Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Florida counties, Gadsden County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (54.48%), followed by Madison County (36.21%), and Leon County (31.4%).

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 2021
Gadsden
Madison
Leon
Jefferson
Hamilton
Duval
Broward
Jackson
Escambia
St. Lucie
Ranking of Florida Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Gadsden County 54.48
2 Madison County 36.21
3 Leon County 31.4
4 Jefferson County 31.19
5 Hamilton County 30.08
6 Duval County 29.7
7 Broward County 28.79
8 Jackson County 25.58
9 Escambia County 22.5
10 St. Lucie County 20.97
11 Union County 20.78
12 Orange County 20.17
13 Alachua County 19.62
14 Bradford County 19.19
15 Palm Beach County 18.9
16 Taylor County 17.91
17 Columbia County 16.99
18 Liberty County 16.48
19 Hillsborough County 16.45
20 Putnam County 15.69
21 Miami-Dade County 15.1
22 Baker County 15.03
23 Polk County 14.73
24 Glades County 14.47
25 Gulf County 13.27
26 Washington County 13.02
27 Wakulla County 12.87
28 Calhoun County 12.78
29 Marion County 12.48
30 Clay County 12.45
31 Lafayette County 12.24
32 DeSoto County 12.04
33 Seminole County 11.83
34 Suwannee County 11.61
35 Lake County 11.02
36 Bay County 10.92
37 Volusia County 10.64
38 Hendry County 10.54
38 Osceola County 10.54
39 Pinellas County 10.36
40 Brevard County 10.11
41 Franklin County 10.1
42 Flagler County 9.98
43 Highlands County 9.81
44 Okaloosa County 9.69
45 Dixie County 9.46
46 Levy County 9.04
47 Indian River County 8.87
48 Manatee County 8.39
49 Okeechobee County 8.14
50 Lee County 8.13
51 Hardee County 7.47
52 Monroe County 6.74
53 Collier County 6.73
54 Sumter County 6.49
55 Pasco County 6.39
56 Holmes County 6.32
57 Santa Rosa County 6.16
58 Nassau County 6.07
59 Charlotte County 5.58
60 Hernando County 5.51
61 St. Johns County 5.21
62 Martin County 5.01
63 Walton County 4.9
64 Sarasota County 4.31
65 Gilchrist County 3.52
66 Citrus County 2.99