Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.09%), followed by Claiborne, MS (84.95%), and Holmes, MS (82.71%).

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.

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
Jefferson, MS
Claiborne, MS
Holmes, MS
Macon, AL
Greene, AL
Petersburg city, VA
Tunica, MS
Coahoma, MS
Humphreys, MS
Lowndes, AL
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2013
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jefferson County, MS 86.09
2 Claiborne County, MS 84.95
3 Holmes County, MS 82.71
4 Macon County, AL 82.4
5 Greene County, AL 81.07
6 Petersburg city, VA 78.28
7 Tunica County, MS 76.03
8 Coahoma County, MS 75.62
9 Humphreys County, MS 75.15
10 Lowndes County, AL 74.01
11 Sunflower County, MS 73.5
12 Hancock County, GA 73.28
13 Allendale County, SC 73.14
14 Sumter County, AL 73.11
15 Leflore County, MS 73
16 Noxubee County, MS 71.81
17 Washington County, MS 71.8
18 Wilcox County, AL 71.76
19 Sharkey County, MS 71.25
20 Bullock County, AL 70.98
21 Wilkinson County, MS 70.92
22 Hinds County, MS 70.78
23 Dallas County, AL 69.94
24 Quitman County, MS 69.69
25 Clayton County, GA 69.2
26 Dougherty County, GA 68.65
27 Perry County, AL 68.44
28 East Carroll Parish, LA 68.21
29 Williamsburg County, SC 65.77
30 Prince George's County, MD 65.56
31 Bolivar County, MS 65.02
32 Emporia city, VA 64.14
33 Baltimore city, MD 63.84
34 Lee County, SC 63.72
35 Phillips County, AR 62.81
36 Issaquena County, MS 62.78
37 Madison Parish, LA 62.61
38 Orangeburg County, SC 62.57
39 Bertie County, NC 62.02
40 Randolph County, GA 61.8
41 Bamberg County, SC 61.65
42 Calhoun County, GA 61.34
43 Clay County, GA 61.22
44 Orleans Parish, LA 60.82
45 Terrell County, GA 60.77
46 Warren County, GA 60.71
47 Kemper County, MS 60.69
48 Hertford County, NC 60.54
49 Macon County, GA 60.17
50 Jefferson Davis County, MS 60.13
51 Greensville County, VA 59.44
52 Fairfield County, SC 58.94
53 Clay County, MS 58.86
54 Sussex County, VA 58.8
55 Taliaferro County, GA 58.74
56 Northampton County, NC 58.54
57 Hale County, AL 58.41
58 Edgecombe County, NC 58
59 Yazoo County, MS 57.37
60 Talbot County, GA 57.08
61 Franklin city, VA 57.02
62 Tallahatchie County, MS 56.99
63 Montgomery County, AL 56.79
64 Marion County, SC 56.66
65 Brunswick County, VA 56.55
66 Gadsden County, FL 56.09
67 Jefferson County, AR 55.89
68 Richmond County, GA 55.66
69 Lee County, AR 55.52
70 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 55.15
71 DeKalb County, GA 55.1
72 Tensas Parish, LA 54.93
73 Chicot County, AR 54.85
74 Jefferson County, GA 54.19
75 Hampton County, SC 54.07
76 Portsmouth city, VA 53.85
77 Bibb County, GA 53.71
78 Stewart County, GA 53.52
79 Halifax County, NC 53.49
80 St. Helena Parish, LA 53.42
81 Shelby County, TN 53.4
82 Adams County, MS 53.33
83 St. Francis County, AR 52.95
84 Sumter County, GA 52.91
85 Washington County, GA 52.88
86 Pike County, MS 52.7
87 Jasper County, MS 52.6
88 Crittenden County, AR 51.97
89 Warren County, NC 51.94
90 Marlboro County, SC 51.43
91 Marengo County, AL 51.25
92 Copiah County, MS 51.16
93 Richmond city, VA 50.93
