Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.21%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.24%), and Holmes, MS (83.25%).

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 2018

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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 2018

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 2018

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	86.21
2	Jefferson County, MS	85.24
3	Holmes County, MS	83.25
4	Macon County, AL	80.64
5	Greene County, AL	80.6
6	Petersburg city, VA	78.07
7	Tunica County, MS	77.87
8	Coahoma County, MS	77.24
9	Humphreys County, MS	76.04
10	Leflore County, MS	74.97
11	Sunflower County, MS	73.92
12	Allendale County, SC	73.38
13	Hinds County, MS	72.83
14	Lowndes County, AL	72.74
15	Washington County, MS	72.49
16	Clayton County, GA	72.38
17	Noxubee County, MS	72.15
18	Sumter County, AL	71.92
19	Quitman County, MS	71.54
20	Sharkey County, MS	71.37
21	Hancock County, GA	71.27
22	Wilcox County, AL	71.23
23	Dougherty County, GA	70.73
24	Wilkinson County, MS	70.67
25	Bullock County, AL	70.63
26	Dallas County, AL	70.46
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.63
28	Perry County, AL	68.28
29	Emporia city, VA	65.38
30	Williamsburg County, SC	64.72
31	Prince George's County, MD	64.68
32	Bolivar County, MS	64.36
33	Lee County, SC	64.22
34	Issaquena County, MS	63.36
35	Baltimore city, MD	62.98
36	Madison Parish, LA	62.8
37	Phillips County, AR	62.55
38	Orangeburg County, SC	62.27
39	Randolph County, GA	61.59
40	Bertie County, NC	61.53
41	Hertford County, NC	61.03
42	Kemper County, MS	60.86
43	Calhoun County, GA	60.85
44	Macon County, GA	60.4
45	Bamberg County, SC	60.29
46	Clay County, GA	60.26
47	Terrell County, GA	60.23
47	Orleans Parish, LA	60.23
48	Jefferson Davis County, MS	60.01
49	Greensville County, VA	59.71
50	Warren County, GA	59.06
51	Montgomery County, AL	59.05
52	Clay County, MS	58.95
53	Hale County, AL	58.17
54	Franklin city, VA	58.09
55	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	57.98
56	Edgecombe County, NC	57.94
57	Northampton County, NC	57.59
58	Fairfield County, SC	57.47
59	Richmond County, GA	57.24
60	Rockdale County, GA	57.23
61	Jefferson County, AR	57.16
62	Sussex County, VA	57.13
63	Marion County, SC	57.1
64	Yazoo County, MS	57.01
65	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.94
66	Gadsden County, FL	55.91
67	Bibb County, GA	55.68
68	Brunswick County, VA	55.31
69	DeKalb County, GA	54.95
70	Talbot County, GA	54.71
71	Portsmouth city, VA	54.52
72	Lee County, AR	54.46
73	Chicot County, AR	54.41
74	Tensas Parish, LA	54.27
75	Crittenden County, AR	54.25
76	Shelby County, TN	54.21
77	Taliaferro County, GA	54.16
78	Pike County, MS	53.91
79	Hampton County, SC	53.7
80	Washington County, GA	53.63
81	Halifax County, NC	53.62
82	Jasper County, MS	53.53
83	Adams County, MS	53.3
84	St. Francis County, AR	53.25
85	Sumter County, GA	53.23
86	Jefferson County, GA	52.78
87	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.46
88	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.95
88	Copiah County, MS	51.95
89	Vance County, NC	51.58
90	Early County, GA	51.54
91	Warren County, NC	51.48
92	Danville city, VA	51.38
93	Marlboro County, SC	51.27
94	Marengo County, AL	51.25
95	Haywood County, TN	51.19
95	Hampton city, VA	51.19
96	Panola County, MS	50.06
97	Dooly County, GA	49.93
98	Caddo Parish, LA	49.86
99	Warren County, MS	49.3
100	Washington County, NC	49.14
101	Stewart County, GA	49.11
102	Charles County, MD	49.07
103	St. James Parish, LA	48.85
104	Iberville Parish, LA	48.78
105	Barbour County, AL	48.54
106	Douglas County, GA	48.48
107	Anson County, NC	48.41
108	Richland County, SC	48.35
109	Mitchell County, GA	48.24
110	Morehouse Parish, LA	48.08
111	Richmond city, VA	47.94
112	Desha County, AR	47.92
113	Sumter County, SC	47.9
114	Muscogee County, GA	47.83
115	Clarendon County, SC	47.64
116	Marshall County, MS	47.55
117	Burke County, GA	47.5
118	Martinsville city, VA	47.21
119	Dillon County, SC	47.18
120	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.92
121	Henry County, GA	46.81
122	Newton County, GA	46.76
122	Quitman County, GA	46.76
123	Winston County, MS	46.73
124	Conecuh County, AL	46.15
125	St. Louis city, MO	46.12
126	Russell County, AL	45.88
127	Charles City County, VA	45.54
128	Montgomery County, MS	45.29
129	McCormick County, SC	45.27
130	Butler County, AL	44.92
131	Lowndes County, MS	44.85
132	Liberty County, GA	44.65
133	Crisp County, GA	44.62
134	Chickasaw County, MS	44.61
135	Clarke County, AL	44.5
136	West Feliciana Parish, LA	44.47
137	Fulton County, GA	44.45
138	Peach County, GA	44.38
139	Baker County, GA	44.35
140	Lauderdale County, MS	44.14
141	Barnwell County, SC	44.07
142	Philadelphia County, PA	43.9
143	Bronx County, NY	43.86
144	Walthall County, MS	43.67
145	Jefferson County, AL	43.42
146	Attala County, MS	43.37
147	Florence County, SC	43.1
148	East Feliciana Parish, LA	43.02
149	Hopewell city, VA	42.95
150	Grenada County, MS	42.88
151	Jenkins County, GA	42.78
152	Newport News city, VA	42.77
153	Baldwin County, GA	42.72
154	Decatur County, GA	42.64
155	Suffolk city, VA	42.44
156	Leake County, MS	42.4
156	Martin County, NC	42.4
157	Norfolk city, VA	42.3
158	Surry County, VA	42.27
159	Hardeman County, TN	42.22
160	Webster County, GA	42.14
161	Somerset County, MD	42.05
162	Essex County, NJ	41.97
163	Jasper County, SC	41.93
164	Bienville Parish, LA	41.86
165	McDuffie County, GA	41.85
166	Lenoir County, NC	41.81
167	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.76
168	Darlington County, SC	41.69
169	Choctaw County, AL	41.67
170	Monroe County, AL	41.44
170	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.44
171	Wilkes County, GA	41.34
172	Dallas County, AR	41.26
173	Screven County, GA	41.25
174	Nash County, NC	41.21
175	Chatham County, GA	41
176	Calhoun County, SC	40.78
177	Turner County, GA	40.75
178	Twiggs County, GA	40.71
179	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.64
180	Amite County, MS	40.57
181	Ouachita County, AR	40.44
181	Wilson County, NC	40.44
182	Pickens County, AL	40.25
183	Chambers County, AL	40.16
184	Monroe County, AR	40.13
185	Wayne County, MS	39.97
186	Concordia Parish, LA	39.85
187	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	39.69
188	Red River Parish, LA	39.64
189	Nottoway County, VA	39.58
190	Scotland County, NC	39.26
191	Meriwether County, GA	39.16
192	Cumberland County, NC	38.93
193	Wayne County, MI	38.8

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2018 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.