Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (33.31%), followed by Bowie County (24.94%), and Houston County (24.86%).
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 2018
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 33.31 |
| 2 | Bowie County | 24.94 |
| 3 | Houston County | 24.86 |
| 4 | Waller County | 24.04 |
| 5 | Falls County | 23.17 |
| 6 | Walker County | 23.09 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 22.77 |
| 8 | Morris County | 22.12 |
| 9 | Bell County | 22.05 |
| 10 | San Augustine County | 21.42 |
| 11 | Anderson County | 21.11 |
| 12 | Marion County | 21.02 |
| 13 | Harrison County | 20.62 |
| 14 | Gregg County | 20.29 |
| 15 | Fort Bend County | 20.27 |
| 16 | Newton County | 20.01 |
| 17 | Robertson County | 19.11 |
| 18 | Madison County | 19.07 |
| 19 | Harris County | 18.9 |
| 20 | Nacogdoches County | 17.76 |
| 21 | Smith County | 17.35 |
| 22 | Shelby County | 17.24 |
| 23 | Rusk County | 17.21 |
| 24 | Washington County | 17 |
| 25 | Tarrant County | 16.79 |
| 26 | Limestone County | 16.75 |
| 27 | Cass County | 16.71 |
| 28 | Coryell County | 16.3 |
| 29 | Red River County | 16.26 |
| 30 | Camp County | 15.96 |
| 31 | Jasper County | 15.81 |
| 32 | Panola County | 15.59 |
| 33 | Freestone County | 15.2 |
| 34 | Grimes County | 14.9 |
| 35 | Angelina County | 14.86 |
| 36 | McLennan County | 14.16 |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 14.02 |
| 38 | Brazoria County | 13.95 |
| 39 | Lamar County | 13.09 |
| 40 | Wharton County | 12.74 |
| 41 | Navarro County | 12.71 |
| 42 | Galveston County | 12.67 |
| 43 | Burleson County | 12.41 |
| 44 | Jones County | 12.14 |
| 45 | Kaufman County | 12.04 |
| 46 | Colorado County | 11.6 |
| 47 | Ellis County | 10.86 |
| 48 | Tyler County | 10.78 |
| 49 | Childress County | 10.57 |
| 50 | Brazos County | 10.56 |
| 51 | Lee County | 10.44 |
| 52 | Wichita County | 10.42 |
| 53 | Matagorda County | 10.4 |
| 54 | Cottle County | 10.18 |
| 55 | Denton County | 10.17 |
| 56 | Potter County | 10.15 |
| 57 | Collin County | 10.01 |
| 58 | Polk County | 9.78 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 9.39 |
| 60 | Liberty County | 9.35 |
| 61 | San Jacinto County | 9.21 |
| 62 | Trinity County | 9.1 |
| 63 | Titus County | 9.04 |
| 64 | Milam County | 8.62 |
| 65 | Austin County | 8.6 |
| 66 | Orange County | 8.54 |
| 67 | DeWitt County | 8.4 |
| 67 | Karnes County | 8.4 |
| 68 | Hall County | 8.3 |
| 69 | Bee County | 8.27 |
| 70 | Travis County | 8.06 |
| 71 | Hunt County | 7.97 |
| 72 | Chambers County | 7.75 |
| 73 | Upshur County | 7.74 |
| 74 | Swisher County | 7.69 |
| 75 | Guadalupe County | 7.65 |
| 76 | Taylor County | 7.39 |
| 77 | Bexar County | 7.36 |
| 77 | Wilbarger County | 7.36 |
| 78 | Lubbock County | 7.12 |
| 79 | Hopkins County | 7.04 |
| 80 | Leon County | 6.84 |
| 81 | Sabine County | 6.76 |
| 82 | Bastrop County | 6.68 |
| 83 | Hartley County | 6.61 |
| 84 | Rockwall County | 6.59 |
| 85 | Williamson County | 6.52 |
| 86 | Garza County | 6.46 |
| 87 | Delta County | 6.25 |
| 87 | Hill County | 6.25 |
| 88 | Fannin County | 6.24 |
| 89 | Midland County | 6.19 |
| 90 | Henderson County | 6.18 |
| 91 | Fayette County | 6.13 |
| 92 | Grayson County | 5.91 |
| 93 | Jackson County | 5.9 |
