Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.37%), followed by Claiborne, MS (85.05%), and Holmes, MS (82.19%).

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 2015

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Greene, AL

Macon, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Tunica, MS

Coahoma, MS

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.37
2	Claiborne County, MS	85.05
3	Holmes County, MS	82.19
4	Greene County, AL	81.06
5	Macon County, AL	81.02
6	Petersburg city, VA	77.11
7	Tunica County, MS	76.51
8	Coahoma County, MS	76.08
9	Humphreys County, MS	74.8
10	Leflore County, MS	73.44
11	Allendale County, SC	73.39
12	Lowndes County, AL	73.29
13	Sunflower County, MS	73.21
14	Hancock County, GA	72.21
15	Sumter County, AL	72.1
16	Washington County, MS	71.63
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.58
18	Hinds County, MS	71.43
19	Wilcox County, AL	70.98
20	Sharkey County, MS	70.36
21	Wilkinson County, MS	70.16
22	Quitman County, MS	70
23	Dallas County, AL	69.82
24	Bullock County, AL	69.79
25	Dougherty County, GA	68.92
26	Clayton County, GA	68.32
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	67.95
28	Perry County, AL	67.78
29	Williamsburg County, SC	64.88
30	Bolivar County, MS	63.95
31	Issaquena County, MS	63.87
32	Lee County, SC	63.5
33	Emporia city, VA	63.15
34	Prince George's County, MD	62.75
35	Baltimore city, MD	62.73
36	Madison Parish, LA	62.43
37	Phillips County, AR	62.01
38	Orangeburg County, SC	61.87
39	Bertie County, NC	61.58
40	Randolph County, GA	61.42
41	Calhoun County, GA	61.23
42	Bamberg County, SC	60.81
43	Clay County, GA	60.71
43	Kemper County, MS	60.71
44	Warren County, GA	60.35
45	Hertford County, NC	60.02
46	Terrell County, GA	59.95
47	Macon County, GA	59.71
48	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.5
49	Orleans Parish, LA	59.4
50	Greensville County, VA	59.04
51	Clay County, MS	58.41
52	Fairfield County, SC	57.89
53	Hale County, AL	57.81
54	Sussex County, VA	57.76
55	Franklin city, VA	57.68
56	Northampton County, NC	57.67
57	Edgecombe County, NC	57.61
58	Taliaferro County, GA	57.47
59	Montgomery County, AL	57.16
60	Yazoo County, MS	56.89
61	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.2
62	Marion County, SC	56.13
63	Jefferson County, AR	55.91
64	Gadsden County, FL	55.64
65	Brunswick County, VA	55.43
66	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	55.38
67	Richmond County, GA	55.21
68	Talbot County, GA	55.1
69	Bibb County, GA	54.2
70	DeKalb County, GA	54.14
71	Chicot County, AR	54.06
72	Lee County, AR	54.05
73	Tensas Parish, LA	53.95
74	Shelby County, TN	53.33
75	St. Francis County, AR	53.08
75	Hampton County, SC	53.08
76	Pike County, MS	52.97
77	Halifax County, NC	52.95
78	Jefferson County, GA	52.93
79	Washington County, GA	52.92
80	Portsmouth city, VA	52.9
81	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.77
82	Adams County, MS	52.74
83	Sumter County, GA	52.65
84	Jasper County, MS	52.52
85	Crittenden County, AR	52.28
86	Rockdale County, GA	51.28
87	Marengo County, AL	51.2
88	Copiah County, MS	51.1
89	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.02
90	Marlboro County, SC	50.99
91	Warren County, NC	50.88
92	Vance County, NC	50.37
93	Haywood County, TN	49.99
94	Danville city, VA	49.81
95	Early County, GA	49.46
96	Panola County, MS	49.45
97	Richmond city, VA	49.34
98	St. James Parish, LA	49.1
99	Hampton city, VA	48.74
100	Dooly County, GA	48.72
101	Anson County, NC	48.69
102	Caddo Parish, LA	48.59
103	Washington County, NC	48.49
104	Warren County, MS	48.36
105	Iberville Parish, LA	48.3
106	McCormick County, SC	47.94
107	Clarendon County, SC	47.9
108	Barbour County, AL	47.69
109	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.62
110	Burke County, GA	47.59
111	Mitchell County, GA	47.58
112	Marshall County, MS	47.54
113	St. Louis city, MO	47.28
114	Sumter County, SC	46.96
115	Desha County, AR	46.93
116	Dillon County, SC	46.69
117	Quitman County, GA	46.68
118	Charles City County, VA	46.44
119	Conecuh County, AL	46.43
120	Richland County, SC	46.41
121	Winston County, MS	46.23
122	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.01
123	Martinsville city, VA	45.91
124	Muscogee County, GA	45.44
125	Montgomery County, MS	45.24
126	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.21
127	Baker County, GA	45.18
128	Stewart County, GA	44.53
129	Butler County, AL	44.08
130	Clarke County, AL	43.96
131	Barnwell County, SC	43.92
132	Charles County, MD	43.89
133	Fulton County, GA	43.81
134	East Feliciana Parish, LA	43.78
135	Crisp County, GA	43.65
136	Chickasaw County, MS	43.56
137	Lowndes County, MS	43.55
138	Douglas County, GA	43.28
139	Surry County, VA	43.24
140	Russell County, AL	43.2
141	Walthall County, MS	43.02
142	Newton County, GA	42.95
143	Jefferson County, AL	42.94
144	Peach County, GA	42.92
145	Lauderdale County, MS	42.82
146	Jasper County, SC	42.72
147	Attala County, MS	42.66
148	Martin County, NC	42.36
149	Jenkins County, GA	42.24
150	Florence County, SC	42.17
151	Grenada County, MS	42.16
152	Webster County, GA	42.02
153	Screven County, GA	41.96
154	Decatur County, GA	41.85
155	Baldwin County, GA	41.83
156	Suffolk city, VA	41.81
157	Somerset County, MD	41.72
158	Bienville Parish, LA	41.69
159	Choctaw County, AL	41.68
160	Wilkes County, GA	41.67
161	Philadelphia County, PA	41.54
162	Hardeman County, TN	41.52
163	Dallas County, AR	41.44
164	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.34
165	Leake County, MS	41.32
166	Norfolk city, VA	41.31
167	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.3
168	Darlington County, SC	41.21
169	Monroe County, AL	41.04
169	Calhoun County, SC	41.04
170	McDuffie County, GA	40.83
171	Henry County, GA	40.8
172	Twiggs County, GA	40.7
173	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.68
174	Lenoir County, NC	40.54
175	Amite County, MS	40.37
176	Concordia Parish, LA	40.35
177	Monroe County, AR	40.29
178	Liberty County, GA	40.27
179	Pickens County, AL	40.15
180	Ouachita County, AR	40.05
181	Newport News city, VA	39.99
182	Chatham County, GA	39.66
183	Wilson County, NC	39.47
184	Chambers County, AL	39.45
184	Nash County, NC	39.45
185	Wayne County, MS	39.37
186	Red River Parish, LA	39.22
187	Nottoway County, VA	39.17
187	Hopewell city, VA	39.17
188	Meriwether County, GA	39.14
189	Essex County, NJ	39.1
190	Yalobusha County, MS	39.01
191	Scotland County, NC	38.95
192	Wayne County, MI	38.81
193	Wilkinson County, GA	38.78
194	Turner County, GA	38.65
195	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	38.57

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2015 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.