Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.53%), followed by Jefferson, MS (85.33%), and Holmes, MS (82.29%).

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 2017

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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 2017

Claiborne, MS

Jefferson, MS

Holmes, MS

Macon, AL

Greene, AL

Coahoma, MS

Petersburg city, VA

Tunica, MS

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	85.53
2	Jefferson County, MS	85.33
3	Holmes County, MS	82.29
4	Macon County, AL	80.5
5	Greene County, AL	79.79
6	Coahoma County, MS	76.68
7	Petersburg city, VA	76.67
8	Tunica County, MS	76.51
9	Humphreys County, MS	74.94
10	Leflore County, MS	74.08
11	Sunflower County, MS	73.35
12	Allendale County, SC	73.02
13	Lowndes County, AL	72.4
14	Hinds County, MS	72.31
15	Washington County, MS	71.95
16	Sumter County, AL	71.68
17	Noxubee County, MS	71.66
18	Hancock County, GA	71.14
19	Quitman County, MS	70.99
20	Sharkey County, MS	70.74
21	Wilcox County, AL	70.45
22	Dallas County, AL	70.11
23	Wilkinson County, MS	70.05
24	Bullock County, AL	69.67
25	Clayton County, GA	69.6
26	Dougherty County, GA	69.48
27	East Carroll Parish, LA	67.81
28	Perry County, AL	66.94
29	Williamsburg County, SC	64.54
30	Bolivar County, MS	63.72
31	Lee County, SC	63.69
32	Emporia city, VA	62.94
33	Madison Parish, LA	62.5
34	Issaquena County, MS	62.44
35	Prince George's County, MD	62.33
36	Baltimore city, MD	62.29
37	Phillips County, AR	62.04
38	Orangeburg County, SC	61.78
39	Bertie County, NC	61.3
40	Randolph County, GA	61.26
41	Kemper County, MS	60.69
42	Clay County, GA	60.49
43	Macon County, GA	60.25
44	Calhoun County, GA	60.24
45	Hertford County, NC	60.08
46	Bamberg County, SC	60.05
47	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.47
48	Terrell County, GA	59.42
49	Orleans Parish, LA	59.26
50	Greensville County, VA	59.08
51	Warren County, GA	58.85
52	Clay County, MS	58.53
53	Montgomery County, AL	58.06
54	Hale County, AL	57.74
55	Franklin city, VA	57.48
56	Edgecombe County, NC	57.42
57	Northampton County, NC	57.29
58	Fairfield County, SC	57.21
59	Jefferson County, AR	56.62
60	Sussex County, VA	56.59
61	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	56.47
62	Marion County, SC	56.42
63	Yazoo County, MS	56.29
64	Tallahatchie County, MS	55.92
65	Taliaferro County, GA	55.83
66	Richmond County, GA	55.72
67	Gadsden County, FL	55.39
68	Talbot County, GA	54.96
69	Brunswick County, VA	54.94
70	Bibb County, GA	54.79
71	Rockdale County, GA	54.25
72	Lee County, AR	54.21
73	DeKalb County, GA	53.88
74	Shelby County, TN	53.59
75	Chicot County, AR	53.54
76	Tensas Parish, LA	53.52
77	Crittenden County, AR	53.51
78	Portsmouth city, VA	53.38
79	Pike County, MS	53.24
80	Washington County, GA	53.12
81	Hampton County, SC	53.09
82	Halifax County, NC	53.04
83	Jasper County, MS	52.98
84	Sumter County, GA	52.54
85	St. Francis County, AR	52.45
86	Jefferson County, GA	52.39
87	Adams County, MS	52.25
88	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.16
89	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.53
90	Copiah County, MS	51.5
91	Marengo County, AL	51.03
92	Marlboro County, SC	50.69
93	Warren County, NC	50.58
94	Early County, GA	50.45
94	Vance County, NC	50.45
94	Danville city, VA	50.45
95	Haywood County, TN	50.27
