Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all US counties, Jefferson, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.54%), followed by Claiborne, MS (85.41%), and Holmes, MS (82.27%).

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 2016

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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 2016

Jefferson, MS

Claiborne, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Petersburg city, VA

Coahoma, MS

Tunica, MS

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2016

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Jefferson County, MS	85.54
2	Claiborne County, MS	85.41
3	Holmes County, MS	82.27
4	Macon County, AL	80.72
5	Greene County, AL	80.58
6	Petersburg city, VA	77.02
7	Coahoma County, MS	76.36
8	Tunica County, MS	76.18
9	Humphreys County, MS	74.4
10	Leflore County, MS	73.71
11	Allendale County, SC	73.41
12	Lowndes County, AL	73.07
13	Sunflower County, MS	73.05
14	Sumter County, AL	72.08
15	Washington County, MS	71.87
16	Hinds County, MS	71.8
17	Hancock County, GA	71.67
18	Noxubee County, MS	71.48
19	Wilcox County, AL	70.75
19	Sharkey County, MS	70.75
20	Quitman County, MS	70.41
21	Wilkinson County, MS	70.07
22	Dallas County, AL	70.02
23	Bullock County, AL	69.54
24	Dougherty County, GA	69.31
25	Clayton County, GA	68.93
26	East Carroll Parish, LA	68.31
27	Perry County, AL	67.6
28	Williamsburg County, SC	64.72
29	Bolivar County, MS	63.78
30	Lee County, SC	63.49
31	Issaquena County, MS	63.29
32	Emporia city, VA	62.69
33	Prince George's County, MD	62.54
34	Baltimore city, MD	62.53
35	Madison Parish, LA	62.35
36	Phillips County, AR	61.91
37	Orangeburg County, SC	61.75
38	Randolph County, GA	61.3
39	Calhoun County, GA	61.11
39	Bertie County, NC	61.11
40	Kemper County, MS	60.62
41	Bamberg County, SC	60.12
42	Clay County, GA	60.07
43	Hertford County, NC	60.02
44	Macon County, GA	59.97
45	Terrell County, GA	59.86
46	Greensville County, VA	59.3
47	Warren County, GA	59.22
47	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.22
48	Orleans Parish, LA	59.2
49	Clay County, MS	58.32
50	Hale County, AL	57.8
51	Edgecombe County, NC	57.68
52	Fairfield County, SC	57.59
53	Montgomery County, AL	57.51
54	Franklin city, VA	57.49
55	Northampton County, NC	57.27
56	Sussex County, VA	57.13
57	Yazoo County, MS	56.89
58	Taliaferro County, GA	56.56
59	Jefferson County, AR	56.4
60	Marion County, SC	56.28
61	Tallahatchie County, MS	55.93
62	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	55.84
63	Gadsden County, FL	55.48
64	Richmond County, GA	55.41
65	Brunswick County, VA	55.16
66	Talbot County, GA	54.99
67	Bibb County, GA	54.49
68	Lee County, AR	54.28
69	Chicot County, AR	54.03
70	Tensas Parish, LA	54
71	DeKalb County, GA	53.94
72	Shelby County, TN	53.51
73	Portsmouth city, VA	53.21
74	Pike County, MS	53.2
74	Hampton County, SC	53.2
75	Jasper County, MS	53.07
76	Halifax County, NC	52.98
77	Washington County, GA	52.92
78	Crittenden County, AR	52.91
79	Adams County, MS	52.82
80	Jefferson County, GA	52.72
80	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.72
81	Rockdale County, GA	52.67
82	St. Francis County, AR	52.62
83	Sumter County, GA	52.52
84	Copiah County, MS	51.46
85	Marengo County, AL	51.39
86	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.34
87	Warren County, NC	50.89
88	Marlboro County, SC	50.84
89	Vance County, NC	50.43
