Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (33.5%), followed by Waller County (25.86%), and Houston County (25.53%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
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| 1 | Jefferson County | 33.5 |
| 2 | Waller County | 25.86 |
| 3 | Houston County | 25.53 |
| 4 | Falls County | 24.24 |
| 5 | Bowie County | 24.14 |
| 6 | San Augustine County | 22.88 |
| 7 | Walker County | 22.41 |
| 8 | Morris County | 22.4 |
| 9 | Dallas County | 22.16 |
| 10 | Marion County | 21.68 |
| 11 | Harrison County | 21.15 |
| 12 | Anderson County | 20.92 |
| 13 | Robertson County | 20.87 |
| 14 | Fort Bend County | 20.66 |
| 15 | Bell County | 20.44 |
| 16 | Newton County | 20.19 |
| 17 | Gregg County | 19.76 |
| 18 | Madison County | 19.51 |
| 19 | Harris County | 18.55 |
| 20 | Nacogdoches County | 17.84 |
| 21 | Smith County | 17.58 |
| 22 | Washington County | 17.38 |
| 23 | Limestone County | 17.24 |
| 24 | Red River County | 17.16 |
| 25 | Rusk County | 17.15 |
| 26 | Cass County | 17.07 |
| 27 | Shelby County | 17.05 |
| 28 | Camp County | 16.44 |
| 29 | Jasper County | 16.37 |
| 30 | Grimes County | 16.01 |
| 31 | Freestone County | 15.86 |
| 32 | Panola County | 15.85 |
| 33 | Coryell County | 15.43 |
| 34 | Tarrant County | 14.92 |
| 35 | Angelina County | 14.78 |
| 36 | Cherokee County | 14.32 |
| 37 | McLennan County | 14.28 |
| 38 | Navarro County | 13.51 |
| 39 | Wharton County | 13.49 |
| 40 | Lamar County | 13.26 |
| 41 | Galveston County | 13.19 |
| 42 | Brazoria County | 12.33 |
| 43 | Colorado County | 12.32 |
| 44 | Burleson County | 12.06 |
| 45 | Jones County | 11.69 |
| 46 | Mitchell County | 11.39 |
| 47 | Polk County | 11.12 |
| 48 | Lee County | 10.73 |
| 49 | Matagorda County | 10.72 |
| 50 | Tyler County | 10.71 |
| 51 | Brazos County | 10.61 |
| 52 | Liberty County | 10.51 |
| 53 | Wichita County | 10.18 |
| 54 | Kaufman County | 10.15 |
| 55 | San Jacinto County | 10.01 |
| 56 | Childress County | 9.79 |
| 56 | Potter County | 9.79 |
| 57 | Titus County | 9.54 |
| 58 | Milam County | 9.51 |
| 59 | Trinity County | 9.47 |
| 60 | Cottle County | 9.29 |
| 61 | Austin County | 8.95 |
| 62 | Ellis County | 8.77 |
| 63 | Collin County | 8.74 |
| 64 | Upshur County | 8.66 |
| 65 | Denton County | 8.65 |
| 66 | DeWitt County | 8.57 |
| 67 | Karnes County | 8.49 |
| 68 | Orange County | 8.38 |
| 69 | Travis County | 8.11 |
| 70 | Chambers County | 8.03 |
| 71 | Hunt County | 8.01 |
| 72 | Bee County | 7.85 |
| 73 | Delta County | 7.67 |
| 74 | Wilbarger County | 7.61 |
| 75 | Swisher County | 7.38 |
| 76 | Bastrop County | 7.35 |
| 77 | Hartley County | 7.24 |
| 78 | Sabine County | 7.15 |
| 79 | Lubbock County | 7.11 |
| 80 | Bexar County | 7.07 |
| 81 | Leon County | 7.03 |
| 82 | Taylor County | 6.94 |
| 83 | Hall County | 6.91 |
| 84 | Hopkins County | 6.81 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 6.72 |
| 86 | Fannin County | 6.62 |
| 87 | Hill County | 6.58 |
| 88 | Guadalupe County | 6.49 |
| 89 | Dawson County | 6.46 |
| 90 | Gonzales County | 6.39 |
| 90 | Lavaca County | 6.39 |
| 91 | Caldwell County | 6.34 |
| 92 | Fayette County | 6.22 |
| 93 | Henderson County | 6.21 |
| 94 | Garza County | 6.18 |
