |
| 71 | Orange County | 8.83 |
| 72 | Guadalupe County | 8.65 |
| 73 | Bexar County | 8.64 |
| 74 | Swisher County | 8.62 |
| 75 | Hunt County | 8.4 |
| 76 | Taylor County | 8.35 |
| 77 | Chambers County | 8.3 |
| 77 | Wilbarger County | 8.3 |
| 78 | Upshur County | 7.99 |
| 79 | Lubbock County | 7.97 |
| 80 | Garza County | 7.76 |
| 81 | Hopkins County | 7.41 |
| 82 | Bastrop County | 7.4 |
| 82 | Gonzales County | 7.4 |
| 83 | Williamson County | 7.24 |
| 84 | Leon County | 7.23 |
| 85 | Howard County | 7.13 |
| 86 | Hartley County | 7.09 |
| 87 | Sabine County | 6.98 |
| 88 | Rockwall County | 6.95 |
| 89 | Midland County | 6.91 |
| 90 | Hill County | 6.8 |
| 91 | Delta County | 6.7 |
| 92 | Fayette County | 6.66 |
| 93 | Refugio County | 6.65 |
| 94 | Jackson County | 6.59 |
| 95 | Victoria County | 6.58 |
| 96 | Lavaca County | 6.56 |
| 97 | Fannin County | 6.49 |
| 98 | Caldwell County | 6.47 |
| 99 | Henderson County | 6.46 |
| 100 | Grayson County | 6.25 |
| 101 | Knox County | 6.11 |
| 102 | Collingsworth County | 6.08 |
| 103 | Dawson County | 6.06 |
| 104 | Hardeman County | 6 |
| 105 | Dickens County | 5.91 |
| 106 | Hale County | 5.79 |
| 107 | Donley County | 5.68 |
| 108 | Montgomery County | 5.66 |
| 109 | Hardin County | 5.57 |
| 110 | Wood County | 5.49 |
| 111 | Gray County | 5.39 |
| 112 | Scurry County | 5.36 |
| 113 | Reeves County | 5.31 |
| 114 | Goliad County | 5.29 |
| 115 | Ector County | 5.27 |
| 115 | Nolan County | 5.27 |
| 116 | Ward County | 5.12 |
| 117 | Terry County | 5.02 |
| 118 | Haskell County | 4.92 |
| 119 | Live Oak County | 4.85 |
| 120 | Foard County | 4.82 |
| 121 | Lamb County | 4.65 |
| 122 | Pecos County | 4.63 |
| 123 | Hays County | 4.51 |
| 124 | Cochran County | 4.47 |
| 125 | Tom Green County | 4.44 |
| 126 | Fisher County | 4.4 |
| 127 | Nueces County | 4.3 |
| 128 | Lampasas County | 4.2 |
| 129 | Hockley County | 4.19 |
| 130 | Floyd County | 4.17 |
| 131 | Brown County | 4.12 |
| 131 | Frio County | 4.12 |
| 131 | Kleberg County | 4.12 |
| 132 | Moore County | 4.11 |
| 133 | Jack County | 4.06 |
| 133 | Kenedy County | 4.06 |
| 134 | El Paso County | 4.03 |
| 135 | Franklin County | 3.98 |
| 136 | Crosby County | 3.97 |
| 137 | San Saba County | 3.95 |
| 138 | Johnson County | 3.86 |
| 139 | Crane County | 3.71 |
| 140 | Briscoe County | 3.64 |
| 141 | Randall County | 3.58 |
| 142 | Upton County | 3.52 |
| 143 | Hudspeth County | 3.49 |
| 144 | Stonewall County | 3.42 |
| 145 | Cooke County | 3.41 |
| 146 | Loving County | 3.36 |
| 147 | Reagan County | 3.35 |
| 148 | Winkler County | 3.29 |
| 149 | Oldham County | 3.25 |
| 150 | Calhoun County | 3.19 |
| 150 | Wheeler County | 3.19 |
| 151 | Coleman County | 3.18 |
| 152 | Martin County | 3.11 |
| 153 | Medina County | 3.04 |
| 154 | Motley County | 3 |
| 155 | Hutchinson County | 2.93 |
| 156 | Baylor County | 2.92 |
| 157 | Stephens County | 2.91 |
| 158 | Van Zandt County | 2.84 |
| 159 | Castro County | 2.79 |
| 160 | Lynn County | 2.75 |
| 161 | Willacy County | 2.72 |
| 162 | McCulloch County | 2.69 |
| 163 | Palo Pinto County | 2.64 |
| 164 | Rains County | 2.56 |
| 165 | Comal County | 2.55 |
| 166 | Runnels County | 2.53 |
| 167 | McMullen County | 2.48 |
| 168 | Dallam County | 2.45 |
| 169 | Concho County | 2.28 |
| 169 | Eastland County | 2.28 |
| 170 | Gaines County | 2.23 |
| 171 | Kinney County | 2.22 |
| 171 | Sterling County | 2.22 |
| 172 | Bailey County | 2.2 |
| 173 | Val Verde County | 2.14 |
| 174 | Bosque County | 2.13 |
| 175 | Burnet County | 2.06 |
| 175 | Deaf Smith County | 2.06 |
| 176 | San Patricio County | 2.03 |
| 177 | Erath County | 1.96 |
| 178 | Kerr County | 1.95 |
| 179 | Andrews County | 1.9 |
| 179 | Lipscomb County | 1.9 |
| 180 | Parmer County | 1.82 |
| 181 | Shackelford County | 1.81 |
| 181 | Sherman County | 1.81 |
| 182 | Schleicher County | 1.8 |
| 183 | Wilson County | 1.76 |
| 184 | Crockett County | 1.71 |
| 184 | Menard County | 1.71 |
| 185 | Aransas County | 1.7 |
| 185 | Brewster County | 1.7 |
| 186 | Glasscock County | 1.65 |