Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (86.61%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.2%), and Holmes, MS (83.26%).

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 2019

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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 2019

Claiborne, MS

Jefferson, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Tunica, MS

Coahoma, MS

Petersburg city, VA

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2019

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	86.61
2	Jefferson County, MS	85.2
3	Holmes County, MS	83.26
4	Macon County, AL	80.44
5	Greene County, AL	80.23
6	Tunica County, MS	78.09
7	Coahoma County, MS	77.72
8	Petersburg city, VA	77.46
9	Humphreys County, MS	76.01
10	Leflore County, MS	75.21
11	Sunflower County, MS	73.89
12	Hinds County, MS	73.19
13	Allendale County, SC	72.93
14	Clayton County, GA	72.88
15	Lowndes County, AL	72.58
16	Washington County, MS	72.53
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.89
18	Quitman County, MS	71.78
19	Sumter County, AL	71.45
20	Hancock County, GA	71.26
21	Sharkey County, MS	71.13
22	Wilcox County, AL	71.04
23	Dougherty County, GA	70.99
24	Wilkinson County, MS	70.69
25	Dallas County, AL	70.63
26	Bullock County, AL	70.35
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.55
28	Perry County, AL	67.74
29	Emporia city, VA	65.61
30	Prince George's County, MD	64.58
30	Williamsburg County, SC	64.58
31	Bolivar County, MS	63.95
32	Lee County, SC	63.53
33	Issaquena County, MS	63.44
34	Madison Parish, LA	62.79
34	Baltimore city, MD	62.79
35	Phillips County, AR	62.66
36	Orangeburg County, SC	62.09
37	Bertie County, NC	61.56
38	Randolph County, GA	61.53
39	Kemper County, MS	61.37
40	Hertford County, NC	61.04
41	Calhoun County, GA	60.87
42	Macon County, GA	60.86
43	Greensville County, VA	60.31
44	Bamberg County, SC	60.14
45	Orleans Parish, LA	60.1
46	Clay County, GA	59.84
46	Terrell County, GA	59.84
47	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.57
48	Montgomery County, AL	59.36
49	Clay County, MS	59.35
50	Warren County, GA	58.76
51	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	58.46
52	Rockdale County, GA	58.41
53	Hale County, AL	58.18
54	Edgecombe County, NC	57.95
55	Richmond County, GA	57.87
56	Jefferson County, AR	57.39
57	Northampton County, NC	57.25
58	Yazoo County, MS	57.24
59	Fairfield County, SC	57.15
60	Franklin city, VA	57.06
61	Marion County, SC	56.94
62	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.89
63	Sussex County, VA	56.45
64	Bibb County, GA	55.88
65	Gadsden County, FL	55.73
66	Talbot County, GA	55.03
67	Brunswick County, VA	54.9
68	DeKalb County, GA	54.82
69	Taliaferro County, GA	54.81
70	Crittenden County, AR	54.7
71	Portsmouth city, VA	54.67
72	Tensas Parish, LA	54.48
73	Chicot County, AR	54.43
74	Lee County, AR	54.34
75	Pike County, MS	54.31
76	Shelby County, TN	54.3
77	Washington County, GA	53.8
78	Halifax County, NC	53.7
79	Adams County, MS	53.5
80	Sumter County, GA	53.33
81	Jasper County, MS	53.21
82	Hampton County, SC	53.14
83	St. Francis County, AR	53.06
84	Jefferson County, GA	52.5
85	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.33
86	Copiah County, MS	52.06
87	Claiborne Parish, LA	52.04
88	Early County, GA	51.88
89	Vance County, NC	51.81
90	Danville city, VA	51.73
91	Marengo County, AL	51.6
92	Warren County, NC	51.33
93	Hampton city, VA	51.3
94	Marlboro County, SC	51.28
95	Haywood County, TN	50.91
96	Panola County, MS	50.26
97	Charles County, MD	50.19
98	Dooly County, GA	50.08
98	Caddo Parish, LA	50.08
99	Douglas County, GA	49.81
100	Warren County, MS	49.3
101	Washington County, NC	48.93
102	Richland County, SC	48.77
103	Henry County, GA	48.62
104	St. James Parish, LA	48.6
105	Iberville Parish, LA	48.58
106	Stewart County, GA	48.47
107	Barbour County, AL	48.41
108	Morehouse Parish, LA	48.11
109	Desha County, AR	48.1
110	Muscogee County, GA	47.98
111	Mitchell County, GA	47.92
112	Anson County, NC	47.87
113	Sumter County, SC	47.85
114	Newton County, GA	47.83
115	Quitman County, GA	47.52
116	Clarendon County, SC	47.42
117	Marshall County, MS	47.24
118	Martinsville city, VA	47.21
119	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	47.14
120	Dillon County, SC	47.05
121	Richmond city, VA	46.99
122	Burke County, GA	46.98
123	Winston County, MS	46.77
124	Conecuh County, AL	46.01
125	Russell County, AL	45.6
126	St. Louis city, MO	45.44
127	Montgomery County, MS	45.16
128	Clarke County, AL	44.95
129	Butler County, AL	44.9
130	Liberty County, GA	44.86
131	Crisp County, GA	44.84
132	Lowndes County, MS	44.82
133	Chickasaw County, MS	44.69
134	Charles City County, VA	44.63
135	McCormick County, SC	44.6
136	Peach County, GA	44.46
137	Fulton County, GA	44.4
138	West Feliciana Parish, LA	44.28
139	Lauderdale County, MS	44.18
140	Barnwell County, SC	43.94
141	Bronx County, NY	43.92
142	Attala County, MS	43.77
143	Philadelphia County, PA	43.73
144	Baker County, GA	43.72
145	Hopewell city, VA	43.65
146	Jefferson County, AL	43.51
147	Walthall County, MS	43.35
148	Florence County, SC	43.15
149	Newport News city, VA	42.93
150	Grenada County, MS	42.91
151	Decatur County, GA	42.77
151	East Feliciana Parish, LA	42.77
152	Suffolk city, VA	42.72
153	Jenkins County, GA	42.58
154	Baldwin County, GA	42.49
155	Leake County, MS	42.4
156	Hardeman County, TN	42.24
157	Martin County, NC	42.19
158	Webster County, GA	42.05
159	Norfolk city, VA	42.04
160	Essex County, NJ	42
161	Darlington County, SC	41.82
162	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.78
163	McDuffie County, GA	41.69
163	Surry County, VA	41.69
164	Bienville Parish, LA	41.67
165	Somerset County, MD	41.65
166	Lenoir County, NC	41.64
167	Choctaw County, AL	41.62
168	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.51
169	Nash County, NC	41.48
170	Chatham County, GA	41.21
171	Screven County, GA	41.12
172	Monroe County, AL	41.07
173	Wilkes County, GA	40.98
174	Twiggs County, GA	40.94
175	Jasper County, SC	40.76
176	Dallas County, AR	40.69
177	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.57
178	Monroe County, AR	40.49
178	Calhoun County, SC	40.49
179	Wilson County, NC	40.48
180	Ouachita County, AR	40.39
181	Chambers County, AL	40.31
182	Turner County, GA	40.19
183	Pickens County, AL	39.99
184	Concordia Parish, LA	39.98
185	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	39.96
185	Amite County, MS	39.96
186	Wayne County, MS	39.83
187	Red River Parish, LA	39.75
188	Nottoway County, VA	39.58
189	Scotland County, NC	39.26
190	Cumberland County, NC	39.18
191	Yalobusha County, MS	38.91
192	Scott County, MS	38.84

Ranking of Counties By Black or African American Alone Population Percentage in 2019 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.