Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Texas counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (33.03%), followed by Bowie County (25.14%), and Waller County (24.61%).

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

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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
Jefferson
Bowie
Waller
Houston
Falls
Dallas
Bell
Walker
Morris
San Augustine
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2020
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jefferson County 33.03
2 Bowie County 25.14
3 Waller County 24.61
4 Houston County 24.21
5 Falls County 23.36
6 Dallas County 22.99
7 Bell County 22.72
8 Walker County 22.16
9 Morris County 22.02
10 San Augustine County 21.12
11 Fort Bend County 20.97
12 Harrison County 20.94
13 Anderson County 20.84
14 Gregg County 20.43
15 Marion County 20.29
16 Harris County 19.31
17 Robertson County 19.04
18 Madison County 18.74
19 Newton County 17.7
20 Tarrant County 17.51
21 Smith County 17.34
22 Nacogdoches County 17.25
23 Shelby County 17.07
24 Limestone County 16.66
25 Washington County 16.57
26 Cass County 16.52
27 Rusk County 16.5
28 Coryell County 16.19
29 Red River County 16.04
30 Jasper County 15.81
31 Camp County 15.45
32 Panola County 15.11
33 Angelina County 15.09
34 Brazoria County 15.08
35 Freestone County 14.99
36 Kaufman County 14.75
37 Grimes County 14.18
38 McLennan County 14.14
39 Cherokee County 13.6
40 Lamar County 13.15
41 Wharton County 12.98
42 Galveston County 12.79
43 Ellis County 12.64
44 Navarro County 12.17
45 Jones County 12.11
46 Colorado County 11.97
47 Burleson County 11.87
48 Mitchell County 11.8
49 Concho County 11.6
50 Tyler County 10.91
51 Denton County 10.85
52 Collin County 10.78
53 Matagorda County 10.62
54 Brazos County 10.54
55 Wichita County 10.48
56 Potter County 10.34
57 Lee County 9.87
58 Cottle County 9.82
59 Karnes County 9.63
60 Polk County 9.29
61 Titus County 9.24
62 Loving County 9.23
63 Childress County 9.02
64 Austin County 8.9
65 Trinity County 8.81
66 Milam County 8.8
67 Orange County 8.74
68 Hall County 8.62
69 San Jacinto County 8.61
70 Liberty County 8.47
71 Travis County 8.37
72 DeWitt County 8.07
72 Guadalupe County 8.07
73 Swisher County 8.03
74 Bee County 7.94
75 Bexar County 7.82
76 Chambers County 7.8
76 Wilbarger County 7.8
77 Hunt County 7.76
77 Rockwall County 7.76
78 Taylor County 7.7
79 Upshur County 7.58
80 Hudspeth County 7.48
81 Lubbock County 7.38
82 Hopkins County 6.95
83 Williamson County 6.9
84 Midland County 6.88
85 Delta County 6.85
85 Sabine County 6.85
86 Leon County 6.7
87 Garza County 6.4
88 Fannin County 6.29
89 Bastrop County 6.28
90 Gonzales County 6.15
91 Jackson County 6.14
92 Dawson County 6.1
92 Donley County 6.1
92 Henderson County 6.1
93 Hill County 5.96
94 Victoria County 5.92
95 Fayette County 5.87
96 Grayson County 5.83
97 Live Oak County 5.76
98 Lavaca County 5.75
99 Collingsworth County 5.72
100 Refugio County 5.68
101 Montgomery County 5.62
102 Howard County 5.59
103 Knox County 5.5
104 Caldwell County 5.45
105 Hardin County 5.33
106 Hardeman County 5.31
107 Foard County 5.24
108 Hartley County 4.99
109 Ector County 4.88
110 Hale County 4.7
111 Gray County 4.54
112 Nolan County 4.52
113 Goliad County 4.39
114 Scurry County 4.33
115 Ward County 4.3
116 Wood County 4.26
117 Frio County 4.21
118 Haskell County 4.18
119 Franklin County 4.15
120 Johnson County 4.09
121 Hays County 4.07
122 Fisher County 4.05
123 Moore County 4.02
124 Lampasas County 4
125 Jack County 3.97
126 Briscoe County 3.88
127 San Saba County 3.84
128 Nueces County 3.8
129 Brown County 3.76
130 Terry County 3.71
131 Pecos County 3.7
132 Tom Green County 3.66
133 Cochran County 3.59
134 Kleberg County 3.56
135 Lamb County 3.5
136 Floyd County 3.39
137 Randall County 3.33
138 Reeves County 3.3
139 El Paso County 3.23
140 Cooke County 3.19
141 Hockley County 3.17
142 Crosby County 3.14
142 Stonewall County 3.14
143 Stephens County 2.98
144 Oldham County 2.89
145 Motley County 2.83
146 Coleman County 2.82
146 Crane County 2.82
146 Upton County 2.82
147 Medina County 2.81
147 Reagan County 2.81
148 Van Zandt County 2.77
149 McMullen County 2.68
150 Comal County 2.62
150 King County 2.62
151 Wheeler County 2.51
152 Hutchinson County 2.49
153 Calhoun County 2.47
154 Brooks County 2.46
155 Rains County 2.45
156 Brewster County 2.43
157 Baylor County 2.4
157 Winkler County 2.4
158 Palo Pinto County 2.37
159 Runnels County 2.34
160 Kenedy County 2.3
161 Lynn County 2.26
162 Glasscock County 2.24
163 Eastland County 2.15
164 McCulloch County 2.11
165 Castro County 2.1
166 Martin County 2.08
167 Kinney County 2.05
168 Dallam County 1.91
169 Erath County 1.88
170 Real County 1.85
171 Willacy County 1.84
172 Culberson County 1.83
173 Dickens County 1.82
174 Duval County 1.81
175 Bosque County 1.79
176 Gaines County 1.77
177 San Patricio County 1.69
178 Wilson County 1.65
179 Menard County 1.63
180 Sterling County 1.59
181 Burnet County 1.56
181 La Salle County 1.56
182 Val Verde County 1.55
183 Presidio County 1.54
184 Callahan County 1.51
185 Andrews County 1.49
186 Schleicher County 1.48
187 Parker County 1.47