Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (33.43%), followed by Waller County (25.28%), and Houston County (24.83%).
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 2015
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 33.43 |
| 2 | Waller County | 25.28 |
| 3 | Houston County | 24.83 |
| 4 | Bowie County | 24.38 |
| 5 | Falls County | 23.84 |
| 6 | Walker County | 22.86 |
| 7 | San Augustine County | 22.62 |
| 8 | Dallas County | 22.48 |
| 9 | Morris County | 22.1 |
| 10 | Marion County | 21.59 |
| 11 | Anderson County | 21.04 |
| 12 | Bell County | 21.01 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 21.01 |
| 13 | Gregg County | 20.11 |
| 14 | Fort Bend County | 20.09 |
| 15 | Newton County | 19.88 |
| 16 | Robertson County | 19.58 |
| 17 | Madison County | 19.31 |
| 18 | Harris County | 18.63 |
| 19 | Nacogdoches County | 17.67 |
| 20 | Smith County | 17.41 |
| 21 | Limestone County | 17.4 |
| 22 | Washington County | 17.3 |
| 23 | Shelby County | 17.11 |
| 24 | Cass County | 17.05 |
| 25 | Rusk County | 16.92 |
| 26 | Red River County | 16.8 |
| 27 | Camp County | 16.79 |
| 28 | Jasper County | 16.25 |
| 29 | Coryell County | 15.97 |
| 30 | Panola County | 15.81 |
| 31 | Tarrant County | 15.8 |
| 32 | Grimes County | 15.71 |
| 33 | Freestone County | 15.54 |
| 34 | Angelina County | 14.88 |
| 35 | McLennan County | 14.26 |
| 36 | Cherokee County | 13.91 |
| 37 | Navarro County | 13.16 |
| 38 | Wharton County | 13.03 |
| 39 | Brazoria County | 12.99 |
| 40 | Lamar County | 12.92 |
| 41 | Galveston County | 12.91 |
| 42 | Colorado County | 12.25 |
| 43 | Burleson County | 12.19 |
| 44 | Jones County | 12.1 |
| 45 | Lee County | 10.74 |
| 46 | Matagorda County | 10.66 |
| 46 | Tyler County | 10.66 |
| 47 | Polk County | 10.62 |
| 48 | Brazos County | 10.52 |
| 49 | Childress County | 10.35 |
| 50 | Kaufman County | 10.33 |
| 51 | Mitchell County | 10.17 |
| 52 | Wichita County | 10.13 |
| 53 | Liberty County | 10.11 |
| 54 | Potter County | 9.89 |
| 55 | San Jacinto County | 9.58 |
| 56 | Titus County | 9.43 |
| 57 | Ellis County | 9.36 |
| 58 | Collin County | 9.29 |
| 59 | Cottle County | 9.26 |
| 60 | Denton County | 9.24 |
| 61 | Trinity County | 9.22 |
| 62 | Milam County | 8.96 |
| 63 | Austin County | 8.87 |
| 64 | Orange County | 8.51 |
| 65 | DeWitt County | 8.48 |
| 66 | Karnes County | 8.3 |
| 67 | Upshur County | 8.21 |
| 68 | Travis County | 8.05 |
| 69 | Chambers County | 8 |
| 70 | Hunt County | 7.98 |
| 71 | Bee County | 7.97 |
| 72 | Swisher County | 7.7 |
| 73 | Hall County | 7.66 |
| 74 | Wilbarger County | 7.36 |
| 75 | Bexar County | 7.22 |
| 76 | Lubbock County | 7.15 |
| 77 | Bastrop County | 7.13 |
| 78 | Hopkins County | 7.09 |
| 79 | Guadalupe County | 7.07 |
| 79 | Taylor County | 7.07 |
| 80 | Sabine County | 6.95 |
| 81 | Leon County | 6.94 |
| 82 | Delta County | 6.73 |
| 83 | Garza County | 6.61 |
| 84 | Fannin County | 6.54 |
| 85 | Hill County | 6.33 |
| 86 | Henderson County | 6.31 |
| 87 | Jackson County | 6.25 |
| 88 | Midland County | 6.18 |
| 89 | Caldwell County | 6.1 |
| 89 | Fayette County | 6.1 |
| 89 | Williamson County | 6.1 |
| 90 | Lavaca County | 6.06 |
| 91 | Howard County | 6.03 |
| 92 | Gonzales County | 6.02 |
