Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (85.91%), followed by Claiborne, MS (85.46%), and Holmes, MS (82.97%).

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 2011

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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 2011

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Humphreys, MS

Sumter, AL

Tunica, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.91
2	Claiborne County, MS	85.46
3	Holmes County, MS	82.97
4	Macon County, AL	82.38
5	Greene County, AL	81.57
6	Petersburg city, VA	79.35
7	Coahoma County, MS	75.47
8	Humphreys County, MS	75.03
9	Sumter County, AL	74.4
10	Tunica County, MS	73.94
11	Lowndes County, AL	73.91
12	Allendale County, SC	73.78
13	Hancock County, GA	73.72
14	Sunflower County, MS	73.17
15	Wilcox County, AL	72.79
16	Leflore County, MS	72.52
17	Washington County, MS	71.48
18	Noxubee County, MS	71.47
19	Sharkey County, MS	71.31
20	Wilkinson County, MS	70.37
21	Bullock County, AL	70.27
22	Quitman County, MS	70
23	Hinds County, MS	69.95
24	Dallas County, AL	69.73
25	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.71
26	Perry County, AL	68.52
27	Clayton County, GA	68.05
28	Dougherty County, GA	67.95
29	Prince George's County, MD	65.92
30	Williamsburg County, SC	65.66
31	Lee County, SC	64.75
32	Issaquena County, MS	64.6
33	Bolivar County, MS	64.54
34	Baltimore city, MD	64.06
35	Emporia city, VA	63.93
36	Phillips County, AR	62.88
37	Orangeburg County, SC	62.65
38	Bertie County, NC	62.2
39	Randolph County, GA	61.77
40	Calhoun County, GA	61.39
40	Bamberg County, SC	61.39
41	Warren County, GA	61.31
42	Madison Parish, LA	61.24
43	Orleans Parish, LA	60.99
44	Hertford County, NC	60.74
45	Macon County, GA	60.67
46	Terrell County, GA	60.51
47	Taliaferro County, GA	60.35
48	Clay County, GA	60.32
49	Kemper County, MS	60.19
50	Greensville County, VA	59.92
51	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.57
52	Fairfield County, SC	59.28
53	Hale County, AL	58.82
54	Clay County, MS	58.76
55	Northampton County, NC	58.53
56	Sussex County, VA	58.45
57	Talbot County, GA	58.27
58	Edgecombe County, NC	57.95
59	Yazoo County, MS	57.17
60	Brunswick County, VA	57.09
61	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.85
62	Franklin city, VA	56.68
63	Tensas Parish, LA	56.57
64	Marion County, SC	56.35
65	Gadsden County, FL	55.79
66	Montgomery County, AL	55.73
67	Lee County, AR	55.51
68	Jefferson County, AR	55.49
69	Richmond County, GA	55.18
70	DeKalb County, GA	55.17
71	Chicot County, AR	54.5
72	Hampton County, SC	54.18
73	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	54.15
74	Jefferson County, GA	54.05
75	Halifax County, NC	53.54
76	Portsmouth city, VA	53.5
77	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.43
78	Adams County, MS	53.41
79	Bibb County, GA	52.98
80	Jasper County, MS	52.9
81	Shelby County, TN	52.82
82	Washington County, GA	52.73
83	St. Francis County, AR	52.63
84	Warren County, NC	52.59
85	Sumter County, GA	52.51
86	Pike County, MS	52.2
87	Marengo County, AL	51.62
88	Crittenden County, AR	51.59
89	Richmond city, VA	51.33
90	Marlboro County, SC	51.21
91	Copiah County, MS	51.14
92	Stewart County, GA	50.77
93	Vance County, NC	50.75
94	Claiborne Parish, LA	50.63
95	St. James Parish, LA	50.36
96	Haywood County, TN	50.21
97	Hampton city, VA	50.17
98	Washington County, NC	50.06
99	Clarendon County, SC	49.95
100	Burke County, GA	49.65
101	McCormick County, SC	49.64
102	Early County, GA	49.61
103	Dooly County, GA	49.4
104	Iberville Parish, LA	49.33
105	St. Louis city, MO	49.18
106	Panola County, MS	49.15
107	Quitman County, GA	49.1
108	Danville city, VA	48.95
109	Anson County, NC	48.92
110	Desha County, AR	48.39
111	Charles City County, VA	48.1
112	Mitchell County, GA	48.07
113	Rockdale County, GA	47.99
114	Caddo Parish, LA	47.61
115	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.5
116	Marshall County, MS	47.48
117	Barbour County, AL	47.19
118	Sumter County, SC	47.09
119	Conecuh County, AL	47.06
120	Warren County, MS	47.02
121	Richland County, SC	46.7
122	Dillon County, SC	46.67
123	Muscogee County, GA	46.33
124	Baker County, GA	46.27
125	West Feliciana Parish, LA	46.25
126	Peach County, GA	45.92
127	Jasper County, SC	45.86
128	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	45.81
129	Winston County, MS	45.66
130	Montgomery County, MS	45.43
131	Surry County, VA	45.27
132	Martinsville city, VA	45.03
133	Fulton County, GA	44.93
134	Philadelphia County, PA	44.71
135	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.66
136	Walthall County, MS	44.52
137	Barnwell County, SC	44.38
138	Clarke County, AL	44.12
139	Crisp County, GA	44.06
140	Bronx County, NY	43.82
141	Butler County, AL	43.66
142	Norfolk city, VA	43.57
143	Lowndes County, MS	43.54
144	Martin County, NC	43.39
145	Choctaw County, AL	43.1
146	Lauderdale County, MS	43.08
147	Suffolk city, VA	42.97
148	Screven County, GA	42.94
149	Chickasaw County, MS	42.87
150	Calhoun County, SC	42.85
151	Dallas County, AR	42.65
152	Wilkes County, GA	42.63
153	Somerset County, MD	42.59
154	Essex County, NJ	42.5
155	Jefferson County, AL	42.49
156	Webster County, GA	42.22
157	Bienville Parish, LA	42.18
158	Charles County, MD	42.04
159	Russell County, AL	41.99
160	Liberty County, GA	41.96
161	Decatur County, GA	41.87
161	Attala County, MS	41.87
162	Grenada County, MS	41.86
163	Florence County, SC	41.77
164	Newton County, GA	41.68
165	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.62
165	Darlington County, SC	41.62
166	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.59
167	Pickens County, AL	41.54
168	Hardeman County, TN	41.52
168	Newport News city, VA	41.52
169	Monroe County, AL	41.49
170	Turner County, GA	41.48
171	Amite County, MS	41.37
172	Twiggs County, GA	41.35
173	Monroe County, AR	41.14
174	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.98
175	Baldwin County, GA	40.91
176	Lenoir County, NC	40.9
177	Douglas County, GA	40.86
178	Leake County, MS	40.76
179	Chatham County, GA	40.43
180	Wayne County, MI	40.4
181	Jenkins County, GA	40.39
182	McDuffie County, GA	40.38
183	Ouachita County, AR	40.36
184	Concordia Parish, LA	40.35
185	Wilson County, NC	39.77
186	Nottoway County, VA	39.7
187	Red River Parish, LA	39.54
188	Colleton County, SC	39.32
189	Durham County, NC	39.12
190	Meriwether County, GA	39.11
191	Scotland County, NC	39.1
192	Wayne County, MS	39.06
193	Madison County, FL	38.84
194	Chambers County, AL	38.73
195	De Soto Parish, LA	38.64
196	Wilkinson County, GA	38.45

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2011 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.