Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.87%), followed by Claiborne, MS (84.36%), and Holmes, MS (82.2%).

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.

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2013
Jefferson, MS
Claiborne, MS
Holmes, MS
Macon, AL
Greene, AL
Petersburg city, VA
Tunica, MS
Coahoma, MS
Humphreys, MS
Lowndes, AL
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2013
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Jefferson County, MS 85.87
2 Claiborne County, MS 84.36
3 Holmes County, MS 82.2
4 Macon County, AL 81.76
5 Greene County, AL 80.81
6 Petersburg city, VA 77.09
7 Tunica County, MS 75.66
8 Coahoma County, MS 75.3
9 Humphreys County, MS 74.41
10 Lowndes County, AL 73.51
11 Hancock County, GA 72.97
12 Sunflower County, MS 72.91
13 Sumter County, AL 72.8
14 Allendale County, SC 72.72
15 Leflore County, MS 72.39
16 Noxubee County, MS 71.63
17 Washington County, MS 71.42
18 Wilcox County, AL 71.36
19 Sharkey County, MS 70.82
20 Wilkinson County, MS 70.6
21 Hinds County, MS 70.47
22 Bullock County, AL 69.99
23 Dallas County, AL 69.62
24 Quitman County, MS 69.34
25 Dougherty County, GA 68.06
26 Perry County, AL 68.03
27 East Carroll Parish, LA 67.72
28 Clayton County, GA 67.15
29 Williamsburg County, SC 65.31
30 Bolivar County, MS 64.55
31 Lee County, SC 63.27
32 Prince George's County, MD 63.24
33 Emporia city, VA 63.14
34 Baltimore city, MD 63.06
35 Issaquena County, MS 62.71
36 Phillips County, AR 62.33
37 Madison Parish, LA 62.27
38 Orangeburg County, SC 62.06
39 Bertie County, NC 61.64
40 Randolph County, GA 61.37
41 Bamberg County, SC 61.21
42 Clay County, GA 61.12
43 Calhoun County, GA 60.64
44 Terrell County, GA 60.46
45 Kemper County, MS 60.44
46 Warren County, GA 60.34
47 Hertford County, NC 59.98
48 Jefferson Davis County, MS 59.9
49 Orleans Parish, LA 59.83
50 Macon County, GA 59.79
51 Greensville County, VA 59.03
52 Clay County, MS 58.56
53 Fairfield County, SC 58.55
54 Taliaferro County, GA 58.45
55 Sussex County, VA 58.29
56 Hale County, AL 58.14
57 Northampton County, NC 58.04
58 Edgecombe County, NC 57.49
59 Yazoo County, MS 56.78
60 Franklin city, VA 56.56
61 Talbot County, GA 56.5
62 Tallahatchie County, MS 56.39
63 Montgomery County, AL 56.36
64 Brunswick County, VA 56.2
65 Marion County, SC 56.07
66 Jefferson County, AR 55.55
67 Gadsden County, FL 55.46
68 Lee County, AR 55.22
69 Richmond County, GA 54.62
69 Tensas Parish, LA 54.62
70 St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 54.51
71 Chicot County, AR 54.09
72 DeKalb County, GA 53.92
73 Jefferson County, GA 53.8
74 Hampton County, SC 53.23
75 Bibb County, GA 53.21
76 St. Helena Parish, LA 53.12
77 Halifax County, NC 52.99
78 Shelby County, TN 52.9
79 Portsmouth city, VA 52.88
80 Adams County, MS 52.57
81 Washington County, GA 52.47
82 St. Francis County, AR 52.42
83 Pike County, MS 52.37
84 Sumter County, GA 52.28
85 Jasper County, MS 52.26
86 Crittenden County, AR 51.65
87 Warren County, NC 51.21
88 Marlboro County, SC 50.98
89 Marengo County, AL 50.94
90 Copiah County, MS 50.66
91 Claiborne Parish, LA 50.65
92 Richmond city, VA 49.99
