Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.43%), followed by Claiborne, MS (84.23%), and Holmes, MS (82.36%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2010

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Sumter, AL

Humphreys, MS

Hancock, GA

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2010

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.43
2	Claiborne County, MS	84.23
3	Holmes County, MS	82.36
4	Macon County, AL	81.97
5	Greene County, AL	81.19
6	Petersburg city, VA	78.16
7	Coahoma County, MS	75.42
8	Sumter County, AL	74.46
9	Humphreys County, MS	74.23
10	Hancock County, GA	74.02
11	Tunica County, MS	73.45
12	Allendale County, SC	73.37
13	Lowndes County, AL	73.17
14	Sunflower County, MS	72.61
15	Wilcox County, AL	72.11
16	Leflore County, MS	72.01
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.54
18	Washington County, MS	71.15
19	Wilkinson County, MS	70.62
20	Sharkey County, MS	70.55
21	Bullock County, AL	70.09
22	Quitman County, MS	69.41
23	Dallas County, AL	69.34
24	Hinds County, MS	69.05
25	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.63
26	Perry County, AL	68.44
27	Dougherty County, GA	67
28	Clayton County, GA	65.49
28	Williamsburg County, SC	65.49
29	Issaquena County, MS	64.72
30	Lee County, SC	64.07
31	Bolivar County, MS	63.93
32	Prince George's County, MD	63.72
33	Baltimore city, MD	63.42
34	Phillips County, AR	62.78
35	Bertie County, NC	62.31
35	Emporia city, VA	62.31
36	Orangeburg County, SC	61.98
37	Randolph County, GA	61.5
38	Warren County, GA	61.36
39	Bamberg County, SC	61.22
40	Calhoun County, GA	61.1
41	Madison Parish, LA	60.92
42	Terrell County, GA	60.68
43	Clay County, GA	60.58
44	Macon County, GA	60.48
45	Hertford County, NC	60.27
46	Kemper County, MS	60.03
47	Orleans Parish, LA	59.95
48	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.69
49	Greensville County, VA	59.54
50	Taliaferro County, GA	59.48
51	Fairfield County, SC	58.92
52	Hale County, AL	58.77
53	Talbot County, GA	58.51
54	Northampton County, NC	58.16
55	Clay County, MS	58.06
56	Sussex County, VA	57.95
57	Edgecombe County, NC	57.24
58	Brunswick County, VA	57.15
59	Franklin city, VA	56.87
60	Yazoo County, MS	56.61
61	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.18
62	Tensas Parish, LA	56.05
63	Marion County, SC	55.66
64	Gadsden County, FL	55.4
65	Lee County, AR	55.09
66	Jefferson County, AR	54.98
67	Montgomery County, AL	54.69
68	Jefferson County, GA	54.42
69	Chicot County, AR	53.89
70	DeKalb County, GA	53.84
71	Richmond County, GA	53.71
72	Hampton County, SC	53.49
73	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	53.42
74	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.32
75	Halifax County, NC	53.07
76	Portsmouth city, VA	52.69
77	Adams County, MS	52.68
78	Washington County, GA	52.52
79	Jasper County, MS	52.31
80	Shelby County, TN	52.07
81	Warren County, NC	52.06
82	Bibb County, GA	52.04
83	St. Francis County, AR	51.67
84	Marengo County, AL	51.52
85	Sumter County, GA	51.49
86	Pike County, MS	51.48
87	Crittenden County, AR	51.19
88	Marlboro County, SC	50.81
89	Copiah County, MS	50.71
90	Claiborne Parish, LA	50.62
91	St. James Parish, LA	50.44
92	Richmond city, VA	50.28
93	Haywood County, TN	50.21
94	Clarendon County, SC	49.74
95	Washington County, NC	49.69
96	Vance County, NC	49.53
97	McCormick County, SC	49.48
98	Dooly County, GA	49.35
99	Early County, GA	49.33
100	Burke County, GA	49.12
101	St. Louis city, MO	49.02
102	Iberville Parish, LA	48.97
103	Hampton city, VA	48.82
104	Charles City County, VA	48.57
105	Panola County, MS	48.43
105	Anson County, NC	48.43
106	Danville city, VA	48.13
107	Quitman County, GA	47.85
108	Mitchell County, GA	47.66
109	Desha County, AR	47.54
110	Caddo Parish, LA	47.08
111	Warren County, MS	46.94
112	Marshall County, MS	46.87
113	Morehouse Parish, LA	46.84
114	Barbour County, AL	46.79
115	Sumter County, SC	46.72
116	Conecuh County, AL	46.41
117	West Feliciana Parish, LA	46.36
118	Stewart County, GA	46.3
119	Baker County, GA	46.28
120	Rockdale County, GA	46.27
121	Dillon County, SC	46.16
122	Surry County, VA	45.85
123	Richland County, SC	45.53
124	Jasper County, SC	45.52
125	Winston County, MS	45.5
126	Peach County, GA	45.49
127	Montgomery County, MS	45.19
128	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	45.18
129	Martinsville city, VA	45.02
130	Muscogee County, GA	44.92
131	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.64
132	Walthall County, MS	44.18
133	Barnwell County, SC	44.09
134	Clarke County, AL	43.81
135	Fulton County, GA	43.74
136	Lowndes County, MS	43.36
137	Butler County, AL	43.28
138	Martin County, NC	43.2
139	Choctaw County, AL	43.11
140	Screven County, GA	43.03
141	Crisp County, GA	42.9
142	Lauderdale County, MS	42.67
143	Suffolk city, VA	42.4
144	Philadelphia County, PA	42.34
145	Calhoun County, SC	42.32
145	Norfolk city, VA	42.32
146	Wilkes County, GA	42.26
147	Webster County, GA	42.14
148	Bienville Parish, LA	42.12
149	Chickasaw County, MS	41.98
150	Jefferson County, AL	41.96
151	Somerset County, MD	41.94
152	Attala County, MS	41.91
153	Dallas County, AR	41.89
154	Turner County, GA	41.81
155	Monroe County, AL	41.58
156	Grenada County, MS	41.5
157	Darlington County, SC	41.49
158	Russell County, AL	41.41
159	Pickens County, AL	41.4
160	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.39
161	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.37
162	Hardeman County, TN	41.27
163	Liberty County, GA	41.18
164	Florence County, SC	41.14
165	Baldwin County, GA	41.04
165	Amite County, MS	41.04
166	Twiggs County, GA	40.98
167	Decatur County, GA	40.93
168	Concordia Parish, LA	40.88
169	Monroe County, AR	40.72
170	Charles County, MD	40.67
171	Newton County, GA	40.64
172	Leake County, MS	40.49
173	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.43
174	Lenoir County, NC	40.32
175	Wayne County, MI	40.31
176	Jenkins County, GA	40.18
177	Ouachita County, AR	39.91
178	Newport News city, VA	39.86
179	Chatham County, GA	39.83
180	McDuffie County, GA	39.72
181	Essex County, NJ	39.71
182	Red River Parish, LA	39.5
183	Douglas County, GA	39.07
184	Meriwether County, GA	39.06
185	Nottoway County, VA	39
186	De Soto Parish, LA	38.95
187	Colleton County, SC	38.89
188	Wayne County, MS	38.84
189	Wilson County, NC	38.78
190	Chambers County, AL	38.61
191	Madison County, FL	38.56
192	Scotland County, NC	38.52
193	Taylor County, GA	38.45
194	Wilkinson County, GA	38.39
195	Madison County, MS	38.18

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2010 for each US State

Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by the percentage of population that were Non-Hispanic Black or African American for each of the following US states.