Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.76%), followed by Claiborne, MS (83.95%), and Holmes, MS (82.32%).

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 2012

Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.

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 2012

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Tunica, MS

Humphreys, MS

Lowndes, AL

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.76
2	Claiborne County, MS	83.95
3	Holmes County, MS	82.32
4	Macon County, AL	81.07
5	Greene County, AL	80.99
6	Petersburg city, VA	77.93
7	Coahoma County, MS	75.23
8	Tunica County, MS	74.91
9	Humphreys County, MS	74.41
10	Lowndes County, AL	73.48
11	Hancock County, GA	73.41
12	Sumter County, AL	73.35
13	Allendale County, SC	73
14	Sunflower County, MS	72.65
15	Leflore County, MS	72.03
16	Noxubee County, MS	71.69
17	Wilcox County, AL	71.54
18	Washington County, MS	71.25
19	Sharkey County, MS	71.22
20	Wilkinson County, MS	70.43
21	Hinds County, MS	70.06
22	Dallas County, AL	69.45
23	Bullock County, AL	69.27
24	Quitman County, MS	68.73
25	Perry County, AL	68.2
26	East Carroll Parish, LA	67.8
27	Dougherty County, GA	67.54
28	Clayton County, GA	66.34
29	Williamsburg County, SC	65.26
30	Bolivar County, MS	64.45
31	Lee County, SC	63.81
32	Issaquena County, MS	63.58
33	Prince George's County, MD	63.47
34	Emporia city, VA	63.24
35	Baltimore city, MD	63.09
36	Phillips County, AR	62.31
37	Madison Parish, LA	62.08
38	Orangeburg County, SC	62.03
39	Bertie County, NC	61.52
40	Calhoun County, GA	61.24
41	Bamberg County, SC	60.99
42	Randolph County, GA	60.48
43	Terrell County, GA	60.46
44	Hertford County, NC	60.34
45	Kemper County, MS	60.33
46	Warren County, GA	60.31
47	Clay County, GA	60.19
48	Taliaferro County, GA	59.95
49	Orleans Parish, LA	59.93
50	Macon County, GA	59.84
51	Greensville County, VA	59.38
52	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.35
53	Clay County, MS	58.55
54	Fairfield County, SC	58.46
55	Hale County, AL	58.27
56	Sussex County, VA	57.99
57	Northampton County, NC	57.82
58	Edgecombe County, NC	57.54
59	Talbot County, GA	57.2
60	Franklin city, VA	56.92
61	Yazoo County, MS	56.58
62	Brunswick County, VA	56.48
63	Marion County, SC	55.97
64	Tallahatchie County, MS	55.93
65	Montgomery County, AL	55.68
66	Jefferson County, AR	55.42
67	Lee County, AR	55.4
68	Tensas Parish, LA	55.24
69	Gadsden County, FL	54.93
70	Chicot County, AR	54.4
71	Richmond County, GA	54.33
72	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	54.01
73	DeKalb County, GA	53.73
74	Jefferson County, GA	53.69
75	Hampton County, SC	53.26
76	St. Helena Parish, LA	53.12
77	Halifax County, NC	52.9
78	Portsmouth city, VA	52.77
79	Bibb County, GA	52.71
79	Adams County, MS	52.71
80	Shelby County, TN	52.62
81	Washington County, GA	52.41
82	Pike County, MS	52.29
83	Sumter County, GA	52.21
84	St. Francis County, AR	52.01
85	Jasper County, MS	51.95
86	Warren County, NC	51.61
87	Crittenden County, AR	51.34
88	Marengo County, AL	51.04
89	Marlboro County, SC	50.75
90	Copiah County, MS	50.6
91	Claiborne Parish, LA	50.54
92	Richmond city, VA	50.1
93	Vance County, NC	50.02
94	McCormick County, SC	49.69
95	Haywood County, TN	49.66
96	St. James Parish, LA	49.58
97	Quitman County, GA	49.27
98	Panola County, MS	49.19
99	Washington County, NC	49.05
100	Danville city, VA	48.95
101	Early County, GA	48.78
102	Clarendon County, SC	48.7
103	Iberville Parish, LA	48.68
104	Burke County, GA	48.66
105	Hampton city, VA	48.58
106	Anson County, NC	48.54
107	St. Louis city, MO	48.45
108	Dooly County, GA	48.33
109	Desha County, AR	47.97
110	Charles City County, VA	47.8
111	Mitchell County, GA	47.77
112	Caddo Parish, LA	47.6
113	Rockdale County, GA	47.47
114	Warren County, MS	47.26
115	Marshall County, MS	47.25
116	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.2
117	Barbour County, AL	47.13
118	Sumter County, SC	46.66
119	Dillon County, SC	46.2
120	Conecuh County, AL	46.05
121	Richland County, SC	46.02
122	Winston County, MS	45.89
123	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	45.72
124	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.69
125	Montgomery County, MS	45.4
126	Peach County, GA	45.25
127	Martinsville city, VA	45.18
128	Baker County, GA	45.1
129	Muscogee County, GA	44.83
130	Surry County, VA	44.77
131	Jasper County, SC	44.68
132	East Feliciana Parish, LA	44.18
133	Stewart County, GA	44.14
134	Barnwell County, SC	43.95
135	Fulton County, GA	43.91
136	Walthall County, MS	43.83
137	Clarke County, AL	43.72
138	Crisp County, GA	43.67
139	Lowndes County, MS	43.52
140	Butler County, AL	43.34
141	Martin County, NC	42.93
142	Choctaw County, AL	42.86
143	Lauderdale County, MS	42.73
144	Webster County, GA	42.41
145	Chickasaw County, MS	42.4
146	Jefferson County, AL	42.36
147	Suffolk city, VA	42.34
148	Philadelphia County, PA	42.04
149	Attala County, MS	42.02
150	Screven County, GA	42
151	Jenkins County, GA	41.95
152	Norfolk city, VA	41.89
153	Calhoun County, SC	41.87
154	Dallas County, AR	41.84
155	Wilkes County, GA	41.83
156	Grenada County, MS	41.75
157	Bienville Parish, LA	41.72
157	Somerset County, MD	41.72
158	Charles County, MD	41.63
159	Florence County, SC	41.57
160	Hardeman County, TN	41.55
161	Monroe County, AL	41.31
162	Darlington County, SC	41.3
163	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.27
164	Pickens County, AL	41.26
165	Baldwin County, GA	41.24
166	Russell County, AL	41.23
167	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.2
168	Decatur County, GA	41.19
169	Newton County, GA	41.16
170	Monroe County, AR	40.99
171	Amite County, MS	40.96
172	Twiggs County, GA	40.9
173	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.85
174	Leake County, MS	40.56
175	Concordia Parish, LA	40.46
176	Lenoir County, NC	40.39
177	McDuffie County, GA	40.21
178	Douglas County, GA	40.1
179	Turner County, GA	40.04
180	Newport News city, VA	39.88
181	Ouachita County, AR	39.82
182	Chatham County, GA	39.64
183	Wayne County, MI	39.58
184	Essex County, NJ	39.43
185	Red River Parish, LA	39.37
186	Liberty County, GA	39.22
187	Wilson County, NC	39.06
188	Nottoway County, VA	38.98
189	Madison County, FL	38.96
190	Meriwether County, GA	38.78
191	Scotland County, NC	38.74
192	Chambers County, AL	38.72
193	Wayne County, MS	38.7
194	Colleton County, SC	38.69
195	Wilkinson County, GA	38.59
196	Taylor County, GA	38.16
196	Madison County, MS	38.16
197	Nash County, NC	38.11

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2012 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.