Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.1%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.88%), and Holmes, MS (82.76%).

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 2016

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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 2016

Claiborne, MS

Jefferson, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Tunica, MS

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	86.1
2	Jefferson County, MS	85.88
3	Holmes County, MS	82.76
4	Macon County, AL	81.36
5	Greene County, AL	80.91
6	Petersburg city, VA	78.26
7	Coahoma County, MS	76.68
8	Tunica County, MS	76.59
9	Humphreys County, MS	75.35
10	Leflore County, MS	74.39
11	Allendale County, SC	73.94
12	Sunflower County, MS	73.71
13	Lowndes County, AL	73.7
14	Sumter County, AL	72.41
15	Washington County, MS	72.28
16	Hinds County, MS	72.08
17	Hancock County, GA	71.93
18	Noxubee County, MS	71.7
19	Sharkey County, MS	71.35
20	Wilcox County, AL	71.26
21	Clayton County, GA	71.14
22	Quitman County, MS	70.85
23	Bullock County, AL	70.67
24	Wilkinson County, MS	70.38
25	Dallas County, AL	70.37
26	Dougherty County, GA	69.94
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.96
28	Perry County, AL	67.99
29	Williamsburg County, SC	65.19
30	Prince George's County, MD	65.02
31	Bolivar County, MS	64.29
32	Lee County, SC	64.06
33	Emporia city, VA	63.88
34	Baltimore city, MD	63.42
35	Issaquena County, MS	63.36
36	Madison Parish, LA	62.73
37	Phillips County, AR	62.46
38	Orangeburg County, SC	62.25
39	Calhoun County, GA	61.83
40	Randolph County, GA	61.79
41	Bertie County, NC	61.56
42	Kemper County, MS	60.95
43	Hertford County, NC	60.68
44	Bamberg County, SC	60.66
45	Macon County, GA	60.41
46	Orleans Parish, LA	60.24
47	Clay County, GA	60.23
48	Terrell County, GA	60.17
49	Greensville County, VA	59.88
50	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.6
51	Warren County, GA	59.55
52	Clay County, MS	58.71
53	Edgecombe County, NC	58.22
54	Hale County, AL	58.17
55	Franklin city, VA	58.11
56	Fairfield County, SC	58.04
57	Montgomery County, AL	57.95
58	Northampton County, NC	57.82
59	Sussex County, VA	57.74
60	Yazoo County, MS	57.64
61	Taliaferro County, GA	57.36
62	Marion County, SC	56.87
63	Jefferson County, AR	56.76
64	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.64
65	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	56.52
66	Richmond County, GA	56.49
67	Gadsden County, FL	56.17
68	Talbot County, GA	55.76
69	Brunswick County, VA	55.56
70	DeKalb County, GA	55.12
71	Bibb County, GA	55.06
72	Chicot County, AR	54.9
73	Lee County, AR	54.58
74	Tensas Parish, LA	54.34
75	Portsmouth city, VA	54.29
76	Rockdale County, GA	54.18
77	Hampton County, SC	54.08
78	Shelby County, TN	54.04
79	Adams County, MS	53.6
80	Pike County, MS	53.59
81	Halifax County, NC	53.52
82	Jasper County, MS	53.43
83	Washington County, GA	53.37
84	Crittenden County, AR	53.24
85	St. Francis County, AR	53.22
86	Sumter County, GA	53.21
87	Jefferson County, GA	53.19
88	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.02
89	Copiah County, MS	51.97
90	Marengo County, AL	51.73
91	Warren County, NC	51.67
92	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.63
93	Vance County, NC	51.39
94	Marlboro County, SC	51.29
95	Stewart County, GA	50.94
96	Haywood County, TN	50.68
97	Hampton city, VA	50.49
98	Danville city, VA	50.48
99	Early County, GA	50.33
100	Panola County, MS	50.07
101	Dooly County, GA	49.59
102	Richmond city, VA	49.53
103	Caddo Parish, LA	49.33
104	Warren County, MS	49.07
105	Washington County, NC	49.04
106	St. James Parish, LA	48.99
107	Iberville Parish, LA	48.88
108	Anson County, NC	48.54
109	Clarendon County, SC	48.14
110	Marshall County, MS	48.03
111	Barbour County, AL	47.99
111	Burke County, GA	47.99
112	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.93
113	Mitchell County, GA	47.87
114	Sumter County, SC	47.76
115	Richland County, SC	47.71
116	Quitman County, GA	47.48
117	Desha County, AR	47.39
118	Muscogee County, GA	47.24
118	St. Louis city, MO	47.24
119	McCormick County, SC	47.22
120	Conecuh County, AL	47.12
121	Dillon County, SC	47.09
122	Martinsville city, VA	46.81
123	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.52
124	Winston County, MS	46.37
125	Charles City County, VA	46.3
126	Charles County, MD	46.26
127	Douglas County, GA	45.77
128	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.58
129	Baker County, GA	45.5
130	Montgomery County, MS	45.46
131	Russell County, AL	44.95
132	Newton County, GA	44.87
133	Crisp County, GA	44.62
134	Fulton County, GA	44.59
135	Butler County, AL	44.5
136	Clarke County, AL	44.4
137	Barnwell County, SC	44.34
138	Chickasaw County, MS	44.32
139	Philadelphia County, PA	44.28
140	Peach County, GA	44.08
141	Lowndes County, MS	44.06
142	Bronx County, NY	43.91
143	East Feliciana Parish, LA	43.87
144	Walthall County, MS	43.8
145	Henry County, GA	43.52
146	Lauderdale County, MS	43.46
147	Jasper County, SC	43.44
148	Liberty County, GA	43.38
149	Jefferson County, AL	43.31
150	Surry County, VA	43.25
151	Attala County, MS	43.23
152	Jenkins County, GA	43.18
153	Webster County, GA	42.73
154	Grenada County, MS	42.69
155	Norfolk city, VA	42.67
156	Baldwin County, GA	42.64
157	Florence County, SC	42.63
158	Martin County, NC	42.59
158	Suffolk city, VA	42.59
159	Decatur County, GA	42.37
160	Somerset County, MD	42.33
161	Essex County, NJ	42.14
162	Leake County, MS	42.06
163	Newport News city, VA	42.03
164	Dallas County, AR	42.02
165	Bienville Parish, LA	41.98
166	Screven County, GA	41.94
166	Calhoun County, SC	41.94
167	Hardeman County, TN	41.85
168	Choctaw County, AL	41.77
168	Wilkes County, GA	41.77
169	Twiggs County, GA	41.67
170	Darlington County, SC	41.65
171	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.61
172	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.54
173	Lenoir County, NC	41.47
174	McDuffie County, GA	41.45
175	Hopewell city, VA	41.37
176	Monroe County, AL	41.2
177	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.92
178	Monroe County, AR	40.71
179	Wilson County, NC	40.59
180	Pickens County, AL	40.55
181	Chatham County, GA	40.5
182	Amite County, MS	40.37
182	Nash County, NC	40.37
183	Concordia Parish, LA	40.16
184	Ouachita County, AR	40.02
185	Turner County, GA	39.99
186	Nottoway County, VA	39.94
187	Wayne County, MS	39.92
188	Chambers County, AL	39.81
189	Red River Parish, LA	39.5
190	Meriwether County, GA	39.31
191	Scotland County, NC	39.21
192	Scott County, MS	39.1
192	Yalobusha County, MS	39.1
193	Wayne County, MI	39.05

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2016 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.