93 Vance County, NC 49.93
94 Haywood County, TN 49.83
95 Early County, GA 49.58
96 Panola County, MS 49.49
97 McCormick County, SC 49.31
98 Danville city, VA 49.22
99 St. James Parish, LA 49.15
100 Dooly County, GA 49.02
101 Washington County, NC 48.86
102 Rockdale County, GA 48.7
103 Iberville Parish, LA 48.46
104 Anson County, NC 48.42
104 Hampton city, VA 48.42
105 Burke County, GA 48.28
106 Clarendon County, SC 48.25
107 St. Louis city, MO 48.21
108 Stewart County, GA 48.17
109 Caddo Parish, LA 48.01
110 Warren County, MS 47.79
111 Mitchell County, GA 47.75
112 Barbour County, AL 47.64
113 Charles City County, VA 47.4
114 Morehouse Parish, LA 47.39
115 Desha County, AR 47.34
116 Marshall County, MS 47.16
117 Quitman County, GA 46.96
118 Sumter County, SC 46.75
119 Dillon County, SC 46.3
120 Richland County, SC 46.15
121 Winston County, MS 46.05
122 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 45.88
123 Conecuh County, AL 45.74
124 West Feliciana Parish, LA 45.59
125 Martinsville city, VA 45.22
126 Montgomery County, MS 45.18
127 Baker County, GA 44.89
127 Muscogee County, GA 44.89
128 Surry County, VA 44.41
129 Jasper County, SC 44.38
130 East Feliciana Parish, LA 44.3
131 Peach County, GA 44.15
132 Barnwell County, SC 44.11
133 Clarke County, AL 43.87
134 Fulton County, GA 43.8
135 Crisp County, GA 43.49
135 Walthall County, MS 43.49
136 Lowndes County, MS 43.47
137 Butler County, AL 43.46
138 Chickasaw County, MS 42.83
139 Martin County, NC 42.82
140 Jefferson County, AL 42.63
141 Choctaw County, AL 42.56
142 Lauderdale County, MS 42.45
143 Jenkins County, GA 42.32
144 Attala County, MS 42.25
144 Suffolk city, VA 42.25
145 Charles County, MD 42.15
146 Bienville Parish, LA 42.08
147 Webster County, GA 41.99
148 Grenada County, MS 41.96
149 Screven County, GA 41.94
150 Philadelphia County, PA 41.9
151 Wilkes County, GA 41.88
152 Norfolk city, VA 41.8
153 Florence County, SC 41.75
154 Newton County, GA 41.74
155 Somerset County, MD 41.71
156 Dallas County, AR 41.69
157 Hardeman County, TN 41.68
158 Russell County, AL 41.52
159 Twiggs County, GA 41.47
160 Leake County, MS 41.42
161 Baldwin County, GA 41.39
162 Calhoun County, SC 41.33
163 Decatur County, GA 41.3
164 St. Landry Parish, LA 41.28
165 Monroe County, AL 41.27
166 Natchitoches Parish, LA 41.23
167 Douglas County, GA 41.18
168 Darlington County, SC 41.17
169 Pickens County, AL 41
170 Amite County, MS 40.99
171 Lincoln Parish, LA 40.98
172 Lenoir County, NC 40.63
173 Monroe County, AR 40.58
174 Concordia Parish, LA 40.48
175 McDuffie County, GA 40.29
176 Liberty County, GA 39.74
177 Newport News city, VA 39.72
178 Chatham County, GA 39.68
179 Ouachita County, AR 39.58
180 Red River Parish, LA 39.56
181 Essex County, NJ 39.37
182 Wayne County, MI 39.24
182 Wilson County, NC 39.24
183 Meriwether County, GA 39.12
184 Nottoway County, VA 39.09
185 Turner County, GA 39.05
186 Madison County, FL 38.92
187 Chambers County, AL 38.84
187 Scotland County, NC 38.84
188 Nash County, NC 38.66
189 Essex County, VA 38.63
190 Wayne County, MS 38.61
191 Henry County, GA 38.6
192 Wilkinson County, GA 38.55
193 Colleton County, SC 38.47