Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (85.97%), followed by Claiborne, MS (85.27%), and Holmes, MS (82.82%).

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 2014

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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 2014

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 2014

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.97
2	Claiborne County, MS	85.27
3	Holmes County, MS	82.82
4	Macon County, AL	82.06
5	Greene County, AL	81.47
6	Petersburg city, VA	78.4
7	Tunica County, MS	76.72
8	Coahoma County, MS	76.08
9	Humphreys County, MS	75.73
10	Lowndes County, AL	74.11
11	Sunflower County, MS	73.73
12	Leflore County, MS	73.54
13	Allendale County, SC	73.47
14	Sumter County, AL	73.1
15	Hancock County, GA	73.07
16	Washington County, MS	71.9
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.79
18	Wilcox County, AL	71.66
19	Hinds County, MS	71.32
20	Bullock County, AL	71.11
21	Wilkinson County, MS	71.04
22	Sharkey County, MS	70.77
23	Dallas County, AL	69.99
24	Clayton County, GA	69.9
25	Quitman County, MS	69.48
26	Dougherty County, GA	69.2
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.53
28	Perry County, AL	68.17
29	Williamsburg County, SC	65.43
30	Prince George's County, MD	65.34
31	Bolivar County, MS	64.75
32	Emporia city, VA	64.52
33	Lee County, SC	64.12
34	Baltimore city, MD	63.75
35	Issaquena County, MS	63.2
36	Madison Parish, LA	62.68
37	Phillips County, AR	62.66
38	Orangeburg County, SC	62.5
39	Bertie County, NC	62.22
40	Calhoun County, GA	61.88
41	Randolph County, GA	61.82
42	Bamberg County, SC	61.43
43	Clay County, GA	61.16
44	Terrell County, GA	60.84
45	Orleans Parish, LA	60.66
46	Kemper County, MS	60.62
47	Hertford County, NC	60.55
48	Macon County, GA	60.38
49	Jefferson Davis County, MS	60.33
50	Warren County, GA	60.32
51	Greensville County, VA	59.24
52	Fairfield County, SC	58.83
53	Clay County, MS	58.73
54	Northampton County, NC	58.51
55	Hale County, AL	58.26
56	Edgecombe County, NC	58.17
57	Sussex County, VA	58.16
58	Taliaferro County, GA	58.13
59	Franklin city, VA	57.81
60	Yazoo County, MS	57.5
61	Montgomery County, AL	57.2
62	Tallahatchie County, MS	57.04
63	Marion County, SC	56.84
64	Talbot County, GA	56.62
65	Brunswick County, VA	56.24
66	Gadsden County, FL	56.1
67	Jefferson County, AR	56.02
68	Richmond County, GA	55.99
69	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	55.59
70	Lee County, AR	55.41
71	DeKalb County, GA	55.27
72	Chicot County, AR	54.95
73	Tensas Parish, LA	54.56
74	Bibb County, GA	54.32
75	Hampton County, SC	54.13
76	Portsmouth city, VA	53.91
77	Jefferson County, GA	53.9
78	Shelby County, TN	53.64
79	Halifax County, NC	53.56
80	Adams County, MS	53.43
81	St. Francis County, AR	53.26
82	Sumter County, GA	53.19
83	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.05
84	Washington County, GA	52.94
85	Pike County, MS	52.86
86	Jasper County, MS	52.75
87	Crittenden County, AR	52.17
88	Warren County, NC	51.93
89	Copiah County, MS	51.66
90	Rockdale County, GA	51.53
90	Stewart County, GA	51.53
91	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.47
92	Marlboro County, SC	51.32
93	Marengo County, AL	51.19
94	Vance County, NC	51.05
95	Richmond city, VA	50.75
96	Haywood County, TN	50.43
97	Dooly County, GA	50.34
98	Early County, GA	50.26
99	Hampton city, VA	49.93
100	Panola County, MS	49.9
101	Danville city, VA	49.78
102	St. James Parish, LA	49.38
103	Washington County, NC	49.15
104	Anson County, NC	49.07
105	Iberville Parish, LA	48.98
106	McCormick County, SC	48.92
107	Clarendon County, SC	48.91
108	Caddo Parish, LA	48.66
109	Burke County, GA	48.52
110	Warren County, MS	48.43
111	St. Louis city, MO	48.35
112	Mitchell County, GA	47.99
113	Barbour County, AL	47.93
114	Marshall County, MS	47.92
115	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.86
116	Desha County, AR	47.82
117	Quitman County, GA	47.36
118	Sumter County, SC	47.31
118	Charles City County, VA	47.31
119	Richland County, SC	47.17
120	Dillon County, SC	46.89
121	Muscogee County, GA	46.57
122	Winston County, MS	46.51
123	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.41
124	Conecuh County, AL	46.27
125	Baker County, GA	45.97
126	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.86
127	Martinsville city, VA	45.78
128	Montgomery County, MS	45.29
129	Jasper County, SC	44.88
130	Fulton County, GA	44.72
131	Philadelphia County, PA	44.52
132	Barnwell County, SC	44.5
133	Peach County, GA	44.4
134	Butler County, AL	44.29
135	Clarke County, AL	44.28
135	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.28
136	Crisp County, GA	43.97
137	Surry County, VA	43.92
138	Charles County, MD	43.88
138	Bronx County, NY	43.88
139	Walthall County, MS	43.81
140	Lowndes County, MS	43.8
141	Chickasaw County, MS	43.77
142	Douglas County, GA	43.7
143	Jenkins County, GA	43.5
144	Russell County, AL	43.31
145	Webster County, GA	43.22
146	Newton County, GA	43.09
147	Jefferson County, AL	43.07
148	Norfolk city, VA	43
149	Attala County, MS	42.89
150	Lauderdale County, MS	42.85
151	Martin County, NC	42.84
152	Suffolk city, VA	42.79
153	Somerset County, MD	42.45
154	Wilkes County, GA	42.4
155	Grenada County, MS	42.32
155	Essex County, NJ	42.32
156	Florence County, SC	42.29
157	Choctaw County, AL	42.28
158	Decatur County, GA	42.26
159	Bienville Parish, LA	42.1
160	Screven County, GA	41.93
161	Leake County, MS	41.9
162	Baldwin County, GA	41.86
163	Liberty County, GA	41.84
164	Calhoun County, SC	41.81
165	Hardeman County, TN	41.79
166	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.56
167	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.55
168	Darlington County, SC	41.52
169	Newport News city, VA	41.49
170	Monroe County, AL	41.42
171	Lenoir County, NC	41.4
172	Dallas County, AR	41.32
173	Amite County, MS	41.27
174	Twiggs County, GA	41.23
175	Lincoln Parish, LA	41.19
176	McDuffie County, GA	41.01
177	Henry County, GA	40.79
178	Monroe County, AR	40.77
179	Pickens County, AL	40.71
180	Concordia Parish, LA	40.67
181	Chatham County, GA	40.44
182	Wilson County, NC	40.26
183	Ouachita County, AR	40.24
184	Red River Parish, LA	39.91
185	Hopewell city, VA	39.79
186	Nash County, NC	39.71
187	Chambers County, AL	39.65
188	Meriwether County, GA	39.55
189	Wayne County, MI	39.44
190	Wayne County, MS	39.42
191	Scotland County, NC	39.39
192	Nottoway County, VA	39.35
193	Madison County, FL	39.17
194	Turner County, GA	39.16
195	Durham County, NC	38.99

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2014 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.