Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.54%), followed by Jefferson, MS (84.88%), and Holmes, MS (82.68%).

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 2018

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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 2018

Claiborne, MS

Jefferson, MS

Holmes, MS

Greene, AL

Macon, AL

Tunica, MS

Coahoma, MS

Petersburg city, VA

Humphreys, MS

Leflore, MS

Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	85.54
2	Jefferson County, MS	84.88
3	Holmes County, MS	82.68
4	Greene County, AL	80.19
5	Macon County, AL	79.89
6	Tunica County, MS	77.31
7	Coahoma County, MS	76.87
8	Petersburg city, VA	76.73
9	Humphreys County, MS	75.11
10	Leflore County, MS	74.23
11	Sunflower County, MS	73.25
12	Allendale County, SC	72.77
13	Hinds County, MS	72.56
14	Lowndes County, AL	72.14
15	Washington County, MS	72.01
16	Noxubee County, MS	71.86
17	Sumter County, AL	71.56
18	Quitman County, MS	71.05
19	Hancock County, GA	70.99
20	Sharkey County, MS	70.82
21	Wilcox County, AL	70.66
22	Wilkinson County, MS	70.32
23	Dallas County, AL	70.1
23	Dougherty County, GA	70.1
24	Clayton County, GA	70.07
25	Bullock County, AL	69.46
26	Perry County, AL	67.92
26	East Carroll Parish, LA	67.92
27	Williamsburg County, SC	64.2
28	Emporia city, VA	63.92
29	Bolivar County, MS	63.84
30	Lee County, SC	63.69
31	Issaquena County, MS	63.06
32	Madison Parish, LA	62.33
33	Prince George's County, MD	62.08
34	Baltimore city, MD	62.05
35	Phillips County, AR	61.94
36	Orangeburg County, SC	61.71
37	Randolph County, GA	61.08
37	Bertie County, NC	61.08
38	Kemper County, MS	60.48
39	Hertford County, NC	60.31
40	Calhoun County, GA	60.11
41	Clay County, GA	60.08
42	Macon County, GA	59.96
43	Terrell County, GA	59.89
44	Bamberg County, SC	59.67
45	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.66
46	Orleans Parish, LA	59.19
47	Greensville County, VA	59.14
48	Warren County, GA	58.68
49	Montgomery County, AL	58.6
50	Clay County, MS	58.48
51	Hale County, AL	57.84
52	Franklin city, VA	57.5
53	Edgecombe County, NC	57.32
54	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	57.2
55	Northampton County, NC	56.99
55	Fairfield County, SC	56.99
56	Jefferson County, AR	56.79
57	Sussex County, VA	56.48
58	Marion County, SC	56.47
59	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.23
60	Richmond County, GA	56.12
61	Yazoo County, MS	56.08
62	Rockdale County, GA	55.65
63	Gadsden County, FL	55.19
64	Bibb County, GA	55.1
65	Brunswick County, VA	54.85
66	Lee County, AR	54.14
67	Talbot County, GA	53.93
68	Crittenden County, AR	53.88
69	Tensas Parish, LA	53.84
70	DeKalb County, GA	53.78
71	Shelby County, TN	53.67
72	Chicot County, AR	53.51
73	Pike County, MS	53.5
74	Taliaferro County, GA	53.42
75	Portsmouth city, VA	53.33
76	Washington County, GA	53.18
77	Jasper County, MS	53.14
78	Halifax County, NC	53.07
79	Hampton County, SC	52.75
80	St. Francis County, AR	52.65
81	Adams County, MS	52.52
82	Sumter County, GA	52.5
83	Jefferson County, GA	52.3
84	St. Helena Parish, LA	52.08
85	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.65
86	Copiah County, MS	51.37
87	Early County, GA	51.11
88	Marengo County, AL	50.94
89	Danville city, VA	50.84
90	Marlboro County, SC	50.79
91	Haywood County, TN	50.65
92	Vance County, NC	50.61
93	Warren County, NC	50.58