| 93 | Refugio County | 5.92 |
| 94 | Rockwall County | 5.87 |
| 95 | Victoria County | 5.84 |
| 96 | Grayson County | 5.81 |
| 97 | Hartley County | 5.8 |
| 98 | Hardeman County | 5.3 |
| 99 | Hardin County | 5.28 |
| 100 | Reeves County | 5.25 |
| 101 | Dawson County | 5.23 |
| 101 | Foard County | 5.23 |
| 102 | Donley County | 5.22 |
| 103 | Knox County | 5.15 |
| 104 | Wood County | 5.04 |
| 105 | Hale County | 4.89 |
| 106 | Gray County | 4.8 |
| 107 | Dickens County | 4.68 |
| 108 | Montgomery County | 4.42 |
| 108 | Nolan County | 4.42 |
| 109 | Scurry County | 4.37 |
| 110 | Collingsworth County | 4.36 |
| 111 | Ector County | 4.29 |
| 112 | Terry County | 4.21 |
| 113 | Live Oak County | 4.16 |
| 114 | Ward County | 4.14 |
| 115 | Goliad County | 4.04 |
| 116 | Jack County | 3.96 |
| 117 | Hockley County | 3.82 |
| 118 | Tom Green County | 3.75 |
| 119 | Lamb County | 3.69 |
| 120 | Franklin County | 3.63 |
| 121 | Crosby County | 3.62 |
| 122 | Haskell County | 3.61 |
| 123 | Pecos County | 3.57 |
| 124 | Nueces County | 3.56 |
| 125 | Brown County | 3.53 |
| 126 | Hays County | 3.5 |
| 127 | San Saba County | 3.46 |
| 128 | Kleberg County | 3.44 |
| 129 | Cochran County | 3.36 |
| 130 | Lampasas County | 3.24 |
| 131 | Floyd County | 3.22 |
| 132 | Frio County | 3.19 |
| 133 | Stonewall County | 3.14 |
| 134 | Fisher County | 3.1 |
| 135 | El Paso County | 3.06 |
| 136 | Cooke County | 3.01 |
| 137 | Briscoe County | 2.97 |
| 138 | Oldham County | 2.91 |
| 139 | Randall County | 2.81 |
| 140 | Johnson County | 2.8 |
| 141 | Moore County | 2.74 |
| 141 | Van Zandt County | 2.74 |
| 142 | Coleman County | 2.73 |
| 143 | Crane County | 2.63 |
| 144 | Calhoun County | 2.62 |
| 145 | Hutchinson County | 2.48 |
| 146 | Wheeler County | 2.47 |
| 147 | Stephens County | 2.43 |
| 148 | Baylor County | 2.33 |
| 149 | Motley County | 2.27 |
| 150 | Rains County | 2.26 |
| 151 | Palo Pinto County | 2.24 |
| 152 | Reagan County | 2.18 |
| 153 | Lynn County | 2.17 |
| 154 | Medina County | 2.16 |
| 155 | Kenedy County | 2.04 |
| 156 | Martin County | 1.99 |
| 157 | Winkler County | 1.92 |
| 158 | Eastland County | 1.9 |
| 159 | Castro County | 1.87 |
| 159 | Comal County | 1.87 |
| 160 | Willacy County | 1.84 |
| 161 | McCulloch County | 1.83 |
| 162 | Runnels County | 1.82 |
| 163 | Bosque County | 1.75 |
| 163 | Concho County | 1.75 |
| 164 | Burnet County | 1.73 |
| 165 | Upton County | 1.72 |
| 166 | Dallam County | 1.63 |
| 167 | Gaines County | 1.61 |
| 168 | Hudspeth County | 1.59 |
| 169 | Erath County | 1.52 |
| 169 | Glasscock County | 1.52 |
| 170 | San Patricio County | 1.49 |
| 171 | Aransas County | 1.42 |
| 171 | Kerr County | 1.42 |
| 172 | Callahan County | 1.39 |
| 172 | Terrell County | 1.39 |
| 172 | Wilson County | 1.39 |
| 173 | Andrews County | 1.37 |
| 174 | Menard County | 1.36 |
| 175 | McMullen County | 1.32 |
| 176 | Wise County | 1.3 |
| 177 | Sherman County | 1.28 |
| 178 | Young County | 1.27 |
| 179 | Schleicher County | 1.25 |
| 180 | Parmer County | 1.23 |
| 181 | Parker County | 1.22 |
| 182 | Sterling County | 1.2 |
| 183 | Val Verde County | 1.18 |
| 184 | Irion County | 1.16 |
| 185 | Dimmit County | 1.11 |
| 186 | Kent County | 1.07 |