Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all US counties, Claiborne, MS had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (85.88%), 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 2019

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2019

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 2019

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	Claiborne County, MS	85.88
2	Jefferson County, MS	84.88
3	Holmes County, MS	82.68
4	Greene County, AL	79.84
5	Macon County, AL	79.69
6	Tunica County, MS	77.47
7	Coahoma County, MS	77.32
8	Petersburg city, VA	76.09
9	Humphreys County, MS	75
10	Leflore County, MS	74.42
11	Sunflower County, MS	73.22
12	Hinds County, MS	72.93
13	Allendale County, SC	72.32
14	Washington County, MS	72.07
15	Lowndes County, AL	71.91
16	Noxubee County, MS	71.61
17	Quitman County, MS	71.24
18	Sumter County, AL	71.06
19	Hancock County, GA	70.96
20	Clayton County, GA	70.55
21	Sharkey County, MS	70.52
22	Wilcox County, AL	70.44
23	Dougherty County, GA	70.33
23	Wilkinson County, MS	70.33
24	Dallas County, AL	70.27
25	Bullock County, AL	69.19
26	East Carroll Parish, LA	67.86
27	Perry County, AL	67.36
28	Williamsburg County, SC	64.04
29	Emporia city, VA	63.97
30	Bolivar County, MS	63.42
31	Issaquena County, MS	63.14
32	Lee County, SC	62.99
33	Madison Parish, LA	62.29
34	Phillips County, AR	62.05
35	Prince George's County, MD	61.89
36	Baltimore city, MD	61.83
37	Orangeburg County, SC	61.54
38	Bertie County, NC	61.11
39	Kemper County, MS	61.01
40	Randolph County, GA	60.96
41	Macon County, GA	60.41
42	Hertford County, NC	60.3
43	Calhoun County, GA	60.01
44	Greensville County, VA	59.73
45	Clay County, GA	59.67
46	Terrell County, GA	59.49
47	Bamberg County, SC	59.48
48	Jefferson Davis County, MS	59.22
49	Orleans Parish, LA	59.06
50	Montgomery County, AL	58.89
51	Clay County, MS	58.87
52	Warren County, GA	58.37
53	Hale County, AL	57.84
54	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	57.61
55	Edgecombe County, NC	57.3
56	Jefferson County, AR	57.02
57	Rockdale County, GA	56.76
58	Richmond County, GA	56.73
59	Fairfield County, SC	56.64
60	Northampton County, NC	56.6
60	Franklin city, VA	56.6
61	Marion County, SC	56.33
62	Yazoo County, MS	56.3
63	Tallahatchie County, MS	56.13
64	Sussex County, VA	55.82
65	Bibb County, GA	55.29
66	Gadsden County, FL	54.94
67	Brunswick County, VA	54.43
68	Crittenden County, AR	54.33
69	Talbot County, GA	54.17
70	Taliaferro County, GA	54.04
70	Tensas Parish, LA	54.04
71	Lee County, AR	53.99
72	Pike County, MS	53.89
73	Shelby County, TN	53.75
74	DeKalb County, GA	53.65
75	Chicot County, AR	53.53
76	Portsmouth city, VA	53.44
77	Washington County, GA	53.35
78	Halifax County, NC	53.14
79	Jasper County, MS	52.81
80	Adams County, MS	52.69
81	Sumter County, GA	52.6
82	St. Francis County, AR	52.44
83	Hampton County, SC	52.14
84	Jefferson County, GA	52.02
85	St. Helena Parish, LA	51.96
86	Claiborne Parish, LA	51.7
87	Early County, GA	51.47
88	Copiah County, MS	51.42
89	Marengo County, AL	51.26
90	Danville city, VA	51.19
91	Vance County, NC	50.82
92	Marlboro County, SC	50.78
93	Warren County, NC	50.44
94	Haywood County, TN	50.34
95	Panola County, MS	49.9