94	Panola County, MS	49.71
95	Hampton city, VA	49.63
96	Caddo Parish, LA	49.48
97	Warren County, MS	48.96
98	Dooly County, GA	48.86
99	St. James Parish, LA	48.53
100	Iberville Parish, LA	48.27
101	Washington County, NC	48.21
102	Barbour County, AL	48.14
103	Anson County, NC	47.99
104	Charles County, MD	47.91
105	Mitchell County, GA	47.83
106	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.74
107	Richland County, SC	47.37
108	Sumter County, SC	47.25
109	Marshall County, MS	47.06
110	Douglas County, GA	47.02
111	Burke County, GA	46.99
112	Richmond city, VA	46.97
113	Clarendon County, SC	46.96
114	Desha County, AR	46.82
115	Dillon County, SC	46.72
116	Martinsville city, VA	46.6
117	Winston County, MS	46.51
118	Quitman County, GA	46.5
119	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.47
120	Muscogee County, GA	46.38
121	St. Louis city, MO	45.73
122	Newton County, GA	45.65
123	Conecuh County, AL	45.56
124	Henry County, GA	45.43
125	Charles City County, VA	45.32
126	McCormick County, SC	45.07
127	Montgomery County, MS	44.92
128	Russell County, AL	44.89
129	Lowndes County, MS	44.6
130	Butler County, AL	44.55
131	Clarke County, AL	44.21
132	Crisp County, GA	44.18
132	West Feliciana Parish, LA	44.18
133	Chickasaw County, MS	43.89
134	Peach County, GA	43.81
135	Lauderdale County, MS	43.77
136	Barnwell County, SC	43.6
137	Fulton County, GA	43.53
138	Baker County, GA	43.41
139	Walthall County, MS	43.25
140	Attala County, MS	43.15
141	Jefferson County, AL	43.12
142	Florence County, SC	42.65
143	Grenada County, MS	42.57
144	East Feliciana Parish, LA	42.55
145	Liberty County, GA	42.39
146	Baldwin County, GA	42.33
147	Decatur County, GA	41.92
148	Hardeman County, TN	41.88
149	Leake County, MS	41.81
149	Martin County, NC	41.81
150	Surry County, VA	41.79
151	Suffolk city, VA	41.52
152	Webster County, GA	41.48
153	Choctaw County, AL	41.45
153	Bienville Parish, LA	41.45
154	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.42
155	Jenkins County, GA	41.37
156	McDuffie County, GA	41.34
156	Somerset County, MD	41.34
156	Hopewell city, VA	41.34
157	Stewart County, GA	41.33
158	Darlington County, SC	41.28
159	Monroe County, AL	41.17
160	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.13
160	Lenoir County, NC	41.13
161	Dallas County, AR	41.11
162	Jasper County, SC	40.85
163	Newport News city, VA	40.78
164	Screven County, GA	40.77
165	Wilkes County, GA	40.72
165	Norfolk city, VA	40.72
166	Philadelphia County, PA	40.7
167	Nash County, NC	40.57
168	Amite County, MS	40.19
169	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.13
170	Chatham County, GA	40.1
171	Ouachita County, AR	40.07
172	Calhoun County, SC	40.02
173	Twiggs County, GA	39.93
174	Pickens County, AL	39.85
175	Turner County, GA	39.84
176	Monroe County, AR	39.77
177	Chambers County, AL	39.74
178	Wayne County, MS	39.62
179	Concordia Parish, LA	39.59
180	Wilson County, NC	39.4
181	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	39.39
182	Red River Parish, LA	39.35
183	Meriwether County, GA	38.89
184	Nottoway County, VA	38.87
185	Scotland County, NC	38.85
186	Essex County, NJ	38.65
187	Yalobusha County, MS	38.39
188	Wayne County, MI	38.31
189	Wilkinson County, GA	38.21

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2018 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.