Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (85.72%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.71%), and Holmes, MS (82.7%).

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 2015

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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 2015

Claiborne, MS

Jefferson, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Tunica, MS

Coahoma, MS

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	85.72
2	Jefferson County, MS	85.71
3	Holmes County, MS	82.7
4	Macon County, AL	81.74
5	Greene County, AL	81.35
6	Petersburg city, VA	78.35
7	Tunica County, MS	76.9
8	Coahoma County, MS	76.44
9	Humphreys County, MS	75.66
10	Leflore County, MS	74.1
11	Lowndes County, AL	73.92
12	Allendale County, SC	73.87
13	Sunflower County, MS	73.83
14	Hancock County, GA	72.47
15	Sumter County, AL	72.43
16	Washington County, MS	72.03
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.79
18	Hinds County, MS	71.73
19	Wilcox County, AL	71.47
20	Sharkey County, MS	70.91
21	Bullock County, AL	70.89
22	Clayton County, GA	70.47
23	Wilkinson County, MS	70.44
24	Quitman County, MS	70.35
25	Dallas County, AL	70.14
26	Dougherty County, GA	69.54
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.49
28	Perry County, AL	68.21
29	Williamsburg County, SC	65.35
30	Prince George's County, MD	65.19
31	Bolivar County, MS	64.44
32	Emporia city, VA	64.19
33	Lee County, SC	64
34	Issaquena County, MS	63.95
35	Baltimore city, MD	63.58
36	Madison Parish, LA	62.82
37	Phillips County, AR	62.56
38	Orangeburg County, SC	62.38
39	Bertie County, NC	61.94
40	Calhoun County, GA	61.92
41	Randolph County, GA	61.86
42	Bamberg County, SC	61.28
43	Kemper County, MS	61.03
44	Clay County, GA	60.88
45	Warren County, GA	60.78
46	Hertford County, NC	60.65
47	Orleans Parish, LA	60.43
48	Terrell County, GA	60.28
49	Macon County, GA	60.1
50	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.84
51	Greensville County, VA	59.51
52	Clay County, MS	58.73
53	Sussex County, VA	58.37
54	Fairfield County, SC	58.31
55	Franklin city, VA	58.27
56	Edgecombe County, NC	58.17
57	Northampton County, NC	58.16
58	Taliaferro County, GA	58.14
59	Hale County, AL	58.1
60	Montgomery County, AL	57.61
61	Yazoo County, MS	57.56
62	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.85
63	Marion County, SC	56.72
64	Gadsden County, FL	56.3
65	Jefferson County, AR	56.24
65	Richmond County, GA	56.24
66	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	56.06
67	Talbot County, GA	55.84
68	Brunswick County, VA	55.81
69	DeKalb County, GA	55.33
70	Chicot County, AR	54.85
71	Bibb County, GA	54.75
72	Lee County, AR	54.33
73	Tensas Parish, LA	54.26
74	Hampton County, SC	53.98
75	Portsmouth city, VA	53.92
76	Shelby County, TN	53.86
77	St. Francis County, AR	53.67
78	Adams County, MS	53.49
78	Halifax County, NC	53.49
79	Pike County, MS	53.38
80	Sumter County, GA	53.34
80	Washington County, GA	53.34
81	Jefferson County, GA	53.33
82	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.09
83	Jasper County, MS	52.85
84	Rockdale County, GA	52.8
85	Crittenden County, AR	52.62
86	Warren County, NC	51.67
87	Copiah County, MS	51.6
88	Marengo County, AL	51.5
89	Marlboro County, SC	51.45
90	Stewart County, GA	51.42
91	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.31
92	Vance County, NC	51.3
93	Haywood County, TN	50.52
94	Richmond city, VA	50.3
95	Danville city, VA	50.28
96	Hampton city, VA	50.14
97	Early County, GA	49.89
98	Panola County, MS	49.81
99	Dooly County, GA	49.75
100	St. James Parish, LA	49.33
101	Washington County, NC	49.26
102	Anson County, NC	49.01
103	Caddo Parish, LA	48.95
104	Iberville Parish, LA	48.85
105	Warren County, MS	48.68
106	Clarendon County, SC	48.49
107	Burke County, GA	48.13
108	McCormick County, SC	48.12
109	Barbour County, AL	48.05
110	Mitchell County, GA	48
111	Marshall County, MS	47.99
112	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.93
113	Desha County, AR	47.92
114	St. Louis city, MO	47.68
115	Sumter County, SC	47.54
116	Richland County, SC	47.38
117	Dillon County, SC	47.11
118	Conecuh County, AL	46.95
118	Quitman County, GA	46.95
119	Muscogee County, GA	46.82
120	Charles City County, VA	46.59
121	Winston County, MS	46.43
122	Martinsville city, VA	46.41
123	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.39
124	Baker County, GA	46.08
125	Montgomery County, MS	45.58
126	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.49
127	Charles County, MD	44.94
128	Fulton County, GA	44.73
129	Douglas County, GA	44.66
130	Philadelphia County, PA	44.44
131	Butler County, AL	44.4
132	Barnwell County, SC	44.35
133	Clarke County, AL	44.24
133	Russell County, AL	44.24
134	Chickasaw County, MS	44.19
135	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.15
136	Crisp County, GA	44.09
137	Newton County, GA	43.87
138	Bronx County, NY	43.85
139	Lowndes County, MS	43.82
140	Jasper County, SC	43.75
141	Surry County, VA	43.69
142	Jenkins County, GA	43.51
143	Walthall County, MS	43.41
144	Peach County, GA	43.35
145	Jefferson County, AL	43.25
146	Lauderdale County, MS	43.19
147	Attala County, MS	42.89
148	Martin County, NC	42.86
149	Norfolk city, VA	42.82
150	Liberty County, GA	42.6
150	Florence County, SC	42.6
151	Webster County, GA	42.59
151	Suffolk city, VA	42.59
152	Decatur County, GA	42.48
153	Screven County, GA	42.43
154	Grenada County, MS	42.42
155	Somerset County, MD	42.33
156	Essex County, NJ	42.25
157	Wilkes County, GA	42.19
158	Baldwin County, GA	42.17
159	Bienville Parish, LA	42.03
160	Henry County, GA	41.98
161	Choctaw County, AL	41.85
162	Hardeman County, TN	41.84
163	Newport News city, VA	41.82
164	Calhoun County, SC	41.77
165	Leake County, MS	41.74
166	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.66
167	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.63
168	Darlington County, SC	41.59
169	Dallas County, AR	41.57
170	Monroe County, AL	41.29
171	Twiggs County, GA	41.28
172	McDuffie County, GA	41.27
173	Lenoir County, NC	41.18
174	Lincoln Parish, LA	41.15
175	Amite County, MS	40.74
176	Monroe County, AR	40.64
177	Pickens County, AL	40.51
177	Chatham County, GA	40.51
178	Concordia Parish, LA	40.5
179	Wilson County, NC	40.36
179	Hopewell city, VA	40.36
180	Ouachita County, AR	40.34
181	Nash County, NC	40.03
182	Nottoway County, VA	39.86
183	Chambers County, AL	39.81
184	Wayne County, MS	39.71
185	Turner County, GA	39.46
185	Red River Parish, LA	39.46
186	Meriwether County, GA	39.4
187	Scotland County, NC	39.35
188	Yalobusha County, MS	39.29
189	Wayne County, MI	39.28
190	Wilkinson County, GA	38.91

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2015 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.