Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.22%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.71%), and Holmes, MS (82.81%).

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 2017

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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 2017

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 2017

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	86.22
2	Jefferson County, MS	85.71
3	Holmes County, MS	82.81
4	Macon County, AL	81.17
5	Greene County, AL	80.19
6	Petersburg city, VA	77.97
7	Coahoma County, MS	77.02
7	Tunica County, MS	77.02
8	Humphreys County, MS	75.78
9	Leflore County, MS	74.77
10	Sunflower County, MS	74.06
11	Allendale County, SC	73.6
12	Lowndes County, AL	72.98
13	Hinds County, MS	72.58
14	Washington County, MS	72.38
15	Sumter County, AL	72.05
16	Noxubee County, MS	71.89
17	Clayton County, GA	71.87
18	Quitman County, MS	71.47
19	Hancock County, GA	71.41
20	Sharkey County, MS	71.31
21	Wilcox County, AL	70.99
22	Bullock County, AL	70.86
23	Dallas County, AL	70.47
24	Wilkinson County, MS	70.37
25	Dougherty County, GA	70.11
26	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.48
27	Perry County, AL	67.32
28	Williamsburg County, SC	65.02
29	Prince George's County, MD	64.87
30	Emporia city, VA	64.29
31	Lee County, SC	64.27
32	Bolivar County, MS	64.22
33	Baltimore city, MD	63.19
34	Madison Parish, LA	62.86
35	Issaquena County, MS	62.73
36	Phillips County, AR	62.63
37	Orangeburg County, SC	62.31
38	Bertie County, NC	61.75
39	Randolph County, GA	61.73
40	Kemper County, MS	61.06
41	Calhoun County, GA	60.97
42	Hertford County, NC	60.8
43	Macon County, GA	60.69
44	Clay County, GA	60.65
45	Bamberg County, SC	60.64
46	Orleans Parish, LA	60.3
47	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.81
48	Terrell County, GA	59.72
49	Greensville County, VA	59.67
50	Warren County, GA	59.19
51	Clay County, MS	58.91
52	Montgomery County, AL	58.5
53	Franklin city, VA	58.21
54	Hale County, AL	58.14
55	Edgecombe County, NC	58.01
56	Northampton County, NC	57.87
57	Fairfield County, SC	57.69
58	Sussex County, VA	57.2
59	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	57.18
60	Yazoo County, MS	57.11
61	Marion County, SC	57.03
62	Jefferson County, AR	56.98
63	Richmond County, GA	56.81
64	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.63
65	Taliaferro County, GA	56.58
66	Gadsden County, FL	56.06
67	Rockdale County, GA	55.78
68	Talbot County, GA	55.74
69	Bibb County, GA	55.36
69	Brunswick County, VA	55.36
70	DeKalb County, GA	55.05
71	Portsmouth city, VA	54.55
72	Lee County, AR	54.5
73	Chicot County, AR	54.45
74	Shelby County, TN	54.13
75	Hampton County, SC	53.98
76	Tensas Parish, LA	53.89
77	Crittenden County, AR	53.87
78	Pike County, MS	53.65
79	Halifax County, NC	53.59
80	Washington County, GA	53.57
81	Jasper County, MS	53.34
82	Sumter County, GA	53.24
83	St. Francis County, AR	53.04
84	Adams County, MS	53.03
85	Jefferson County, GA	52.85
86	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.49
87	Copiah County, MS	52.05
88	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.8
89	Warren County, NC	51.42
90	Vance County, NC	51.4
91	Marengo County, AL	51.33
92	Marlboro County, SC	51.15
93	Early County, GA	50.94
94	Danville city, VA	50.92
95	Hampton city, VA	50.91
96	Haywood County, TN	50.83
97	Stewart County, GA	50.72
98	Panola County, MS	50.17
99	Caddo Parish, LA	49.6
100	Dooly County, GA	49.4
101	Warren County, MS	49.36
102	Washington County, NC	49.12
103	Richmond city, VA	48.91
104	Iberville Parish, LA	48.81
105	St. James Parish, LA	48.8
106	Anson County, NC	48.54
107	Barbour County, AL	48.15
108	Clarendon County, SC	48.05
109	Mitchell County, GA	48.02
110	Richland County, SC	47.97
111	Sumter County, SC	47.94
112	Burke County, GA	47.87
113	Muscogee County, GA	47.65
113	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.65
114	Marshall County, MS	47.61
115	Charles County, MD	47.56
116	Quitman County, GA	47.43
117	Desha County, AR	47.4
118	Dillon County, SC	47.12
119	Douglas County, GA	47.09
120	Martinsville city, VA	46.98
121	Winston County, MS	46.9
122	Conecuh County, AL	46.76
123	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.69
124	St. Louis city, MO	46.57
125	McCormick County, SC	46.18
126	Charles City County, VA	46.04
127	Russell County, AL	45.72
128	Newton County, GA	45.7
129	Montgomery County, MS	45.4
130	Baker County, GA	45.28
131	Henry County, GA	45.14
132	Butler County, AL	44.83
133	West Feliciana Parish, LA	44.77
134	Crisp County, GA	44.58
135	Fulton County, GA	44.55
136	Chickasaw County, MS	44.52
137	Clarke County, AL	44.41
138	Lowndes County, MS	44.35
139	Liberty County, GA	44.1
140	Peach County, GA	44.09
141	Philadelphia County, PA	44.08
142	Barnwell County, SC	43.96
143	Bronx County, NY	43.88
144	Walthall County, MS	43.74
145	Lauderdale County, MS	43.59
146	Jefferson County, AL	43.4
147	East Feliciana Parish, LA	43.26
148	Jenkins County, GA	43.22
149	Attala County, MS	43.08
150	Surry County, VA	43.02
151	Florence County, SC	42.8
152	Jasper County, SC	42.79
153	Baldwin County, GA	42.78
153	Grenada County, MS	42.78
154	Decatur County, GA	42.54
155	Martin County, NC	42.48
156	Newport News city, VA	42.44
157	Hopewell city, VA	42.43
158	Leake County, MS	42.4
158	Norfolk city, VA	42.4
159	Suffolk city, VA	42.3
160	Somerset County, MD	42.21
161	Hardeman County, TN	42.13
162	Essex County, NJ	42.09
163	Wilkes County, GA	41.88
164	Choctaw County, AL	41.86
164	Bienville Parish, LA	41.86
165	Darlington County, SC	41.79
166	McDuffie County, GA	41.77
167	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.66
168	Twiggs County, GA	41.53
169	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.49
170	Dallas County, AR	41.48
171	Webster County, GA	41.42
171	Lenoir County, NC	41.42
172	Monroe County, AL	41.33
173	Screven County, GA	41.22
174	Calhoun County, SC	41.17
175	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.8
176	Nash County, NC	40.75
177	Chatham County, GA	40.73
178	Wilson County, NC	40.58
179	Monroe County, AR	40.55
179	Amite County, MS	40.55
180	Pickens County, AL	40.38
181	Ouachita County, AR	40.14
182	Wayne County, MS	40.08
183	Turner County, GA	39.93
184	Chambers County, AL	39.91
185	Concordia Parish, LA	39.8
186	Red River Parish, LA	39.63
187	Nottoway County, VA	39.56
188	Scotland County, NC	39.47
189	Meriwether County, GA	39.38
190	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	39.24
191	Yalobusha County, MS	38.93
192	Wayne County, MI	38.9

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2017 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.