94 Claiborne Parish, LA 50.86
95 Vance County, NC 50.79
96 Haywood County, TN 50.35
97 Dooly County, GA 50.13
98 Early County, GA 49.96
98 Rockdale County, GA 49.96
99 Panola County, MS 49.79
100 Hampton city, VA 49.77
101 Danville city, VA 49.62
102 Washington County, NC 49.52
102 McCormick County, SC 49.52
103 St. James Parish, LA 49.35
104 Iberville Parish, LA 49
105 Clarendon County, SC 48.87
106 Burke County, GA 48.75
107 Anson County, NC 48.71
108 St. Louis city, MO 48.62
109 Caddo Parish, LA 48.36
110 Desha County, AR 48.32
111 Mitchell County, GA 48.2
112 Warren County, MS 48.09
113 Barbour County, AL 48.03
114 Morehouse Parish, LA 47.68
115 Marshall County, MS 47.61
116 Charles City County, VA 47.47
117 Sumter County, SC 47.31
118 Quitman County, GA 47.26
119 Richland County, SC 47.08
120 Dillon County, SC 46.7
121 Winston County, MS 46.23
122 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 46.22
123 Conecuh County, AL 46.21
124 Muscogee County, GA 46.19
125 West Feliciana Parish, LA 45.86
126 Baker County, GA 45.76
127 Martinsville city, VA 45.72
128 Montgomery County, MS 45.48
129 Jasper County, SC 45.37
130 Surry County, VA 44.76
131 Fulton County, GA 44.74
132 Philadelphia County, PA 44.63
133 Peach County, GA 44.62
133 East Feliciana Parish, LA 44.62
134 Barnwell County, SC 44.52
135 Clarke County, AL 44.17
136 Crisp County, GA 43.87
137 Walthall County, MS 43.83
137 Bronx County, NY 43.83
138 Butler County, AL 43.82
139 Lowndes County, MS 43.72
140 Jenkins County, GA 43.47
141 Chickasaw County, MS 43.34
142 Norfolk city, VA 43.27
143 Martin County, NC 43.24
144 Charles County, MD 43.1
145 Jefferson County, AL 42.95
145 Suffolk city, VA 42.95
146 Lauderdale County, MS 42.78
147 Choctaw County, AL 42.75
148 Newton County, GA 42.57
149 Douglas County, GA 42.53
150 Attala County, MS 42.47
151 Russell County, AL 42.41
152 Webster County, GA 42.4
153 Essex County, NJ 42.38
154 Bienville Parish, LA 42.37
155 Wilkes County, GA 42.36
156 Somerset County, MD 42.32
157 Screven County, GA 42.31
158 Grenada County, MS 42.17
158 Florence County, SC 42.17
159 Calhoun County, SC 41.97
160 Hardeman County, TN 41.96
161 Twiggs County, GA 41.95
162 Decatur County, GA 41.94
163 Dallas County, AR 41.83
164 Leake County, MS 41.75
165 Baldwin County, GA 41.74
166 Liberty County, GA 41.71
167 St. Landry Parish, LA 41.57
168 Darlington County, SC 41.51
169 Monroe County, AL 41.5
169 Natchitoches Parish, LA 41.5
170 Newport News city, VA 41.49
171 Amite County, MS 41.34
172 Lincoln Parish, LA 41.33
173 Pickens County, AL 41.29
174 Lenoir County, NC 41.22
175 Monroe County, AR 40.87
176 McDuffie County, GA 40.68
177 Concordia Parish, LA 40.61
178 Chatham County, GA 40.48
179 Wilson County, NC 40.05
180 Turner County, GA 39.86
181 Ouachita County, AR 39.82
182 Red River Parish, LA 39.74
182 Nottoway County, VA 39.74
183 Henry County, GA 39.69
183 Wayne County, MI 39.69
184 Meriwether County, GA 39.35
184 Hopewell city, VA 39.35
185 Madison County, FL 39.29
186 Scotland County, NC 39.26
187 Nash County, NC 39.2
188 Chambers County, AL 39.16
189 Durham County, NC 39
190 Essex County, VA 38.94