| 95 | Midland County | 6.09 |
| 96 | Williamson County | 5.94 |
| 97 | Victoria County | 5.93 |
| 98 | Howard County | 5.82 |
| 99 | Refugio County | 5.76 |
| 100 | Grayson County | 5.75 |
| 101 | Hardin County | 5.74 |
| 102 | Rockwall County | 5.69 |
| 103 | Knox County | 5.31 |
| 104 | Hardeman County | 5.17 |
| 105 | Reeves County | 5.16 |
| 106 | Donley County | 4.99 |
| 107 | Hale County | 4.92 |
| 108 | Wood County | 4.82 |
| 109 | Foard County | 4.81 |
| 110 | Gray County | 4.56 |
| 111 | Scurry County | 4.44 |
| 112 | Terry County | 4.31 |
| 113 | Nolan County | 4.25 |
| 114 | Goliad County | 4.22 |
| 115 | Dickens County | 4.17 |
| 116 | Montgomery County | 4.16 |
| 117 | Live Oak County | 4.12 |
| 117 | Ward County | 4.12 |
| 118 | Collingsworth County | 4.1 |
| 119 | Ector County | 4.04 |
| 120 | Lamb County | 3.94 |
| 121 | Jack County | 3.87 |
| 122 | Haskell County | 3.83 |
| 123 | Tom Green County | 3.77 |
| 124 | Crosby County | 3.68 |
| 125 | Franklin County | 3.64 |
| 126 | Hockley County | 3.57 |
| 126 | Nueces County | 3.57 |
| 127 | Kleberg County | 3.54 |
| 128 | Pecos County | 3.49 |
| 129 | Stonewall County | 3.44 |
| 130 | Cochran County | 3.4 |
| 131 | Lampasas County | 3.28 |
| 131 | Oldham County | 3.28 |
| 132 | Brown County | 3.24 |
| 132 | San Saba County | 3.24 |
| 133 | Hays County | 3.23 |
| 134 | Fisher County | 3.21 |
| 135 | Floyd County | 3.13 |
| 136 | Frio County | 3.05 |
| 137 | El Paso County | 2.97 |
| 138 | Crane County | 2.9 |
| 139 | Cooke County | 2.89 |
| 140 | Briscoe County | 2.79 |
| 141 | Moore County | 2.71 |
| 141 | Van Zandt County | 2.71 |
| 142 | Johnson County | 2.61 |
| 143 | Coleman County | 2.47 |
| 144 | Randall County | 2.46 |
| 145 | Calhoun County | 2.45 |
| 146 | Rains County | 2.42 |
| 147 | Wheeler County | 2.32 |
| 148 | Hutchinson County | 2.23 |
| 148 | Stephens County | 2.23 |
| 149 | Baylor County | 2.2 |
| 150 | Motley County | 2.17 |
| 150 | Palo Pinto County | 2.17 |
| 151 | Reagan County | 2.1 |
| 152 | McCulloch County | 2.06 |
| 152 | Medina County | 2.06 |
| 153 | Castro County | 2 |
| 154 | Lynn County | 1.97 |
| 155 | Winkler County | 1.93 |
| 156 | Eastland County | 1.84 |
| 157 | Runnels County | 1.82 |
| 158 | Willacy County | 1.79 |
| 159 | Burnet County | 1.72 |
| 160 | Comal County | 1.68 |
| 160 | Gaines County | 1.68 |
| 160 | Parker County | 1.68 |
| 161 | Bosque County | 1.62 |
| 161 | Dallam County | 1.62 |
| 162 | Concho County | 1.59 |
| 162 | Kerr County | 1.59 |
| 162 | Upton County | 1.59 |
| 163 | Andrews County | 1.58 |
| 164 | Wilson County | 1.54 |
| 165 | Martin County | 1.51 |
| 166 | Erath County | 1.42 |
| 166 | San Patricio County | 1.42 |
| 167 | Glasscock County | 1.41 |
| 168 | McMullen County | 1.37 |
| 169 | Kenedy County | 1.34 |
| 170 | Callahan County | 1.28 |
| 171 | Sterling County | 1.26 |
| 172 | Aransas County | 1.25 |
| 173 | Kent County | 1.21 |
| 174 | Val Verde County | 1.19 |
| 175 | Hudspeth County | 1.16 |
| 175 | Loving County | 1.16 |
| 176 | Young County | 1.15 |
| 177 | Wise County | 1.08 |
| 178 | Kinney County | 1.07 |
| 179 | Dimmit County | 1.01 |
| 180 | Deaf Smith County | 0.99 |
| 181 | Bailey County | 0.98 |
| 182 | Brewster County | 0.95 |
| 182 | Schleicher County | 0.95 |