Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (85.64%), followed by Claiborne, MS (84.77%), and Holmes, MS (82.85%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.

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Ranking of US Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2010

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Humphreys, MS

Sumter, AL

Hancock, GA

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.64
2	Claiborne County, MS	84.77
3	Holmes County, MS	82.85
4	Macon County, AL	82.58
5	Greene County, AL	81.46
6	Petersburg city, VA	79.38
7	Coahoma County, MS	75.71
8	Humphreys County, MS	74.83
9	Sumter County, AL	74.75
10	Hancock County, GA	74.27
11	Allendale County, SC	73.79
12	Tunica County, MS	73.73
13	Lowndes County, AL	73.57
14	Sunflower County, MS	73.16
15	Leflore County, MS	72.6
16	Wilcox County, AL	72.53
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.66
18	Washington County, MS	71.49
19	Bullock County, AL	71.09
20	Sharkey County, MS	70.94
21	Wilkinson County, MS	70.87
22	Quitman County, MS	69.68
23	Dallas County, AL	69.62
24	Hinds County, MS	69.43
25	East Carroll Parish, LA	69.07
26	Perry County, AL	68.79
27	Dougherty County, GA	67.53
28	Clayton County, GA	67.43
29	Williamsburg County, SC	65.97
30	Prince George's County, MD	65.95
31	Issaquena County, MS	64.79
32	Lee County, SC	64.44
33	Bolivar County, MS	64.39
34	Baltimore city, MD	64.15
35	Phillips County, AR	63.23
36	Emporia city, VA	63.18
37	Bertie County, NC	62.58
38	Orangeburg County, SC	62.46
39	Randolph County, GA	61.85
40	Calhoun County, GA	61.71
40	Warren County, GA	61.71
41	Bamberg County, SC	61.62
42	Madison Parish, LA	61.17
43	Orleans Parish, LA	60.91
44	Terrell County, GA	60.88
45	Hertford County, NC	60.83
46	Macon County, GA	60.82
47	Clay County, GA	60.67
48	Kemper County, MS	60.2
49	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.88
50	Greensville County, VA	59.86
51	Taliaferro County, GA	59.48
52	Fairfield County, SC	59.23
53	Hale County, AL	59.02
54	Talbot County, GA	58.97
55	Northampton County, NC	58.54
56	Sussex County, VA	58.4
57	Clay County, MS	58.31
58	Edgecombe County, NC	57.65
59	Brunswick County, VA	57.52
60	Yazoo County, MS	57.21
61	Franklin city, VA	57.16
62	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.72
63	Tensas Parish, LA	56.26
64	Marion County, SC	56.15
65	Gadsden County, FL	55.95
66	Lee County, AR	55.33
67	Jefferson County, AR	55.29
68	Montgomery County, AL	55.11
69	DeKalb County, GA	55.04
70	Richmond County, GA	54.72
71	Jefferson County, GA	54.64
72	Chicot County, AR	54.61
73	Hampton County, SC	54.26
74	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	53.99
75	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.55
75	Halifax County, NC	53.55
76	Portsmouth city, VA	53.53
77	Adams County, MS	53.35
78	Washington County, GA	52.92
79	Jasper County, MS	52.66
80	Warren County, NC	52.56
81	Shelby County, TN	52.52
82	Bibb County, GA	52.49
83	St. Francis County, AR	52.21
84	Sumter County, GA	52.07
85	Stewart County, GA	51.98
86	Pike County, MS	51.83
87	Marengo County, AL	51.8
88	Crittenden County, AR	51.49
89	Richmond city, VA	51.37
90	Marlboro County, SC	51.21
91	Copiah County, MS	51.18
92	Claiborne Parish, LA	50.8
93	Haywood County, TN	50.63
94	St. James Parish, LA	50.61
95	Vance County, NC	50.4
96	Clarendon County, SC	50.31
97	Washington County, NC	50.26
98	Hampton city, VA	50.18
99	Dooly County, GA	49.97
100	McCormick County, SC	49.64
101	Burke County, GA	49.6
102	Early County, GA	49.58
103	Iberville Parish, LA	49.45
104	St. Louis city, MO	49.39
105	Panola County, MS	48.71
106	Anson County, NC	48.68
107	Charles City County, VA	48.6
108	Desha County, AR	48.46
109	Danville city, VA	48.41
110	Quitman County, GA	48.09
111	Mitchell County, GA	48.02
112	Caddo Parish, LA	47.41
113	Rockdale County, GA	47.37
114	Marshall County, MS	47.24
115	Sumter County, SC	47.19
116	Barbour County, AL	47.18
116	Warren County, MS	47.18
117	Baker County, GA	47.1
117	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.1
118	Conecuh County, AL	46.83
119	West Feliciana Parish, LA	46.57
120	Dillon County, SC	46.52
121	Jasper County, SC	46.48
122	Richland County, SC	46.42
123	Surry County, VA	46.16
124	Muscogee County, GA	46.12
125	Peach County, GA	45.89
126	Winston County, MS	45.65
127	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	45.51
128	Montgomery County, MS	45.43
129	Martinsville city, VA	45.41
130	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.92
131	Fulton County, GA	44.69
131	Philadelphia County, PA	44.69
132	Walthall County, MS	44.47
133	Barnwell County, SC	44.46
134	Clarke County, AL	44.11
135	Bronx County, NY	43.84
136	Norfolk city, VA	43.8
137	Lowndes County, MS	43.59
138	Martin County, NC	43.58
139	Butler County, AL	43.56
140	Screven County, GA	43.31
141	Crisp County, GA	43.27
142	Choctaw County, AL	43.26
143	Liberty County, GA	43.21
144	Suffolk city, VA	43.06
145	Lauderdale County, MS	42.98
146	Calhoun County, SC	42.83
147	Wilkes County, GA	42.67
148	Essex County, NJ	42.58
149	Somerset County, MD	42.56
150	Turner County, GA	42.55
151	Webster County, GA	42.54
152	Chickasaw County, MS	42.53
153	Bienville Parish, LA	42.37
154	Jefferson County, AL	42.31
155	Attala County, MS	42.09
156	Dallas County, AR	42.02
157	Russell County, AL	42.01
158	Darlington County, SC	41.82
159	Monroe County, AL	41.75
160	Grenada County, MS	41.67
161	Pickens County, AL	41.65
161	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.65
162	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.61
163	Florence County, SC	41.56
164	Charles County, MD	41.54
165	Newport News city, VA	41.53
166	Newton County, GA	41.52
167	Hardeman County, TN	41.51
168	Decatur County, GA	41.49
169	Baldwin County, GA	41.38
170	Amite County, MS	41.33
171	Twiggs County, GA	41.3
172	Jenkins County, GA	41.06
173	Monroe County, AR	40.98
173	Concordia Parish, LA	40.98
174	Lenoir County, NC	40.88
175	Leake County, MS	40.84
176	Wayne County, MI	40.74
177	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.71
178	Chatham County, GA	40.54
179	Douglas County, GA	40.27
180	Ouachita County, AR	40.15
181	McDuffie County, GA	40.03
182	Nottoway County, VA	39.68
183	Red River Parish, LA	39.64
184	Wilson County, NC	39.56
185	Meriwether County, GA	39.25
186	De Soto Parish, LA	39.24
187	Colleton County, SC	39.19
188	Wayne County, MS	39.14
189	Chambers County, AL	38.91
190	Durham County, NC	38.9
191	Madison County, FL	38.87
192	Scotland County, NC	38.82
193	Taylor County, GA	38.77

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2010 for each US State

Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by the percentage of population that were Black or African American Alone for each of the following US states.