Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (54.94%), followed by Madison County (37.24%), and Jefferson County (32.86%).

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

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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019
Gadsden
Madison
Jefferson
Hamilton
Leon
Duval
Broward
Jackson
Escambia
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Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 54.94
2 Madison County 37.24
3 Jefferson County 32.86
4 Hamilton County 32.47
5 Leon County 31.38
6 Duval County 29.64
7 Broward County 28.47
8 Jackson County 25.99
9 Escambia County 22.75
10 Union County 21.93
11 St. Lucie County 20.3
12 Orange County 20.29
13 Bradford County 20.09
14 Alachua County 20.07
15 Taylor County 19.54
16 Liberty County 19.1
17 Palm Beach County 18.69
18 Columbia County 18.21
19 Hillsborough County 16.04
20 Putnam County 15.94
21 Miami-Dade County 15.46
22 Polk County 14.76
23 Washington County 14.61
24 Baker County 14.02
25 Wakulla County 13.65
26 Franklin County 12.92
27 Glades County 12.66
28 Marion County 12.53
29 Suwannee County 12.26
30 Lafayette County 12.19
31 Calhoun County 12.17
32 DeSoto County 11.99
33 Clay County 11.64
34 Seminole County 11.49
35 Gulf County 11.13
36 Bay County 10.83
37 Hendry County 10.64
38 Lake County 10.52
39 Pinellas County 10.49
40 Volusia County 10.45
41 Flagler County 10.12
42 Brevard County 10.03
43 Okaloosa County 9.77
44 Highlands County 9.69
44 Osceola County 9.69
45 Dixie County 9.51
46 Indian River County 9.04
47 Levy County 8.87
48 Manatee County 8.56
49 Okeechobee County 8.34
50 Lee County 8.08
51 Sumter County 6.86
52 Hardee County 6.75
53 Collier County 6.68
54 Holmes County 6.62
55 Monroe County 6.57
56 Santa Rosa County 6.16
57 Pasco County 5.8
58 Nassau County 5.75
59 Charlotte County 5.48
60 Gilchrist County 5.39
61 Hernando County 5.27
62 St. Johns County 5.19
63 Martin County 5.07
64 Walton County 5.04
65 Sarasota County 4.32
66 Citrus County 2.86