Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.66%), followed by Claiborne, MS (84.86%), and Holmes, MS (82.48%).

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 2011

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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 2011

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Humphreys, MS

Sumter, AL

Tunica, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.66
2	Claiborne County, MS	84.86
3	Holmes County, MS	82.48
4	Macon County, AL	81.66
5	Greene County, AL	81.32
6	Petersburg city, VA	78.21
7	Coahoma County, MS	75.13
8	Humphreys County, MS	74.4
9	Sumter County, AL	74.11
10	Tunica County, MS	73.63
11	Hancock County, GA	73.47
12	Lowndes County, AL	73.43
13	Allendale County, SC	73.34
14	Sunflower County, MS	72.6
15	Wilcox County, AL	72.37
16	Leflore County, MS	71.93
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.34
18	Washington County, MS	71.14
19	Sharkey County, MS	70.88
20	Wilkinson County, MS	70.11
21	Quitman County, MS	69.74
22	Hinds County, MS	69.6
23	Dallas County, AL	69.44
24	Bullock County, AL	69.3
25	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.27
26	Perry County, AL	68.18
27	Dougherty County, GA	67.43
28	Clayton County, GA	66.1
29	Williamsburg County, SC	65.21
30	Issaquena County, MS	64.53
31	Lee County, SC	64.31
32	Bolivar County, MS	64.09
33	Prince George's County, MD	63.64
34	Baltimore city, MD	63.31
35	Emporia city, VA	63.02
36	Phillips County, AR	62.43
37	Orangeburg County, SC	62.18
38	Bertie County, NC	61.88
39	Randolph County, GA	61.37
40	Bamberg County, SC	60.97
41	Warren County, GA	60.96
42	Madison Parish, LA	60.95
43	Calhoun County, GA	60.76
44	Taliaferro County, GA	60.35
45	Macon County, GA	60.32
46	Terrell County, GA	60.29
47	Clay County, GA	60.23
48	Hertford County, NC	60.17
49	Orleans Parish, LA	60.03
50	Kemper County, MS	59.99
51	Greensville County, VA	59.58
52	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.39
53	Fairfield County, SC	58.94
54	Hale County, AL	58.52
55	Clay County, MS	58.48
56	Northampton County, NC	58.14
57	Sussex County, VA	58.04
58	Talbot County, GA	57.7
59	Edgecombe County, NC	57.49
60	Brunswick County, VA	56.72
61	Yazoo County, MS	56.57
62	Tensas Parish, LA	56.35
62	Franklin city, VA	56.35
63	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.31
64	Marion County, SC	55.79
65	Montgomery County, AL	55.32
66	Lee County, AR	55.27
67	Gadsden County, FL	55.19
68	Jefferson County, AR	55.16
69	Richmond County, GA	54.15
70	DeKalb County, GA	53.96
71	Chicot County, AR	53.83
72	Jefferson County, GA	53.76
73	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	53.55
74	Hampton County, SC	53.41
75	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.21
76	Halifax County, NC	53.05
77	Adams County, MS	52.7
78	Portsmouth city, VA	52.65
79	Jasper County, MS	52.58
80	Bibb County, GA	52.49
81	Shelby County, TN	52.34
82	Washington County, GA	52.31
83	St. Francis County, AR	52.05
84	Warren County, NC	52.03
85	Sumter County, GA	51.9
86	Pike County, MS	51.84
87	Marengo County, AL	51.31
88	Crittenden County, AR	51.28
89	Marlboro County, SC	50.76
90	Copiah County, MS	50.64
91	Claiborne Parish, LA	50.45
92	Richmond city, VA	50.28
93	St. James Parish, LA	50.18
94	Vance County, NC	49.9
95	Haywood County, TN	49.75
96	Washington County, NC	49.47
97	McCormick County, SC	49.44
98	Clarendon County, SC	49.39
99	Early County, GA	49.33
100	Burke County, GA	49.16
101	Panola County, MS	48.88
102	Quitman County, GA	48.86
103	Iberville Parish, LA	48.83
104	Hampton city, VA	48.82
105	St. Louis city, MO	48.79
106	Anson County, NC	48.69
107	Danville city, VA	48.66
108	Dooly County, GA	48.62
109	Charles City County, VA	47.99
110	Mitchell County, GA	47.66
111	Desha County, AR	47.44
112	Caddo Parish, LA	47.28
113	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.23
114	Marshall County, MS	47.06
115	Rockdale County, GA	46.84
116	Barbour County, AL	46.81
117	Warren County, MS	46.76
118	Sumter County, SC	46.59
119	Conecuh County, AL	46.58
120	Dillon County, SC	46.31
121	West Feliciana Parish, LA	46.02
122	Richland County, SC	45.79
123	Peach County, GA	45.51
124	Winston County, MS	45.5
125	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	45.48
126	Baker County, GA	45.39
127	Montgomery County, MS	45.18
128	Muscogee County, GA	45.08
129	Surry County, VA	44.98
130	Jasper County, SC	44.84
131	Stewart County, GA	44.73
132	Martinsville city, VA	44.58
133	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.36
134	Walthall County, MS	44.18
135	Fulton County, GA	43.98
135	Barnwell County, SC	43.98
136	Clarke County, AL	43.82
137	Crisp County, GA	43.67
138	Butler County, AL	43.37
139	Lowndes County, MS	43.3
140	Martin County, NC	43.03
141	Choctaw County, AL	42.95
142	Lauderdale County, MS	42.77
143	Screven County, GA	42.67
144	Dallas County, AR	42.53
145	Suffolk city, VA	42.32
146	Chickasaw County, MS	42.29
147	Calhoun County, SC	42.27
148	Wilkes County, GA	42.23
149	Philadelphia County, PA	42.22
150	Jefferson County, AL	42.15
151	Norfolk city, VA	42.1
152	Somerset County, MD	41.98
153	Bienville Parish, LA	41.87
154	Webster County, GA	41.82
155	Attala County, MS	41.68
156	Grenada County, MS	41.67
157	Florence County, SC	41.36
158	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.35
158	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.35
159	Decatur County, GA	41.32
160	Russell County, AL	41.31
161	Monroe County, AL	41.3
161	Darlington County, SC	41.3
162	Hardeman County, TN	41.29
163	Pickens County, AL	41.28
164	Charles County, MD	41.17
165	Amite County, MS	41.05
166	Twiggs County, GA	40.91
167	Monroe County, AR	40.85
168	Newton County, GA	40.82
169	Turner County, GA	40.76
170	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.7
171	Baldwin County, GA	40.58
172	Leake County, MS	40.4
173	Lenoir County, NC	40.32
174	Concordia Parish, LA	40.21
175	Ouachita County, AR	40.12
176	McDuffie County, GA	40.03
177	Wayne County, MI	39.96
178	Liberty County, GA	39.9
179	Newport News city, VA	39.81
180	Chatham County, GA	39.69
181	Douglas County, GA	39.6
182	Essex County, NJ	39.58
183	Jenkins County, GA	39.45
184	Red River Parish, LA	39.36
185	Nottoway County, VA	39.07
186	Wilson County, NC	38.99
186	Colleton County, SC	38.99
187	Meriwether County, GA	38.9
188	Wayne County, MS	38.75
188	Scotland County, NC	38.75
189	Madison County, FL	38.49
190	Chambers County, AL	38.41
191	De Soto Parish, LA	38.35
192	Wilkinson County, GA	38.32
193	Madison County, MS	38.13
194	Essex County, VA	38.03

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2011 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.