96	Caddo Parish, LA	49.7
97	Hampton city, VA	49.67
98	Charles County, MD	49.01
99	Warren County, MS	48.97
100	Dooly County, GA	48.95
101	St. James Parish, LA	48.29
102	Douglas County, GA	48.27
103	Iberville Parish, LA	48.04
104	Washington County, NC	48.02
105	Barbour County, AL	47.97
106	Morehouse Parish, LA	47.76
106	Richland County, SC	47.76
107	Anson County, NC	47.46
108	Mitchell County, GA	47.41
109	Quitman County, GA	47.26
110	Henry County, GA	47.19
111	Sumter County, SC	47.16
112	Desha County, AR	47.02
113	Marshall County, MS	46.75
114	Clarendon County, SC	46.72
115	Newton County, GA	46.68
116	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	46.66
117	Dillon County, SC	46.59
118	Martinsville city, VA	46.55
119	Winston County, MS	46.54
120	Muscogee County, GA	46.53
121	Burke County, GA	46.4
122	Richmond city, VA	46.04
123	Conecuh County, AL	45.37
124	St. Louis city, MO	45.04
125	Montgomery County, MS	44.79
126	Clarke County, AL	44.67
127	Russell County, AL	44.66
128	Butler County, AL	44.54
128	Lowndes County, MS	44.54
129	Charles City County, VA	44.41
130	McCormick County, SC	44.4
131	Crisp County, GA	44.34
132	Chickasaw County, MS	44.02
133	West Feliciana Parish, LA	43.96
134	Peach County, GA	43.87
135	Lauderdale County, MS	43.79
136	Attala County, MS	43.54
137	Fulton County, GA	43.48
138	Barnwell County, SC	43.45
139	Jefferson County, AL	43.2
140	Walthall County, MS	42.91
141	Baker County, GA	42.76
142	Liberty County, GA	42.69
142	Florence County, SC	42.69
143	Grenada County, MS	42.57
144	East Feliciana Parish, LA	42.28
145	Baldwin County, GA	42.09
146	Decatur County, GA	42.05
147	Hopewell city, VA	42.01
148	Hardeman County, TN	41.89
149	Leake County, MS	41.8
150	Suffolk city, VA	41.76
151	Martin County, NC	41.58
152	Choctaw County, AL	41.44
153	St. Landry Parish, LA	41.41
154	Webster County, GA	41.39
154	Darlington County, SC	41.39
155	Bienville Parish, LA	41.28
156	Surry County, VA	41.21
157	Natchitoches Parish, LA	41.19
158	Jenkins County, GA	41.14
159	McDuffie County, GA	41.13
160	Lenoir County, NC	40.96
161	Somerset County, MD	40.89
162	Newport News city, VA	40.88
163	Nash County, NC	40.79
164	Monroe County, AL	40.78
165	Screven County, GA	40.63
166	Dallas County, AR	40.51
167	Philadelphia County, PA	40.48
168	Stewart County, GA	40.47
169	Norfolk city, VA	40.46
170	Wilkes County, GA	40.4
171	Chatham County, GA	40.29
172	Twiggs County, GA	40.12
173	Monroe County, AR	40.09
174	Lincoln Parish, LA	40.05
175	Ouachita County, AR	40
176	Chambers County, AL	39.9
177	Concordia Parish, LA	39.72
178	Calhoun County, SC	39.69
179	Jasper County, SC	39.66
180	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	39.62
181	Amite County, MS	39.57
182	Pickens County, AL	39.56
183	Wilson County, NC	39.49
184	Wayne County, MS	39.46
185	Red River Parish, LA	39.44
186	Turner County, GA	39.32
187	Nottoway County, VA	38.83
188	Scotland County, NC	38.79
189	Yalobusha County, MS	38.64
190	Essex County, NJ	38.57
191	Meriwether County, GA	38.33
192	Wayne County, MI	38.27
193	Wilkinson County, GA	38.05

Ranking of Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population Percentage in 2019 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.