96	Panola County, MS	49.83
97	Hampton city, VA	49.38
98	Caddo Parish, LA	49.22
99	Warren County, MS	49
100	St. James Parish, LA	48.49
101	Dooly County, GA	48.34
102	Iberville Parish, LA	48.3
103	Anson County, NC	48.18
104	Washington County, NC	48.13
105	Richmond city, VA	47.98
106	Barbour County, AL	47.75
107	Mitchell County, GA	47.59
108	Burke County, GA	47.39
108	Clarendon County, SC	47.39
109	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.32
110	Sumter County, SC	47.31
111	Quitman County, GA	47.17
112	Marshall County, MS	47.14
113	Richland County, SC	47
114	Dillon County, SC	46.71
115	Winston County, MS	46.68
116	Charles County, MD	46.46
117	Martinsville city, VA	46.39
118	Desha County, AR	46.27
119	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.26
120	Conecuh County, AL	46.25
121	Muscogee County, GA	46.23
122	St. Louis city, MO	46.18
123	McCormick County, SC	45.95
124	Charles City County, VA	45.86
125	Douglas County, GA	45.67
126	Montgomery County, MS	45.05
127	Russell County, AL	44.7
128	Newton County, GA	44.67
129	West Feliciana Parish, LA	44.49
130	Butler County, AL	44.47
131	Baker County, GA	44.36
132	Clarke County, AL	44.12
132	Crisp County, GA	44.12
133	Lowndes County, MS	44.1
134	Chickasaw County, MS	43.91
135	Henry County, GA	43.83
136	Fulton County, GA	43.64
137	Peach County, GA	43.58
138	Barnwell County, SC	43.53
139	Stewart County, GA	43.4
140	Walthall County, MS	43.35
141	Lauderdale County, MS	43.2
142	Jefferson County, AL	43.1
143	Attala County, MS	42.85
144	East Feliciana Parish, LA	42.81
145	Surry County, VA	42.53
146	Grenada County, MS	42.47
147	Baldwin County, GA	42.4
148	Florence County, SC	42.34
149	Martin County, NC	41.88
150	Leake County, MS	41.87
151	Decatur County, GA	41.85
152	Jenkins County, GA	41.78
152	Liberty County, GA	41.78
152	Hardeman County, TN	41.78
153	Jasper County, SC	41.75
154	Choctaw County, AL	41.68
155	Somerset County, MD	41.51
156	Bienville Parish, LA	41.5
157	Suffolk city, VA	41.46
158	Darlington County, SC	41.37
159	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.34
160	Dallas County, AR	41.32
160	Wilkes County, GA	41.32
161	McDuffie County, GA	41.3
162	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.21
163	Monroe County, AL	41.09
164	Philadelphia County, PA	40.99
165	Hopewell city, VA	40.94
166	Twiggs County, GA	40.86
167	Norfolk city, VA	40.85
168	Screven County, GA	40.77
169	Webster County, GA	40.76
169	Lenoir County, NC	40.76
170	Newport News city, VA	40.51
171	Calhoun County, SC	40.42
172	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.32
173	Amite County, MS	40.19
174	Monroe County, AR	40.17
175	Nash County, NC	40.13
176	Pickens County, AL	39.99
177	Chatham County, GA	39.86
178	Ouachita County, AR	39.79
179	Wayne County, MS	39.73
180	Wilson County, NC	39.59
181	Concordia Parish, LA	39.58
182	Chambers County, AL	39.5
183	Red River Parish, LA	39.35
184	Meriwether County, GA	39.12
184	Turner County, GA	39.12
185	Scotland County, NC	39.04
186	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	38.96
187	Nottoway County, VA	38.89
188	Essex County, NJ	38.84
189	Yalobusha County, MS	38.64
190	Wayne County, MI	38.42
191	Wilkinson County, GA	38.22

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2017 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.