90	Haywood County, TN	50.11
91	Danville city, VA	50.02
92	Early County, GA	49.9
93	Panola County, MS	49.75
94	Hampton city, VA	49.06
95	Caddo Parish, LA	48.95
96	St. James Parish, LA	48.73
96	Warren County, MS	48.73
97	Richmond city, VA	48.57
98	Dooly County, GA	48.55
99	Iberville Parish, LA	48.36
100	Anson County, NC	48.21
101	Washington County, NC	48.2
102	Barbour County, AL	47.61
103	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.6
104	Marshall County, MS	47.58
105	Clarendon County, SC	47.5
106	Burke County, GA	47.49
107	Mitchell County, GA	47.42
108	Quitman County, GA	47.22
109	Sumter County, SC	47.18
110	McCormick County, SC	47.02
111	St. Louis city, MO	46.83
112	Richland County, SC	46.75
113	Dillon County, SC	46.67
114	Conecuh County, AL	46.62
115	Martinsville city, VA	46.29
116	Desha County, AR	46.28
117	Winston County, MS	46.16
117	Charles City County, VA	46.16
118	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.1
119	Muscogee County, GA	45.82
120	West Feliciana Parish, LA	45.3
121	Charles County, MD	45.18
122	Montgomery County, MS	45.13
123	Baker County, GA	44.58
124	Douglas County, GA	44.35
125	Crisp County, GA	44.19
126	Butler County, AL	44.15
127	Clarke County, AL	44.12
128	Russell County, AL	43.93
129	Barnwell County, SC	43.9
130	Newton County, GA	43.89
131	Lowndes County, MS	43.82
132	Stewart County, GA	43.81
133	Fulton County, GA	43.69
134	Chickasaw County, MS	43.68
135	Peach County, GA	43.58
136	East Feliciana Parish, LA	43.48
137	Walthall County, MS	43.41
138	Lauderdale County, MS	43.07
139	Jefferson County, AL	43
140	Attala County, MS	42.99
141	Surry County, VA	42.79
142	Grenada County, MS	42.4
143	Jasper County, SC	42.38
144	Henry County, GA	42.29
145	Baldwin County, GA	42.27
146	Florence County, SC	42.21
147	Webster County, GA	42.12
148	Martin County, NC	42.08
149	Dallas County, AR	41.9
150	Jenkins County, GA	41.86
151	Suffolk city, VA	41.75
152	Decatur County, GA	41.73
153	Somerset County, MD	41.7
154	Bienville Parish, LA	41.64
155	Choctaw County, AL	41.59
156	Leake County, MS	41.58
157	Hardeman County, TN	41.53
158	Screven County, GA	41.5
159	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.3
159	Philadelphia County, PA	41.3
160	Wilkes County, GA	41.25
161	Darlington County, SC	41.24
162	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.21
163	Calhoun County, SC	41.2
164	Norfolk city, VA	41.14
165	Twiggs County, GA	41.1
166	Liberty County, GA	41.06
167	McDuffie County, GA	40.99
168	Monroe County, AL	40.96
169	Lenoir County, NC	40.84
170	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.47
171	Monroe County, AR	40.32
172	Pickens County, AL	40.17
173	Newport News city, VA	40.15
174	Hopewell city, VA	40.02
175	Concordia Parish, LA	39.99
176	Amite County, MS	39.98
177	Nash County, NC	39.76
178	Ouachita County, AR	39.72
179	Wilson County, NC	39.69
180	Chatham County, GA	39.64
181	Wayne County, MS	39.6
182	Chambers County, AL	39.41
183	Nottoway County, VA	39.23
184	Red River Parish, LA	39.22
185	Turner County, GA	39.2
186	Meriwether County, GA	39.05
187	Essex County, NJ	38.96
188	Yalobusha County, MS	38.83
189	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	38.81
190	Scotland County, NC	38.8
191	Wilkinson County, GA	38.68
192	Wayne County, MI	38.57

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2016 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.