| 94 | Gonzales County | 5.88 |
| 95 | Howard County | 5.84 |
| 96 | Lavaca County | 5.8 |
| 97 | Victoria County | 5.76 |
| 98 | Caldwell County | 5.62 |
| 99 | Refugio County | 5.52 |
| 100 | Donley County | 5.47 |
| 101 | Hardin County | 5.42 |
| 102 | Knox County | 5.18 |
| 103 | Hardeman County | 5.16 |
| 104 | Montgomery County | 5.15 |
| 105 | Dawson County | 5.13 |
| 106 | Wood County | 5.12 |
| 107 | Hale County | 4.89 |
| 108 | Gray County | 4.83 |
| 109 | Collingsworth County | 4.78 |
| 110 | Foard County | 4.73 |
| 111 | Scurry County | 4.67 |
| 112 | Dickens County | 4.64 |
| 113 | Reeves County | 4.57 |
| 114 | Nolan County | 4.39 |
| 115 | Ector County | 4.35 |
| 116 | Goliad County | 4.15 |
| 117 | Live Oak County | 4.13 |
| 117 | Terry County | 4.13 |
| 118 | Haskell County | 3.94 |
| 119 | Jack County | 3.92 |
| 119 | Pecos County | 3.92 |
| 119 | Ward County | 3.92 |
| 120 | Hays County | 3.77 |
| 121 | Fisher County | 3.71 |
| 122 | Brown County | 3.65 |
| 122 | Franklin County | 3.65 |
| 123 | Tom Green County | 3.62 |
| 124 | San Saba County | 3.58 |
| 125 | Lampasas County | 3.52 |
| 125 | Moore County | 3.52 |
| 126 | Hockley County | 3.49 |
| 126 | Nueces County | 3.49 |
| 127 | Briscoe County | 3.44 |
| 127 | Lamb County | 3.44 |
| 128 | Johnson County | 3.43 |
| 129 | Cochran County | 3.41 |
| 130 | Loving County | 3.36 |
| 131 | Kleberg County | 3.31 |
| 132 | Floyd County | 3.24 |
| 133 | Randall County | 3.14 |
| 134 | El Paso County | 3.09 |
| 135 | Stonewall County | 3.05 |
| 136 | Cooke County | 3.04 |
| 137 | Frio County | 3.01 |
| 138 | Crosby County | 2.98 |
| 139 | Oldham County | 2.88 |
| 140 | Coleman County | 2.81 |
| 141 | Hudspeth County | 2.7 |
| 142 | Van Zandt County | 2.65 |
| 143 | Stephens County | 2.61 |
| 143 | Wheeler County | 2.61 |
| 144 | Crane County | 2.57 |
| 145 | Calhoun County | 2.53 |
| 146 | Reagan County | 2.5 |
| 147 | Hutchinson County | 2.49 |
| 147 | Medina County | 2.49 |
| 148 | Motley County | 2.43 |
| 149 | Baylor County | 2.41 |
| 150 | Palo Pinto County | 2.33 |
| 150 | Rains County | 2.33 |
| 151 | Lynn County | 2.21 |
| 152 | McMullen County | 2.2 |
| 153 | Comal County | 2.18 |
| 154 | Kenedy County | 2.15 |
| 154 | Upton County | 2.15 |
| 155 | Castro County | 2.1 |
| 156 | Winkler County | 2 |
| 157 | Willacy County | 1.97 |
| 158 | Runnels County | 1.95 |
| 159 | Eastland County | 1.92 |
| 160 | Martin County | 1.91 |
| 161 | Sterling County | 1.84 |
| 162 | Dallam County | 1.83 |
| 163 | McCulloch County | 1.78 |
| 164 | Burnet County | 1.74 |
| 165 | Erath County | 1.73 |
| 166 | Bosque County | 1.65 |
| 167 | Gaines County | 1.62 |
| 168 | Glasscock County | 1.5 |
| 169 | San Patricio County | 1.47 |
| 170 | Kerr County | 1.44 |
| 171 | Wilson County | 1.43 |
| 172 | Parker County | 1.4 |
| 173 | Callahan County | 1.39 |
| 174 | Concho County | 1.38 |
| 175 | Andrews County | 1.35 |
| 176 | Menard County | 1.33 |
| 177 | Val Verde County | 1.32 |
| 178 | Wise County | 1.31 |
| 179 | Schleicher County | 1.28 |
| 180 | Brewster County | 1.25 |
| 180 | Young County | 1.25 |
| 181 | Kent County | 1.24 |
| 182 | Aransas County | 1.23 |
| 183 | Bailey County | 1.22 |
| 184 | Sherman County | 1.2 |
| 185 | Kendall County | 1.14 |